Recipes

Best Recipes of 2019

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The year is winding down so I compiled the Tried & True Recipes very best recipes of 2019! From dinner recipes to breakfast recipes and everything in between. Truthfully, it’s hard to believe that December marks the 3 year anniversary of Tried & True Recipes starting. When I started this recipe blog, I had no idea what would come from it. Over those 3 years, Tried & True Recipes has seen over 300,000 visitors and we hit our 500 recipe mark and best of all, I’ll be partnering with a publishing company in New York City to publish a cookbook!...

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Crispy Fried Shallots

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These crispy fried shallots, made with just shallots and vegetable oil, are an easy, gluten-free, keto accompaniment to countless Thai, Vietnamese, and southeast Asian dishes. (Or anyplace you’re craving a little allium awesomeness.)Adapted from Leela Punyaratabandhu | Simple Thai Food | Ten Speed Press, 2014 Crispy fried shallots (known as hom jiao lae nam man hom jiao and no, we can’t pronounce it, either) are used as an irresistible accent ingredient in Thai as well as Vietnamese and other southeast Asian dishes. And, as soon as you try them, you’ll be wanting to use them everywhere.–Renee Schettler Rossi Fried Shallots...

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Vegetable Spring rolls

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Today is my final day of asian inspired plant based canapé for the run up to Christmas. Vegetable spring rolls are often seen at parties and you can buy them in bulk from oriental supermarkets and many supermarkets party party selection. If you are serving vegan guests make sure that you check the packaging as they may sometimes contain egg. To make them stand out from the crowd, serve with a homemade dipping sauce and cut them with a pair of scissors on the diagonal. If you do want to have a go at making them yourself then follow the...

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Coconut Shrimp Salad with Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette

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Crispy, crunchy, juicy Coconut Shrimp with only two ingredients? Take all my money! OK, maybe not ALL my money because I need a couple of bucks to make the salad and sesame-ginger vinaigrette to serve the shrimp over. I don’t know about you but I’ve long loved the combination of coconut and shrimp. Each is great individually, but put them together and I get really excited. The subtle sweetness from the coconut pairs really nicely with the delicate flavour of the shrimp. When gently fried until golden brown, the coconut gets crispy and develops a nutty flavour that takes things...

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Skinnytaste Meal Plan (December 9-December 15)

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A free 7-day flexible weight loss meal plan including breakfast, lunch and dinner and a shopping list. All recipes include calories and updated WW Smart Points. Meal Plan So winter and cold weather have hit!! Check out some Slow Cooker recipes so you can have a warm meal waiting on you when you get home, or you can look at my Pressure Cooker recipes if that works better for you. WW has changed their plan to now include a Blue, Purple and Green Plan. All the recipes on my blog are updated for the Blue plan. I’ve been updating all...

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