Char siu is undoubtedly an iconic food in Hong Kong. You will see this glossy, salty and sweet roast pork hanging in restaurant windows. Char siu is one of the most famous and popular dishes in Hong Kong. It becomes part of the Chinese culture, documented in history books and movies. You can easily find this dish on every street corner and each restaurant claims to have the best secret recipe for their char siu. Everybody says they have the

To me making meatballs is very much like watching an old movie. You enjoy it every time.
It would not be holiday without making dressing or stuffing, whichever you call it. These meatballs taste like

Since I saw there was a national cookie day this week, I thought It would be fun to share a yummy cookie recipe with all of you. This was a first. I’m usually not much of a baker, and I would usually just stick to making a recipe off the back of a chocolate chip bag. But I tell you what, this was fun to play around, and come up with something new.

If you love dark chocolate, you will fall in love with these cookies! But beware, hot out of the oven they can be a messy one. My daughter had a face full of chocolate after sampling them, she wanted more. And after my husband sampled them, he agreed this recipe is a keeper!

Ingredients you will need:

• 1 1/2 sticks of softened unsalted butter
• 1 Egg
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon…

I’m not going to lie. I am pretty proud of this recipe. Not only did my dinner guests oooh and ahhh over it, my boyfriend and I both loved it for lunch for leftovers. Plus, although it can seem complicated to say “make a bechamel sauce”, it’s really not too hard. Plus, with the no-bake noodles these days, it really saves a step!

Ingredients:

• For Pumpkin Bechamel sauce:
• 3 tbsp butter, unsalted
• 3 tbsp flour
• 2 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• For the Filling:
• 1 lb. ground pork sausage, cooked and crumbled
• 2 cups spinach, strained (fresh/cooked or frozen/defrosted/strained)
• 8 oz. ricotta cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 tsp dried sage or 1 tsp. freshly minced sage
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 cup mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• For Lasagna:
• 6-8 no-boil lasagna noodles (I prefer…

Meatballs is one of my favorite dishes to make, and this flavor combo made me ooh and ahh at the dish while eating it with the family! The combination of lamb, beef, or other meat, served with an awesome side salad and tzatziki with pita bread made for one happy family (and two happy dogs!)

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp onion, grated
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground lamb (or pork, or more beef)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 6 large mint leaves, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried dill
• 2 pinches cinnamon
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 3/4 tsp salt
• Black pepper

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, combine onion, lamb, beef, garlic, breadcrumbs, egg, parsley, mint , olive oil, salt, and pepper. Mix to combine.

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Using a small cookie scoop, form the meat mixture into about 24 balls and place on the baking…

What truly makes a good meatball? I think inquiring cooks would like to know….

I don’t recall ever looking up a meatball recipe, except for when I was making some Swedish meatballs for the first time. But with a classic spaghetti and meatballs, I’ve always used my mom’s recipe. My dad still says to this day, that my mom’s recipe is the best. He actually texted me the other day asking for it. Ironically I was planning to make some this week. So here I am, the day before thanksgiving, making spaghetti and meatballs. Good thing I’m not doing much cooking tomorrow….

So rewind back to when I moved out. Long, long ago…I wanted to try and make my own spaghetti and meatballs. Maybe, I missed home a little? So, I emailed my mom, asking for her famous recipe. And she of course, email me back. And she signed it…

As promised I will share how you can make your own delicious homemade pizza! It’s really quite simple but there are a few kitchen tools that will make the process even simpler. You’ll find them below….

When we got married we were gifted a kitchen aid mixer from my husband’s parents. At the time we used it for making cookies but over the years it’s been used for a handful of things. Pizza dough is one of them. Now I couldn’t live without it!! Plus it reminds us of my mother in law we lost. It’s one of those things I would love to pass down to my children.

While in high school my husband worked at a pizza shop, so making pizzas has always been his specialty. And I guess he never lost his touch because he still makes amazing pizzas to this day.

A long time ago we…

. . Ingredients: Serves 12 6 cups masa harina 3 oz. New Mexico Green Chile 4 1/2 tsp baking powder 3 tsp salt 8 1/10 tbsp butter, room temperature 15 tbsp vegetable shortening 3/4 cup cheese 3 cup warm water 3 3/4 cups roasted corn Directions: Combine masa, baking powder, and salt in mixing bowl. Using the paddle attachment of an electric mixer, add butter, cheese, Green Chile and shortening. Mix at high speed for 3 minutes- add water and beat at low speed for 2 minutes. Scrape bowl and add corn – beat for 1 minute more. Wrap dough

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