No Christmas dining table would be complete with the colours, smells and flavours of delicious carrots and parsnips, drenched in honey and sprinkled with thyme. You can do all the prep on Christmas Eve, leaving just 15 minutes left to finish cooking the dish, meaning less time to factor in into your tight schedule and less oven space required when you need it the most! Of course, this isn’t just a dish that’s for Christmas....
On certain days when nobody in the family is interested in eating chicken curry from the previous day, making biryani out of it is a kind of wise decision. Stir up simple raita, onion salad and reserve some curry to serve with biryani. And in no time, you have an elaborate yet fuss-free biryani meal ready for your family. Get yourself a glass of chilled beer, or your favorite soda, sit around the table with your loved ones and enjoy this biryani....
Growing up, I’ve seen a lot of beautiful pastries both on TV and in pastry shops. The patterns and designs are as alluring as the aroma itself. The one pastry that stands out among the rest is the PIE! I totally adore everything about pies. You might ask “even the crust?” Yes! ESPECIALLY the crust! So here’s a simple recipe to make pie crusts at home that will make you think twice about buying store-bought ones....
What are Pupusas? Pupusas (sometimes also spelled papusas) are a thick pan-fried corn tortilla stuffed with beans and cheese. They are served all over Central America and, in some areas, are even made with wheat flour. However, the most traditional and popular varieties are made with masa harina, an instant corn flour. The flour is combined with water and a pinch of salt to make a soft, pliable dough. Then add a few your favorite fillings, form and flatten the pupusa, and quickly pan-fry to golden....
Why We Love Chicken Paprikash Lt. Dan’s great-grandmother, Grandma Rosie, passed away in 2009 at the ripe old age of 96. I remember sitting in her living room eating the pirouette cookies she always served us, and sipping tall glasses of Sprite. She would tell us of her ballroom dancing days, and her career as the executive secretary at Studebaker. We watched Notre Dame football games together, and she’d keep stats in a little notebook....
Who doesn’t love a little island flavor to spice up their weekly meal routine? I know I do! And this generously seasoned grilled jerk chicken ticks all the boxes for vibrant Jamaican food. With layers upon layers of flavor – from the spicy peppers and warm cinnamon to the zing of the ginger and the umami of the soy sauce – this is one dish you’ll stop to savor. Plus, grilled chicken....
Moong Dal Khichdi can be served as bhog during Navaratri, Makar sankranti. You can also serve this dish during special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and other get-togethers. A dessert to die for! The month of Dhanurmas is considered a very special month for performing the Puja of Venkateshwara (Vishnu). During this month, temples in south India prepare this moong dal khichdi and offer it to god in the form of Naivedyam, which is then distributed as prasadam to devotees....
Recipe card What is lababdar? Lababdar is a rich and creamy Indian curry made with onion, tomato, cashews, cream, and aromatic spices. Paneer or chicken is added as a main ingredient. But today, I have made lababdar using cauliflower (gobi). Feel free to use baby, tofu, or chicken instead. You can also make a vegetable lababdar by mixing vegetables just like our mixed vegetable kadai. Ingredients Cauliflower: The main ingredient that I have used to make lababdar is cauliflower florets....
The Best Cashew Cream Recipe Whether or not you adhere to a strict dairy-free or vegan diet, it is always great to include more protein on your plate in the form of healthful and delicious cashew nuts. Magical, marvelous, wonderfully versatile Cashew Cream is easy to make with only 3 ingredients. By far this is the best dairy substitute for vegan and plant-based lifestyles, in my humble opinion. It’s smooth, rich, flavorful, and simple to make as thick or creamy as you like....
About Shrikhand Shrikhand is a popular Indian dessert from the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. It is made with soft cheese-like curd, saffron, and cardamom. Mango Shrikhand is a summertime version of the dish with the addition of fresh mango puree. It is also known as Amrakhand or Keri Matho in regional languages. The marriage of natural honeyed mango puree and the hung curd is in a real sense a match made in heaven and a pinch of saffron, cardamom strengthens the bond between the two....
Here’s 5 super speedy family friendly dinners that won’t break the bank! For my 16th meal plan I really wanted to create another weekly signpost to some of my super speedy recipes that can be on the plate in 30 minutes or less. What’s more, they’re cosy and comforting to see us through another cold January week. I’ll be sharing this meal plan on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, so watch out for the videos so you can cook along....
Why We Love This Chamoy Candy Recipe Ready to be a kid in a candy store… Right in your own home? Chamoy Candy is an irresistibly spicy, sweet, and tangy sensation popular in Mexico and other Central American countries. It consists of gummy or hard candies dipped in chamoy sauce, then sprinkled with Tajin chile-lime seasoning and tossed in sugar. This spicy Mexican treat is delicious for adults and kids alike!...
One pot recipes that take about half an hour to make from start to finish are LIFE, and I’m aware that we need as many up our sleeves as possible for those quick wins during the week. So, we’re introducing another good one – Mexican Chicken & Rice One Pot! One pot recipes with rice go down an absolute STORM in my house, so I’m hoping there will be just as much appreciation in yours too....
How are you doing, folks? Just when you thought Mother’s Day would be just like any other regular days, here comes this stunning New York-style cheesecake! It’s as good as it looks and obviously quite easier to make than you think it is. Yep! Even my sister who just made this for the first time didn’t break any sweat at all! It’s as easy as… Pre-baking the graham crust Mixing altogether the cheesecake filling ingredients Baking for about 2 ½ –3 hours until it sets....
You will be surprised that you can make a delicious soup using oats. Oats Soup is comforting, tasty, easy to make, and one of the best vegetable soups – because you can include a variety of vegetables in it to increase the nutritional value. Unlike plain vegetable soups, oats make this soup a fulfilling, one-pot meal. More Reasons To LOVE Oats Soup ready in less than 30 minutes instant pot-friendly gluten and nut free low-calorie soup high fibre vegan...
Sundays will never be the same now that I found a simple and perfect potato side dish to our meat. Like most families, Sundays are something special to us. It’s the only day that I stay away from my laptop and unplug from the online world. Whenever possible, my family would sometimes drive for hours just to spend Sunday dinner together. And since hubby brought home 3 pounds of small red potatoes again, from the farmers market, I couldn’t think of anything else but to roast it as aside....
Salmon recipes are my fave ones whenever I want to shed off some pounds before a big day or right after the holidays. And since we’re two months away before the holidays, I’m re-sharing this quick and easy LOW CARB salmon dish for you to add in your recipe box. And oh, this is also great especially during busy nights. How to pan sear salmon? Cooking salmon is somehow tricky....
The whole family will totally enjoy these baked Paprika Chicken Legs and it comes together quickly. If chicken is on your mind this week, put this one-pot low-carb meal on the menu. All you need is a few pantry staple spices coupled with herbs on hand. For an added bonus, you can throw in some vegetables in the roasting pan and have a delicious one-pot meal ready in no time....
Recipe card Punjabi sarson ka saag Sarson ka saag is a winter recipe prepared using mustard greens and other green-leaf vegetables. Sarson means mustard in English, and saag means spiced greens. Mustard greens are bitter, and to balance the taste, other greens are combined. I love to add spinach as it is easily available. You can combine any greens that are in season, from spinach (palak), bathua (chenopodium), turnip, collard greens, radish leaves (mooli ke patte) to fenugreek leaves (methi) This dish is prepared during the Lohri festival along with peanut chikki, carrot halwa, etc....
I’ve always been enamored by Retro Recipes. You know, the type you find in a worn turn of the century junior league cookbook, in the back of a used bookstore. Or even those hand written recipes on index cards in grandma’s heavy script… When she was sporting A-line dresses, gogo boots, and a bouffant hairstyle. Have you noticed these vintage recipes call for ingredients that often no longer exists? Many have to be converted with modern-day grocery items, in order to live on another generation....
