Author: CookDiaries

Soups & Salads

Classic Orleans Gumbo

This Classic Orleans Gumbo is the last gumbo recipe you will ever need. Made with a traditional dark roux, crab, sausage, vegetables, shrimp, and served over steamed rice. It is one of my families favorite dinners to warm the soul on a cold day. Prep 1 hour hrCook 2 hours hrs 40 minutes mins Servings […]

Sip Fresh

Cranberry Paloma

When the holidays roll around, seasonal cocktails with cozy spices abound. If you love sipping on margaritas and palomas but want a more festive recipe to enjoy during the holiday season, meet the cranberry paloma. Just like a classic paloma, this version is made with a base of tequila and grapefruit. But it gets a […]

Simple

Greek Turkey Meatball Tzatziki

Take your taste buds to Greece with this turkey meatball tzatziki bowl. Refreshing notes of dill and cucumber harmonize with Greek yogurt, which is paired with turkey meatballs to make the most flavorful, moist morsels yet! We guarantee this savory-yet-fresh recipe for turkey meatballs and tzatziki will soon join your dinner rotation.  Ingredients: Tzatziki Sauce […]

Liquid Gold

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

A good garlic mashed potato recipe can upstage even the flashiest of mains. Adding just a few cloves of garlic turns what could be a simple side dish into something with undeniable charm. Recipe information Ingredients 3 large heads of garlic, ¼” cut off tops to expose cloves Extra-virgin olive oil (for drizzling) 2 tsp. […]

Soups & Salads

Pilaf Bowl

This fragrant salad uses bulgur wheat as its base, an endlessly versatile, slightly chewy grain that is very popular throughout the eastern Mediterranean, where it is used to stuff vegetables, thicken soups, and serve in warm or cold pilafs such as this one. The grains hold their shape and texture well when dressed, making them […]

Dinner & Lunch

Gigante Beans With Seaweed Salmoriglio

Salmoriglio is a Mediterranean sauce with herbs, garlic, and olive oil. In this version, after simmering its umami goodness into a pot of creamy beans, kelp is used as the base of the sauce. There’s a lot of olive oil in this recipe. Recipe information Ingredients Beans ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 fennel bulb, […]

Dinner & Lunch

Sweet Potato Casserole

This Sweet Potato Casserole is the dish everyone looks for first. Creamy, sweet, a little crunchy on top, and always gone before the turkey. Simple to make, hard to stop eating, and guaranteed to be a holiday favorite. Prep Time: 15 minutes minsCook Time: 50 minutes minsServings: 8 serves Ingredients Sweet Potato Mixture Streusel Topping […]

Pasta

Charred Vegetable Ragù

Vegetables roasted until their edges are slightly charred and their flavors deepen. Tomatoes soften and release their juices, onions turn sweet as they caramelize, and garlic becomes mellow and golden. All of it comes together in a simple, hearty ragù that tastes comforting and earthy. Rustic, satisfying, and full of flavor, it’s the kind of […]

Chicken

Braised Chicken Legs With Grapes and Fennel

Think of the grapes in this chicken recipe as something like a rustic way to braise chicken in wine. Here, though, you get all the flavor while saving your wine for drinking. Red or green table grapes are sweet but also have just the right amount of acidity for this dish. I build on that […]

Soups & Salads

Tom Yum Kha

Tom Yum Kha – a comforting Thai soup that blends spicy, tangy, and creamy flavors in one bowl. Made with shrimp, lemongrass, galangal, and coconut milk, this Tom Yum Kha Soup is pure warmth and balance ready in just 35 minutes. Prep Time: 15 minutes minsCook Time: 20 minutes minsServings: 4 Ingredients For the Soup […]