No kootu I’ve ever made has looked as pretty as this Chow Chow Kootu. The mom-in-law made this the day after they landed in Singapore earlier last month. Thank God I had some chow chow languishing in the fridge. Sometimes, letting vegetables stay in there results in good things – like this kootu. You can also try making chow chow chutney recipe and chow chow sambar if you love this vegetable (also known as chayote squash) as much as we do....

I’d say yes to a bowl of this creamy tomato soup every day in the wintertime! It’s exactly the sort of comforting dish I crave on cold, gray days, because it’s wholesome, yet fun. The soup itself is pretty darn healthy, made without any heavy cream or butter. In fact, it’s totally vegan! Still, it has a satisfying creamy texture and rich taste. Wholesome: check. The fun part of this creamy tomato soup is actually the topping....

The best deviled eggs are easy to make. You just need 6 basic ingredients: hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. If you like, you can add a dash of hot sauce or a pinch of paprika to kick the flavors up a notch. But without them, your deviled eggs will still be delicious. Because classic deviled eggs are so tasty AND so simple, they’re a perfect appetizer for Easter, the holidays, parties…any occasion, really....

I seriously can’t stop sneaking these sweet and spicy peppers onto my plate. The jar has been out for every dinner lately. If you’ve never tried candied jalapeños, consider this my gentle nudge to try them. You don’t need to be a master canner to make this cowboy candy. It’s super simple and keeps in the fridge for months! Key Ingredients Peppers: I use fresh jalapeño peppers, but you can experiment with other peppers in this recipe....

Our family has been making these green enchiladas for years. You can use our homemade salsa verde or a store-bought green chile enchilada sauce in this recipe. Either way, they are delicious! These easy chicken enchiladas taste incredible. They are perfectly creamy and cheesy. Key Ingredients Chicken: This recipe requires cooked chicken. You can use leftover chicken or cook it using one of these simple recipes: poached chicken (15 minutes), tender shredded chicken (1 hour), or slow cooker shredded chicken (4 to 6 hours)....

Marcella Hazan’s famous tomato sauce inspires this easy tomato soup recipe. You might not think three ingredients can combine to make such a velvety and delicious soup, but they can. This tomato soup is truly one of my favorite soup recipes on Inspired Taste. Canned tomatoes are excellent for this (although I have shared tips for using fresh below). If you love roasted tomatoes, see our roasted tomato soup recipe....

We all know white works best for food pics. But in case you want some colour in your life, they have you covered! And what colour it is! Especially loved this section with all the gorgeous cake stands and plates and cups. You can pick up any pieces individually or as sets. Pretty, unusually shaped (to me atleast), wine glasses from Italy. They were all transparent btw, the white papers were inserted inside to show off the designs on the glasses I presume....

Pin Looking for more easy evening snacks? Check out: Bread Paneer Rolls, Ethakka Appam, and Ghee Fried Bananas Godumai Adai / Godambu Ada Makes – 6 Ingredients: Wheat flour / atta – 2 cups Jaggery / sharkkara / vellam – 2/3 cup, grated (Adjust if you like it not too sweet) Grated coconut – 1/2 cup Powdered cardamom – 1/3 tsp (2-3 pods) Salt – one pinch Ghee – to cook Instructions:...

Save this chicken quesadilla recipe for the next time you need a slam dunk, super flavorful, easy meal. Our green chicken enchiladas inspired the chicken inside the quesadilla. It’s juicy, tender, and quick! I love using homemade flour tortillas, but if you’re in a hurry, skip that and use your favorite store-bought brand instead. For another easy, really delicious option, try our vegetable quesadillas or these breakfast quesadillas, which are also a personal favorite!...

Grilled potatoes belong in your summer side dish rotation! Just like oven roasted potatoes, they’re crispy on the outside and creamy in the middle, but the grill infuses them with an extra layer of smoky flavor. Delicious is an understatement, if you ask me. Many grilled potato recipes instruct you to grill the potatoes in foil packets. After using that method for years, I finally tried putting the potatoes directly on the grill grates....

Store-bought hoisin tends to be excessively salty, overly sweet, and disappointingly thick. Our homemade hoisin sauce recipe tastes sweet, salty, tangy, and downright delicious. Use this umami-rich sauce for chicken, salmon, ribs, tofu, and veggies. Since perfecting this recipe, we’ve explored so many ways to use it. To date, we’ve used it to make glazed salmon, tossed it with tofu, and used it for hoisin sticky ribs. We also love using this sauce to make these chicken lettuce wraps....

The shell for this tart is pretty simple and can be make well in advance of the actual tart. The filling is made with fresh fruit, lime and sugar. It’s so simple. I love using my food processor for the pastry, it makes such quick work of everything. The pastry is more like a sugar cookie than pie crust. To make it, we add butter, sugar and eggs to the processor then pulse in flour....

– This Recipe is Sponsored by Gold Medal Flour – Who isn’t charmed by ice cream sandwiches? Nestling your favorite ice cream between two cookies is never a bad thing, right? We don’t think so, which is why we’ve got a bunch of these chocolate ice cream sandwiches stacked up in our freezer. Here’s how to make them. How to Make Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches You want to start with cookies that are chewy and thick....

Learn how to make a hot toddy! Made with hot water, whiskey, honey, and lemon juice, this classic drink is a famous home remedy for a cough or a cold. When Jack has a sore throat, he always makes this hot toddy recipe to soothe it. But you don’t have to be under the weather to enjoy this simple cocktail. Though I’m typically not a whiskey drinker, I love a hot toddy on a cold fall or winter night....

If you’ve enjoyed a summer roll (or salad roll) at a Vietnamese restaurant, you’ve already encountered rice paper wrappers. These are incredibly thin, slightly chewy wrappers traditionally made from rice, water, and salt. They’re transparent so that you can see the delicious fillings inside. While they’re often filled with shrimp, pork, fresh vegetables, and noodles, rice paper wrappers are incredibly versatile. You can get creative and use them with almost any filling you can imagine....

We’re in Berlin now, about to head out to dinner… we’ve walked about a million miles, and it feels nice to sit down and rest for a few minutes. Here are some snaps from our first night in London at Nopi… Ottolenghi’s newest restaurant. A big thank you to all of the readers who left comments recommending it! Jack started with a bourbon sour (pictured above). I had wine, but if I had been a little less jetlagged, I would have gotten a cocktail called The Saffron Chase (gin, elderflower liquer, lemon juice, saffron syrup & champagne)....

As we roll into yet another Onam that I am not home for, let me at least share a payasam recipe that reminds me of home – and Onam. Amma and I made this together when she was visiting me in May. She brought some jaggery back from Kerala and we used coconut milk powder to make the base of the payasam. She did wildly protest against using the powder and was all set to extract fresh coconut milk at home but I wanted her to spend more in the living room couch with me than with the coconut in the kitchen!...

PinTake 1.5 cups of besan in a bowl. For the Pakoras: 1.5 cups besan / kadala maavu / gram flour 1 onion, finely chopped 1 potato, finaly chopped 1 tsp red chilly powder 1 tsp jeera A pinch of hing 1/2 tsp baking powder Salt 1 cup water How to Make Punjabi Kadhi Pakora: Mix the ingredients for the pakoras to form a batter. The consistency should be that of bajjis, not too loose....

Got some time this Sunday and made a simple lunch of Karakozhambu and Parippu Usili. As I was making them and trying to figure out which bowl to photograph them in (I have limited bowls and crockery so didn’t take long to decide that), I suddenly recalled Suganya’s Vegan Ventures event and what an apt entry mine I was. I didn’t realise that most of my cooking was anyway Vegan....