The restaurant Olivia’s in Florida has recently gone viral for very bad reasons, and I just wanted to let you know they are stealing your pictures to advertise on their menus and websites.
They also stole pictures from the Portillos page and used them as their own.
I would recommend serving them with a cease and desist on the use of your images, as they are profiting off them. It would also be a good idea just so you can distance yourself from that place in general so you don’t receive any of the blowback that Olivia’s is recieving.
Hello Karina, I am a 65 year-old mentally and physically disabled Canadian senior. I have been viewing your site for over three hours. I don’t do these types of messages often, but I wanted to thank you for such lovely recipes and stories. You are quite an amazing young woman. For a person like me, your pages have lifted my spirits. You have a gift and I hope all of your readers and advertisers realize how lucky they are, I do, to be able to read and enjoy the contents of your pages. I wish you the best of life for this year and 2021. I know your family must appreciate you as much as we all do. Thank you again. I am not very religious, but I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year for 2021. May you be rewarded for all your loving work.
I just use one of your pot roast recipes and I have to say I love the ingredients in it I will continue using more of your recipes as I find them to look very delicious 😁
Hi Karina, your Roast Turkey platter displays the most beautifully carved turkey ever!!! I have never even come close to a decent presentation of carved turkey. Any chance that you could provide a diagram or video of your perfect carving process?
You have completely reignited my passion for food and cooking and trust me my family and friends are forever grateful.
Your recipes are my go to especially when I have to entertain and I have always been met with gasps of admiration and appreciative flavour laden murmurs around the table.
Please keep posting you are my guru!!
Many thanks x
Hello,
I have made nearly every one of your creamy chicken recipes and have loved them all. For Christmas, I am thinking about making/sealing/freezing several of your recipes for my parents to simplify dinner for them. Have you ever frozen them? If so, did they reheat well? I’m worried the creamy sauces might break. Thanks! Love your recipes!
Hi….just wanted to say I love love love your site. Your recipes are amazing. There in not one I have tried (and that is many) that has not been a huge success. I tell everyone I know that likes to cook all about you and the delicious recipes here. Keep up the great work. I look forward to cooking again. Thank you.
Hey Karina! I just wanted to pop in and ask about how you’re doing! I’ve noticed you haven’t been on social media as much and I wanted to see if you’re okay.
Just an edit to my previous post – I should have noticed it right away – they appear to be stealing your recipes from Cafe Delites, and are posting them under the name Karina Carel, with your profile pic, encouraging people to go to a certain site and register for 5000 prize money… with the catch you have to enter credit card details and such for age verification, and although they promise not to charge anything to your card, they do…
Kind Regards
Peter Huepler
I have made the Butter chicken recipe twice now. My daughter said it was better than our favorite Indian restaurant. It is easy and so delicious! Thank you for sharing!!!
Hi Karina, I’ve just made recently your best ever Roast Pork with never fail crackling.
Having followed your recipe to a tee this has twice turned out perfectly, Thank you.
I will never roast Pork any other way.
My question is, as we’ve never had any leftover to try. For Xmas, could I cook the Pork the day before and how best to keep the crackling to serve crisp .l will just serve the pork at room temperature?
Hey there! Love your site, I personally don’t think theres been a recipe yet that I haven’t liked – other than some with ingredients I don’t so much like.
Just a quick question – on your Facebook page, theres mention of a competition, where, apparantly; I’ve won something from you. Is this for real, or has someone hi-jacked your site? – I only ask because it seems a little like a scam, and demands a registration on a questionable site, with details of credit cards etc… Just wanted to know if this really is from you…
Regards
PH.
Hi Peter. This is definitely a scam and not us at all. My team and I have tried to report the page numerous times, but Facebook is still refusing to take it down.
Hi Karina,
Reading your Garlic Herb Butter Roast Turkey recipe which I am going to try this year, my question is on step 1 roasting the turkey at 425 degrees for a 22lb turkey would I still cook it 45 minutes breast side down or should that cook time be longer because of it’s size? I see the recipe states to roast 45 min for a larger turkey over 14 lbs yet being more on the larger size at 22 lbs I was just questioning.
Thank you for your time and cannot wait to try this recipe as it sounds delicious!
Finally, a recipe site with easy yet delicious recipes with ingredients you actually have in your house. Well done – I have been through about six other sites and found them all really ridiculous – love this one!
This is the first time I have reached out to a blogger, but I just had to because YOUR RECIPES ARE AMAZING. I would totally purchase a cookbook if you ever decide to publish one. And your life story is inspiring. Rock on, lady!
Hello Karina!
I am so excited to have found you and your recipes! Your strength and determination are genuinely inspiring to someone who has depression and anxiety is struggling through the pandemic in addition to so much change in the last 6 months. My oldest, 28, moved to her own place in August. My youngest, 19 y.o., went away to university in August. My middle, 20. y.o. (adopted from South Korea : ) ), is going away for her 2 last years of university in January. I’m so very proud of and so happy for my children; yet, the change is still difficult for me. I am a 56 y.o. single (divorced) woman who loves having her children around her. I’ve been divorced for almost 13 years.
The battle of trying to figure out what I am going to cook for my middle daughter and I is pretty much gone. In addition, when my son comes home for Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday!) and stays through mid-January, I am not worried about what to prepare for dinners! He is a picky one to cook for and with the beautiful varieties you offer, I am all set.
In addition, the portions calculate for even 1 person so I’ll be able to make some decent dinners for myself! I look forward to trying many of your recipes!
Again, my deepest thanks to you for telling us about yourself, your struggles and all you do.
Not only are your recipes delish, this Paris poet says they are wonderfully well written. To get us through this winter, here’s to Café Delites days, trays, and plentiful graze.
Hello, Karina,
I am writing to thank you from Turkey. With your help I’ve been able to prepare dinners that have now graduated from edible to delicious. There’s so much work invested in this website, so much precious labor and time. You have entered into my life just when I felt I lost my sense of taste and cooking bore me so. Thank you again for your wonderful recipes and wish you the best.
Emel
Hi Karina. You mentioned that your dad was born and raised in Uruguay. By any chance, do you have any traditional recipes from Uruguay that you can share? Most I find online are written in Spanish. I was born and raised there as well but moved to America as a child and prefer recipes in English. TIA
Karina! You are so talented. I made three of your recipes last week, and I just can’t stop coming back for more. Thank you for all the wonderful hard work you do. I’ve got my mom using Cafe Delites now too, and I keep spreading the good word. Best to you!!!
Hi Karina, I am one of those cooks that loves to scour the Internet for recipes. I usually find 2-3 similar recipes and come up with my own to fit my tastes. Well, I googled pork roast recipes and your Chrispy Carnitas caught my eye, I read the recipe and did not even consider finding any other similar recipes. I booked marked it and added the ingredients to my shopping list. Then I started seeing other recipes I wanted to try and bookmarked those. Finally I just stopped and booked marked your home page. I rarely find recipes that I don’t feel like I need to tweak a little; yours are not the case. Thank you and I look forward cooking your food!
Hi Karina. Your photos are being used by someone wherein they cropped the watermark. I do not personally know the person but a neighbour showed me the ad and noticed it is exactly the same as your picture. This neighbour bought a food dish and it is nowhere near the photo posted. Now we know why
Hi Karina
Just wanted to let you know you have become my go-to site for recipes. We have never ‘not liked’ one of your recipes. They are so tasty and wholesome. Keep up the great work. You are marvellous.
First time browser. Your Slow cooker roast chicken recipe is currently cooking away in my crock pot. I’m having guests later and my house smells fantastic. I will let you know how the guests enjoy the recipe. I did do a slight variation (the guests coming over have a penchant for food with a little kick) so I decided to crush up a habanero chili with the garlic. I’ll let you know how it goes. Very excited. I’ve bookmarked your blog!
We were introuduced to Cafe Delites by a friend who shared the Cream of Mushroom soup recipe. Since then we have tried many soup, chicken, shrimp and scallop recipes. My teens are well versed in looking up a recipe now to cook dinner for the family. One challenge that I have is the seafood selection is limited to salmon, shrimp and scallops. Do you have any tilapia or white fish recipes? These tend to be delicate or dry out easily. Would love to learn more.
love your FB posts, love browsing this site as well. I’ve used several of your recipes and they have all been a great success! it’s not that I’m very lazy or anything, but your one pot stuff is a real hit in this house
however, I want to tell you about a ‘404 Page Not Found’ error on a recipe I’d like to try. it’s the Churro Cake recipe and it should be here:
Hi I found your website this weekend and cooked the Lemon & Kung Pao Chicken dishes. They were amazing!
Do you have an Asian cookbook that I can order or are you just online?
hi , i love all your recipes.. you make so simple and easy to understand.
simply great 🙂
Just had a quick question. Do you have cake and brownie recipes without eggs.
will be thankful if you can give me some pointers..
thanks much.
Looking forward to hearing from you
Okay, dumb question here… I’m not a drinker, never have been, but some of your alcoholic beverages look delicious. What can I use as replacements for the alcohol in the drinks I choose (strawberry rose slushies, strawberry coconut mojitos for example)?
Hi Karina,
I tried your pancake recipe and it was absolutely lovely. I’m definitely going to try out your other recipes. Thank you for sharing your love for good food. God bless🙏
Dear Karina,
You are definitely an inspiration to so many!! I tried your Chicken Marsala and it was such a hit with so many people!!! Thank you so much…tonight, Creamy Garlic Chicken Breasts! You are a beautiful soul. Thank you so much for your recipes and your story! God Bless you darlin!!
OMG I just finished making the Juicy Beef Brisket and it tuned out amazing. I’m trying to share a photo if it It’s definitely a 6 star my friend and I’m so glad I found your website. 😋💕👏👍🥂🇨🇦
Terry says.
Been trying some of the chicken recipes over the last couple of months from this web site ,and as I like to cook all my sauces from scratch I have enjoyed trying these sauces out and enjoyed .tonight I cooked the Balsamic Chicken Breast used my own home grown tomato’s selection of red and yellow cherry type I also added some chestnut mushrooms to the dish and some carrots and brockley spears , roast potatoes on the side .enjoyed excellent will definitely cook again washed it down with chilled Visionario Bianco Italian white excellent match.
Well done KARINA will explore more of your recipes.
Seriously EVERY recipe I use from this site turns out to the BEST EVER 😍 I especially love the World’s Best Fudgiest Brownies and Juicy Oven Baked Chicken Breast!! Soooooo good & I’m always getting compliments about the food 😄👍🏻
Dear Karina, Thankyou for your Blog, and recipes. As l cook from scratch they are fantastic. Some are similar to my own recipes but yours add extra yum .l am now in a wheelchair so simple easy to follow recipes to give my Support Worker to part cook or prepare for us are super.
My daughter in law went through the same journey as yourself however she didn’t have children at the time . After being given the all clear from the Hopkins Lymphoma 12 months later welcomed a little baby boy. He really is Gods gift and we all pray everyday a prayer of thankfulness for the wonderful blessings we have. I pray you continue to experience good health, happiness and the gift of sharing your recipes with many families .God Bless, Nola
Ps. I best go, l have a zoom birthday party to organise x
With 3 young children to please, my homemade dinners are not always on point! I have cooked a handful of your recipes and my goodness, each one has been amazing!!
I’ve currently got the Slow cooker beef stew cooking away as we speak. I’ve just had a taste and yep, another success that I know the whole family will love!
Thank you for providing such delicious recipes that are easy to make. You’re a gem and have become my go-to girl, especially for weeknight dinners!
Hi Karina,
I just wanted to leave a small comment saying thank you for sharing your recipes . With everything that has been happening in the world recently my own little personal goal has been to try new recipes while staying in at home. My partner and I have tried many dishes of yours and they have all been fantastic, especially your lasanga- holy moly girl!! Anyway, thanks for making my happy food dance a more common occurrence at home.
Hello, i want to ask if im going to baked chocolate cake with ganache, i will use 6inches pan, how many minutes to cook? And can i use 2 6inches pan for that recipe? Thank you.
They had a great texture and flavor — except they were way too salty! I know it’s only a half teaspoon but it’s a small recipe and it was too much for me. If I make it again I would try it with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
I would love to try the cheesy asparagus stuffed chicken breasts but do not have the Mozzarella cheese – would Monterey Jack work? Love, love your recipes, ;Karina!
Hi, I was just wondering, I bought the masala spice but it already has all of the other spices you listed, can I not use just 5 teaspoon of that instead?
This pin came up at the top of search on Pinterest when I searched for “baked salmon.” It looks like the Pinner isn’t necessarily a spammer but pins lots of spammy pins and you should have this one removed (if it is yours) since it ranking better on Pinterest than your pin.
Hi Karina, I tried a couple of your recipes and I am hooked! I started to follow you on Instagram, and I love what you do. Hands down, things turn out very delicious. I am wondering if I can share your recipes with my friends on Facebook providing the link to your original recipe on website.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Best regards,
Just wanted to share appreciation for your creations all the way from Scotland! Love your stuff and visit your website as a first port of call when thinking of my weekend cooking! Thank you
Hello Cafe Delites,
My name is Monique and tonight I’m going to be making your Sticky BBQ Pork and cannot wait. I had just one question to ask, my oven’s broiler can only be set to “high” or “low”; and I read your post stating it’s needing to be set @ 350. So I was just wondering if that would be high or low?
Just want to say your Meditteranean Chicken is THE BEST!!!
I live in a small place and only have a toaster oven and the recipe works perfect in there. Love the one pan dishes!
Hi Karina,
First of all I just wanted to say thank you f looor all the amazing recipes on here. I have recommended your site to all my friends and family. Recently I was raving about a chicken lasagna I made from your site. I was going to make it for a family dinner but can’t find it. The recipe had pumpkin and ricotta. Can you help me locate it please?
Thanks
Hello.
I have a question about No Knead Artisan bread recipe. Would it be the same if I bake this on the stove instead in the oven? If not, would you advise how to do on the stove?
Karina,
I freeakin love your website and LOVE your recipes. I tried the butter chicken and it was ammmazing! Thank you so much. I just wanted to leave some feedback to tell you what an awesome job you’re doing. I’m going to be trying some of your other recipes and I’m sure they will be a knockout! Think I might try the mac-n-cheese and chicken recipe. Looks delish 🙂 Keep up the awesome work.
Karina, I must agree the web site is beautiful !!!! Your recipes are easy to follow, creative and delicious is an understatement!!!!! Grateful and looking forward to more of your creative recipes!!!!
Did you see that Cameron Mathison called out your website and used one of your recipes on Good Morning America this morning. He changed the recipe to suit him, but said he got it from your website.
The ‘comment’ link doesn’t seem to be working – so I’m replying here Sandi ☺️
I cooked the Butter Chicken recipe for my family tonight and they were literally scrapping out the pot. I have never cooked anything so successful before!!! So to the writer of this blog – you are my hero!!!!
Hello from down under I love your recipes like all your other followers I’m looking for some risotto recipes any chance you could some of these up on your page.
I am looking for gluten free and dairy free recipes. I have learned by trial and error learned for dairy substitute when cooking and baking the best cheese is Follow Your Heart and for milk it is oat milk and they have an extra creamy which can be used as cream however don’t try to whip it. Well I haven’t tried whipping it maybe some cream of tartar. Earth Balance, soy free is a wonderful butter replacement and Country Crock plant butter sticks, avacado is mild and there is no strong flavor transfer.
Oat milk makes a wonderful ice cream. It is creamy and feels like indulgence.
Would you be able to customize some of your recipes for those of us that love your recipes but have restrictions.
Thank you, Suzanne
For gluten-free, you simply use rice flour. For those who don’t do dairy, this site may not be the best option for you. It is the dairy that makes her recipes so delicious!
I just want to say that you have great recipes! I am a professional Chef and I just noticed that I use a lot of your recipes in my Bistro! Thank you for your awesome creations they are truly tasty!
I just found your website. To me, this is one of the best sites for great recipes that I’ve used with beautifully photographed dishes. I like the banner of related recipes that appears at the top as well as the meal plans. I’m looking forward to preparing so many of these recipes. The only criticism I have is all of the advertisements that randomly pop up all over the page while I read the recipes. It’s quite annoying and I wonder if there is any way to reduce those or place them in one locations, so that they are not right in the middle of the recipe and pictures. I understand that the ads likely generate some revenue for you, but it really takes away from the experience of your otherwise beautiful and informational website. Just some hopefully constructive criticism.
Same for me. As of late, it has gotten really bad. The ads and other items moving across the screen make it challenging to navigate the pages. LOVE your pictures, videos, and recipes!
I am a full blooded Italian I made your chicken parmesan it was so good got a lot of compliments. Do you have a recipe for stuffed banana peppers went through your recipe did not find one thank you
Hi Karina,
I am writing to thank you for your amazing recipes and willingness to share them with us. Everything I have made from your blog has been amazing – full of flavor and simple to make. I never wonder if it will be good; if it’s a cafedelites recipe, it will be delicious. You are a gift to all of us who want to eat well without needing the skills of Julia Child!
I made your Feta Sun-dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken last night. I used breasts and not thigh (as I like the flavor better). I also slathered the sun-dried tomato pesto on the outside of the chicken once stuffed. It was a hit! I also served it with Skinny Pasta noodles. I made a sauce with some butter, the leftover juices from the chicken, a little bit of blue cheese crumbles I had, and the remainder of my feta and sun-dried tomato pesto with some heavy whipping cream to make a sauce. There were no leftovers. Served it with roasted cauliflower and whole garlic cloves that I roasted with the cauliflower and then squeezed out of peel, mashed and mixed into the cauliflower.
I was simply looking up chimichuri I haven’t done it in so long I could not remember parsley or cilantro – so I found you and was drawn in.I love your recipe , I love your story about your father.I am the kind of cook who always changes things , (lol) thinking we can improve it – however , I am going to follow your recipe to the T . I’ll let everyone know how it turns out !
OH MY STARS!!!!! EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TRIED FOR PARTIES, GET TOGETHER’S, DINNER’S OR JUST WITH MY FAMILY HAS BEEN AMAZING, EACH RECIPE IS EASY TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE VIDEO WHICHMAKES IT SO MUCH MORE POSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND.
I could not agree more. I have just tried one recipe, and my hubby who is a very picky eater LOVED the Chicken Tikka Masala. Thank you so much. I will continue to use these recipes!! Thank you so much for your kindness in sharing these recipes. I am touched and inspired by your story. Stay strong Karina!
In your Cream of Mushroom Soup recipe it calls for 2 bouillon cubes.My preferred brand would be Knorr’s but since I know all cubes are not the same strength, how can one be sure to use the correct amount?
I love, love, love all of your recipes. My pickiest family eaters love your recipes. Even my 92 year-old dad, who says he hates mustard, loves your chicken and Dijon mustard/potatoes recipe. From main dishes, to sides, to desserts, nothing disappoints. I always look forward to another recipe. I’m so glad I found your website, and I thank you for the delicious recipes and beautiful videos that make me drool. Again, all I can say is, “Thank You!”
I have tried so many of your recipes and LOVE each and every one. Yours are my “go to” recipes always. Guests rave about my cooking, thanks to you! I dont’ know how you do it!
Hi Karina. Just a few words to tell you that your delicious recipes found their way up to Montreal, Canada and that I love them very much. Thank you & live long and prosper! ?
I love your recipes! Keep them coming please! We loved the sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving. My husband never eats that but couldn’t stop eating yours! Thanks so much for a great cooking resource!!!
Hi,
Today I found your chicken Parmesan recipe and had a question. Before you bake you have a step to fry the chicken. Do you think I could fry the chicken ahead of time? Even a day ahead and then proceed with baking? I wonder if they’d need to bake a little longer to bring up the temp from being in the fridge..?
thanks!
Hi Karina , your recipes are very inspirational , well presented and written. To-day while browsing I managed to see a video on stuffed chicken breast with mozzarella mushrooms and finished in a cream sauce, I’ve been trying to find the recipe and replay the video but no luck? Could you please instruct me on how to find it?
Thank you for your assistance ,Paul …..computer dummy
HI Karina–so sorry to comment on someone else’s thread but the “contact me” feature isn’t working for me? I love, love your Honey Mustard Chicken Avocado Bacon Salad but I can no longer find it on your site! 🙁 Is it on here somewhere yet? Love SO many of your recipes–thanks in advance!!
Adore you! You are such an inspiration. I just discovered your website today and have already listed many recipes I will be making for my family. May God bless you and your family!
Hi. I am making this right now and the sauce is WAY to runny , The white sauce. Do you mean 3 separate half cups added in 3 times like 1/2 …1/2….1/2….or 3 and 1/2 cups of milk? This is so runny. Please help! The rest is perfect!
I am making Mamas best lasagneHi. I am making this right now and the sauce is WAY to runny , The white sauce. Do you mean 3 separate half cups added in 3 times like 1/2 …1/2….1/2….or 3 and 1/2 cups of milk? This is so runny. Please help! The rest is perfect!
I received an email tasking me to comment on recipes, however, I can’t find anywhere that I can enter the comments. I can only read them. Unless it is covered by your conzillion and one ads.
Hi Karina, wishing you a wonderful day.
Are you going to publish any books on your cooking ?
Receiving your recipes in one of my favorite things to look forward to.
I am so grateful that your putting your idea’s out to us.
I love your style… Merry Christmas,
jimi jennifer, Bisbee, Arizona
The fun place to live…
Hiya! Just made the Creamy Garlic Chicken Breast…and let me tell you…COMPLETE WINNER in our house. Even our picky 3 years old had seconds and our other darling, who is suffering from bronchitis licked her plate! Please keep up the amazing work!
Made Honey Mustard Chicken & Potatoes today. OMG, I’ll toss out my other recipes using chicken thighs. I sliced the potatoes horizontally then into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Melted in my mouth. At 400 degrees for 43 minutes in my older oven, the chicken was fall-off-the-bone tender. Fantastic dish. Thanks for sharing.
Hello,
I am looking at your baklava cheesecake page but the recipe does not appear. I would love to make this. Can you look into this glitch? Thank you.
Karina Your recipe for salmon spinach rice wrap came through with part of the recipe unreadable! I don’t know if anyone else had trouble but it’s font I think because I don’t know much about computors.
Hi Karina!
We are planning a family Christmas dinner for about 15 in the afternoon next weekend. I’m imagining “cozy” and simple if possible. Could you please tell me what you think of these ideas?
Our family has a recipe for baked Brie in pastry with cranberries and pecans that I think would be a nice appetizer.
I’m thinking of serving a creamy soup (maybe potato?) and warm sliced ham with some breads for sandwiches or dunking.
I’d like to know if one of your two potato soups would be good for this? Also,
Can potato soup be made ahead of time and reheated?
What would you suggest for additional dishes?
Your recipes always.work so beautifully!.
Thank you! Portia
Hi,
Thank you soooo much for sharing your sticky pork rib recipe. I haven’t liked ribs for a long time made many but never liked the flavours that came out after I cooked them. I had some in the freezer and did the endless search and found your so I cooked them up last night for dinner well, WOW it was a hit. My hubby and myself thought they were just delicious. You bought my love for ribs back. Thank you thank you thank you ?. This will always be my go too recipe. If this had turned out like all the other bad recipes I’ve tried I was never going too eat them again. You changed that. Will be trying more of your recipes in the future. Thank you again and have a happy and safe Christmas holidays. xoo
Thank you so much. I love reading about food and how to make it.
I was wondering if you’d write up a grocery list to your weekly meals.
Thank you so much for the great food!
Hi Karina,
I really love your recipes!
I would like to translate my top favorites and put them on my cooking blog (from Romania), with a link back to your original recipe. Only with your permission, if you agree. Thank you,
Anca
You are an inspiration. A beautiful woman both inside and out. Thank you for sharing your life with all of us. Your love of food is visible in your recipes!
Come on! Now you’re killin me with your gorgeous and delicious recipes. I love you recipes and I love you! I really enjoy your site, and I don’t normally write reviews, but yours is worthy of the kudos.
LOVE UR PAGE-1 OF MY FAVORITES-ALWAYS USING A TWEAKED VERSION OF UR RECEIPT WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS AND COMPLIMENTS-I SHARE UR SITE W/THEM AND THANK ME-KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND HAPPY-HOLIDAYS–BOB JARVIS–SHELTON CT
I’d like to make the Beef Bourguignon “Julia Child” oven method recipe for Thanksgiving dinner this year but I think I need to increase the amount. We have 6 -8 guests, 3 of which have big appetites so I want to be certain I have enough, and would like to have leftovers if possible.
Can you advise how I could adjust the recipe to accomodate?
I want to make your cream of mushroom soup for a green bean casserole. I lost my cream of mushroom recipe and this looks close to what I used to make. Would this recipe work well for a casserole? Thanks much.
Saw your crispy chicken parmesan recipe. Says cover and marinate 15 min or overnight. You might want to mention putting it in the refrigerator to marinate
I need some gluten free main meals. I have celiac so I can’t have ANY gluten what so ever.
I can find all kinds of gluten free desserts/sweets but I’m, also diabetic.
Thank you
I’m a 50-year-old husband and father of 4 (3 still live at home) and you helped inspire cooking exploration, which started just a few years. And what an amazing journey so far.
How did I just come across you?!? I’m telling everyone about your website and fabulous recipes. If you were right in front of me, I’d give you a big hug. Thank you!!!
HI, you are amazing!! Your recipes are through the roof!! You can tell by your description (not the actual receipe) that you really love food and what you do (SO WELL). I cannot wait to get your book. Keep the recipes coming; I am a true fan!!!
Karina,
Your recipes are AMAZING! I’ve made several of your recipes and every single one has been perfect!
Do you have a recipe for chicken Vindaloo?
Thank you for making cooking fun and easy!
You have some of the BEST Recipes I have EVER made. I’ve never been disappointed. The ingredients are always easy to get & the recipes take hardly any time to make. Thank you so much for sharing them.
Thank you so much for including a jump to recipe option!! it’s is always annoying looking for the recipe and having to sift through pages of pictures and other stuff. Thank you so much I wish more people did this 😀
I love most of your recipes! I print them out for future use and have never been disappointed! However, I enjoy the information you give with hints before we get to the recipe. How can I print that out too? You give valuable information that I never remember when I’m making that recipe. Can you make that portion able to print out too?
I made one of those gloppy blender versions of chimichurri. Had my doubts about it because I’ve been in Argentina and Uruguay and had plenty of the real thing. I remembered it looking like your pictures, NOT a puree. But it’s been awhile since I was there (2003) so I thought maybe I forgot. Since every recipe I found used a blender or food processor, I figured that was the way to go. Well, after a few unsatisfying bites, the way to go was – into the trash!
So now I searched for “Argentine Chimichurri” – and up popped your recipe. I haven’t made it yet, but doesn’t matter. I KNOW I’ve found the real deal. I look forward to making it. Muchisimas gracias!
Karina,
Just wanted to let you know the French Dip recipe is by far one of the easiest and most delicious recipes ever. I will never pay $15 a plate for a restaurant version again because none will be better than what I ate this weekend. And then to be able to cook it in a slow cooker on top of that, just made my day. I am definitely trying other recipes.
I cant thank you enough for this web sight! I cooked your chicken marsala with the cream added, and my wife says it is the best you ever made. Then I tried the honey mustard chicken with potatoes, and again, it was the bomb. what can I say. If you follow the recipes to the letter, you cant go wrong
I too am a stage 4 vB Hodgkins survivor. I’m clean 17 years What about you?
Thanks for the site. Just make the Tuscan Mushrooms. Fabulous. Keep em coming
Dennis
So happy to see you are back hope everything is ok?!? I’ve enjoyed your recipes and have learned from you. I have an Italian food blog, just started within this last year. Have a very long way to go yet but every day I plug along a little more. But I still like all your recipes and enjoy experimenting with them. I have also offered up prayers for you; don’t know if it had anything to do with your cancer but I’m praying that you could experience healing. Okay just wanted to extend my well wishes for you and a speedy recovery. And I look forward to seeing more of your cheery emails in my inbox once again. Sending health and happiness your way, Tina Palma Josiesdaughterskitchen.com
I found your website last night. I love to cook because I love to dine with my family and see them enjoy delicious home cooked meals. I stumbled across your chicken marsala recipe last night and it was the best ever!!!! My family went crazy over it. Your recipes don’t look complicated, don’t have tons of ingredients and just look plain good!!!!! I am fired up about trying so many. My next is going to be caprese stuffed balsamic chicken. Thank you for this website. Hard to be a full time working mom that is passionate about cooking and I think you have helped me with that! Bless you!
When in the year do your meal plans start? I thought it would be in January which would make this week 33 but it starts with pumpkin soup. Pumpkins in the UK are not plentiful until October/November. I apologise if it says somewhere that I have not seen when the start is.
Yours meals look truly scrumptious, so glad I found your website.
Kindest regards,
Marilyn
I have been getting your emails for a long time,but recently my provider changed my yahoo account and I haven’t had any emails from you. I tried reentering my email to your site but already knows it. Can you delete on your end and I’ll renter again and see if that works. I love your site and don’t want to miss your daily emails
I just saw your recipe for the Creamy Garlic Scallops, and my mouth was watering as I saw the video! For people who have a dairy sensitivity, do you have any recommendations for a substitute?
Well… I happened upon this site and once I realized how many bookmarks I was adding I just had to subscribe! Everything looks and sounds so delicious! I cook for mom, sister, nephew and myself at home and have been looking to replace some of our recipes with low carb ones and you have so much to choose from! I also love that you have some quick/make ahead recipes that are still healthy! You are going to make my life a whole lot easier (and healthier!) Keep up the good work!
OMG! Best crockpot pot roast ever! Competes with a great beef bourguignon any day. I know Russets can’t compete with Yukon Golds but put in last four hours and still amazing.
Amazing Cinnamon rolls! I discovered your recipe a few months ago and have been using it ever since. The soft cinnamon rolls are TRULY soft. Your recipe is the best one I’ve found. I did tweak a few things just for my own taste but your recipe is the best! Thank you for sharing!
Karina you are my saviour as I have spent way too much time over the last few years browsing various internet sites looking for new appetising recipes. Then I found yours by chance a month ago. Absolutely spot on with background and practical instructions of really great recipes. I don’t bother to look elsewhere anymore as I am delighted with everything I have made from your site. Thank you so much for all the effort you have put into the site I know I am not the only one who appreciates it.
Made your brownie recipe followed the directions to the t. I am so impressed. I baked mine at 325 for 45 minutes to still have that fudgy center. Definitely had that crackly crust. Thanks for sharing. 😉
I used to get your emails and have tried countless of your recipes, with great success. However, I no longer receive the emails and would like to be added back to your email group.
I love to order lamb when I go out, though have never cooked it before. For Father’s day, I am going to cook for the love of my life and his sons. He is a more confident cook than I but, I am going to try to make your Braised Lamb Shanks and serve with rice. I feel encouraged and confident I can do this – you explain things thoroughly and have offered different methods of cooking. I will likely use the oven method. I found your site while searching for a braised lamb recipe – so thrilled to have found it. Wish me luck – I will tell you how it turns out
I cannot save recipes to favorites on you web page. How do I do that. Also where on your web page, do I access my favorites that I have saved from your web page. P.S. you have great recipes.
Thank you for the delicious recepies. So far I’ve made 4 and all where wonderful. Will defenetly do more. Ever thought to do an app? I would defenetly get it.
Small world, just signed up 2 this…and found out u r out of Aust. I’m getting ready 2 come over there in a few weeks…my son lives there so I am familiar with Aust. I’m a teacher and love 2 cook!! Excitied about your website!
My boys (hard-working young adults), were complaining “chicken, chicken, chicken, can we have something new please, like steak”. My remark to them as any exasperated mom would retort, “you think money grows on trees”. Well, came across your sight when surfing for a new handle and lock for the shop. Out of curiosity I did the click thing, this has got to be some sort of a joke. Well I be, surprise, surprise. “What an interesting site.” Spent hours watching you cook up those magical dishes. It’s been about 3 months perhaps a bit more and I have tried almost everyone of your chicken recipes, between the fish, prime rib, ribs and let’s not forget those savory veggies. I want to thank you so much for solving the boy’s complaints. Every thing I’ve made so far has turned out scrumptious, beautiful, and my young men asking for more. Ahhh, a happy home once again. **Love those weekly meal plans, keep em coming**.
I have enjoyed cooking and baking for as long as I can remember. Your brownie recipe is the best I have ever made. I love love love them! In fact I am baking them this morning to take to our family Easter lunch. Thank you for the recipe. They are always a big hit!
I have to say that you are amazing! I kinda, sorta, dream (literally) recipes and try to figure out how to make them. Like you, I want to prepare healthy meals. Anyway, I work the internet to find healthy ways to prepare the meals that I ‘dream.’ Earlier this week, I dreamt of making a Mediterranean-style pasta dish (evidence of my surfing to find healthy recipes). I dreamt of using cucumber, olives, feta cheese, bell pepper, and tomato in a pasta dish for lunch or dinner. With everything that I came up with in my head said that I was missing something so I hit the internet! Voila! Up popped your recipe for Lemon Herb Mediterranean Pasta Salad. Other sites popped up with recipes but yours looked like just what I had dreamed up…giggle…So thank you for developing recipes that I can adapt to my dreams. …Giggle…hope that you don’t think me too weird! LOL! Usually when I dream up something, I can come up with a recipe on my own, it’s successful, and I stash it in my online recipe book. I grew up in New Orleans, so I have a pretty good background in many cultural cooking traditions. Unfortunately, Mediterranean, Greek,, etc. escape my experience. Soooo…. you are supplementing my education and I thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just clicked on link that brought me to your website and after browsing around I wanted to tell you it is wonderful! so well done and the recipes look delightful..you need not bother with all that nutritional twit, people will portion themselves or just pig out!..mox nix…
Have a great day and keep up your good work…signed up for the recipe thingy.
Michael..
Hi Karina,
Every so glad to come have across your website full of recipes of all my favourite type of food. For someone that has never enjoyed cooking, your tasty recipes combined with easy to follow videos are particularly helpful and have transformed me into a real foodie! I’ve tried several of your recipes with great results. Keep it up and please keep sharing, I’ve converted my usual Friday ‘eat out’ evenings into Friday ‘cooking-at-home’ evenings. Thank you once again!
i don’t know if you have this already or if you have already thought about it but you should make your blog sorta like a shopping page. People can log on and have like a “wish list” of the foods that they want to make so they can save their recipes. i don’t know, just a thought!
Julia! I’d LOVE to do that! Thank you for the suggestion. I have tried to set up an Amazon store but to no avail. I’ll have to look into the ‘wish list’ though. I think that’s brilliant. Thank you so much!
I absolutely love making these dishes!! Crowd pleasing recipes with so much flavor. My wife’s new favorite dish is your French onion stuffed chicken and I just cooked it for my mother…. It’s her new favorite now too!! My mom is a professional southern mother chef and can’t wait to make this herself. Will you please make a cookbook!! I will be the first to buy! Keep making your amazing dishes!
Hi! I just went through almost every recipe you have on your blog and everything looks amazing and I’m sure it tastes even better. I’m going to try most of them. You’re an inspiration! And thank you for including the weight watchers points. Always wanted to cook with the points something that actually tasted like food
Hi Ofelya! You’re very welcome! It makes life so much easier knowing points of foods. Thank you so much for your comments and compliments! You just made my week! 🙂
The recipes look so yummy. Thank you for sharing them. I was looking for WW friendly recipes, so I can’t wait to try these – will be starting with the sticky honey sesame chicken.
Vicky F. says
Hello. I am planning to make the stuffed chicken caprese and wondered if you have ever tried it using fresh mozarella.
THANK YOU
Jacob H. says
The restaurant Olivia’s in Florida has recently gone viral for very bad reasons, and I just wanted to let you know they are stealing your pictures to advertise on their menus and websites.
They also stole pictures from the Portillos page and used them as their own.
I would recommend serving them with a cease and desist on the use of your images, as they are profiting off them. It would also be a good idea just so you can distance yourself from that place in general so you don’t receive any of the blowback that Olivia’s is recieving.
Arlene Fockaert says
Hello Karina, I am a 65 year-old mentally and physically disabled Canadian senior. I have been viewing your site for over three hours. I don’t do these types of messages often, but I wanted to thank you for such lovely recipes and stories. You are quite an amazing young woman. For a person like me, your pages have lifted my spirits. You have a gift and I hope all of your readers and advertisers realize how lucky they are, I do, to be able to read and enjoy the contents of your pages. I wish you the best of life for this year and 2021. I know your family must appreciate you as much as we all do. Thank you again. I am not very religious, but I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year for 2021. May you be rewarded for all your loving work.
Lee says
I just use one of your pot roast recipes and I have to say I love the ingredients in it I will continue using more of your recipes as I find them to look very delicious 😁
Pammy says
Hi Karina, your Roast Turkey platter displays the most beautifully carved turkey ever!!! I have never even come close to a decent presentation of carved turkey. Any chance that you could provide a diagram or video of your perfect carving process?
Nicola Lynch says
You have completely reignited my passion for food and cooking and trust me my family and friends are forever grateful.
Your recipes are my go to especially when I have to entertain and I have always been met with gasps of admiration and appreciative flavour laden murmurs around the table.
Please keep posting you are my guru!!
Many thanks x
Pam says
Hello,
I have made nearly every one of your creamy chicken recipes and have loved them all. For Christmas, I am thinking about making/sealing/freezing several of your recipes for my parents to simplify dinner for them. Have you ever frozen them? If so, did they reheat well? I’m worried the creamy sauces might break. Thanks! Love your recipes!
Carole says
Hi….just wanted to say I love love love your site. Your recipes are amazing. There in not one I have tried (and that is many) that has not been a huge success. I tell everyone I know that likes to cook all about you and the delicious recipes here. Keep up the great work. I look forward to cooking again. Thank you.
Tiffany Ye says
Hey Karina! I just wanted to pop in and ask about how you’re doing! I’ve noticed you haven’t been on social media as much and I wanted to see if you’re okay.
Peter Huepler says
Just an edit to my previous post – I should have noticed it right away – they appear to be stealing your recipes from Cafe Delites, and are posting them under the name Karina Carel, with your profile pic, encouraging people to go to a certain site and register for 5000 prize money… with the catch you have to enter credit card details and such for age verification, and although they promise not to charge anything to your card, they do…
Kind Regards
Peter Huepler
Karina says
Hi Peter, yes we are aware of the pages! Unfortunately Facebook is refusing to take them down or remove them. Please don’t pay anything!
Trish says
I have made the Butter chicken recipe twice now. My daughter said it was better than our favorite Indian restaurant. It is easy and so delicious! Thank you for sharing!!!
Susan warren says
Hi Karina, I’ve just made recently your best ever Roast Pork with never fail crackling.
Having followed your recipe to a tee this has twice turned out perfectly, Thank you.
I will never roast Pork any other way.
My question is, as we’ve never had any leftover to try. For Xmas, could I cook the Pork the day before and how best to keep the crackling to serve crisp .l will just serve the pork at room temperature?
Peter Huepler says
Hey there! Love your site, I personally don’t think theres been a recipe yet that I haven’t liked – other than some with ingredients I don’t so much like.
Just a quick question – on your Facebook page, theres mention of a competition, where, apparantly; I’ve won something from you. Is this for real, or has someone hi-jacked your site? – I only ask because it seems a little like a scam, and demands a registration on a questionable site, with details of credit cards etc… Just wanted to know if this really is from you…
Regards
PH.
Karina says
Hi Peter. This is definitely a scam and not us at all. My team and I have tried to report the page numerous times, but Facebook is still refusing to take it down.
Gary says
Hi Karina,
Reading your Garlic Herb Butter Roast Turkey recipe which I am going to try this year, my question is on step 1 roasting the turkey at 425 degrees for a 22lb turkey would I still cook it 45 minutes breast side down or should that cook time be longer because of it’s size? I see the recipe states to roast 45 min for a larger turkey over 14 lbs yet being more on the larger size at 22 lbs I was just questioning.
Thank you for your time and cannot wait to try this recipe as it sounds delicious!
Gary
Deborah Esayian says
Finally, a recipe site with easy yet delicious recipes with ingredients you actually have in your house. Well done – I have been through about six other sites and found them all really ridiculous – love this one!
Krista says
This is the first time I have reached out to a blogger, but I just had to because YOUR RECIPES ARE AMAZING. I would totally purchase a cookbook if you ever decide to publish one. And your life story is inspiring. Rock on, lady!
Lidia Tarzynski says
Hello Karina!
I am so excited to have found you and your recipes! Your strength and determination are genuinely inspiring to someone who has depression and anxiety is struggling through the pandemic in addition to so much change in the last 6 months. My oldest, 28, moved to her own place in August. My youngest, 19 y.o., went away to university in August. My middle, 20. y.o. (adopted from South Korea : ) ), is going away for her 2 last years of university in January. I’m so very proud of and so happy for my children; yet, the change is still difficult for me. I am a 56 y.o. single (divorced) woman who loves having her children around her. I’ve been divorced for almost 13 years.
The battle of trying to figure out what I am going to cook for my middle daughter and I is pretty much gone. In addition, when my son comes home for Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday!) and stays through mid-January, I am not worried about what to prepare for dinners! He is a picky one to cook for and with the beautiful varieties you offer, I am all set.
In addition, the portions calculate for even 1 person so I’ll be able to make some decent dinners for myself! I look forward to trying many of your recipes!
Again, my deepest thanks to you for telling us about yourself, your struggles and all you do.
Gratefully,
Lidia
Mark O'Brien says
Dear Karina,
Not only are your recipes delish, this Paris poet says they are wonderfully well written. To get us through this winter, here’s to Café Delites days, trays, and plentiful graze.
Emel Ebcioglu says
Hello, Karina,
I am writing to thank you from Turkey. With your help I’ve been able to prepare dinners that have now graduated from edible to delicious. There’s so much work invested in this website, so much precious labor and time. You have entered into my life just when I felt I lost my sense of taste and cooking bore me so. Thank you again for your wonderful recipes and wish you the best.
Emel
Hope Restored says
Hi Karina. You mentioned that your dad was born and raised in Uruguay. By any chance, do you have any traditional recipes from Uruguay that you can share? Most I find online are written in Spanish. I was born and raised there as well but moved to America as a child and prefer recipes in English. TIA
Amelia Leon says
Karina! You are so talented. I made three of your recipes last week, and I just can’t stop coming back for more. Thank you for all the wonderful hard work you do. I’ve got my mom using Cafe Delites now too, and I keep spreading the good word. Best to you!!!
June says
Hi Karina, I am one of those cooks that loves to scour the Internet for recipes. I usually find 2-3 similar recipes and come up with my own to fit my tastes. Well, I googled pork roast recipes and your Chrispy Carnitas caught my eye, I read the recipe and did not even consider finding any other similar recipes. I booked marked it and added the ingredients to my shopping list. Then I started seeing other recipes I wanted to try and bookmarked those. Finally I just stopped and booked marked your home page. I rarely find recipes that I don’t feel like I need to tweak a little; yours are not the case. Thank you and I look forward cooking your food!
Kathleen says
I cannot find the pin on your recipe posts to save your recipes to Pinterest. Any suggestions? Thank you
Anonymous says
Hi Karina. Your photos are being used by someone wherein they cropped the watermark. I do not personally know the person but a neighbour showed me the ad and noticed it is exactly the same as your picture. This neighbour bought a food dish and it is nowhere near the photo posted. Now we know why
Tiffeny says
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your recipes. Do you have a book with all your recipes that I can purchase
Jennie says
Hi Karina
Just wanted to let you know you have become my go-to site for recipes. We have never ‘not liked’ one of your recipes. They are so tasty and wholesome. Keep up the great work. You are marvellous.
Hiva says
Hi
I love your recipes and the fact that they always turn out amazing!
Thank you for sharing them:)
Jason C says
First time browser. Your Slow cooker roast chicken recipe is currently cooking away in my crock pot. I’m having guests later and my house smells fantastic. I will let you know how the guests enjoy the recipe. I did do a slight variation (the guests coming over have a penchant for food with a little kick) so I decided to crush up a habanero chili with the garlic. I’ll let you know how it goes. Very excited. I’ve bookmarked your blog!
Karen says
We were introuduced to Cafe Delites by a friend who shared the Cream of Mushroom soup recipe. Since then we have tried many soup, chicken, shrimp and scallop recipes. My teens are well versed in looking up a recipe now to cook dinner for the family. One challenge that I have is the seafood selection is limited to salmon, shrimp and scallops. Do you have any tilapia or white fish recipes? These tend to be delicate or dry out easily. Would love to learn more.
Lori Walsh says
Really want to make the Churro Cake Recipe that keeps popping up on Facebook. Can’t find on your website??????
Mike Gee says
love your FB posts, love browsing this site as well. I’ve used several of your recipes and they have all been a great success! it’s not that I’m very lazy or anything, but your one pot stuff is a real hit in this house
however, I want to tell you about a ‘404 Page Not Found’ error on a recipe I’d like to try. it’s the Churro Cake recipe and it should be here:
https://cafedelites.com/churro-cake/
but it can’t be found!
would be great if someone could sort out the problem. many, many thanks and keep up the Good Work.
Mike in central France
Alan says
Hi I found your website this weekend and cooked the Lemon & Kung Pao Chicken dishes. They were amazing!
Do you have an Asian cookbook that I can order or are you just online?
Bhavana says
hi , i love all your recipes.. you make so simple and easy to understand.
simply great 🙂
Just had a quick question. Do you have cake and brownie recipes without eggs.
will be thankful if you can give me some pointers..
thanks much.
Looking forward to hearing from you
joannee hurst says
Hi café delites
I literally love all your recipes and wondered if you had a cook book I could buy?
Many thanks
Joanne
Jessica says
Okay, dumb question here… I’m not a drinker, never have been, but some of your alcoholic beverages look delicious. What can I use as replacements for the alcohol in the drinks I choose (strawberry rose slushies, strawberry coconut mojitos for example)?
Golda Metu says
Hi Karina,
I tried your pancake recipe and it was absolutely lovely. I’m definitely going to try out your other recipes. Thank you for sharing your love for good food. God bless🙏
Niloufer Sohal says
Dear Karina,
You are definitely an inspiration to so many!! I tried your Chicken Marsala and it was such a hit with so many people!!! Thank you so much…tonight, Creamy Garlic Chicken Breasts! You are a beautiful soul. Thank you so much for your recipes and your story! God Bless you darlin!!
Doris says
Hi Karina,
OMG I just finished making the Juicy Beef Brisket and it tuned out amazing. I’m trying to share a photo if it It’s definitely a 6 star my friend and I’m so glad I found your website. 😋💕👏👍🥂🇨🇦
Terry says
Terry says.
Been trying some of the chicken recipes over the last couple of months from this web site ,and as I like to cook all my sauces from scratch I have enjoyed trying these sauces out and enjoyed .tonight I cooked the Balsamic Chicken Breast used my own home grown tomato’s selection of red and yellow cherry type I also added some chestnut mushrooms to the dish and some carrots and brockley spears , roast potatoes on the side .enjoyed excellent will definitely cook again washed it down with chilled Visionario Bianco Italian white excellent match.
Well done KARINA will explore more of your recipes.
Nikki Taylor says
Seriously EVERY recipe I use from this site turns out to the BEST EVER 😍 I especially love the World’s Best Fudgiest Brownies and Juicy Oven Baked Chicken Breast!! Soooooo good & I’m always getting compliments about the food 😄👍🏻
Nola A Young says
Dear Karina, Thankyou for your Blog, and recipes. As l cook from scratch they are fantastic. Some are similar to my own recipes but yours add extra yum .l am now in a wheelchair so simple easy to follow recipes to give my Support Worker to part cook or prepare for us are super.
My daughter in law went through the same journey as yourself however she didn’t have children at the time . After being given the all clear from the Hopkins Lymphoma 12 months later welcomed a little baby boy. He really is Gods gift and we all pray everyday a prayer of thankfulness for the wonderful blessings we have. I pray you continue to experience good health, happiness and the gift of sharing your recipes with many families .God Bless, Nola
Ps. I best go, l have a zoom birthday party to organise x
Nancy says
I just made your Apple Crisp and it turned out fantastic!!! Looking forward to trying more of your creations. Thank you!
Natalie Giordano says
Hi Karina,
With 3 young children to please, my homemade dinners are not always on point! I have cooked a handful of your recipes and my goodness, each one has been amazing!!
I’ve currently got the Slow cooker beef stew cooking away as we speak. I’ve just had a taste and yep, another success that I know the whole family will love!
Thank you for providing such delicious recipes that are easy to make. You’re a gem and have become my go-to girl, especially for weeknight dinners!
Natalie
Georgia says
Hi Karina,
I just wanted to leave a small comment saying thank you for sharing your recipes . With everything that has been happening in the world recently my own little personal goal has been to try new recipes while staying in at home. My partner and I have tried many dishes of yours and they have all been fantastic, especially your lasanga- holy moly girl!! Anyway, thanks for making my happy food dance a more common occurrence at home.
All the best x
Pamela says
Hello, i want to ask if im going to baked chocolate cake with ganache, i will use 6inches pan, how many minutes to cook? And can i use 2 6inches pan for that recipe? Thank you.
Demetria Walker says
I’m excited to try as many recipes as I can. A new recipe every other day. I can’t wait to give feedback. The photos look so delicious.
Luz says
I love your recipes, they are rich I have made a lot. Amo tus recetas, son ricas he realizado mucha
Mel says
Can I make these ahead and then bake them the next day?
Martin says
I had a craving for chewy, chocolatey cookies, and your recipe came up when I googled it:
https://cafedelites.com/best-fudgy-chocolate-brownie-cookies/
They had a great texture and flavor — except they were way too salty! I know it’s only a half teaspoon but it’s a small recipe and it was too much for me. If I make it again I would try it with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Thanks!
Sunny says
I would love to try the cheesy asparagus stuffed chicken breasts but do not have the Mozzarella cheese – would Monterey Jack work? Love, love your recipes, ;Karina!
Karina says
Hi Sunny… absolutely!
Rita McCloskey says
Hi, I was just wondering, I bought the masala spice but it already has all of the other spices you listed, can I not use just 5 teaspoon of that instead?
Karina says
Hi Rita, you can definitely try it and see how it goes.
Rebecca Baron says
This pin came up at the top of search on Pinterest when I searched for “baked salmon.” It looks like the Pinner isn’t necessarily a spammer but pins lots of spammy pins and you should have this one removed (if it is yours) since it ranking better on Pinterest than your pin.
Olga says
Hi Karina, I tried a couple of your recipes and I am hooked! I started to follow you on Instagram, and I love what you do. Hands down, things turn out very delicious. I am wondering if I can share your recipes with my friends on Facebook providing the link to your original recipe on website.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Best regards,
Olga
Tim Lawhorn says
Love trying your recipes! Thanks for sharing … do you also have a mobile app
Stuart says
Just wanted to share appreciation for your creations all the way from Scotland! Love your stuff and visit your website as a first port of call when thinking of my weekend cooking! Thank you
Monique says
Hello Cafe Delites,
My name is Monique and tonight I’m going to be making your Sticky BBQ Pork and cannot wait. I had just one question to ask, my oven’s broiler can only be set to “high” or “low”; and I read your post stating it’s needing to be set @ 350. So I was just wondering if that would be high or low?
Deb says
Re the chicken cacciatore with potatoes…can i use boneless chicken thighs?
Karina says
Yes you can.
Jewel says
Hi
Just want to say your Meditteranean Chicken is THE BEST!!!
I live in a small place and only have a toaster oven and the recipe works perfect in there. Love the one pan dishes!
Thanks
Arifa Ali-Sinanan says
Hi am I dont really buy Parmesan cheese, where i’m from it is too expensive, can i substitute it with regular cheddar cheese in an Alfredo sauce
Travis says
Hi Karina,
First of all I just wanted to say thank you f looor all the amazing recipes on here. I have recommended your site to all my friends and family. Recently I was raving about a chicken lasagna I made from your site. I was going to make it for a family dinner but can’t find it. The recipe had pumpkin and ricotta. Can you help me locate it please?
Thanks
Kumi says
Hello.
I have a question about No Knead Artisan bread recipe. Would it be the same if I bake this on the stove instead in the oven? If not, would you advise how to do on the stove?
Thank you so much.
Kumi
Angie says
How are the easy soft dinner rolls if i make them a day before we plan to eat them?
Sabrina says
Karina,
I freeakin love your website and LOVE your recipes. I tried the butter chicken and it was ammmazing! Thank you so much. I just wanted to leave some feedback to tell you what an awesome job you’re doing. I’m going to be trying some of your other recipes and I’m sure they will be a knockout! Think I might try the mac-n-cheese and chicken recipe. Looks delish 🙂 Keep up the awesome work.
Mimi LE VASSEUR says
Karina, I must agree the web site is beautiful !!!! Your recipes are easy to follow, creative and delicious is an understatement!!!!! Grateful and looking forward to more of your creative recipes!!!!
Karen says
Wow!!!
All I can say is Fudgy Brownies=WOW!!!!
Thank you!!!
Andrew says
Hi Karina,
Are the temperatures you recommend in your recipes for a fan forced oven or non fan forced?
Kara says
Did you see that Cameron Mathison called out your website and used one of your recipes on Good Morning America this morning. He changed the recipe to suit him, but said he got it from your website.
Kathy Line says
Karina do you have a cookbook? If you do please let me know, because I would want one. You are a wonderful cook. Love your recipes.
Cindy says
The ‘comment’ link doesn’t seem to be working – so I’m replying here Sandi ☺️
I cooked the Butter Chicken recipe for my family tonight and they were literally scrapping out the pot. I have never cooked anything so successful before!!! So to the writer of this blog – you are my hero!!!!
anna sarmiento says
creamy garlic scallops is divine… now gonna try your other recipes … thank you very much
Yvonne says
Hello from down under I love your recipes like all your other followers I’m looking for some risotto recipes any chance you could some of these up on your page.
Suzanne Accashian says
I am looking for gluten free and dairy free recipes. I have learned by trial and error learned for dairy substitute when cooking and baking the best cheese is Follow Your Heart and for milk it is oat milk and they have an extra creamy which can be used as cream however don’t try to whip it. Well I haven’t tried whipping it maybe some cream of tartar. Earth Balance, soy free is a wonderful butter replacement and Country Crock plant butter sticks, avacado is mild and there is no strong flavor transfer.
Oat milk makes a wonderful ice cream. It is creamy and feels like indulgence.
Would you be able to customize some of your recipes for those of us that love your recipes but have restrictions.
Thank you, Suzanne
Lisa dR says
For gluten-free, you simply use rice flour. For those who don’t do dairy, this site may not be the best option for you. It is the dairy that makes her recipes so delicious!
Shelby Moore says
I just want to say that you have great recipes! I am a professional Chef and I just noticed that I use a lot of your recipes in my Bistro! Thank you for your awesome creations they are truly tasty!
James says
I just found your website. To me, this is one of the best sites for great recipes that I’ve used with beautifully photographed dishes. I like the banner of related recipes that appears at the top as well as the meal plans. I’m looking forward to preparing so many of these recipes. The only criticism I have is all of the advertisements that randomly pop up all over the page while I read the recipes. It’s quite annoying and I wonder if there is any way to reduce those or place them in one locations, so that they are not right in the middle of the recipe and pictures. I understand that the ads likely generate some revenue for you, but it really takes away from the experience of your otherwise beautiful and informational website. Just some hopefully constructive criticism.
Suzanne Accashian says
I use Opera web browser and it filters a good amount out.
Lisa dR says
Same for me. As of late, it has gotten really bad. The ads and other items moving across the screen make it challenging to navigate the pages. LOVE your pictures, videos, and recipes!
Lorraine says
I am a full blooded Italian I made your chicken parmesan it was so good got a lot of compliments. Do you have a recipe for stuffed banana peppers went through your recipe did not find one thank you
Candace Sorensen says
Hi Karina,
I am writing to thank you for your amazing recipes and willingness to share them with us. Everything I have made from your blog has been amazing – full of flavor and simple to make. I never wonder if it will be good; if it’s a cafedelites recipe, it will be delicious. You are a gift to all of us who want to eat well without needing the skills of Julia Child!
Spring Beckman says
I made your Feta Sun-dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken last night. I used breasts and not thigh (as I like the flavor better). I also slathered the sun-dried tomato pesto on the outside of the chicken once stuffed. It was a hit! I also served it with Skinny Pasta noodles. I made a sauce with some butter, the leftover juices from the chicken, a little bit of blue cheese crumbles I had, and the remainder of my feta and sun-dried tomato pesto with some heavy whipping cream to make a sauce. There were no leftovers. Served it with roasted cauliflower and whole garlic cloves that I roasted with the cauliflower and then squeezed out of peel, mashed and mixed into the cauliflower.
Christopher says
I was simply looking up chimichuri I haven’t done it in so long I could not remember parsley or cilantro – so I found you and was drawn in.I love your recipe , I love your story about your father.I am the kind of cook who always changes things , (lol) thinking we can improve it – however , I am going to follow your recipe to the T . I’ll let everyone know how it turns out !
DIANA says
OH MY STARS!!!!! EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TRIED FOR PARTIES, GET TOGETHER’S, DINNER’S OR JUST WITH MY FAMILY HAS BEEN AMAZING, EACH RECIPE IS EASY TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE VIDEO WHICHMAKES IT SO MUCH MORE POSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND.
Karen Gallagher says
The chicken cacciatore recipe is the best I have ever made.
Natalia Blonzac says
I could not agree more. I have just tried one recipe, and my hubby who is a very picky eater LOVED the Chicken Tikka Masala. Thank you so much. I will continue to use these recipes!! Thank you so much for your kindness in sharing these recipes. I am touched and inspired by your story. Stay strong Karina!
Gayle Holmes says
can yuo please explain simply how i save recipes to my collection? When i click on save, where does it go?
Thanks!!
Gayle
John says
In your Cream of Mushroom Soup recipe it calls for 2 bouillon cubes.My preferred brand would be Knorr’s but since I know all cubes are not the same strength, how can one be sure to use the correct amount?
Richard Sands says
Is it possible to Blitz your vegetable soup ,without losing any flavours etc.
Mima says
Hi
I just want to inform you that I found an account that published you photos
It is an insta account name chef belal
Check it
Robin says
I love, love, love all of your recipes. My pickiest family eaters love your recipes. Even my 92 year-old dad, who says he hates mustard, loves your chicken and Dijon mustard/potatoes recipe. From main dishes, to sides, to desserts, nothing disappoints. I always look forward to another recipe. I’m so glad I found your website, and I thank you for the delicious recipes and beautiful videos that make me drool. Again, all I can say is, “Thank You!”
Patty Mancuso says
I have tried so many of your recipes and LOVE each and every one. Yours are my “go to” recipes always. Guests rave about my cooking, thanks to you! I dont’ know how you do it!
David says
I really like your recipes, which. I copy and reduce to one page with photo. Recently I am unable to copy pictures as a JPEG. What happened?
Pierre says
Hi Karina. Just a few words to tell you that your delicious recipes found their way up to Montreal, Canada and that I love them very much. Thank you & live long and prosper! ?
Paula Annarumma says
I love your recipes! Keep them coming please! We loved the sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving. My husband never eats that but couldn’t stop eating yours! Thanks so much for a great cooking resource!!!
vicki says
Hi On the cabbage beef soup, I have a small filet of beef. Can this be used?
Thx
Cheryl says
Love your recipes. My go to reference and guide on a lot of family dinners and gatherings. My life saver. Thank you so much.. More power!
Jbird says
Hi,
Today I found your chicken Parmesan recipe and had a question. Before you bake you have a step to fry the chicken. Do you think I could fry the chicken ahead of time? Even a day ahead and then proceed with baking? I wonder if they’d need to bake a little longer to bring up the temp from being in the fridge..?
thanks!
Paul Del Zio says
Hi Karina , your recipes are very inspirational , well presented and written. To-day while browsing I managed to see a video on stuffed chicken breast with mozzarella mushrooms and finished in a cream sauce, I’ve been trying to find the recipe and replay the video but no luck? Could you please instruct me on how to find it?
Thank you for your assistance ,Paul …..computer dummy
Karina says
Hi Paul. Is it this one? https://cafedelites.com/cheesy-garlic-butter-mushroom-stuffed-chicken/
Paul says
Hi, yes it is , thank you so much!
Very kind regards, Paul, Sydney Aust.
Cheryl Bennet says
HI Karina–so sorry to comment on someone else’s thread but the “contact me” feature isn’t working for me? I love, love your Honey Mustard Chicken Avocado Bacon Salad but I can no longer find it on your site! 🙁 Is it on here somewhere yet? Love SO many of your recipes–thanks in advance!!
Laura Owen says
Adore you! You are such an inspiration. I just discovered your website today and have already listed many recipes I will be making for my family. May God bless you and your family!
Hugs from Kansas (USA),
Laura Owen
Rod MacKenzie says
Thank you for a delicious year! Merry Christmas and to many more!!
Holly. Meyers says
Hi. I am making this right now and the sauce is WAY to runny , The white sauce. Do you mean 3 separate half cups added in 3 times like 1/2 …1/2….1/2….or 3 and 1/2 cups of milk? This is so runny. Please help! The rest is perfect!
Holly Meyers says
I am making Mamas best lasagneHi. I am making this right now and the sauce is WAY to runny , The white sauce. Do you mean 3 separate half cups added in 3 times like 1/2 …1/2….1/2….or 3 and 1/2 cups of milk? This is so runny. Please help! The rest is perfect!
Simone Vega says
I love your recipes and presentation. Very elegant, well explained and looks delicious. Congratulations.
Phyllis Veit says
I received an email tasking me to comment on recipes, however, I can’t find anywhere that I can enter the comments. I can only read them. Unless it is covered by your conzillion and one ads.
Pam brackhan says
When making the croissant French toast can I use the crescent rolls that are in a can
Jimi Jennifer says
Hi Karina, wishing you a wonderful day.
Are you going to publish any books on your cooking ?
Receiving your recipes in one of my favorite things to look forward to.
I am so grateful that your putting your idea’s out to us.
I love your style… Merry Christmas,
jimi jennifer, Bisbee, Arizona
The fun place to live…
Amy Nguyen says
Hiya! Just made the Creamy Garlic Chicken Breast…and let me tell you…COMPLETE WINNER in our house. Even our picky 3 years old had seconds and our other darling, who is suffering from bronchitis licked her plate! Please keep up the amazing work!
– A happy mom!
Charles C says
Made Honey Mustard Chicken & Potatoes today. OMG, I’ll toss out my other recipes using chicken thighs. I sliced the potatoes horizontally then into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Melted in my mouth. At 400 degrees for 43 minutes in my older oven, the chicken was fall-off-the-bone tender. Fantastic dish. Thanks for sharing.
randy says
Hello,
I am looking at your baklava cheesecake page but the recipe does not appear. I would love to make this. Can you look into this glitch? Thank you.
Mae Brunell says
Karina Your recipe for salmon spinach rice wrap came through with part of the recipe unreadable! I don’t know if anyone else had trouble but it’s font I think because I don’t know much about computors.
Portia Read says
Hi Karina!
We are planning a family Christmas dinner for about 15 in the afternoon next weekend. I’m imagining “cozy” and simple if possible. Could you please tell me what you think of these ideas?
Our family has a recipe for baked Brie in pastry with cranberries and pecans that I think would be a nice appetizer.
I’m thinking of serving a creamy soup (maybe potato?) and warm sliced ham with some breads for sandwiches or dunking.
I’d like to know if one of your two potato soups would be good for this? Also,
Can potato soup be made ahead of time and reheated?
What would you suggest for additional dishes?
Your recipes always.work so beautifully!.
Thank you! Portia
Felicity says
Hi,
Thank you soooo much for sharing your sticky pork rib recipe. I haven’t liked ribs for a long time made many but never liked the flavours that came out after I cooked them. I had some in the freezer and did the endless search and found your so I cooked them up last night for dinner well, WOW it was a hit. My hubby and myself thought they were just delicious. You bought my love for ribs back. Thank you thank you thank you ?. This will always be my go too recipe. If this had turned out like all the other bad recipes I’ve tried I was never going too eat them again. You changed that. Will be trying more of your recipes in the future. Thank you again and have a happy and safe Christmas holidays. xoo
Ideduce says
Thank you so much. I love reading about food and how to make it.
I was wondering if you’d write up a grocery list to your weekly meals.
Thank you so much for the great food!
Anca says
Hi Karina,
I really love your recipes!
I would like to translate my top favorites and put them on my cooking blog (from Romania), with a link back to your original recipe. Only with your permission, if you agree. Thank you,
Anca
Karina says
Hi Anca. Thank you for the offer but we cannot give permission to use our content.
Chris says
Karina, an I make manicotti the day before?
Shelly says
You are an inspiration. A beautiful woman both inside and out. Thank you for sharing your life with all of us. Your love of food is visible in your recipes!
Sharon Rosa says
Come on! Now you’re killin me with your gorgeous and delicious recipes. I love you recipes and I love you! I really enjoy your site, and I don’t normally write reviews, but yours is worthy of the kudos.
BOB JARVIS JR says
LOVE UR PAGE-1 OF MY FAVORITES-ALWAYS USING A TWEAKED VERSION OF UR RECEIPT WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS AND COMPLIMENTS-I SHARE UR SITE W/THEM AND THANK ME-KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND HAPPY-HOLIDAYS–BOB JARVIS–SHELTON CT
beth fletcher says
Are the cranberries in Sausage and Herb stuffing fresh or dried?
Karina says
Dried
Susan Daugherty says
Hi there,
I’d like to make the Beef Bourguignon “Julia Child” oven method recipe for Thanksgiving dinner this year but I think I need to increase the amount. We have 6 -8 guests, 3 of which have big appetites so I want to be certain I have enough, and would like to have leftovers if possible.
Can you advise how I could adjust the recipe to accomodate?
Thank you!
heidi salati says
I want to make your cream of mushroom soup for a green bean casserole. I lost my cream of mushroom recipe and this looks close to what I used to make. Would this recipe work well for a casserole? Thanks much.
Kathy Gibson says
Saw your crispy chicken parmesan recipe. Says cover and marinate 15 min or overnight. You might want to mention putting it in the refrigerator to marinate
Michelle says
I cant find recipe for chicken thighs cooked in heavy cream sauce with white wine
Rod MacKenzie says
Hi Karina, posts from you have gone quiet and I am checking to make sure that all is OK. Just a concerned follower. Regards, Rod
Abby says
Im 15 love the recipes yummy and fun to make! totally recommend all dinner ones
CAROL DEUTENBERG says
I need some gluten free main meals. I have celiac so I can’t have ANY gluten what so ever.
I can find all kinds of gluten free desserts/sweets but I’m, also diabetic.
Thank you
stephen gilliss says
Hey Karnia,
Just wanted to say “Thanks!”
I’m a 50-year-old husband and father of 4 (3 still live at home) and you helped inspire cooking exploration, which started just a few years. And what an amazing journey so far.
Thanks to you, my family has enjoyed:
* Spinach and Ricotta Grilled Cheese
* Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup
* Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Chicken Breast
* Creamy Spinach Stuffed Salmon in Garlic Butter
* Garlic Butter Baked Salmon
* Easy Honey Garlic Salmon
* Stuffed Mushrooms
* Garlic Mushrooms
* Chocolate Lava Cake
* Honey Mustard Chicken Salad With Bacon & Avacado
* Cheesy Roasted Green Beans
And the list goes on …
So thank you, thank you, thank you for being a beautiful source of inspiration. Thanks for being you.
🙂
SteveG & Family
Stacy says
How did I just come across you?!? I’m telling everyone about your website and fabulous recipes. If you were right in front of me, I’d give you a big hug. Thank you!!!
June M Clark says
HI, you are amazing!! Your recipes are through the roof!! You can tell by your description (not the actual receipe) that you really love food and what you do (SO WELL). I cannot wait to get your book. Keep the recipes coming; I am a true fan!!!
Paula Hatlelid says
Karina,
Your recipes are AMAZING! I’ve made several of your recipes and every single one has been perfect!
Do you have a recipe for chicken Vindaloo?
Thank you for making cooking fun and easy!
Pat Delaney says
You have some of the BEST Recipes I have EVER made. I’ve never been disappointed. The ingredients are always easy to get & the recipes take hardly any time to make. Thank you so much for sharing them.
cody says
Thank you so much for including a jump to recipe option!! it’s is always annoying looking for the recipe and having to sift through pages of pictures and other stuff. Thank you so much I wish more people did this 😀
Lucy Geck says
I just made your creamy chicken noodle soup and it is divine!!! I can’t figure out how to subscribe to your blog. Please advise and God bless. Lucy
B Hettich says
I love most of your recipes! I print them out for future use and have never been disappointed! However, I enjoy the information you give with hints before we get to the recipe. How can I print that out too? You give valuable information that I never remember when I’m making that recipe. Can you make that portion able to print out too?
Robyn says
Hi Karina,
I made one of those gloppy blender versions of chimichurri. Had my doubts about it because I’ve been in Argentina and Uruguay and had plenty of the real thing. I remembered it looking like your pictures, NOT a puree. But it’s been awhile since I was there (2003) so I thought maybe I forgot. Since every recipe I found used a blender or food processor, I figured that was the way to go. Well, after a few unsatisfying bites, the way to go was – into the trash!
So now I searched for “Argentine Chimichurri” – and up popped your recipe. I haven’t made it yet, but doesn’t matter. I KNOW I’ve found the real deal. I look forward to making it. Muchisimas gracias!
Amy Patterson says
Karina,
Just wanted to let you know the French Dip recipe is by far one of the easiest and most delicious recipes ever. I will never pay $15 a plate for a restaurant version again because none will be better than what I ate this weekend. And then to be able to cook it in a slow cooker on top of that, just made my day. I am definitely trying other recipes.
Thank you,
Amy
Michael R. says
I cant thank you enough for this web sight! I cooked your chicken marsala with the cream added, and my wife says it is the best you ever made. Then I tried the honey mustard chicken with potatoes, and again, it was the bomb. what can I say. If you follow the recipes to the letter, you cant go wrong
Dennis says
I too am a stage 4 vB Hodgkins survivor. I’m clean 17 years What about you?
Thanks for the site. Just make the Tuscan Mushrooms. Fabulous. Keep em coming
Dennis
steve says
my name is steve and my wife and i love everyone of your recipes that we have made they are just wonderful thank you for saveing my hunger lol
Tina Palma says
So happy to see you are back hope everything is ok?!? I’ve enjoyed your recipes and have learned from you. I have an Italian food blog, just started within this last year. Have a very long way to go yet but every day I plug along a little more. But I still like all your recipes and enjoy experimenting with them. I have also offered up prayers for you; don’t know if it had anything to do with your cancer but I’m praying that you could experience healing. Okay just wanted to extend my well wishes for you and a speedy recovery. And I look forward to seeing more of your cheery emails in my inbox once again. Sending health and happiness your way, Tina Palma Josiesdaughterskitchen.com
Kimberly says
I found your website last night. I love to cook because I love to dine with my family and see them enjoy delicious home cooked meals. I stumbled across your chicken marsala recipe last night and it was the best ever!!!! My family went crazy over it. Your recipes don’t look complicated, don’t have tons of ingredients and just look plain good!!!!! I am fired up about trying so many. My next is going to be caprese stuffed balsamic chicken. Thank you for this website. Hard to be a full time working mom that is passionate about cooking and I think you have helped me with that! Bless you!
Marilyn Grandi says
When in the year do your meal plans start? I thought it would be in January which would make this week 33 but it starts with pumpkin soup. Pumpkins in the UK are not plentiful until October/November. I apologise if it says somewhere that I have not seen when the start is.
Yours meals look truly scrumptious, so glad I found your website.
Kindest regards,
Marilyn
Sherrin Scott says
I have been getting your emails for a long time,but recently my provider changed my yahoo account and I haven’t had any emails from you. I tried reentering my email to your site but already knows it. Can you delete on your end and I’ll renter again and see if that works. I love your site and don’t want to miss your daily emails
Thanks
Alfredo says
CIAO from Italy
Alfredo
J says
Your entire menu is…. Amazing! …. Outstanding!….Wow!!
I’m HOOKED !!
Anand-Sara says
Hello Karina,
I just saw your recipe for the Creamy Garlic Scallops, and my mouth was watering as I saw the video! For people who have a dairy sensitivity, do you have any recommendations for a substitute?
Thank you so much!
Lisa C Pole says
My family has been working on eating healthy meals. Thank you for this resource. The recipes are treasures of healthy food with great flavor!
carol stewart says
Well… I happened upon this site and once I realized how many bookmarks I was adding I just had to subscribe! Everything looks and sounds so delicious! I cook for mom, sister, nephew and myself at home and have been looking to replace some of our recipes with low carb ones and you have so much to choose from! I also love that you have some quick/make ahead recipes that are still healthy! You are going to make my life a whole lot easier (and healthier!) Keep up the good work!
Nicole Ludlow says
OMG! Best crockpot pot roast ever! Competes with a great beef bourguignon any day. I know Russets can’t compete with Yukon Golds but put in last four hours and still amazing.
Alison Zhadan says
Amazing Cinnamon rolls! I discovered your recipe a few months ago and have been using it ever since. The soft cinnamon rolls are TRULY soft. Your recipe is the best one I’ve found. I did tweak a few things just for my own taste but your recipe is the best! Thank you for sharing!
Patricia Wall says
Will you taste the baking powder if it has aluminum in it. That’s all I have. Didn’t realize it. Can’t go to the store before dinner! Thank you.
Elaine says
Karina you are my saviour as I have spent way too much time over the last few years browsing various internet sites looking for new appetising recipes. Then I found yours by chance a month ago. Absolutely spot on with background and practical instructions of really great recipes. I don’t bother to look elsewhere anymore as I am delighted with everything I have made from your site. Thank you so much for all the effort you have put into the site I know I am not the only one who appreciates it.
Reba says
Made your brownie recipe followed the directions to the t. I am so impressed. I baked mine at 325 for 45 minutes to still have that fudgy center. Definitely had that crackly crust. Thanks for sharing. 😉
Dave says
Just wanted to let you know that we have stopped getting these wonderful recipes.
Joyce Brown says
I used to get your emails and have tried countless of your recipes, with great success. However, I no longer receive the emails and would like to be added back to your email group.
Rhonda says
I love to order lamb when I go out, though have never cooked it before. For Father’s day, I am going to cook for the love of my life and his sons. He is a more confident cook than I but, I am going to try to make your Braised Lamb Shanks and serve with rice. I feel encouraged and confident I can do this – you explain things thoroughly and have offered different methods of cooking. I will likely use the oven method. I found your site while searching for a braised lamb recipe – so thrilled to have found it. Wish me luck – I will tell you how it turns out
dave says
I cannot save recipes to favorites on you web page. How do I do that. Also where on your web page, do I access my favorites that I have saved from your web page. P.S. you have great recipes.
Priska Bucher says
Thank you for the delicious recepies. So far I’ve made 4 and all where wonderful. Will defenetly do more. Ever thought to do an app? I would defenetly get it.
judith A mclaren says
Small world, just signed up 2 this…and found out u r out of Aust. I’m getting ready 2 come over there in a few weeks…my son lives there so I am familiar with Aust. I’m a teacher and love 2 cook!! Excitied about your website!
lonnie says
My boys (hard-working young adults), were complaining “chicken, chicken, chicken, can we have something new please, like steak”. My remark to them as any exasperated mom would retort, “you think money grows on trees”. Well, came across your sight when surfing for a new handle and lock for the shop. Out of curiosity I did the click thing, this has got to be some sort of a joke. Well I be, surprise, surprise. “What an interesting site.” Spent hours watching you cook up those magical dishes. It’s been about 3 months perhaps a bit more and I have tried almost everyone of your chicken recipes, between the fish, prime rib, ribs and let’s not forget those savory veggies. I want to thank you so much for solving the boy’s complaints. Every thing I’ve made so far has turned out scrumptious, beautiful, and my young men asking for more. Ahhh, a happy home once again. **Love those weekly meal plans, keep em coming**.
Meg says
Hi do you have a cookbook? All your recipes are amazing
Jan says
Hi Karina,
I have enjoyed cooking and baking for as long as I can remember. Your brownie recipe is the best I have ever made. I love love love them! In fact I am baking them this morning to take to our family Easter lunch. Thank you for the recipe. They are always a big hit!
Happy Easter!
Jan
Karren Freedman says
I would like to make the spinach stuffed salmon. Can you tell me how long I would cook it to make it medium? Thank you. It sounds really good!
Jayme says
I tried 3 of your recipes last night and they were all so amazing!! Thank you for sharing !
Saundra says
I have to say that you are amazing! I kinda, sorta, dream (literally) recipes and try to figure out how to make them. Like you, I want to prepare healthy meals. Anyway, I work the internet to find healthy ways to prepare the meals that I ‘dream.’ Earlier this week, I dreamt of making a Mediterranean-style pasta dish (evidence of my surfing to find healthy recipes). I dreamt of using cucumber, olives, feta cheese, bell pepper, and tomato in a pasta dish for lunch or dinner. With everything that I came up with in my head said that I was missing something so I hit the internet! Voila! Up popped your recipe for Lemon Herb Mediterranean Pasta Salad. Other sites popped up with recipes but yours looked like just what I had dreamed up…giggle…So thank you for developing recipes that I can adapt to my dreams. …Giggle…hope that you don’t think me too weird! LOL! Usually when I dream up something, I can come up with a recipe on my own, it’s successful, and I stash it in my online recipe book. I grew up in New Orleans, so I have a pretty good background in many cultural cooking traditions. Unfortunately, Mediterranean, Greek,, etc. escape my experience. Soooo…. you are supplementing my education and I thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Judy Serrone says
Looking for recipes for home made recipes of salad dressings made with red wine vinegar, or balsamic vinegar. Please can you send me some recipes!
Michael says
Just clicked on link that brought me to your website and after browsing around I wanted to tell you it is wonderful! so well done and the recipes look delightful..you need not bother with all that nutritional twit, people will portion themselves or just pig out!..mox nix…
Have a great day and keep up your good work…signed up for the recipe thingy.
Michael..
Sharez Khan says
Hi Karina,
Every so glad to come have across your website full of recipes of all my favourite type of food. For someone that has never enjoyed cooking, your tasty recipes combined with easy to follow videos are particularly helpful and have transformed me into a real foodie! I’ve tried several of your recipes with great results. Keep it up and please keep sharing, I’ve converted my usual Friday ‘eat out’ evenings into Friday ‘cooking-at-home’ evenings. Thank you once again!
Randi says
When making the smashed sweet potatoes, do you cook them whole or cut into cylinders and then boil?
Janine says
I am making your tomato soup don’t know how long to roast the tomatoes and will the skins and seeds get all blended in?
kat miller says
hi I want to make ricotta grilled cheese looks awesome . what brand of frying pans are in the pictures they also awesome.
julia says
i don’t know if you have this already or if you have already thought about it but you should make your blog sorta like a shopping page. People can log on and have like a “wish list” of the foods that they want to make so they can save their recipes. i don’t know, just a thought!
Karina says
Julia! I’d LOVE to do that! Thank you for the suggestion. I have tried to set up an Amazon store but to no avail. I’ll have to look into the ‘wish list’ though. I think that’s brilliant. Thank you so much!
Ofelya says
Karina, I just made your BBQ and soy souce chicken and it’s amazing!!!!! Thank you for sharing the recipe
Karina says
That’s so wonderful Ofelya! Thank you for letting me know! You’ve made my day! I’m so so happy you enjoyed it!
Daniel W says
I absolutely love making these dishes!! Crowd pleasing recipes with so much flavor. My wife’s new favorite dish is your French onion stuffed chicken and I just cooked it for my mother…. It’s her new favorite now too!! My mom is a professional southern mother chef and can’t wait to make this herself. Will you please make a cookbook!! I will be the first to buy! Keep making your amazing dishes!
Ofelya says
Hi! I just went through almost every recipe you have on your blog and everything looks amazing and I’m sure it tastes even better. I’m going to try most of them. You’re an inspiration! And thank you for including the weight watchers points. Always wanted to cook with the points something that actually tasted like food
Karina says
Hi Ofelya! You’re very welcome! It makes life so much easier knowing points of foods. Thank you so much for your comments and compliments! You just made my week! 🙂
ade ...(glove ..W.A) says
ooops think i filled in the comment in the wrong section …sorry
Karina says
No worries! No need to apologise. Hopefully I find it!
Julia says
The recipes look so yummy. Thank you for sharing them. I was looking for WW friendly recipes, so I can’t wait to try these – will be starting with the sticky honey sesame chicken.
Karina says
Hey Julia! Aw I’m so happy to hear! Thank you for your message..and welcome to my crazy world of point friendly food! Xxx
Kim says
I’m making your Churro Chocolate Chunk Blondies tonight. It looks like a great recipe.