Mother's Day 2024 is right around the corner and we wanted to round up some of our favorite Mother's Day recipes for you to treat the special women in your life! From breakfast and brunch, to main dishes, and of course sweet desserts and more, we have you covered. If...
Chinese Sweet Coconut Buns Recipe
Enter any Chinese style bakery and you'll find baked Chinese buns filled with a sweet, fragrant coconut mixture. There are two parts to this recipe: the milk dough, and the coconut filling. This is a recipe that my Mom learned in a Hong Kong based cooking school, and...
Shrimp Chow Mein Recipe
This Shrimp Chow Mein recipe is super straight forward and so easy! Not only does it come together in just a few minutes, but it's incredibly customizable and versatile. You can switch up the protein and vegetables to use up any leftovers, your preferred kind of...
How to Make Bone Broth
What is Bone Broth? Bone broth is often gently simmered for 24 hours (or more!) to extract as much nutrients from the bones of an animal, whether it be fish, chicken, pork or beef. The long cooking time breaks down bone to release vitamins, collagen and calcium...
How to Store Fruit and Make It Last Longer
Improper storage leads to massive amounts of food waste. So many people are unsure of how to store produce, which often time ends in premature ripening and eventually rotting fruit. Clean fridge, clean mind. If you can see what it is your fridge, you can shop better,...
How to Store Vegetables and Make Them Last Longer
Improper storage leads to massive amounts of food waste. So many people are unsure of how to store produce, which often time ends in premature ripening and eventually rotting vegetables. The first step to properly storing your vegetables is optimizing your fridge....
Black Eyed Peas with Ham – good luck for New Year’s!
Happy New Year friends! We love celebrating and rolling in the new year with black-eyed peas. The southern tradition is that black eyed peas bring you, prosperity, good luck, and fortune in the New Year. Maybe we are a little superstitious, but we love this tradition...
What to Do with Extra Spices
I don't know about you, but with all of the baking and cooking I do, I have a ton of spices laying around. From cinnamon sticks to cardamom pods, my cabinets are full of bags of extra spices that are taking up space and in the way. But here at Steamy Kitchen, we never...
Ideas for Sour Milk
Is your milk on the edge of turning bad? Then you need this post in your life! Buying extra milk at the store is super easy to do. Perhaps you went on vacation and came back to sour milk. Maybe you just forgot you had a container hiding in the back of your fridge....
What to do with Extra Berries
One of the most common things to be stashed in the back of my fridge is a half-used carton of berries. Berries go bad so quickly, and I hate throwing them away, especially when they're so good for you and add so much flavor to any dish from breakfast to a quick snack....
What to do with Leftover Bread
Bread. Is there anything better than bread? We often buy or make a lot during the holiday season to have on hand for making sandwiches and toasts especially when you have some family over and someone needs a snack right away, but maybe you have too much bread and you...
What to do with Extra Cabbage
Every family has different favorite meals, but one thing that's the same in every household is how much food is leftover after a big dinner is over. We HATE throwing food away, so we’re on a mission to repurpose anything you might have leftover after preparing meals....
What to do with Extra Wine
I know I’m not the only one who loves serving up a bottle of wine for every occasion. But after the party is over, what to do with all of that wine that was left out overnight at the bottom of the bottle? We HATE throwing food (or drink!) away, so we’re on a mission...
What to do with Extra Cookie Dough
If there's one thing that makes me happy, it's cookies. If you're like me, you probably use store-bought cookie dough to help take some of the pressure off baking cookies, and if you're really like me, you'll be tired of plain old cookies before you've used up all of...
What to Do with Leftover Seafood
Seafood is on the table for meals of all sorts, especially when it comes to celebrating the Feast of the Seven Fishes! But after that huge meal is done, what to do with all of the leftover seafood that's left in your refrigerator? We've rounded up our favorite ways to...
What to do with Leftover Potato Pancakes (Latkes)
Potato Pancakes, also known as latkes are the ultimate Hanukkah dish. They are crispy and crunchy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. Traditionally served with sour cream and applesauce, they truly make a fab side dish. The only issue is, it's the day...
What To Do With Leftover Smoked Salmon
Smoked Salmon is the perfect breakfast, lunch or dinner protein. It is salty, not too fishy, and goes great with many things. If you're anything like us, you bought a big pack of smoked salmon to feed your family during brunch and maybe you're struggling to finish off...
Instant Pot Vietnamese Chicken Pho
Vietnamese Pho is a beautifully fragrant and healthy noodle soup. Pho can be made using any kind of protein, the most popular being beef pho, but our favorite is Chicken Pho. Chicken Pho is much easier to make and the broth is much lighter than...
What to Do with Charcuterie Leftovers
I know I'm not the only one who loves serving up a beautiful charcuterie board for a big party. But after the event is over, what to do with all of that leftover cheese, meat, and crackers? We HATE throwing food away, so we're on a mission to repurpose anything you...
What to Do with Leftover Mashed Potatoes
When you're cooking a lot, one thing is guaranteed: there'll be tons of leftovers! We HATE throwing food away, so we're on a mission to repurpose anything you might have leftover after preparing big meals. ...