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Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Garlic & Herbs

This whole roasted cauliflower is slathered in a mixture of lemony garlic and herbs and baked up until tender. Serve it up as an impressive vegan and gluten-free centerpiece at your next special dinner! Sometimes you need a big fancy meatless centerpiece to carve up and enjoy for special dinners, right? Well, let me introduce you to the whole roasted cauliflower. I'm sure I'm getting some eye-rolls at this point, because who can be satisfied with a roasted cauliflower head as a main dish? Let me explain! I love whole roasted cauliflower because it looks cool and all, but it doesn't have to be a main dish! You can totally use a side dish as your centerpiece and go with...

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Air Fryer Fried Pickles

These Air Fryer Fried Pickles are the perfect appetizer. Yes, we do them as spears in our house, and they are perfect for a gameday snack. Perfectly crispy with very little oil used you are going to love them! Fried Pickles is my go-to appetizer at my favorite restaurant, Texas Roadhouse.  I love them, and so do my kids! I love that they enjoy pickles and fried pickles as much as me!  Well, I had to make them for the blog! I do not do many fried recipes on the blog, just because I try to not cook with that much oil. Well, my Air Fryer came in handy for this recipe! I know you will love them. You can...

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Best Bites: 6 dishes we loved this week

Best Bites is a roundup of the outstanding dishes we had within the last week: Those which renewed our love for established venues, caught our attention at a new opening, or freshly impressed upon us the creativity and skill of Hong Kong’s talented chefs. From casual street snacks to meticulously prepared tasting menus, these are the best dishes to try in Hong Kong, and the plates we’d recommend you make a special trip for. The best dishes we supped on and savoured this week: You may also like… Food & Drink New Eats: Simon Rogan at Home x Estro meal kits, Percy’s free-flow brunch and more Food & Drink Best Sips: 4 drinks we loved this week Jaybird The dish: Club Bagel...

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Ethiopian Food at Awash Restaurant in Miami Gardens

Miami has plenty of steak, seafood, Italian and New American restaurants.  Mediterranean, Thai and Asian fusion have many options, but for some reason, Ethiopian food has never been able to garnish enough support to survive the fickle Miami food scene.  Many of us remember Sheba in the Design District followed by Kafta in Midtown, but Miami has been devoid of this flavorful and unique East African “eat with your hands” cuisine for more than a few years.Lucky for us Awash Ethiopian Restaurant in Miami Gardens has survived and flourished in a non-descript strip center anchored by the now defunct Payless Shoes on 441 and a few minutes west of I95. And under a 30-minute ride from Downtown Miami (depending on...

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During Ramadan, break the fast with class

I am not Muslim. So when I thought about Iftar, I’m afraid I had some misconceptions. Iftar is the evening meal that breaks the daily fast during the month of Ramadan. The ninth month of the Muslim calendar, Ramadan is a time of prayer and reflection and restraint from sin and pleasures of the flesh. The holy month begins with the first sighting of the crescent moon, around April 2, and ends around May 2. Those Muslims who are able are obligated to refrain from eating and drinking between dawn and sundown every day throughout the month. The predawn meal, called suhur, is counted on to provide energy to get through the day. The evening meal, iftar, is meant to...

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