Tag: basil

• Delicious Eggplant Gratin: A Taste of Italy at Home

  

  Welcome back to my blog! It’s definitely summer time now here in NYC. I really try not to cook much in the summer but it’s hard to stay away when homemade food tastes so much better than eating out. This is a fun dish to assemble, requires minimal work, simple ingredients and tastes fabulous! It…

  Nikki Mak

  July 12, 2025

  Recipes

  basil, breadcrumbs, easy, eggplant, food, gratin, herbs de provence, homemade, italy, mozzarella, parmesan, recipe, Recipes, summer, tomato, tomato sauce, vacation, vegetarian

• Chunky Hunky Jambalaya with an Indian Kick

  

  Sooo I was really surprised with how yummy this recipe came out! It was my first time making jambalaya and I have to say… OHH MANN!!! it was so damn good! I can’t wait to eat left overs today. Alright, first thing is the ingredients list. You got NOTHING without ingredients. As I watched over…

  Nikki Mak

  January 28, 2023

  Recipes

  andouille, basil, cayenne, chicken, chicken broth, cooking, diced tomatoes, green onions, indian, jambalaya, masala, recipe, rice, sausage, worcestershire

• 15 minute Penne Pesto Pasta

  

  This past week I wanted to make a simple pasta dish that would also be good served cold. I decided to go with a pesto idea and it worked out well. Here’s what you’ll need. Ingredients: Olive oil, penne pasta, a lime or lemon, basil, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella balls and some premade basil pesto. Step…

  Nikki Mak

  September 2, 2022

  Recipes

  basil, cherry tomatoes, chicken, dinner, mozzeralla, parsley, pasta, penne pasta, pesto, pine nuts, quick, simple, summer recipe, tomatoes