Pin Alright folks, raise your hand if you don’t like bitter gourd. Yep, me neither. I mean, it’s bitter. Not to mention it’s a gourd so bitter gourd truly has very little going for it BUT I will say this about this crispy fried bitter gourd salad recipe. It’s crispy It’s tangy It’s fresh It’s crunchy It’s a standalone dish with rice It’s delicious, I promise So yes, total win here especially if you are quite iffy about bitter gourd but want to include it in your diet and feel all healthy and yay....

Watch the Video How to Make Red Wine Pasta Who knew that spaghetti cooked in red wine would be so good? This recipe, adapted from Mark Bittman, is really fun to make. It tastes great, too. The wine cooks into the pasta, developing a complex flavor and butter added right at the end of cooking makes a silky smooth sauce.This simple recipe is done in about 15 minutes. Start by cooking your pasta in salted water just until it begins to bend — about 5 minutes....

I love how easy this recipe is, plus it has everything you need in one adorable little packet. How to Bake Fish in Parchment Packets This recipe comes together very quickly. You will need a sheet of parchment paper. We pile everything into it then fold it up and bake in the oven until the fish is perfectly cooked and the vegetables are tender. Season the fish with salt, pepper and a little cinnamon....

Homemade balsamic dressing is a staple in our house. So much so that we thought we should share three versions we make all the time: a basic dressing, creamy dressing, and strawberry balsamic dressing. More homemade salad dressings: Try our easy homemade ranch, this creamy blue cheese dressing or this better than store bought Italian dressing. How to Make Homemade Balsamic Dressing When making vinaigrettes, the idea is to slowly stream in oil and vigorously beat it into the base of the dressing — often vinegar or lemon juice....

How We Make Them These tacos are just as easy to make as they are to eat! You can even make the cabbage slaw in advance. In fact, I actually love this slaw when made a day in advance. It may seem like there are a lot of steps to this, but trust me, everything is really easy. We start things off by marinating the shrimp — they only need 15 to 20 minutes, which is perfect because that’s the amount of time we need to get everything else ready....

We learned how to make sweet potato pie from our friend, Richard. He’s an incredible chef and grew up in the South, so I knew he was the right person to talk to about it. Richard’s sweet potato pie is out of the world. So light, delicious, and creamy! If you’re familiar with our pumpkin pie, this homemade sweet potato pie is similar, but it’s a bit more flavorful, less spiced, and has a more light and fluffy filling....

Ground turkey meatballs can sometimes be tough and dry, but that’s not a problem with my recipe! You’ll make our easy 5-minute tomato basil sauce, add your raw meatballs, and gently simmer until cooked in the middle. They turn out so tender and juicy! These easy turkey meatballs in tomato basil sauce are high on my favorites list! For more meatball recipes, see our slow cooker chicken meatballs or my Swedish meatballs....

The first time I made matar paneer at home was many years ago, in our first home in Singapore, in 2008! Cooking with paneer was relatively new to me then and since TH loves it so much, I was experimenting with a recipe that came out wonderfully, in my novice opinion. Since then, I have made Matar Paneer countless times, almost always when entertaining. Remember, matar paneer is not to be confused with the more popular butter paneer or paneer butter masala!...

After you try these rainbow fajita veggies, you’ll never need to visit Chipotle again. These guys are super fresh and colorful, tangy, smoky, and perfectly charred. They’d be a great addition to a burrito or bowl, but for my money, they make a great main dish too. Served alongside tortillas and fresh fixings like guac and salsa, this veggie fajita recipe is a delicious quick and easy dinner. These fajita veggies would make a great weeknight dinner, but they’re perfect for parties, too!...

What is Farro? In recent months, farro has become one of our favorite grains to keep stocked in our pantry. Farro is an ancient whole grain derived from wheat. Farro is not gluten-free, however, it is a tasty whole grain that’s rich in protein and fiber. Farro tastes nutty and has a slightly chewy texture when cooked. It’s a similar size to rice, but has much more flavor. It is simple to prepare and can be added to a variety of dishes including soups, sides, and salads like this recipe....

This post is in partnership with Wasa. On social media, everyone always talks about the concept of “not a sad desk lunch”… but what about “not-a-sad desk snack?” For me, snacks can get SO boring. Often, at 3pm when my stomach is growling, I reach for a handful of plain raw almonds because that’s all I’ve got (when I’ve already eaten through the roasted ones). And then I’m kind of bummed that I didn’t have something a little more flavorful and that I just wasted a perfectly good snack opportunity....

This recipe is excellent as-is, but for some extra protein add roasted shrimp or sliced chicken breast on top. How to Make Pasta with Artichokes and Goat Cheese I love that the sauce for this easy pasta can be made in the time it takes for pasta to cook. This is the ultimate quick and easy dinner. While the pasta cooks, melt butter in a skillet. Add onions and red pepper flakes then cook until softened and sweet....

I have tried to give cup measurements wherever possible but for this recipe, ingredients would be easier to measure out if you have a kitchen scale. Gooey Chocolate Melting Hearts Adapted from here. Ingredients: All purpose flour / maida – 1/2 cup Bittersweet chocolate, chopped – 125 gms / 4.5 oz Cocoa powder – 1 heaping tbsp Powdered sugar – 75 gms or 6 tbsp Unsalted butter – 135 gms / 1/2 cup and a bit more Eggs – 4 large ( I used 3 eggs and 2 tbsp yogurt) Baking powder – 1/2 tsp A pinch of salt Chocolate or white chocolate chips – 4 tbsp (optional but recommended) Ghee or butter – to grease Instructions: 1....

If you’re at a picnic, do you go for the potato salad or the cole slaw? I’m a cole slaw person always – the really sweet mayonnaise-y kind. But potatoes smothered in mayo? No thanks. Why is cabbage in mayo better than potatoes in mayo? No clue. But while I don’t go for “potato salad,” I do like a potato salad. Of course, what I mean is that this is a salad… with potatoes (and green beans and yellow wax beans and some other things)....

How To Make Creamy Asparagus Soup Without The Cream It’s finally feeling like Spring around here and that means it’s time for asparagus. We’ve been dreaming up this simple asparagus soup for some time now. We wanted it to be light, healthy, and scream Spring. As much as I love luxurious cream-based soups, I don’t always want the extra calories that go with them. For this lighter asparagus soup, we wanted to leave out the cream....

Step One: Cut off the dark, tough green leaves about an inch from the white part of the stalk. Discard or save them for homemade stock. Step Two: Cut the leek in half, lengthwise, but don’t cut all the way through the root. Step Three: Place the leek into a bowl of water and move it around. Using your fingers pull apart the layers to check for hidden sand. (You can also do this under running water, but the bowl works well and uses less water)....

I get so many questions about how to cook spaghetti squash, so I thought I’d share my go-to method for roasting it, a few tips, and a couple of my favorite spaghetti squash recipes. How to Cook Spaghetti Squash First thing’s first: use a sharp knife to cut it in half lengthwise. Option 1: Roast the squash whole. Prick it all over with a fork and bake at 400°F for 10 minutes, or until it’s soft enough to slice in two....

Watch the Video How We Add a Lattice Crust to Our Pies Instructions below match photo above from left to right: Keep Things Cold It’s important that pie dough stays cold while you work with it — that’s what makes it extra flaky once baked. If at any point the dough becomes unruly or warm, take a break and refrigerate for 20 minutes or freeze for 5 minutes then continue to add the lattice top....

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you know that oatmeal has never been my thing. But this fall, after I tried Amy Chaplin’s whole oat porridge recipe, I started to come around to it. See, in the past, I always had plain instant oats, which I thought were bland and mushy. But as I started experimenting with other types of oats, I discovered that, cooked the right way, oatmeal becomes a rich, creamy porridge that’s a fantastic canvas for seasonal toppings....

We kids are not fans of idlis. So when we visit, she tries to make things more interesting by either making us some other kind of breakfast like appam or puttu or idiyappam, or we have idli upma. Simple, mild, and a delicious breakfast with hot filter coffee or cardamom tea. These series of pictures are from my mom’s kitchen, at her old yet gleaming stove near the window that lets in gorgeous golden light through the day....