Summer Vegetables Grilled Vegetable Kabobs made with summer vegetables! Summer vegetables should be celebrated, don’t you think? We wait all year long for corn on the cob to be sweet and juicy. Zucchini and peppers are never as crisp and flavorful as they are in the summer months. This is the time to make the most of our veggies and eat them in large quantities. Plus that fresh, crisp taste is also healthy for us, win!...
Y’all know I’m a sucker for any Southern soul food recipe, and this one is no exception. Whenever we do a big Southern-style breakfast, grit cakes are a must. And honestly, I love to serve them as a side with fried chicken or fried catfish. The versatility of grit cakes doesn’t stop there either. There are a million ways to dress up these savory little cakes to make them as fancy or as flavorful as your heart desires....
What is Crudo? The word crudo is Italian for raw, and refers to any uncooked meat. Unlike French tartare, which is made with ground or finely minced raw meat, or a Spanish ceviche made with chopped fish, a crudo most often is made with delicate thin slices of raw seafood. The pieces of fish are plated before drizzling with a vibrant lemon, soy, and chili garlic sauce. It’s the acid in the lemon and soy that lightly marinates the raw Hamachi....
Making my own sweetened condensed milk always fascinated me because I use it in a lot of my recipes. If you’re like me, you love making homemade ingredients just to be sure about what I’m putting in my food. So, today, we’re making a homemade version of this smooth, sweet, thick milk in THREE ways! Yes, not just one, but three simple methods. And once you master this, you won’t touch the store-bought condensed milk ever again....
Why it’s Good to Use an Air Fryer for Leftovers It’s thought by some health experts that microwaves are not the healthiest cooking/warming method. However, ovens take a long time to preheat and use extra energy. Air fryers, on the other hand, preheat quickly and use little energy. They cook in a healthy manner, and create a unique crispy texture. So they are perfect for reheating leftovers… Especially those that taste best with a bit of crunch!...
Why We Love Ripe Bananas Sometimes you want your bananas to last as long as possible… Then there are times when you have green bananas you would like to ripen just a little so that they are the perfect texture and sweetness for snacking. Or you want to ripen them A LOT to use them in baked goods and smoothies. If you would like to ripen bananas just a little so that they are perfectly soft and sweet for consuming as-is, simply place them in a brown paper bag and set them in a warm spot in the kitchen....
Why We Love this Easy Recipe Need to steam some broccoli for broccoli and cheese, or to stir into another recipe? Or do you just want a simple healthy side dish? This is by far the easiest way to steam broccoli in the microwave! With our tried-and-true tips you can avoid mushy broccoli and make tender, flavorful, and fully yummy florets. You need only a handful of ingredients and about 15 minutes… Actually less than that if you prep the veggies ahead!...
Why We Love This Indian Rice Recipe Rice is one of those ingredients that would be very difficult for me to give up. Whether it’s jasmine, basmati, or wild rice, the smell and texture are endearing and alluring. In fact, most of my favorite comfort foods revolve around rice. There are rice dishes, and then there are rice dishes. This particular rice dish is the latter… light, fluffy, aromatic, and bursting with intense flavor, making it so much more than a side dish....
In 2017 I first posted a recipe for an Easter Mini Egg Cheesecake and since then it’s had nearly 20 MILLION views. I mean. WHATTTTT. 🤯 This year (again) our celebrations are likely to look a little different and probably a little smaller. I thought I’d adapt the recipe to make it a more manageable size to enjoy for single portions. So here you have them, Individual No Bake Mini Egg Cheesecakes – enjoy!...
Why We Love This Italian Pasta Salad Recipe I know many families have an Italian-style salad recipe that gets pulled out for picnics and large events. I’m partial to the ones that are heavily loaded with fresh veggies and pops of rich flavor from the salami, olives, and soft mozzarella. My personal adaptation is to add jarred “Grilled Piquillo Peppers” to offer a bit of tangy sweetness. If you can’t find them, jarred roasted red peppers provide a similar appeal....
What is Jugo Verde I love to travel south or the border. One of the greatest joys of waking up in Mexico is sipping a frothy glass of “Jugo Verde” AKA Green Juice first thing in the morning. In fact, Jugos Verdes, translated from Spanish as Green Juice, might be the thing I miss most from our trips to Mexico. Fortunately it is easy to make a fresh and tasty juice any time you want… No actual juicer needed!...
Several weeks ago I was talking to a few friends about kale salad. What else? I’m not exactly sure how the topic came up; maybe we had already covered weather, family, business, politics, and pop-culture. Nevertheless, each friend gingerly described their favorite kale salad recipe in glorious detail. I noticed when each person finished picking apart the recipe, they stated… “And I think it might have had bread crumbs in it....
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Lentil Stew is a delicious, fulfilling vegetarian casserole made with brown lentils (whole masoor dal), vegetables (carrot, peas, onion, potato), herbs, and seasoning. I like to call it a fridge-forage stew made with leftover vegetables and a few basic pantry staples. It is one of my favourite dinner for the busy weeknights. How To Make Lentil Stew Here is a step-by-step instant pot stew cooking method....
Recipe card Poha - Naivedyam and prasadam recipe Sweet poha, popularly known as avalakki panchakajjaya or pova panchakadayi, is a must-do festive recipe from the coastal regions of Karnataka. This sweet is always prepared at home during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Janmashtami, Diwali, and Navratri or during poojas like ganahoma, chudi pooja, tulsi puja and auspicious occasions. In Mangalore, Karkala, and Udupi temples, sweet poha is prepared every day as an offering to God and then distributed among devotees as prasadam....
Summers in India are harsh. The mercury soars, and with it, so do our tempers. It’s hard to function normally when your body is trying to battle against a soaring temperature – but this cooling, delicious mango mojito surely helps us keep calm and get going. Alcohol-free beverages such as this are great for cooling the body, suitable for everyone (kid-friendly, good for lactose-intolerant, vegan, or gluten-allergic peeps), and safe to serve at parties where one is unsure of guests’ drinking preferences....
Sheera is one of the most popular Indian recipes offered to God in the form of naivedyam in temples and on special occasions like Diwali, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi, and Varalakshmi vratham. The plain rava sheera or sooji sheera is also served in South India as a breakfast item in hotels along with upma, khara bath, chane usli (sandal), and poha. But these days, sheera comes in different flavors, from plain traditional sheera to pineapple sheera, apple sheera, chikku (chikoo/sapota/sapodilla) sheera, etc....
Wish you all a very happy Holi 2021!!! I really don’t have much to explain in this post because I am sure if you are already following my blog, you will know what this drink is all about except for when to add the mango puree to the thandai base and what type of mangoes tastes the best. I have already explained in my last post about what Holi is, why Holi is celebrated, what is Thandai, and how to make thandai masala powder, and how to make thandai drink at home from scratch....
If you’re looking to make a special meal and are cooking for vegetarian guests, or you don’t eat meat yourself, this Mushroom Wellington recipe is perfect as the main event for your plates. Light, flaky (and shop-bought, obviously) puff pastry is stuffed with delicious roasted portobello mushrooms and a creamy leek and garlic filling, making this vegetarian main course recipe a great option. Why? Well it’s something a little indulgent AND you can make it in advance for convenience!...
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Oats Chilla is a healthy, vegan, gluten-free Indian breakfast recipe. It has moong dal, oats, vegetables, and all kinds of good nutrients required to start your day. For those new to the dish, ‘chilla’ or ‘cheela’ is the Indian term for savoury, egg-free pancakes or crepes. There are a variety of chilla recipes. Like besan chilla, dal cheela, and so on. The Chilla Batter This gluten-free oats chilla batter is made with two key ingredients:...
