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These scones are made with a food processor which is not only faster, it eliminates the risk of common pitfalls. Soft and fluffy insides, golden tops, serve them with copious amounts of jam and cream for the ultimate classic afternoon experience. Classic plain scone recipe Perhaps the simplest of all baked goods in this entire world, the humble scone surely conjures up fond memories for every Aussie. Gatherings with family and friends, school bake sales, fundraising morning teas at work, a quaint little cafe in the Southern Highlands, or your grandmother’s kitchen....

I’ve never been so pleased to be a creature of habit, even if I am in a bit of denial about it. Sheet Pan Chicken with Sweet Potatoes Apples and Brussels Sprouts—Favorite Fall Flavors I first fell in love with this particular array of ingredients and flavors in January 2013, when I posted this recipe for Harvest Chicken Skillet with (wait for it) sweet potatoes, apples, and Brussels sprouts. It was one of my earliest recipes....

This summer shrimp pasta salad is a lighter spin on the Southern shrimp pasta salad that I remember making frequent appearances at our church potlucks and family reunions growing up. Like the original recipe, it has a creamy dressing, baby salad shrimp, and is super duper easy to make. The flavors aren’t too strong, so it pleases a variety of palates. Shrimp pasta salad is also easy to make ahead and highly portable....

FavoritePinShare Steak fajita roll ups are fun and festive for the whole family and look extra special sautéed with bright colored bell peppers and fresh asparagus seasoned with my homemade fajita seasoning then rolled up in the flank steak. This makes for a light and delicious dinner! Steak fajitas are the perfect combination for a fun Mexican meal. This Amazing Steak Fajitas or this Grilled Steak Fajita Skewers with Avocado Chimichurri have the same homemade fajita seasoning that is mouth watering, good!...

FavoritePinShare This delicious and tangy orange chicken is made right in your slow cooker and is better than takeout. It’s coated in an irresistible sauce that will keep your family asking for this at least once a week! If you love delicious homemade food that actually tastes better than takeout. You should make this into a meal and add in some sides like this Easy Fried Rice, these delicious Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and these Air Fryer Cream Cheese Wontons!...

FavoritePinShare This is easily the BEST chili verde that I have EVER had! The pork is tender and full of amazing flavor and is made right in the slow cooker! We celebrated my birthday this weekend. My kiddos have been terribly sick all week and my hubby’s grandfather passed away and he had to leave to Minnesota. This is what I like to call #momlife. Nothing ever goes quite as planned, especially birthdays....

Cooking on Mondays is never easy for me, especially after a fun weekend of dining out. Getting back to the daily grind can be tough, so when I need a low-fuss dinner to help ease us back into the work week, I turn to this southwest farro salad. Here’s why: It’s the perfect Monday meal when we are in need of reprieve and some balanced home cooking. It requires almost zero cooking or cooking supplies (like other no cook recipes on Well Plated)....

FavoritePinShare This chicken and shrimp paella is the perfect comfort food! Rich in flavor, this paella is so delicious that you won’t be able to stop yourself from coming back for seconds! I love recipes that I can cook up in one pot! Try out these others like this cajun chicken, beef stroganoff, and this hearty and delicious chicken stew. What is Paella? Paella is a classic Spanish rice dish packed full of protein (in this case, chicken and shrimp), saffron, rice, and vegetables....

Firecracker Beef “I need a spicy Asian food fix!” It’s a well-known wail regularly heard from me, especially during intensive periods of non-Asian food cooking work, like during the making of the cookbook. Lovers of Asian food will understand exactly what I mean. It’s a recurring taste craving that, when left unsatisfied for too long, rears its head like a waking beast. The satisfaction the beast seeks is particular. It’s chilli-laced, big-flavoured Asian food....

Serve with toasted bread, crackers, crostini, or tortilla chips and you’ve got the perfect appetizer for parties and holidays. Can I Use Fresh Spinach Instead of Frozen? To prepare, steam the spinach and blanch in ice water. Drain and squeeze out the excess liquid and chop. If you’re like me, wondering what in the world it means to blanch spinach, I feel ya! So many different terms in cooking. Blanching is the process of cooking your greens in order to soften them....

I have a new favorite salad. Ever, ever. I’ve made this spinach bacon salad probably half a dozen times over the past couple of weeks and am still not sick of it. This spinach salad with hot bacon dressing has all sorts of flavors, a variety of colors and textures, and it looks pretty! We’ve got layers of crunchy and healthy spinach, a creamy bacon-laced dressing (YES!) and delicious toppings like cheddar crisps and hard boiled eggs....

Would you like a healthy, balanced smoothie that tastes like a dessert? Have it instead of a piece of berry cake, chocolate coffee cake, or decadent zebra cake? Here is my strawberry banana yogurt smoothie recipe that gives you just that. It’s high in protein and vitamins, low in fat, and most carbs come from fresh fruit. The best thing is that it’s absolutely delightful. My kids love it. They say it tastes like melted fruit gelato....

If you like salty-sweet combos, cool creamy desserts, and fresh summer fruit, this Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Pie with Pretzel Crust is for you. If you like EASY desserts that take approximately zero culinary skill, won’t heat up your whole house, and are guaranteed to earn you the loving admiration of everyone at the BBQ, this Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Pie with Pretzel Crust is for you too. This mishap-turned-miracle recipe is five ingredients, takes less than 15 minutes to prep, and is one of the best summer desserts to come out of my kitchen....

FavoritePinShare Hey Recipe Critic readers! It’s Chelsea back again from Chelsea’s Messy Apron. Today I have some cookies that would be a perfect Mother’s Day dessert for the special ladies in your life. First off, they are pink. Second, they taste amazing. (Some of my favorite cookies ever!) And third, there is strawberry Jell-O in the mix. See? The perfect Mother’s Day treat! These cookies are very simple to make and don’t have any added coloring....

FavoritePinShare This Strawberry Lemonade Cake Recipe is the ultimate dessert for your summer cookout or barbecue! A moist strawberry cake is topped with a creamy lemon frosting — it’s fresh and fruity and made with real strawberries! Easy to make ahead and freezer friendly. Hey everyone! It’s Ashley back again from The Recipe Rebel with another one of my favorite summer treats — this Strawberry Lemonade Cake! Strawberry and lemon is one of the best combos for summer — the flavours are so fresh and light and they are the perfect complement to those burgers or steaks on the grill....

Mushrooms were made for stuffing for all sorts of purposes – bite size to pass around at gatherings, and large ones like this for eggs! Baked Eggs in Mushrooms I made these last weekend. Yes, on a Sunday. And yes, it was sunny. And yes, I am usually very uncreative when it comes to recipe names, and writing generally. But I like to think that I can get creative in the kitchen, and so that’s what I focus my energy on, not coming up with catchy names for my recipes!...

Super Man had Kryptonite. For Sampson, it was Delilah; and Achilles—someone definitely should have warned him about that heel. As I am neither a comic book hero nor a Greek goddess, I’ve been endowed with not one but with many weaknesses, the most recent of which is this sweet spicy Chex mix recipe. I don’t know what it is about the combination of sweet and savory flavors in this mix (and this Roasted Chickpea Snack Mix), but they give me the insatiable appetite of a teenage boy every single time....

Tehri Tehri is a vegetarian dish of North Indian origins but elsewhere in the Indian-subcontinent it is also made with meat. Minimally spiced, this dish is real big on flavors that comes from the fresh veggies & spices. Tehri is a close cousin of the popular biryani and pulao but tastes completely different from them. A biryani is a dish essentially layered, is heavy on whole & ground spices and uses yogurt to tenderize the meat....

Plump and juicy peach slices are baked into a soft and fluffy cake and covered with a ridiculously crunchy and buttery topping. Oh my goodness! This rustic dessert is not just delicious, but its sweet aroma will drive you crazy, too. The best part? It’s not even hard to make! It’s an easy-peasy peach recipe you’ll want to make again and again. Tennessee Peach Pudding Tennessee peach pudding is the definition of southern comfort....

After visiting Vienna, Salzburg, Prague, and Berlin, we’re heading to our final destination – Paris. I love French food to pieces, and I can’t wait to have some amazing foie gras and French liver pate. But, I have to admit that after all this time away from home, a small part of me misses low carb pizza. I made the best zucchini pizza crust recipe right before I left, and even though I’m going to enjoy every moment of my time in Paris, I do look forward to making it again....