St. Patrick’s Day is nearly coming. Although we are going to celebrate it a little differently, why don’t we just bring the party inside our homes? We can still put on our matchy green pajamas, socks, hats, shirts, and a lot more greens! Just add a little dash of imagination and sprinkle of creativity and we’re all set to enjoy the party with our loved ones. The festive tradition will not be complete without the famous Irish Corned Beef....

Indian pickle In India, pickles are also known as uppinakayi, achar, nonce, organ, etc. Do not confuse them with American dill pickles. For a better idea, they are like Korean kimchi, which is served as a side or condiment. Every Indian meal is complete with a pickle. Pickles are served with dosa, chapati, or paratha for breakfast or rice or curd rice for lunch and dinner. In coastal regions, we prepare Karanda (Karanda) nonche (pickle), similar to cranberries....

Why We Love This Deep Fried Turkey Recipe If you’ve been hanging around A Spicy Perspective very long, you know I don’t usually deep fry. It’s not that I don’t love the flavor and texture of deep-fried foods. God knows, I love a well-made french fry just as much as the next girl. No, my reasoning for not frying is actually 3-fold. Needless to say, I just stay away from deep frying in general....

After Christmas last year, a friend messaged me asking for a recipe to use up her leftover ham from Christmas Eve, and I came to the rescue with my deviled ham recipe. She made breakfast ham sandwiches the next day for breakfast, and everyone loved it. She calls it her “superstar” Christmas Day breakfast now. 😆 Christmas or not, anytime you make a ham, this is an amazing way to use leftovers....

Are you getting used to the regular mashed potato? You better try these duchess potatoes! I remembered when I first introduce this dish to my family, they were surprised at how I was able to add texture to a typical mashed potato. Not only that it has a wonderful creamy soft interior and a golden crusty exterior, it also is visually appealing from every angle. It takes your regular mashed potato up a notch!...

What Is Beef Consommé? Before diving into the delicious world of (easy) French cuisine, let’s first cover the basic “what is beef consommé?” question. The word consommé in French comes from the term for concentrated or completed. So, what does that actually mean? Basically, beef consommé is a clarified version of condensed beef broth. It has less fat, but a stronger more intense beef flavor. It’s a great option for soups and dishes where you want the broth to be very clear (not opaque or cloudy), or when you want to give a recipe an extra beefy robust flavor....

Cinnamon Biscuits – Breading Making For All Fearful bakers, today is your day. Let me show you how to make the easiest fluffiest biscuits to impress your friends and family this holiday season. Biscuits and scones are the first type of bread I conquered when learning to bake many years ago. Falling under the “quick bread” category, there is no yeast or proofing involved. However, you do need to know a thing our two, so your bread comes out of the oven fluffy and tender, instead of flat and dense....

Love baking? Check out our popular bread with million views - Vienna bread, Italian Focaccia, Swiss zopf bread, Thai roti Bread, Ethiopian bread, Indian naan, Italian Ciabatta Rolls, and Mediterranean pita. Why you’ll love this recipe Ingredients Active dry yeast: I have used ¼ teaspoon of active dry yeast. If you want to make the traditional french baguette method, you will have to use 2 ¼ teaspoon of yeast. Sugar: To activate the yeast and for the dough to rise....

Why We Love Vegan Stir Fry We love quick dinners that are easy to make in 30 minutes or less on a busy weeknight. But just because a dish took barely any time or effort doesn’t mean it shouldn’t taste amazing! That’s why stir-frying is one of our favorite cooking methods: Ingredients are cooked super fast in a screaming-hot pan, either with oil or a complex sauce. The result is an impressively quick and delicious dish with bright flavors literally seared into the ingredients....

Why We Love This French Silk Pie Recipe Let’s talk about French Silk… I have kept a deep dark secret since childhood. When I was little, I thought my mom was the best cook in the whole entire world. Every dish she made was delicious, a work of art in my mind. Yet she did not make the best pies I’d ever tasted. That award went to a cafe and pie pantry called Tippin’s....

In the summer, we like to take our kids up to a wonderful little spot along the Blue Ridge Parkway called Graveyard Fields. It’s a popular stop for casual (kid-friendly) hiking and wild blueberry picking. The Blue Ridge Parkway runs 469 miles through the Appalachians and was started as an employment program after the Great Depression. It took over 25 years to complete and did, in fact, employ thousands of people....

Fried Pickles – a classic Southern favorite, these well-seasoned and battered fried dill pickles are light and crispy and have the right amount of tanginess and heat to keep you coming back for more. It’s the easiest party or game day appetizer you could ask for! It seems like it was just yesterday when I permanently relocated to the U.S. But throughout the years, February is always close to my heart, comes second to December and May....

No matter what you’re serving, this casserole will pair well with just about anything. The fresh crisp green beans combined with the creamy homemade cream of mushroom sauce (yes, no canned cream of mushroom soup here) creates a nice balance of texture and flavor. The beans have a subtle flavor and tender texture accompanied by the earthiness of fresh mushrooms as well as the onions and bacon drippings used in this made-from-scratch delicious sauce....

Corn on the Cob on the Grill Nothing says summer like corn on the cob on the grill. The sweet kernels bursting with crisp starchy juice, the little bits of charred skin, and the deep smoky flavor tastes of summer memories I long to relive. Grilled Corn is the perfect platform on which to experiment with flavors. Who says you have to stick with plain old butter? Grilled Corn with Smoky Lime Mayo Grilled Corn with Smoky Lime Mayo is a new favorite in our family....

Another advantage is that you have control of what goes in. There are so many different types of breadcrumbs, from Japanese panko to whole-wheat breadcrumbs. However, the ingredient list on the package may contain words that are unknown and hard to pronounce. Homemade breadcrumbs are so much healthier and more delicious, too. You don’t have to limit yourself to white or wheat bread. Soft white bread makes good homemade panko-type breadcrumbs....

Why We Love Chicken and Dumplings When I was a little girl, “chicken dumplings” meant one thing… Hearty chicken soup with small biscuit-like dumplings that were dumped into the broth. The little mounds of dough simmered in the soup to cook and thicken the broth into a rich gravy. When I moved to the South, I learned that is not the only way to make chicken and dumplings! You can also make noodle dumplings....

Before I was introduced to corn dogs I seriously believed it was made with some sort of dog product. Yes, seriously, no kidding. I was young, naïve and had just moved to Los Angeles. There were some many things I had to come to terms with: How could anyone eat raw fish, rare steak, sweetened chicken. What the heck! – If they can eat that, then they can eat dogs....

Why We Love This Homemade Flour Tortillas Recipe I have finally decided it is time to not only make my own tortillas, but to make them well. Homemade tortillas don’t even compare to their store-bought versions! Therefore, today I’m sharing a fool-proof homemade flour tortilla recipe that produces gorgeous, soft, pillowy, bendable tortillas in any size you like. I should state, flour tortillas are very Mexican-American or Tex Mex. The tortillas that you will find in Mexico are corn tortillas....

Why We Love This Homemade Peanut Butter Recipe Few pantry staples are as versatile, wholesome, and delicious as good ‘ol peanut butter. It can be used in any number of sweet or savory recipes, or just eaten by the spoonful straight from the jar! It’s one of those must-haves that we actually must have in our kitchen at all times. Thankfully making peanut butter at home in 10 minutes is so easy, there’s no excuse to ever run out....

Pineapples are literally dangerous. I mean, what’s with all those spikes and sharp leaves??? But as the saying goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Because if you look way past its appearance, this spikey hipster is brimming with sweet summer sunshine vibes. It calls your name, wants your attention, and screams for you to take it home. But wait; how will you know if it’s the right one?...