Recipes

When I moved to a new house 11 years ago, I was thrilled with its location near freeways and good school — but possibly even more excited at its proximity to the closest Trader Joe’s. A mere two miles were now all that stood between me and the iconic California grocery chain. And believe me, in the decade-plus since, I’ve made the short trip innumerable times for inexpensive wines, seasonal pumpkin delights, hummus flavors galore, and so many other tasty Trader Joe’s products. See, I’m a dyed-in-the-Hawaiian-shirt Trader Joe’s superfan. I also happen to be a licensed nutritionist. And while...

Famous Filipino Shakey’s Pizza in Orchard It’s probably news to many of us that the Shakey’s Pizza we know today at Lucky Plaza is not their first-ever outlet in Singapore. This is in fact the third time this popular pizza chain has opened here, after an initial four-year stint in 1980, and their second attempt in 1989. The Far East shop has been in operation for quite some time now, but they’re making it official this 27 September 2022! And in celebration of this, there’s going to be a one-for-one promotion on all their pizzas for just three days: from...

On tonight’s edition of Trying New Recipies: Homemade Ricotta Cheese and Vegetable Lasagna Spoiler alert- this vegetable lasagna (or anything with rutabaga in it) is not a recipe I think I’ll be making again, nor was it Joshlynn approved. Anyways, moving on. Today was my first time ever making cheese. After being unsuccessful in finding goatmilk ricotta cheese at the store this week, I wanted to try to make it myself. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find goatmilk either. So I decided to make cows milk ricotta using A2 Whole milk (its supposed to be better for someone with a...

You’ll be making this homemade hamburger helper recipe for dinner at least once a month. It’s a hearty and comforting dish and jam packed with secret veggies. Not that we need to keep veggies a secret but… sometimes we do. Let’s make classic Helper from scratch! Your kids (or the child inside your heart) will just love it! If you were raised in he 80’s and 90’s, I feel like you sat down to a dinner table of either Hamburger Helper or Stouffer’s Lasagna. Continue reading One-Pot Homemade Hamburger Helper with Sneaky Veggies at Joy the Baker.

Creamy Pesto Sausage Pasta is filling dinner that is sure to satisfy the whole family for an easy weeknight meal. Grill the sausage and mushrooms for extra flavor.  Complete any pasta dinner with a side green salad and easy garlic bread and have this easy dinner on the table in under an hour.  We cook dinner just about every night of the week and prefer a big variety of dishes. This Creamy Pesto Sausage Pasta was definitely a favorite and will be on the menu again soon. It really hits the spot when you are craving comfort food and don't...