I’ve been sharing lots of back-to-school breakfasts lately (see here, here, or here), and I have one more for you today: these oatmeal pancakes! I think most pancake recipes are best suited to a lazy Sunday morning, but these oatmeal pancakes are quick and easy enough to make on any day of the week. They’re so speedy because the recipe employs the help of a blender to mix up the batter – no whisking required!...

Pin One item I got stuck on is her high chair. We had to wean S sooner than expected since she had reflux and related discomfort and her paediatrician recommended slowly introducing solids to her at around 5.5 months. I panicked and went to Ikea to buy her high chair the same day. Then I came home and realised she can’t use it for another couple months because she couldn’t sit up completely unassisted yet....

Store-bought beef stock often disappoints me. It lacks flavor and is usually too salty. That’s why I love making my own in the Instant Pot! Traditional stovetop beef stock takes at least 6 hours, and for a truly rich beef broth, you’re looking at 8+ hours. A pressure cooker dramatically speeds things up, and you get a delicious beef bone broth packed with collagen and minerals. If you’re short on time, try our stovetop chicken stock or this quick 1-hour chicken broth....

I love to think of this pear crisp recipe as a “pair crisp.” With quotation marks. Because this is a dessert for 2. Get it? Jack is sitting next to me right now shaking his head, but honestly, I love desserts that are easy to make in small portions. See, if I made a pear crisp recipe large enough to serve 4, it would still serve just the two of us....

– This Recipe is Sponsored by Pillsbury – When we’re in the mood for pizza we usually like to freshen things up with a salad on the side. With this easy pizza, you don’t need to worry about that. The salad is on top! This pizza recipe is perfect for the weeknight. It’s family-friendly and requires little from you. Plus, you can make this in 30 minutes (maybe less). The pizza dough we used is from Pillsbury....

Ingredients The base of ragda, as mentioned, is dried white peas also called vatana. It is quite easily available in most Indian stores if you live outside India and I have a picture below to give you an idea of what to look for. Since these are dried, you do need to soak the white peas for a few hours, ideally overnight, before making ragda. The rest of the ingredients are quite straight-forward....

I was invited to two homes this Diwali and wanted to take along some homemade Diwali sweets with me. A quick call to Amma and we agreed on this easy Rava Laddu recipe for me to give a shot. I had all the ingredients already in hand so that made the job even easier. Making traditional sweets for Diwali is a joy in itself and admittedly I have been very slack with it in the past few years....

I realize we’re at the beginning of pumpkin latte season, but I still have lots of late summer produce – eggplant, summer squash, and peppers of all shapes and sizes. Here’s a little roundup of some of my favorite red pepper recipes, plus a few that are on my to-make-soon list. As always, feel free to suggest some of your favorites! Stuffed Peppers with Chipotle Cashew Cream (pictured) Roasted Tomato Gazpacho w/ Anaheim Peppers (pictured) Grilled Veggies with Romesco Sauce Couscous & Herb Stuffed Red Peppers Roasted Red Pepper White Bean Spread Sweet Pepper Panzanella Mango Red Pepper Orzo Salad Linguine with Roasted Red Peppers from Alexandra Cooks Roasted Red Pepper Pasta from What’s Gaby Cooking Homemade Harissa from Half Baked Harvest Hazelnut Romesco from The Tasting Table Piquillo Peppers Stuffed with Goat Cheese by José Andrés on Epicurious

Watch the Video How to Make Delicious, Freezer-Friendly Veggie Burritos A few days ago, we shared our new favorite way to cook cauliflower: Chili Lime Roasted Cauliflower. The recipe combines perfectly roasted and browned cauliflower, ultra-flavorful spices, and fresh lime juice for an almost addictive cauliflower dish. Since sharing it with you, we’ve been experimenting with ways to serve it, which brings us to these amazing veggie burritos! By the way, if you love this recipe, you may also love these vegetarian roasted veggie tacos....

I couldn’t let the theme go though so here’s more of a recipe idea if you are cooking up brunch for a few friends and you have vegetarians in the pack. Here’s a disclaimer, this will only work if you have access to Trader Joe’s in your neighbourhood (sorry, non-US folks!) When I was in the US in March, I met up with some friends for brunch at Joann’s place....

This is the easiest flatbread recipe ever… a total go-to of mine for any meal or snack requiring dipping or wrapping. It involves just four ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen and just a few minutes to combine and roll out the dough. The longest part is letting the dough sit in the fridge for an hour, but I’ve gotten away with cutting that back to 20 or 30 minutes while I’m making the other components of my meal… Today the other “component” is this smoky sweet potato hummus, as my contribution to The Food Matters Project....

I’m so excited about this sweet potato lasagna recipe because it combines two of my favorite foods: sweet potatoes and lasagna! Instead of regular lasagna noodles, I use paper-thin sheets of sweet potato. I’m always a fan of finding inventive veggie substitutes for pasta and rice, but this sweet potato lasagna is what veggie dreams are made of. The tender sheets of sweet potato combine with a creamy filling, cozy herbs, and marinara sauce to create a comforting dish that just so happens to be good for you!...

Have you tried sweet potato noodles? In the past, I’ve made zoodles and doodles (noodles made out of daikon radish), but it didn’t occur to me until recently to make swoodles(?). Is that what we’re calling them? Anyway, one night, with a hungry stomach and minimal ingredients on hand, I saw this gorgeous recipe for Spaghetti Aglio e Olio, and I realized I could make something similar using sweet potatoes in place of the pasta....

Tutti Frutti is one of those things that’s so very Indian and I relate a lot to Christmas. My mom would make ice cream sundaes with lots of fresh fruits and tutti frutti sprinkled on top which was such a delicious treat. This tutti frutti Christmas cake is a total winner too for many reasons. You only need one bowl to whip up this cake It can made easily with ingredients that are most likely lurking in your pantry already You can customise it in many different ways It is not an eggless cake recipe with tutti frutti, however, you can adapt it to make it eggless (replace egg with flaxseed meal, yogurt, etc) From start to finish, it takes about 40 mins so it is perfect to bake when you are expecting guests...

Pin The basic recipe is from Chandra Padmanabhan’s Southern Spice, a book that I turn to so much for anything South Indian. Don’t be deterred by the long list of ingredients to make Vangi Bath, it’s just a bit detailed because I have given very clear instructions to prepare it. If you love eggplant or brinjal as much as we do, I highly recommend this szechuan egglant recipe, ennai kathirikkai kuzhambu, brinjal vindaloo which is my mom’s specialty, and this easy eggplant chutney recipe....

When I’m craving comfort food, this vegan mac and cheese recipe is the first thing I make. It calls for a handful of ingredients that I almost always have on hand, it’s quick and easy, and it’s absolutely delicious. The creamy sauce is rich, luscious, and filled with nutty, tangy cheddar cheese flavor. Even Jack, who LOVES classic mac and cheese, will happily devour a bowl (or two) of this plant-based pasta any day....

Jack here, writing for the blog today while Jeanine writes for the book… I have something to admit that I’m having a hard time with. I’m starting to prefer vegan “mac and cheese” to actual mac and cheese. Now, this is a hard one for me. You see, I love cheese. Almost every time we go to Whole Foods, I raid the “under $3 cheese” bin to find crazy new cheeses that I can barely pronounce....

It took me a full two days to research on this dish and then another half an hour just to make the picture look presentable. The house we are in has just one are where there is natural light and the walls there are blue! Not even a baby blue but bright sea blue!! Which means all my pics will have a solid blue background and I really prefer white....

While Cinco de Mayo might be a highly Americanized holiday, here in Austin, we’ll take any excuse we can get to stuff things into tortillas. Here are a few of our favorite taco recipes that you should definitely make for your own veggie fiesta: Sambal Salsa & Black Bean Tacos Miso Maple Sweet Potato Tacos / Mango Habanero Black Bean Tacos Black Bean Tacos with Zucchini Salsa / Mini Ceviche Tacos (veggie) Sweet Potato Avocado Tacos / Migas Breakfast Tacos...

Ever heard of potato leek soup? I thought so! But how often do you cook leeks in other recipes? Have you tried them in pasta, stuffing, or risotto? Have you eaten them on their own? If I had my way, we’d all be eating leeks way more often. They’re incredibly versatile, adding unique, sweet, and mild onion flavor to a huge range of dishes. To spread the leek love, I’m sharing my go-to methods for how to cut, clean, and cook leeks below, as well as my favorite leek recipes....