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Happy almost new year! I hope you all have some really fun plans tonight. Jack and I are going to have a pretty quiet night at home (because, omg, it’s freezing out!), but the wine will be flowing, nonetheless. Here are some bottles we’ve been enjoying recently. All are under $16(!), and are available at wine-carrying Whole Foods Stores. Globerati Sauvignon Blanc (pictured), $7.99 From the Central Valley of Chile, this zesty white has hints of grapefruit and green apple....

If you’re a fan of fruity flavors like me, you’ll love the flexibility of these recipes. Feel free to swap in any available fruit you have on hand. When we’re in the mood for chocolate, our go-to recipe is the sour cream chocolate chip muffins. You’ll find lots of inspiration within the collection of muffin recipes below. From classic blueberry muffins to vegan alternatives and even a healthier muffin batter, there’s something to satisfy everyone....

Choosing to make a cabbage recipe can feel like a commitment. You’re going to buy a whole entire cabbage in order to add a tiny bit of it to some tacos? What on earth are you going to do with the rest?! My hope is that the cabbage recipes below offer an answer to that question. There are SO MANY ways to cook cabbage—this humble veggie is nothing if not versatile....

Easter is right around the corner, and I’m busy picking out which side dishes to make for our holiday feast. No offense to ham or lamb, but the side dishes are always my favorite part of Easter dinner. If you ask me, they’re what make the meal memorable. Seasonal vegetables like carrots and asparagus add a pop of color to the table. Hearty potato recipes keep guests coming back for more....

If you’re looking for an easy side to pair with your veggie burgers this weekend, these air fryer French fries are just the thing for you! I know, I know. When it comes to grilling sides, I’m usually all about salads or corn on the cob, but sometimes, I get a craving for a salty, crunchy snack that even the best summer salad can’t satisfy. That’s where these air fryer French fries come in....

Everyone loves nutella right? I love it as much as the next person, but I don’t love all of the unhealthy ingredients that are in it. This almond chocolate spread, (almond-ella is what I’m calling it), is just as creamy and delicious. It’s super easy and just 3 ingredients: almond butter, chocolate, and (the secret to it’s smooth texture), coconut oil. Melt everything together, pour it into a jar. It’ll firm up and set as it cools, (if you can wait that long)....

I have started experimenting with a lot of sandwich recipes of late and due to this, we always have bread at home. I also boil potatoes in bulk and keep them in the fridge to put together something very simple like a potato masala for masala dosa or a simple aloo fry to go with rice. So these sandwiches are really a breeze to pull together as needed, freshly grilled and hot....

The other week, I mixed up a big batch of this apple pie spice to make my baked apple recipe. I purposely made more than I needed, figuring it’d be handy to have around throughout the fall, but when I got done, I wondered if I’d made a mistake. I had…quite a bit of apple pie spice. Would I ever use it up? As it turns out, I had no reason to worry, because this apple pie spice is delicious in so many things....

If you already enjoy jalapeño poppers, think of these cream cheese stuffed mini peppers as their sweeter, less spicy counterparts. Enjoy them for dinner next to a salad, or serve them at your next gathering. They fly off the plate! We have a few stuffed peppers on Inspired Taste. Two of our favorites are these vegetarian tomato stuffed peppers and our sausage stuffed peppers. Key Ingredients Sweet Mini Peppers: Mini sweet peppers are becoming more popular in grocery stores; if you cannot find them, use jalapeño peppers with all the seeds and membrane removed....

Broccoli cheddar soup is one of Jack’s favorite foods. Ask him about the version at Panera Bread, and he’ll go on and on about its creamy texture and rich, tangy, cheesy flavor. He never expected me to develop a broccoli cheddar soup recipe at home (unless you count this vegan twist), but with the holidays right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to surprise him with one....

Last week I was on the phone with Amma and she mentioned how her aunt makes a kootu with cauliflower stems. Usually we discard the thick stems but since theirs was a joint family and a big household, they would save up all the stems and make a kootu with just. What a lovely idea to minimise wastage of vegetables in the kitchen! My mom makes kootu with moong dal that’s been roasted a golden brown....

Coming to capsicum (or bell pepper), it’s an interesting vegetable to cook sabji with. The pepper has a beautiful flavour and holds its shape as it cooks which works really well in this particular recipe where we I added equal amounts of onions and then the besan. I also love adding capsicum to sambar, just FYI. Try it if you haven’t already! I paired this capsicum zunka with steamed white rice, radish sambar, and carrot beans thoran for a lovely Indian vegetarian lunch....

I genuinely cannot wait for you to make this homemade coffee cake! It’s so good! The sour cream batter is super simple to make. Then we swirl in the most deliciously flavorful brown sugar streusel made with lots of cinnamon. When testing this recipe, I had a hard time stopping myself from eating all the streusel (it’s so much more flavorful than your traditional streusel). For more recipes like this one, I love this lemon blueberry cake, our popular carrot cake, and this incredible apple almond coffee cake....

Oven roasted green beans are a delicious side dish—sweet, tender, and so easy to make! Roasting might be my favorite way to cook fresh green beans. If you’ve never tried roasting them, you should! I love keeping it simple with just oil, salt, and pepper. But if you’re feeling adventurous, add garlic and capers for a burst of flavor. How to Roast Green Beans See our Easy Sautéed Green Beans For another favorite way to cook fresh green beans....

We’re technically braising the leeks in this recipe. This just means that instead of using lots of fat or high heat to cook them, we use stock to stew them slowly in a pot covered by a lid. This makes the leeks tender and creates the most delicious broth on the bottom of the pot. Before cooking with leeks, you will need to clean them. Since they are grown in sandy soil, the bottom of the leeks will usually have some dirt attached....

We have a few garlic bread recipes on Inspired Taste because we love them so much! There’s our basic easy garlic bread, this cheese garlic bread with basil, and then there’s this incredible roasted garlic bread! I love them all, but I always go for this recipe if I have the time to make roasted garlic. It’s so good! Once you have your garlic bread, I highly recommend serving it alongside roasted tomato soup, lasagna, chicken alfredo, or this creamy vegetable soup!...

Buy fresh ingredients for salsa on the day of preparing it if possible. A limp tomato will be glaring and we don’t want that, do we? 🙂 You can adjust the proportions of ingredients to your liking, this is generally how I make fresh tomato salsa at home. As far as dips go, you may also like guacamole, hummus, or this tahini lemon sauce that I usually serve with falafel or corn chips....

About once a month, TH and I have sandwiches for dinner. It’s just one of those inexplicable things we do. One of our favourites is always the sandwiches with pudina chutney. Since I got a mint plant for my balcony, there’s no dearth of fresh mint and I love using fresh herbs in my cooking. Well, don’t we all? This is a quick sandwich recipe that works great for a picnic, tiffin box, or even brunch or tea party....

There’s no shortage of delicious green ideas on the internet right now, but I thought I’d pop in and share a few of my favorites. Whether you’re a resolution maker or not, I think we can all agree that a little extra kale around this time of year isn’t a bad idea. (Click right on the photos to go to each recipe, links are also at the bottom of the post)....