Category: Lunch

Orange Lemonade Refresher

When it comes to refreshing summer drinks you can’t really beat lemonade but what if I told you…you could! Okay, okay that’s a bold statement but sometimes you might want something a little different but just as refreshing and this Orange Lemonade Refresher is just the thing. Slightly sweetened and with freshly squeezed…

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Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Chicken Salad Sandwiches are great if you want a quick, delicious lunch. Everyone has their own version and of course, mine has just a little hint of spice. I used to make these all the time growing up and the recipe has stuck with me ever since. Probably because it’s so quick and…

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Keema Fettuccine

Like most every dish I grew up eating at home there was always a Pakistani influence. Even when we made traditional American food like burgers or pizza my mom would add her own spices to make it her taste and that’s pretty much what happened whenever we had pasta. If we wanted meat…

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Try With Me: French Onion Grilled Cheese

This is a little bit of a different “Try With Me” because I typically follow a recipe that I’ve never had before and let you know how it went for me but this time I wanted to try recreating a dish I tried for the first time. I found out this year that…

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Pakistani Chicken Patties (Creamy Chicken Puff Pastry)

When you think of Chicken Patties I’m sure something very different comes to mind from a puff pastry with a chicken filling. I remember at a young age being disappointed at someone’s house when my mom pointed to the food table and said “Look, they have patties” only to find a puff pastry…

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Seared Chicken Tacos

It’s Taco Tuesday y’all! Why not celebrate with these delicious, seasoned, seared Chicken Tacos. They’re super simple to put together and with some fresh homemade flour tortillas they’re definitely unbeatable! Tacos are so easy to customize once you have the base ingredients so why not give these tacos a spin and add your…

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Try With Me: Soft Flour Tortillas

Since we haven’t really been grocery shopping until we need to when my want for tacos came around I decided to try making tortillas instead of going out and buying them. Turns out tortillas aren’t super difficult to make with just a little bit of time and effort you can have some fresh,…

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Aloo Pakoray (Potato Fritters)

Oh Pakoray. What a wonderful thing they are. So simple, so delicious, so amazing, almost too good to be true. Have I sold you on them? I sold myself and I already like them! For those who don’t know Aloo ke Pakoray are Pakistani Potato Fritter. Very commonly eaten for iftar during Ramadan,…

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Try With Me: Hummus

Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share my experience making traditional Hummus! The great thing about Hummus, besides it being delicious, is that I can literally eat it with anything! I can’t be the only one. It’s good on rice, chips, bread, roti, almost anything! I love a good, versatile spread. I’ve made…

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Seared Shrimp Rice Bowl

A rice bowl is a great way to use up any leftovers you may have or any pantry goods like canned food or frozen vegetables. I think sometimes people automatically assume something made with canned food or frozen food isn’t going to taste very good. But I don’t think that’s true! You can…

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