Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Lentil Soup

Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 4 hours Yield:4 to 6 servings 1 pound 12 ounces tomatoes, roughly chopped, divided (see Tip) 1½ cups red lentils, rinsed 4 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped 1 large basil sprig plus 1 cup roughly chopped basil ¼ cup tomato paste 2 tablespoons […]

Raspberry Cheesecake

Total Time: 6.5 hours Servings: 12 Ingredients For cheesecake crust: 225 g (2 ¼ cups) finely crushed digestive biscuits (You can also use graham crackers. If you need the cheesecake to be gluten free, you can use gluten free digestives or rich tea biscuits, or other gluten free cookies/biscuits of choice.) ▢ 75 g (⅔ […]

Hawaiian Loco Moco

Time: 30 min Servings: 4 For the beef patty 1 pound ground beef 1/2 onion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 egg 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce Salt and pepper, to taste For the mushroom gravy 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup finely chopped mushrooms 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 […]

Shrimp Tacos

Total Time: 35 minutes (maybe more) Yield:4 Servings 1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp, tails removed ½ teaspoon ground cumin ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (Andrew omitted and put in 1/16 tsp chipotle powder instead) ½ teaspoon onion powder ½ teaspoon garlic powder  ¼ teaspoon black pepper (Andrew added 1/2 tsp smoked paprika) 3 tablespoons neutral […]

Hummus

1 (15oz) can chickpeas, drained or 1 ½ cups (250g) cooked chickpeas 1/4 cup (60ml) fresh lemon juice, 1 large lemon 1/4 cup (60ml) well-stirred tahini, try our homemade tahini recipe 1 small garlic clove, minced 2 tablespoons (30ml) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin Salt to taste 2 to […]

Creme Brulee Cookies

Good-but really sweet and rich so like one cookie is a serving. For the Vanilla Pastry Cream 2 1/4 cups (540 ml) whole milk 6 egg yolks 1 cup + 2 tbsp (225 g) granulated white sugar 1/8 tsp salt 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla bean paste 3 1/2 tbsp (28 g) cornstarch 3 tbsp (42 […]

Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Bars

Prep 30 mins Bake 40 to 50 mins Total 3 hrs 30 mins 16 servings Crust 1 1/4 cups (125g) graham cracker crumbs (about 8 whole crackers, crushed) 4 tablespoons (28g) confectioners’ sugar 1/8 teaspoon table salt 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 5 tablespoons (71g) butter, melted Batter two 8-ounce packages (454g) cream cheese, at room temperature […]

Middle Eastern Tofu Kebabs

450g firm tofu prepared according to pack instructions 1/4 red onion finely chopped 3 garlic cloves minced 1 1/2 tsp cumin 1 1/2 tsp coriander 1 tsp sumac 1 tsp dried mint 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1/2-1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 3 tbsp tomato puree 65g plain flour/chickpea flour 15g […]

Honey Mustard Panko Salmon

Preheat oven to 425 1 lb of salmon 1/4 tsp smoked paprika 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper Mix to combine all spices.  Set aside. 2 heaping Tbsp Dijon mustard 2 heaping Tbsp honey (or hot honey) 1/2 C panko crumbs 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp chopped parsley pinch of […]

Queso Dip

2 Tbsp. neutral oil 1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped 1 tsp. kosher salt, divided 1 jalapeño, seeded, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 Tbsp. cornstarch 1 (12-oz.) can evaporated milk, divided 1/4 tsp. paprika 8 oz. sharp cheddar, finely shredded 4 oz. Monterey Jack cheese, finely shredded 1 Roma or plum tomato, finely […]