This one might be a stretch in the holiday-food category… but hey, it’s green and it’s red… I figure Christmas Coconut Rice has to be a tradition somewhere in the world right? This holiday season was a little different for us – we just got back from a winter wonderland of a week in Chicago, so our family festivities are pretty much over. We filled up on pizza, cheesecake, and all sorts of other indulgences… suffice it to say I’m ready to lighten things up a little bit early this year....

If you are ever looking for cooking classes in Singapore, Palate Sensations (the link no longer seems to be working) is a definite must-try. Its pricey but totally worth it!

These cranberry cookies are a more festive version of my favorite thing to bake: chocolate chip cookies! With Christmas just one week away, I wanted to share a fun holiday cookie recipe, but I wasn’t in the mood for sugar cookies or gingerbread. Nope, true to form, I wanted soft, chewy cookies that were generously studded with chocolate chips. I didn’t think that classic chocolate chip cookies really counted as a holiday treat, so I jazzed them up to make these cranberry cookies instead....

Watch the Video How to Make Cheesy Bean Dip This dip made with refried beans really cannot get much simpler. When we have them on hand, we love starting with homemade refried beans. Here’s our recipe for refried beans recipe that shows how to make them using dried beans or using canned. They are so flavorful and creamy! You can use pinto beans or black beans to make them. When we don’t have homemade beans on hand, we go for canned refried beans....

Baked portobello fries are a dream. Let me explain. They’re baked, not fried. They are juicy inside and full of flavor — more than a fry replacement, we’re thinking chicken tender replacement — that’s how good they are. How To Make Baked Portobello Fries You can make these veggie fries in minutes, here’s how: It all starts with big portobello mushrooms. We remove the stalk as well as the darker colored gills....

Dal Makhani Recipe Serves 2 Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole black lentils / whole urad dal 1 onion, minced 1 tomato, finely chopped 2-3 cloves of garlic 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1 tbsp tomato paste (or 1 large tomato, pureed) 2 tbsp milk 1/2 tsp red chili powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp oil fresh coriander leaves, for garnish water, 1 to 2 cups salt to taste Instructions:...

But there you go, it did happen. I soaked some urad dal one day to make idli batter but then realised i don’t have any idli rice! I didn’t really panic becuase soaked urad dal can turn into delicious medu vada but I was a bit set on making idlis that weekend so opened up my pantry and realised there’s some dalia (also called broken wheat or cracked wheat) lying around....

I love quick bread, and this apple bread has quickly become one of my favorites! I stir fresh apples into the batter, giving the bread the most delicious apple flavor. This apple bread tastes great on day one, but if you can wait, it’s even better over the next few days! For more incredible quick breads, try my favorite banana bread and this easy pumpkin bread with chocolate! Key Ingredients Apples: I use about 1 pound of apples for this bread, which means 2 large or 3 medium....

It’s no secret that we love chimichurri sauce! We spoon it over all sorts of things, from steak to seafood and even cauliflower steaks! In this recipe, we use it for chimichurri chicken. I love these perfectly cooked chicken thighs with crispy golden-brown skin. They are so delicious with our fresh chimichurri sauce. The contrast between the crispy skin and the fresh, herby, and slightly vinegary sauce is simply irresistible....

Cabbage soup may not sound like the most exciting meal, but trust me, this version with ham, carrots, and onions is delicious! It is also nutritious, low-calorie, and tastes fantastic! Since cabbage shrinks and softens when cooked, you can add a lot to the pot. In this ham and cabbage soup, we call for eight cups of chopped cabbage, and you could probably stir in quite a bit more....

Thanks to Buffalo, NY, we have buffalo sauce (hooray). This buffalo wing sauce is so simple to make at home. I love keeping a batch in the fridge, ready to toss with chicken wings, drizzling onto rice bowls, and over salads. Our recipe below makes a medium buffalo sauce, but I’ve included tips for making it spicier! Key Ingredients Hot sauce: For this recipe, use your favorite cayenne pepper hot sauce (one with a short list of natural ingredients like cayenne pepper, vinegar, and salt)....

I’ve always loved ranch dressing, and this homemade version is truly the best I’ve had. My homemade ranch dressing is incredibly simple to make and tastes so much better than what you can buy at the store (promise). For more easy salad dressing recipes that knock the socks off store-bought bottles, try our homemade Italian dressing, my favorite honey mustard dressing, and this creamy blue cheese dressing. Key Ingredients Sour Cream and Mayonnaise: I use sour cream and mayonnaise for the creamiest ranch dressing....

– This Recipe is Sponsored by Pillsbury – We are huge fans of hummus. We snack on it during the day and entertain with it at night. We’ve even come up with our own simple hummus recipe. These cute easy appetizer cups filled with hummus, cucumber and a little tomato are perfect. We promise they’ll be gone in minutes. Hummus Cups – A Cute and Easy Appetizer The cups are made from pizza dough....

Inspired by our popular blueberry muffin recipe, we take these lemon blueberry muffins to the next level with a simple yet flavorful lemon sugar. This secret ingredient infuses the batter with a bright, zesty aroma and the perfect hint of fresh lemon flavor. Thanks to that lemon sugar, these muffins are incredibly delicious! For more easy muffin recipes, see our vanilla peach muffins and these easy banana muffins. Key Ingredients Lemon: I use both lemon zest and juice in this recipe....

Eggless Chocolate Yogurt Cake Makes about 12 pieces What I Used: 1 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar (add 1/4 cup more if not using frosting) 1/2 cup plain yogurt / curd 1/4 cup butter 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp baking powder A pinch of salt if using unsalted butter How I Made It: Pre-heat oven to 350F / 180 C. Grease a medium cake pan and set aside....

This eggplant lasagna recipe is perfect for this time of year. Summer produce is still abundant, but the temps are starting to cool off. After months of eating salad recipes and veggie burgers off the grill, I’m ready to add comfort foods to our regular rotation. Eggplant lasagna, coming right up! If it’s not clear from the name, this eggplant lasagna recipe is a no-noodle situation. Instead of pasta, thin planks of roasted eggplant separate the layers of bubbly marinara sauce and melty cheese....

If you like snacks with bananas, try out these banana chips made in the microwave or koftas with plantain. Ghee Roasted Bananans Ingredients: Ethappazham/nenthrapazham : 2 Ghee : 4-5 tbsp Sugar : to sprinkle How to make Ghee-Roasted Bananas: Cut the bananas in circles. The pieces should be 1/2″ thick. Pour ghee into a pan and when it warms up, add the banana pieces. Keep fire in sim and fry them till they turn golden brown....

I tried my first ginger shot while traveling. I was jet lagged, drained, and had a pounding headache. I ordered a fresh lemon ginger shot at a juice bar, and to my surprise, it was really delicious! I even felt a bit better afterward. It’s hard to say if it was the nutrients or the refreshing taste, but either way, I knew I had to try making ginger shots at home!...

I’ll be honest, most things I bake don’t make it to the blog. For starters, I don’t bake very often. Our household (not including the dogs), is just 2 of us. And if 12 cookies are made one day, 12 cookies will be gone the next day. When I do bake, I’d call it experimental more than anything else. I can’t bring myself to follow a recipe all the way through without changing at least a few things, sometimes as an attempt to healthify things....

This green harissa gourmet grilled cheese recipe is what I make when nothing but a grilled cheese will do. It has all the essentials of a good grilled cheese sandwich – crunchy, toasty bread and gooey cheese – but a handful of spinach and a slather of green harissa add an extra dimension of freshness and flavor. It’s lightly spicy and totally delicious – hands down the best grilled cheese I’ve had!...