This easy chocolate babka bread recipe features a filling mixture with cocoa, hazelnuts, and rum. It’s a sweet bread that you can serve as a dessert. Babka is sometimes called the King of the Jewish breads, and for good reason. The sweet indulgence is a great recipe for celebrating the end of Passover. You can bake my version either in the oven or the bread machine. Its rise (haha! get it!) in popularity marks its transition from a holiday exclusive to year-round in bakeries worldwide.
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Step-By-Step Easy Pad Thai For Beginners: 6+ Recipes
After sending out a newsletter about all the different Pad Thai recipes I made in one weekend, I decided to this step-by-step easy Pad Thai for beginners roundup, with a bit more instructions for anyone who needs some visual photos. You can also bookmark or Pin this post for future reference, if you so need to have the steps handy. I’ve also included variations in ingredients and techniques for each recipe, catering to different dietary preferences and skill levels.
Pad Thai Sauce Recipe Without Tamarind
I created this Pad Thai sauce recipe without tamarind because tamarind is so difficult to find unless you order it on Amazon. I live right near an Asian grocery story, and I still can’t find it. Really, who needs to have yet another bottle hogging up space in the fridge? Totally not necessary! This sauce is the perfect balance of sweet, tangy, spicy, and savory, and it is enough for one family meal (1 pound of meat and 16 ounces of rice noodles). Why not skip that Thai takeout?
Greek Spinach Feta Filo Pie (Spanakopita Recipe)
The first time I had Spanakopita (spinach feta filo pie) was in a local 24/7 diner that was owned by a Greek family. I was trying out a gluten-free diet at the time. This pie is not gluten-free, but was the closest thing on the menu other than a salad. Well, I fell in love with it. I went through this entire phase of buying different frozen Spanakopita at the grocery store and making my own. I think I perfected it!
Delicious Grilled Zucchini with Feta Cheese and Mint Recipe
Let’s throw down some of our harvest bounty with this grilled zucchini with feta and mint recipe that came together last minute, as I had a bunch of random ingredients and nothing to go with some chicken patties that I had planned for dinner. I had a zuke sitting on my counter from the farmer’s market, and some feta that was going to go bad if I didn’t use it up. And voilà (queue my French accent right there), a new fav is born. It has a hint of the Mediterranean with its minty flavor.
Ground Beef Soup Recipe With Pho Broth
My friend recommended pho broth, which I purchased on Amazon. The broth was amazing! And super simple to use, too. But instead of making a traditional pho, I decided to make this ground beef soup recipe using pho broth.
Beef Pot Roast with Indian-Style Yogurt Raita (Recipe & Guide)
Just in time for Thanksgiving if you don’t love turkey: Beef Pot Roast with Indian-Style Yogurt Raita. This recipe is inspired by how much I love yogurt raita and to try something a little different for Thanksgiving this year.
Vegetarian Tofu Pad Thai Recipe
The Kid has been a vegetarian for several years, so I created this vegetarian tofu Pad Thai recipe for her. It features pan-fried, crispy tofu sautéed in sesame seed oil, with all the traditional Pad Thai accompaniments. It’s totally delicious, and I think you won’t even miss the meat in it. This recipe is great for meatless Monday, or anytime that you want to sneak some healthy, vegan proteins into your diet. If you want to make it 100% vegan, then omit the scrambled eggs and fish sauce.
Simple Crab Salad Recipe With Old Bay Seasoning
Today, I am remaking a lobster salad into a simple crab salad recipe with some of that Old Bay seasoning. Crabs weren’t a thing in Massachusetts. It was lobster, lobster, and more lobster with an occasional side of lobster. But when I moved to Pennsylvania, it’s all about the crabs and Old Bay seasoning. So this crab salad sandwich was made to remind me of home, but with crab instead of lobster. :) I made it with mayonnaise, lump crab meat, and a good healthy dose of Old Bay.
Delicious Pad Thai With Ground Beef Recipe
Food prices are through the roof right now! I try to cut out as much costs as possible, so this is why I created this delicious Pad Thai with ground beef recipe. Pad Thai isn’t usually made with hamburger meat, so this recipe isn’t “authentic” in any sense. But it is still quite yummy, and since it uses rice noodles, it is also gluten-free. (Just make sure to use gluten-free soy sauce or tamari as well.) You can cook up a whole pot of Pad Thai for a fraction of the cost.
Basic Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce Recipe
Today I want to show you my basic homemade spaghetti meat sauce recipe, which you can make in like 20 minutes … including the pasta! This recipe uses a can of tomato sauce (any type). I also have an easy Bolognese sauce with a can of tomatoes (or even my roasted tomatoes or canning tomatoes). You can even make life super easy by making double or triple batches of spaghetti and then freezing in portions that you normally eat. You can also double or triple the sauce recipe and freeze it too!
Shrimp Pad Thai Recipe
I absolutely love shrimp. Maybe it’s because I grew up surrounded by the ocean. Or maybe it’s because shrimp is just delicious. This shrimp Pad Thai recipe features those large, raw shrimp that you can buy in a big bag on sale at the local grocery store. But you can use any kind of shrimp, prawn, or even scallops, either raw or cooked, frozen or fresh. Regardless of your choice, the seafood adds a wonderful flavor and texture to the dish, complementing the tangy flavors of the Pad Thai.
