Nikoli’s Kitchen
118 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWelcome everyone! This show is all about my journey of positivity and scratch-made food, inside the kitchen and out. I’m not a chef, I’m just someone extremely passionate about food and trying to make the world a better place, one dish at a time. Every episode, I’ll talk about what’s happening in my world to try to help people, and I’ll share a featured recipe for you to make at home. Thank you so much for listening, and thank you so much for coming on this journey with me.
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Challah Bread from Scratch & Clearing the Log Jam
August 30, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBI know it has been such a long time, but WELCOME BACK to Nikoli's Kitchen! In this week's episode I talk about where I've been and the "log jam" that is my brain, and I talk about making Challah Bread from scratch on a livestream and turning it into French Toast with strawberries and a cream cheese mascarpone drizzle! Thank you so much for tuning in, and make sure you come back every week for a brand new episode! Featured Recipe for this Episode: Challah Bread: 560 grams all-purpose fl...
Looking Toward the Future
May 31, 2023 10:15 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBHello everyone and WELCOME BACK to Nikoli's Kitchen! In this episode, we get real. I talk about the future of the show and some of the struggles I've been having. Important Links (All links open in a new window) Main Website Subscribe on Patreon! Livestream for the Cure Join my Discord Community! Podcast RSS Feed Like my Facebook Page! Follow me on Twitter! Follow me on Instagram! Join my Facebook Group! Subscribe to my YouTube Channel! Follow me on Twitch! Listen on Apple Podcas...
Overnight Waffles and Weight Loss Success!
March 29, 2023 20:00 - 32 minutes - 42.9 MBWelcome back to another brand new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! In this episode I'm reporting on the outcome of my recent doctor's appointment and we're talking about making overnight Belgian waffles! Featured Recipe for this Episode 1-1/2 c all-purpose flour 1/2 c almond flour 2 t baking powder 1/2 t salt 2 eggs 1/2 c unsalted butter (melted) 2 T honey 1 t pure vanilla extract 1 to 1-1/2 c milk** 1 t yeast ** To make buttermilk waffles, replace this with 1-1/2 to 2 c buttermilk. ** Rep...
Accountability Check-in, March 2023
March 15, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBHello and welcome back to another brand new Nikoli's Kitchen! No featured recipe today as I'll catch you up on how I've been doing in the month since I last recorded, including checking in with accountability for counting calories and working toward my goals. Please head to the Livestream for the Cure YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@livestreamforthecure and check out all of the amazing content from years past! New content is dropping DAILY! Important Links (All links open in ...
I BAKED A CAKE! No... TWO CAKES!
March 08, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 36.8 MBHello and welcome back to another Nikoli's Kitchen! Today... I baked a cake! And then I loved it so much I did it again! Featured Recipe for this Episode White Cake Recipe: 9 T unsalted butter, softened 3 c caster Sugar (600 g)** 1 c canola oil 4 t vanilla 4 c all-Purpose flour (500 g) 2 T cornstarch 4-1/2 t baking Powder 1-1/2 t salt 1-1/2 c milk 9 egg whites at room temperature 1/2 c sprinkles (optional) ** To make caster sugar, add white sugar to a mortal and pestle or a blender an...
Ravioli FROM SCRATCH with a Ricotta Mascarpone Filling!
March 01, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 31.5 MBWelcome everyone to another brand new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week it's our first featured recipe of season five, and we're talking about homemade ravioli! That's scratch-made pasta, marinara, AND cheese filling, hand-stamped and cooked to perfection (when they didn't explode). I've still got some things to learn, but I've been workshopping this cheese recipe for the last couple months, and I really wanted to share it with you. Please check out the entire recipe breakdown and ingre...
Season Premiere - Anger & Accountability
February 22, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes - 41.1 MBHello and welcome to season FIVE of Nikoli's Kitchen everyone! This week, no featured recipe- in fact, you'll find many episodes going forward will be missing them. The format of the show is changing. It will be singularly focused week to week on a single topic, like you're sitting down with me in the kitchen, maybe while we're eating, maybe while we're cooking, and like I'm just telling you what's going on in my life. I hope that you enjoy! In today's season five premiere, I talk about my...
Quick Bites - Asian BBQ Sauce
December 28, 2022 15:00 - 16 minutes - 21.4 MBHello and welcome to what will likely be the final episode of 2022! This week, I'm talking about this amazing Asian BBQ Sauce I made out of a lot of the leftovers and components of Asian dishes I've made on the show over the past year or so. I don't know Asian food very well, but I know BBQ sauce, and I was thrilled to try to chuck tamarind and palm sugar into one, and the results absolutely blew me away. Season five of the show will not be kicking off until January 2023 at the earliest. Un...
Quick Bites - Apple Crêpes with Mascarpone Cream Cheese Filling
December 14, 2022 16:00 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MBHello and welcome to another quick bite here in the limbo between seasons four and five! Today I'm busting out the apples and mascarpone cheese and things are going to get RICH. This makes for the perfect sweet breakfast treat to kick off your day! Season five of the show will not be kicking off until January 2023 at the earliest. Until then, I'm working on reformatting areas of the show and making this about not just my journey, but about your journey. If something has happened in your li...
Quick Bites - Smoked Cheddar Chicken Chili
December 07, 2022 16:08 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBWelcome everyone to the first inter-season Quick Bite after season four! Today's "quick" bite isn't quite as "quick" in terms of cooking or preparation, but I promise you that nothing in the world says "stick to your ribs" food quite like my Smoked Cheddar Chicken Chili. The perfect bowl full of warmth and home for a cold winter evening, this chili is packed with decadent chili flavors, smoky chicken thighs, and rich cheddar cheese sauce. Please enjoy this recipe and give it a shot for yours...
Season Finale - Lemon Meringue Pie from SCRATCH!
November 23, 2022 15:22 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBHello and welcome to the season four FINALE of Nikoli's Kitchen! A much shorter show today than normal because some things around here are going to be changing in the off-season, which I'll go more into detail on over the coming weeks on my Instagram page. For now, please check out this amazing recipe for Lemon Meringue Pie made entirely from scratch! I hope you enjoy this amazing recipe, and if you're celebrating, I hope your Thanksgiving is amazing. Whether you celebrate or not, know tha...
Pasta alla Genovese
November 12, 2022 15:00 - 33 minutes - 44.8 MBBuongiorno! Welcome to butchering Italian pronunciation on a new Nikoli's Kitchen! I've really wanted to do some kind of shredded braised beef dish, so I LET THE HEAT HIT THE MEAT and started building a ton of layers of flavor into this Pasta alla Genovese. Originally I wanted to make a version of a dish I made on my old food show a long time ago, a beef and onion ragu, but in researching it I came to find out that this is more what I wanted to make- though truthfully I'm sure some of the fo...
Sloppy Joes with Homemade Ketchup & Suicide Awareness
November 03, 2022 17:15 - 45 minutes - 60.4 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen, which is coming a day later than it should be, but I'm still grateful to get it out for you. This week on the show, I talk about making homemade sloppy Joes with their own homemade ketchup, but before that I'm replaying a positivity segment from a stream back in September that I did to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Take good care of you, and please be kind to yourself. Remember tha...
Tofu Tikka Masala & Struggling to Create
October 26, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBWelcome back to another new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen everyone! We're steamrolling toward the end of the season on the day before Thanksgiving, and... I'm struggling. Today on the show I'll talk about how I'm struggling with managing everything as NaNoWriMo approaches, and kind of share some open-ended thoughts about changes that will need to happen before season 5 kicks off in 2023. In the back half of the show, I'm adapting the chicken tikka masala recipe I did back in episode 15 with Da...
Pumpkin Pecan Thumbprints with Cream Cheese Frosting!
October 19, 2022 18:00 - 30 minutes - 39.5 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another brand new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! Today I'll be talking about the "Potential of Tomorrow" and reading a poem I wrote in a much darker time in my life. After that, we're making Pumpkin Pecan Thumbprints, and talking about my "kitchen brain." Thank you for listening! Featured Recipe for this Episode Cookies- 1/2 - 3/4 c unsalted butter, softened (see below) 1/2 c pumpkin puree 1/2 c light brown sugar, packed 2 eggs, separated to whites and ...
Vegetarian Breakfast Pizza with Spinach and Onion
October 12, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutes - 49.2 MBHello everyone and welcome back to a brand new Nikoli's Kitchen! This week on the show, I'm talking about where I am in my current journey, and then in the back half of the show I'm talking about this new pizza dough recipe as a base for this incredible vegetarian breakfast pizza! This is a MUST-TRY if you love breakfast pizza! Thank you all so much for listening! Featured Recipe for this Episode Pizza Dough recipe: 1-3/4 cups hot water 2 T olive oil 2 t Salt 1 t white sugar 1 t ga...
Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich & How You Talk to Yourself MATTERS!
September 21, 2022 18:00 - 32 minutes - 43.2 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week, I'm making the most glorious sandwich ever to make it between two halves of a brioche bun with this incredible fried chicken sandwich topped with a whipped hot honey butter. Also... how you talk to yourself matters. This month's charity stream will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Tune in Sept 28th at 5 PM EST at https://twitch.tv/nikoliskitchen for games, food, and fun as we stream...
Crispy Chicken Ramen & Are You Living... or Surviving?
September 14, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week, we're talking about surviving versus living and in the back half of the show, I talk about making homemade ramen from scratch! This month's charity stream will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Tune in Sept 28th at 5 PM EST at https://twitch.tv/nikoliskitchen for games, food, and fun as we stream to raise money and awareness for AFSP. Featured Recipe for this Episode ~| The mos...
Creamy Parmesan Pasta & Living Life for Others
September 07, 2022 17:00 - 29 minutes - 38.6 MBHello and welcome back to another new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! In this week's episode I follow up on my progress from two weeks ago of living an intentional life, and about a quick pasta dish inspired by my love of leftovers, which I don't talk about enough on the show. In positivity, spurred by current events, I talk about living life for others and why I find it so frustrating that so many only seem to care about themselves. Thank you so much for listening! Featured Recipe for ...
Living an Intentional Life
August 24, 2022 18:36 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another brand new Nikoli's Kitchen! For the first time ever, no featured recipe this week, and the format is shaking up a bit. In the first half of the show I talk about some of the stuff I've been cooking up in the kitchen lately, and then in the back half, I talk about some inspiration I found from the Imp & Skizz Podcast about going for what you want. Thank you all so much for listening! Tune in to the Imp & Skizz Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/u...
Every Perspective Matters & Winging it, Asian Style
August 17, 2022 18:00 - 35 minutes - 47.8 MBHello everyone and welcome back to a brand new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week, I talk about a dish I prepared two ways, inspired to make something stir-fry or maybe lo mein-adjacent. I talk about where I feel each succeeded and failed. Up top in positivity, I talk about the passing of TinFoil Chef, a content creator and Minecrafter that I was a big fan of, and that turns into a discussion about every perspective mattering so much. Thank you so much for listening! Featured Recipe...
Creamy Lemon Garlic Pasta with Scallops & Shrimp
August 10, 2022 17:07 - 34 minutes - 47 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another brand new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week I'm talking about this absolutely amazing and fresh lemon garlic pasta dish stuffed with scallops and shrimp! With every element freshly made, this is one bite that you have to taste to believe. I also talk about resetting for the day and focusing on making the world a better place. Featured Recipe for this Episode Homemade Pasta 1/2 c semolina flour 1/3 c + 2 T all-purpose flour 4 egg yolks 1-1...
Quick Bites - Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies!
August 03, 2022 16:00 - 8 minutes - 11.3 MBHello and welcome everyone to a new Quick Bite from Nikoli's Kitchen! Unfortunately I've been working 50+ hours the last couple weeks and I'm in training, so my free time is exceptionally limited right now, so I couldn't get a new episode out. However I didn't want you to miss out on new content, so I put together this Quick Bite based on these melt-in-your-mouth amazing peanut butter cookies made with almond flour, so they're gluten-free! Check them out and let me know what you think! T...
Quesabirria (Tacos de Birria) & Perception
July 27, 2022 16:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MBHi and welcome back to another new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week on the show, inspired by a stop in Erie on our way home from a vacation to Cincinnati, I am making quesabirria for the first time ever! These delectable tacos are packed with INCREDIBLE flavor! I also share some thoughts as I finish another circuit around the sun on my 42nd birthday. Thank you so much for listening! Featured Recipe for this Episode Birria 3 lbs chuck roast 2 lbs short rib Salt, pepper, smoked pap...
Bourbon Cherry Maple Syrup... Playing with FIRE!
July 13, 2022 10:15 - 34 minutes - 46.4 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another brand new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week, a photo from my memories pops up and reminds me how precious time is, and how important living every day to the fullest is. Then on the back half of that, I play with fire, literally, as I cook down some cherries in bourbon to make a decadent syrup. Check out the YouTube short showing me making this syrup at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Qf5pO9l1k! Featured Recipe for this Episode 2 c c...
Season Premiere - Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Fail!
July 06, 2022 16:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBWelcome back everyone to SEASON FOUR of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week we're talking about under-baked strawberry rhubarb pie and about beating myself up a lot in the preceding weeks. The journey continues. Growth never ends. Stop the cycle of negativity and stop beating yourself up for not achieving 100% of everything every single day. And thank you so much for listening! Featured Recipe for this Episode Crust (makes two) 3 c all-purpose flour 1/3 c shortening, cut into small cubes and f...
Quick Bites - Orange Sweet Chili Sauce
June 29, 2022 15:50 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBHello everyone and welcome to another new Quick Bite from Nikoli's Kitchen! Today we're talking about this beautiful orange sweet chili sauce that will light up any Asian dish with a citrusy umami blast of flavor. While I didn't make it as well as I'd hoped, I'm definitely still learning and growing. Thank you so much for listening! Season four begins July 6th! I am really excited to kick off the next full season of Nikoli's Kitchen, and especially excited now that (with big thanks to Br...
Quick Bites - Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bites
June 22, 2022 12:51 - 15 minutes - 20.6 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another quick bite here from Nikoli's Kitchen! Today I decided to throw together some chocolate protein bites with quick oats as a quick calorie- and protein-dense snack. We'll also jump into a small positivity segment and reset ourselves for the day. Season four begins July 6th! I am really excited to kick off the next full season of Nikoli's Kitchen, and especially excited now that (with big thanks to Brendan of Unchefed) I feel like I've cracked the ...
Quick Bites - Tomato Zucchini Salad w/ Mozzarella Pearls
June 15, 2022 14:00 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MBCW/TW: In this episode I talk about suicide and death. If you're struggling right now, I promise you, you're not alone. Please reach out and talk to someone today. In the United States, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. If you're not in the U.S., there are resources in your country that can help you. Please don't ever give up, no matter what. You are not alone. This month's patreon donation (with a match from me) was made to the American Foundation for ...
Glazed Donuts FROM SCRATCH and Life Needs Editing
June 08, 2022 16:00 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MBHi everyone and welcome back to Nikoli's Kitchen! This week is your first mid-season episode, and though I fully intended it to be shorter, I just missed being on the mic so much and I had some things to get out. In the first half of the show I'll talk about being on a plateau and overwhelming myself too much, and then in the back half we talk about the glazed donuts I made live on the air during this year's Livestream for the Cure. A special thanks to all of my listeners and supporters for ...
Blackened Fish Tacos & A Letter to Myself
May 16, 2022 10:15 - 32 minutes - 44 MBHello everyone and welcome back to Nikoli's Kitchen- the season three FINALE!! I can't believe we've come this far, and I'm so grateful to all of my amazing listeners for your support. This week on the show I'm talking about blackened fish tacos made with salmon and topped with a delicious pico de gallo... and reading a letter I've written to myself. Thank you all so much for your amazing support. Season 4 should kick off sometime in June, but stay tuned to the feed for plenty of quick bites...
Angel Food Cake with Lemon Icing!
May 12, 2022 17:35 - 39 minutes - 51.8 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Nikoli's Kitchen, with massive apologies for the delay in getting this into your ears- prep for the Livestream for the Cure has overwhelmed me of late. This week on the show, I talk about letting go of anger and trying to work to make the world a better place, and then I talk about the wins (and failures) I experienced trying to make angel food cake from scratch. Pro tip: Buy a tube pan. Thank you all so much for listening! The 6th An...
Nashville Hot Chicken is AMAZING! (And SO ARE YOU!!!)
May 02, 2022 16:45 - 37 minutes - 50.4 MBHello one and all and welcome to a brand new Nikoli's Kitchen! This week, I take on Nashville Hot Chicken, something I never knew existed and I'm so thrilled to have found it! I also talk about some things that were stirred up on Twitter lately. How do you deal with detractors? Thank you so much for listening! The 6th Annual Livestream for the Cure will take place from May 19th - May 21st, as we work with content creators and podcast partners around the world to raise $20,000 for the Can...
Berry Pancake Breakfast with a Potato Apple Hash!
April 25, 2022 16:45 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBHello everyone and welcome to a brand new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! Today we're resurrecting an old recipe from the RestauRant days as I give my almond flour berry pancake recipe a bit of an upgrade, and decided to pair it with a beautiful breakfast hash made with sausage, potatoes, and honeycrisp apples! Thank you so much for listening! The 6th Annual Livestream for the Cure will take place from May 19th - May 21st, as we work with content creators and podcast partners around the wor...
Gai Yang Chicken & Believing in Yourself
April 18, 2022 17:15 - 49 minutes - 66.3 MBHi everyone and welcome back to a brand new Nikoli's Kitchen! This week I'm giving a swing at something I've never done in the name of Gai Yang Chicken, which is Thai BBQ chicken typically spatchcocked and cooked over coals in the streets of Thailand. Also this week, I continue on last week's thoughts about celebrating all of the little wins in your life, and how to continue to believe in yourself even when you fail or are set back. Thank you so much for listening! The 6th Annual Livestr...
Making Brownies with BEER & Celebrating 50 Episodes!
April 12, 2022 18:15 - 53 minutes - 74.9 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week with episode 50 rolling around, I wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate by going back to the very first episode of the show and taking another look at the brownies I made. Instead of making them with red wine syrup and ganache, I made them with an Imperial stout and caramel! The results didn't turn out exactly how I wanted, but they still had great flavor. Also this week, I answer your questions and cont...
Spinach Lasagna from Scratch & Talking About Change isn’t Making Change
April 04, 2022 19:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another brand new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! In this week's episode I talk about making changes- and how we sometimes convince ourselves that we've made a change just by talking about it, when we really need to put those words into actions. On the back half of the show, I talk about making spinach lasagna because it randomly popped up as a basket ingredient on Chopped! Thank you all so much for listening! The 6th Annual Livestream for the Cure will ta...
Bad Times Don’t Last
March 28, 2022 13:19 - 34 minutes - 46 MBHi everyone and welcome back to Nikoli's Kitchen! This week on the show I remember "the Bad Guy," Scott Hall, who passed away recently... and I reflected on his struggles some years back that I found at a critical point in my own life and my own struggle. In the back half of the show I talk about the General Tso's Chicken I made, which despite a couple missteps when I was preparing the dish live, turned out absolutely amazing. Make sure you hit the link for my Twitch channel down below so yo...
General Tso’s Chicken from SCRATCH & Goodbye to the ”Bad Guy” Scott Hall!
March 28, 2022 13:19 - 34 minutes - 46 MBHi everyone and welcome back to Nikoli's Kitchen! This week on the show I remember "the Bad Guy," Scott Hall, who passed away recently... and I reflected on his struggles some years back that I found at a critical point in my own life and my own struggle. In the back half of the show I talk about the General Tso's Chicken I made, which despite a couple missteps when I was preparing the dish live, turned out absolutely amazing. Make sure you hit the link for my Twitch channel down below so yo...
Bad Times Don’t Last & General Tso’s Chicken!
March 28, 2022 13:19 - 34 minutes - 46 MBHi everyone and welcome back to Nikoli's Kitchen! This week on the show I remember "the Bad Guy," Scott Hall, who passed away recently... and I reflected on his struggles some years back that I found at a critical point in my own life and my own struggle. In the back half of the show I talk about the General Tso's Chicken I made, which despite a couple missteps when I was preparing the dish live, turned out absolutely amazing. Make sure you hit the link for my Twitch channel down below so yo...
Phyllo Key Lime Pies & Life Advice from a Dying Girl
March 14, 2022 10:15 - 37 minutes - 47.4 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! In this week's episode, I share some life advice from a young woman who died at the age of 27 from cancer, and talk about my experience working with 18-month-old phyllo dough. Note: for the recipe breakdown below I included options to omit the phyllo dough and use a graham cracker crust instead. Thank you all so much for listening! The post I read in this episode was made by a young woman named Holly Butcher, who die...
Be Ruthless for your own Well-Being
March 14, 2022 10:15 - 37 minutes - 47.4 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! In this week's episode, I share some life advice from a young woman who died at the age of 27 from cancer, and talk about my experience working with 18-month-old phyllo dough. Note: for the recipe breakdown below I included options to omit the phyllo dough and use a graham cracker crust instead. Thank you all so much for listening! The post I read in this episode was made by a young woman named Holly Butcher, who die...
It’s Okay to Give Yourself a Break!
February 28, 2022 11:15 - 40 minutes - 51.7 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week on the show, I talk about struggling to manage my bloated schedule and knowing that it's okay to take some time for yourself once in awhile. In the back half of the show we're talking about smoked chicken noodle soup! I made this live on stream at https://twitch.tv/nikoliskitchen and it turned out so amazing I had to talk about it here on the show. Thank you all so much for listening! Featured Recipe for th...
Smoked Chicken Noodle Soup and Knowing When you Need a BREAK!
February 28, 2022 11:15 - 40 minutes - 51.7 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week on the show, I talk about struggling to manage my bloated schedule and knowing that it's okay to take some time for yourself once in awhile. In the back half of the show we're talking about smoked chicken noodle soup! I made this live on stream at https://twitch.tv/nikoliskitchen and it turned out so amazing I had to talk about it here on the show. Thank you all so much for listening! Featured Recipe for th...
Wing Sauce gets a GLOW UP & Making Changes
February 22, 2022 01:11 - 28 minutes - 37.9 MBHello everyone and welcome to another new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! In today's episode, Wing Sauce is getting a little bit of a "glow up" and I talk about forcing myself to make the changes necessary to lead to a better life. I also talk about some format changes for the show going forward specific to the recipe breakdown. Featured Recipes for this Episode 2 c Red Hot 1/2 c minced garlic 12 T unsalted butter, cut into chunks 1 tube 4.5 oz Cento tomato paste 1 C fresh basil, chopped 2...
Quick Bites - Apple Salad with Candied Pecans
February 10, 2022 11:15 - 7 minutes - 11.1 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another quick bite! In today's episode I'm breaking down a recipe for an apple salad with candied pecans- a wonderfully creamy and dreamy fruity bite with a nice light pecan crunch. Just perfect! Thank you so much for listening, and thank you so much for coming on this journey with me. Featured Recipes for this Episode 1 c plain Greek Yogurt (whole milk) 2 c red seedless grapes 1 c celery 2 c chopped apples, your preference 1/2 c candied pecans 1/2 T c...
Enchiladas II: Electric Boogaloo and Owning your Choices
February 08, 2022 11:15 - 38 minutes - 51.7 MBHello and welcome back to another new episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! This week I talk about owning your choices and accountability before I break down enchiladas- AGAIN! I've developed this recipe so much it is much different than it was back in episode 28. Please check out the new recipe and let me know what you think! Featured Recipes for this Episode Marinade: 1 lb of chicken breast, fileted Zest & juice of 2 limes 2 T olive oil 1 T chili lime sea salt 1 T ground black pepper 1 c cila...
Baby Apple Pies & I Don’t Believe in Myself
January 31, 2022 11:15 - 36 minutes - 48.5 MBHi all and welcome to the latest episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! In this week's positivity segment, I'm actually kind of angry with myself for not believing in me- so I make an accountability pledge to you here and now that I will. In the back half of the show, I whipped up some baby apple pies! Thank you so much for listening, and above all, THANK YOU for believing in me! Featured Recipe for this Episode 8 c green apple, finely chopped 1/2 c dark brown sugar 1/2 c water 1/4 c cornstarch 1...
I Don’t Believe in Myself... and Baby Apple Pies!
January 31, 2022 11:15 - 36 minutes - 48.5 MBHi all and welcome to the latest episode of Nikoli's Kitchen! In this week's positivity segment, I'm actually kind of angry with myself for not believing in me- so I make an accountability pledge to you here and now that I will. In the back half of the show, I whipped up some baby apple pies! Thank you so much for listening, and above all, THANK YOU for believing in me! Featured Recipe for this Episode 8 c green apple, finely chopped 1/2 c dark brown sugar 1/2 c water 1/4 c cornstarch 1...
Quick Bites - Green Goddess Aioli
January 27, 2022 11:15 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBHello everyone and welcome back to another Quick Bite from Nikoli's Kitchen! I mentioned in Monday's show that I was going to be trying to make the "Green Goddess" sauce from that episode- based on the recipe from Robert Irvine- into an aioli incorporating some of the elements from it. The results were beyond anything I could have dreamed! Give it a listen and give this recipe a try! Featured Recipe for this Episode ~| The "Green Goddess" sauce recipe is based on Robert Irvine's recipe ...