Learn the best way to stock your pantry for an emergency! Whether you are stuck inside for the polar tundra, a storm or a pandemic, this list will keep you prepared! An emergency situation can arise at any time. Usually there is no warning and suddenly we can find ourselves stuck in our homes without…
This incredibly flavorful Roasted Pork Tenderloin is absurdly simple to make and filled with mustardy and garlicky flavors! The best part is all the glorious juices from the pork act as a sauce for the veggies creating one uber flavorful one pan meal! This is one holiday meal that most certainly will impress everyone and tire…
[wprm-recipe-jump] A warm and comforting bowl of classic Italian Wedding Soup that is healthy, filling and features a secret ingredient for the best tasting broth possible! Soup primarily, this delicious Italian Wedding soup always makes me crave foods that make me feel cozy and warm. I honestly adore soup. I am not sure if it’s just…
This super simple recipe for how to make Instant Pot short ribs will save your life! Super tender short ribs with a delicious red wine and balsamic sauce will steal the show at any dinner table yet they are simple enough to make for a Monday dinner! But. It didn’t. And I hate to admit…
This is comfort food at its finest, tender short ribs rest on top of creamy, dreamy polenta…this is ultimate comfort food gone gourmet. [wprm-recipe-jump] This is comfort food. This is fill your belly, warm your soul, take a nap, comfort food. And clearly…no one does comfort food as fancy as the French. As a culinary…
When a wild mushroom stew meets puff pastry the most incredible and scrumptious crockpot beef pot pie is born. The stew is incredibly flavorful and ridiculously simple. Cooking it in the crockpot makes this a perfect make ahead, minimal effort entree that will blow everyone at your dinner table away. [wprm-recipe-jump] About a year ago when I…
Lunch is never a bore or a hassle with my incredible and simple NO COOK Instant Pho to Go! The ingredients are never boring, always delicious and never-ending! Create vegetarian, vegan and meat lover options with my super simple formula!!! Prepare for your lunch game to be forever changed. I saw this soup on one of…
A healthy and filling vegan lentil soup booming with Middle Eastern spices and flavors. A great soup for those days when we all need a bit of soul warming. Most Chicagoans know of this wonderful Persian restaurant called “Reza’s”. Russians looove this Middle-Eastern cuisine. Partially because of the influence of the Georgians and the Armenians. But…
Fragrant mushrooms and tender meat are combined with fresh herbs to give this classic beef stew a gourmet twist. I grew up in Russia (technically Moldova, but we will leave the technicalities be for now). The winters were frigid. And sometimes a bit depressing, as winters tend to be. Food was used to comfort the…
One of the hardest things to give up when switching to a plant based life style was comfort food, in the form of stews. However, with this yummy summer vegetable stew I do not feel like anything is missing from my life! Full of aromatic vegetables and yellow potatoes this stew feels like it has…
Chef’s aren’t special. In fact, we just happen to know a few special kitchen hacks that make our cooking game much easier and down-right awesome. Want to be awesome? Give my kitchen hacks a try…I promise it will only make everyone wonder when you went to culinary school. 1. ALWAYS use butter in your…
A hearty and soul warming soup filled with veggies, tender meat and pearl barley. Crockpot and freezer friendly so make a double batch and save for later The calendar may be showing the month of March, however the gigantic snow flakes falling in front of my kitchen window beg to differ. Winter is still…