Month: February 2025

Homemade Bagels {New and Improved}

Make perfect homemade bagels at home with this easy step-by-step recipe. The bagels are easily customizable with your favorite toppings! I originally published this recipe in 2011 and have since added new photos and additional recipes notes, as well as a few recipe enhancements, to make this recipe better than ever! One reader,…

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Reasons To Be Cheerful – April 2025

Hello friends,  April is coming so let’s get ready to celebrate Week 1 Date How To Celebrate April 1 – Sourdough Bread Day To celebrate: I love a good sourdough but have yet…

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Amazing Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

Decadent, moist, and unbelievably easy, this amazing chocolate olive oil cake is hands-down the best chocolate cake you’ll ever make. With rich, deep chocolate flavor and a tender crumb, it’s the ultimate dessert for chocolate lovers. Listen, I’ve had a lot of chocolate cake in my life, and this one cannot be beat….

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Air Fryer Chicken Caprese with Bruschetta Salad and Scallion Pesto

How have your glasses been? A little foggy even while sitting still in front of a fan? Yup. Me too. I’m only typing this by the grace of being forced to take a typing class (On an actual typewriter!) my sophomore year of high school. I would like to thank that teacher, because…

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30 Easy Chicken Recipes for Every Night of the Week

Winner winner chicken dinner! Say goodbye to boring chicken. We have dinner covered! No more boring, dry chicken! These are our best, tried and true easy chicken recipes for every night of the week, perfect to have in your backpocket for those busy weeknights, a romantic night for two or lazy weekends all…

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Caramel Apple Crisp

Cinnamon‑spiced apples are tossed with caramel and topped with a buttery sweet crisp topping in this caramel apple crisp. Serve warm with ice cream for the perfect cozy fall dessert! Do not sleep on making this apple crisp! The caramel flavors the apple filling – but there is plenty of tart flavor from…

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10 Instant Ramen Hacks to Transform Instant Noodles

We need to talk about instant ramen. The Woks of Life is all about traditional Chinese recipes, from-scratch homemade dishes, and building your skills in the kitchen. But sometimes, even us food bloggers don’t feel like cooking! Enter: the packet of instant noodles.  We recently filmed a YouTube video with 10 hacks that…

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Easy Egg Stir Fry – China Sichuan Food

One day, when you open your fridge and find it almost empty, with just eggs and some basic seasonings left. Wow, that can be a magical and delicious dish too. Let me teach you how to turn these humble ingredients into the most delicious scrambled eggs you’ve ever tasted. In Chinese cuisine, I…

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Croquettes aux Crevettes – Retro Food For Modern Times

Hello friends, today we are continuing our European tour via Good Housekeeping’s World Cookery. Our trusty tour bus has pulled into the charming nation of Belgium, a land of delectable chocolates, waffles, stunning architecture, and, as we’ll discover, a deep-seated love for prawns. We are celebrating…

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Perfect Scrambled Eggs

I’ve cooked scrambled eggs about a million times in my life, and I’m pretty particular about them. I like fluffy scrambled eggs topped with cheese. They must not be mushy, undercooked, or overcooked (the worst—and that smell!). I’m sharing my perfected technique with you today. This recipe is designed for a stainless steel…

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