325 pica pica recipes

These no-bake energy bars are delicious yet nutritious. They are easy to make, and handy to pick up.

Cast-iron skillet blackberry cobbler with a tender drop-biscuit topping. Filling thickens with cornstarch on the stovetop, then a hot-water biscuit batter spoons over and bakes golden.

Pickled blueberries in a sweet cider vinegar brine with cinnamon and pickling spices. Refrigerator pickles that are ready after an overnight soak.

Fresh fruit dip made with equal parts cream cheese and marshmallow cream. A two-ingredient no-cook appetizer served with seasonal fruit on cocktail picks.

Traditional Italian Pasta Fagioli Bean Soup recipe

A savory crab soup made with flaked crab meat, light cream and a bit of dry sherry.

Refreshingly tasty! All the ingredients in the recipe are complementary. If you can't handle the heat, reduce the amount of red chili to your own taste.

Easy lentil chili with brown lentils, tomatoes, cumin, paprika, and red pepper flakes finished with red wine vinegar. A hearty vegan one-pot meal packed with plant protein.

So to start off with the first post, I decided to make a meal that screams of comfort food. Whilst it does take a bit of a while to get the meal done, once you take that first bite, heaven couldn’t seem closer if you were Adam trying to touch God’s finger in the “Creation of Adam” fresco created by Michaelangelo. The meal I speak of is Cottage Pie. There is much debate as to what exactly a cottage pie is and how it is different to a Shepherd’s pie...I don’t know. The dominant theory is that Sheperds pie uses lamb mince, whilst a cottage pie uses beef mince. I don’t know about you, but the term “Sheperds Pie” does not get my tastebuds going quite as well, so I prefer the term cottage pie. Besides, comparing the price of ground (mince) beef to ground lamb, a student would pick up the beef mince in a heartbeat without even so much as glancing at the lamb in the meat section. This cottage pie that I made is full of flavour, and just makes you want to cuddle up next to a fire and watch TCM movies all day either by yourself, or with a significant other. Here is the recipe:

Crab cakes bound with a silky béchamel and sharpened with dijon, horseradish, and capers, then pan-fried in a crisp breadcrumb crust until deep golden brown.

This fruity tart is loaded with fruitiness and juiciness, enjoy every single bite with mouthful of delicious blueberries.

Hearty thirteen-bean soup with smoked pork, black beans, tomatoes, and a splash of sherry. Half pureed for a thick, creamy texture with whole beans in every spoonful.

Four cheesecake crust recipes in one: classic graham cracker, chocolate wafer, spicy gingersnap, and toasted nut. Pick your base and build your dream cheesecake.

Caramelized pork carnitas with brown sugar, molasses, tequila, and garlic simmered until glazed and sticky. A one-skillet Mexican appetizer served with picks.

Pasta Giovanni tosses fettuccine with garlicky sautéed mushrooms, chopped pecans, parsley, sliced black olives, and pimientos in olive oil, finished with grated Romano. A vegetarian pasta with Mediterranean ingredients and crunchy textural surprise.

Hearty vegetarian two-bean stew with potatoes, carrots, turnip, and herbs, thickened with a flour slurry. Pick any two beans you have on hand.