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Pork and Vegetable Crispy Baked Egg Rolls

You don’t need to get out your deep fryer to have crispy and delicious egg rolls – these Pork and Vegetable Crispy Baked Egg Rolls are easy to make, truly crispy and absolutely delicious. They’re the perfect crowd pleasing appetizer!

Remember those spicy pork meatballs I told you about? When you make them, save half of the pork mixture and make these crispy baked egg rolls.

You can certainly pan fry, or even deep fry these, but I decided to bake them brushed with sesame oil. They turned out crispy and delicious. For holidays or any kind of gathering, these are sure to be gobbled up quickly. Kids love them too!…

Slow Cooker Duck Leg Confit

This is the easiest recipe for Duck Leg Confit that you’ll ever find. Duck Leg Confit is a classic French recipe that began as a method of preserving and grew to be one of the most cherished dishes of France. It’s said to have originated in the Gascony area of southwest France, but is now…

Oven Roasted Vegetables

Oven Roasted Vegetables are a wonderful way to make the most of seasonal vegetables at their peak! Roast a large batch and you have the start of three meals. With the leftovers, make simple and delicious dishes like frittata and minestrone soup. (For a fall / winter roasted vegetable recipe click here.) I don’t know about…

Roasted Vegetable Frittata

Roasted Vegetable Frittata is the perfect way to enjoy leftover roasted vegetables. Loaded with potatoes, zucchini, bell pepper, onion and tomato – such a satisfying frittata recipe! As promised, here is the recipe for the first half of your leftover Oven Roasted Vegetables. This frittata recipe may seem familiar as it’s based on this one….

Roasted Vegetable Minestrone Soup

Roasted Vegetable Minestrone Soup is the perfect way to enjoy leftover roasted vegetables. Loaded with potatoes, zucchini, bell pepper, onion and tomato – such a satisfying soup recipe! Here is the final recipe of the three-part series with Oven Roasted Vegetables as the base – Roasted Vegetable Minestrone.

Cowboy Cookies

This recipe for Cowboy Cookies is for people like me who love cookies that are loaded with textures and flavors. These are chewy, bumpy, crunchy, sweet and tangy – made with whole grain flower, dark chocolate, dried cranberries, old-fashioned oats, coconut and walnuts. Line up a dozen cookies in front of me. Give me a…

Easy Dill Lovers Refrigerator Pickles

When you have a surplus of cucumbers, look no further than this easy recipe for refrigerator pickles. You can make them with just 10 minutes of prep and 6 hours to brine. You don’t even need to turn on the stove! If I’d known how ridiculously easy it was to make crispy, salty, dilly, tangy pickles, our…

White Bean Hummus

White bean hummus is thick and ultra-creamy with delicate garlic heat, earthy parsley, silky tahini and zesty lemon! You can make it in 10 minutes flat and it’s the perfect dip for raw vegetables or fresh pita bread and makes a delicious spread for wraps and sandwiches. Most hummus recipes call for chickpeas (garbanzo beans),…

Lamb Shawarma

If you’ve eaten lamb shawarmas from a Mediterranean restaurant, you might think they’re too complicated to make at home. I’m here to convince you otherwise! Every component of these pita bread sandwiches is simple to make and delicious on its own, but combine them and you’ll have a spectacularly delicious meal. Imagine your own homemade…