These homemade Italian meatballs are big, juicy, and tender. One pound of ground meat makes four generous meatballs. You can serve them with pasta like spaghetti or on a plate with extra sauce next to some bread like focaccia. Our recipe guarantees the perfect texture. They are soft, juicy, tender, and not too dense in the middle. They almost melt in your mouth. I cannot wait for you to try them!...
Hi, and welcome to my week of meal planning: Day 2! In case you missed yesterday’s post, here’s what’s happening: I started with one base meal – yesterday’s Mean Green Grain Bowls. For 5 days I’ll be making a new meal each day using those base ingredients and components. So you’re basically seeing our real-life dinner, day to day. These recipes are very simple, but this is how we eat in real life – and I thought it would be fun to share that!...
This was supposed to be my Monday Instagram post, but somehow it became Wednesday already, oops! valentines night: Jack gets in the kitchen exactly once a year to make me a special valentine’s meal. Last week the fancy meal was scallops over corn and zucchini succotash with a white wine jus (yes I said jus… he’s fancy like that)… and then continuing the tradition, we had these. This year, my gift to him was to not photograph the meal, but to sit back, relax, and just enjoy it (while it was still hot)....
Our Cooking Club is a fun way to celebrate the Love & Lemons community of readers. The concept is super simple—each month, I choose a recipe. You make it, and you leave a comment on the recipe’s blog post. At the end of the month, I randomly select one winner to receive a prize. I love the sense of community that comes from so many people cooking one recipe each month....
Right now, I’m spending even more time than usual cooking at home, and I’m sure that many of you are too. I’ve taken it as an opportunity to revisit the resources and recipes in Love and Lemons Every Day. Of course, it’s full of delicious plant-based meals, but it also has so much more! You’ll find ways to put your vegetable scraps to use, flexible meal ideas that use a handful of ingredients, and fun project cooking recipes (because if you ask me, cooking and baking are the best ways to spend extra time at home 🙂 )....
I was first introduced to this recipe by Vaishali in 2007 when we were both working in the same team back in Google Hyderabad. Edible Garden was a new blog back then and she recommended this simple Marie biscuit dessert recipe that her mom used to make her I loved the idea because I am have always been partial to desserts and puddings using Marie biscuits and tried the recipe that same weekend....
Hot chocolate always has to come with warm fuzzy memories, doesn’t it? I vividly remember being about 9 – otherwise known as the age when snow was fun. My sister and I would spend hours and hours building forts and making snow angels. We’d come in the house with red noses and leave our snowpants in a puddle at the door (you know, for mom to clean up). We’d sit down to mugs of Swiss Miss hot chocolate, no marshmallows for me....
Work in progress, so stay tuned 🙂 Also, check the comments for some great non-vegetarian meal suggestions. Lunch Party Idea #1 (North Indian) Starter Aloo Tikkis Main Course Spiced Methi Parathas Paneer Burji Punjabi Chana Masala Yellow Dal Tadka Peas Pulao Dessert Rasmalai Lunch Party Idea #2 (South Indian) Starter Mysore Bonda Basic Coconut Chutney Main Course Vengaya Kara Kuzhambu Basic Potato Roast Thoran (with vegetable of your choice) Curd Rice (skip the vegetables if you’d like) Papad / Chips Dessert Cherupayar Payasam Weekend Quick Lunch Idea Sambar Rice Cucumber Tomato Raita Kerala Banana Chips or Papad Instant Mango Pickle Kids Birthday Party Menu Idea #1 (Indian Vegetarian) Chocolate Birthday Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Snacks Paneer Bread Rolls Vegetable Cutlets Onion Bajji Mint Cheese Sandwiches Sweets Fruit Custard Banoffee Pie Drink Mango Banana Milkshake
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Sharing step by step pictures of my sambar-making process feels very intimate and personal to me, for some reason. Probably it’s because sambar is made in practically every South Indian household and everyone has their own way of going about it. I make sambar atleast once a week and although I have shared recipes here in the past, it’s never been step by step. Murungakai Tiffin Sambar (Sambar with Moong Dal) Serves 4 Preparation time: 30 mins Cooking time: 30 mins Ingredients: 1/2 cup moong dal, cooked in a pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles or until soft and mushy 1 small lime-sized ball of tamarind soaked in 1 cup warm water for 15 mins (or ~1tbsp tamarind paste) 1 drumstick (murungakai) cut into 4″ long pieces 1 tomato A few curry leaves 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1 to 2 tbsp sambar powder, diluted in 1/4 cup water A pinch of hing / asafoetida / perungaayam Salt to taste Chopped coriander leaves for garnish To temper: 1 tbsp ghee or oil 1/4 tsp mustard seeds 1/4 tsp cumin seeds / jeera A generous sprinkling of hing / asafoetida / perungaayam powder How I Made It:...
This authentic beef bolognese recipe makes the most delicious, flavorful, and comforting sauce. It’s so good, and you can toss it with your favorite pasta, like spaghetti for spaghetti bolognese or pappardelle (my favorite ribbony pasta). For this recipe, you’ll simmer the sauce for about 3 hours, a while, I know, but trust me, it’s worth it. The beef becomes so flavorful and tender. You really can’t beat it. For a quicker, weeknight-friendly meat sauce, see this weeknight spaghetti recipe....
Pin The ambience is just as the website promises. Its cosy with dim lights and perfect for a relaxed dinner after work (its very close to my office, located in Tanjong Pagar). In true Italian fashion, a small, warm loaf of home made bread was served with olive oil and balsamic vinegar first. We had to rush through it a bit because the crust got super hard and rubbery as it cooled down (testament to the homemadeness I guess) While you wait for your food, you can use scribble on the “table cloth” which is actually a thick sheet of white paper....
This post is in partnership with Google Home. There’s a vegan restaurant that we love in Chicago called The Chicago Diner. Jack and I make it a point to stop there nearly every time we’re in town. The food is really good, but the thing to get there is the vegan milkshake – the peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough milkshake to be exact. And yes, it’s as decadent as it sounds....
So… it turns out that it actually is possible to have too much gelato. It’s also possible to have too much burrata, too much bread, and too much pasta… Normally, my matcha and kale-loving self would say that these truths are obvious – but when in Rome… well, you know the rest. We created this post on the day of the vacation when I needed salad most. Not that it’s hard to find good salads in Rome, but we enjoyed spending our early evenings on this terrace of the Airbnb apartment where we were staying....
Is anyone else wondering how it’s August already? After some morning blog reading, I’ve suddenly realized that everyone else has gone (and come back from!) a summer vacation and we somehow forgot to plan one of our own. We’ve been talking about a number of trip ideas since last winter but that’s just the problem – it’s been all talk. Talk followed by excuses, followed by projects and general life busy-ness....
I feel like chutneys are so easy to prepare for lunch and you feel like there are lots of side dishes by adding a simple chutney to your lunch menu. It seems a bit like cheating but if the chutney is delicious and goes fabulous with rice, why not? As I was cleaning out the fridge to prepare for our relocation, a whole bag of peanuts jumped out at me and I started adding them to everything in excess – like puliyogare, lemon rice, even simple vegetable rice....
Guacamole, which originates from Mexico, is one of my favorite things to eat. I’ve passed my obsession on to my 3-year-old, who can finish a bowl of homemade guacamole all by himself. My favorite recipe aims to be as close as possible to authentic guacamole. It uses fresh ingredients (no dried spices!) and ripe avocados. I love this with homemade tortilla chips! Key Ingredients Avocados: Use ripe avocados for the best guacamole....
Falafel is a popular Middle Eastern street food thought to have originated in Egypt. It is incredibly delicious, deep-fried balls or patties made from beans, often chickpeas or fava beans. I first fell in love with falafel when walking through the Marais district of Paris, where I ordered a falafel sandwich from L’As du Fallafel. We loved their falafel so much that we ate there almost every day and came home determined to recreate it at home....
Quesadillas! They’re delicious, satisfying, and—most importantly—EASY. They’re one of my favorite back-pocket meals, something I can whip up using basic ingredients when I need a simple dinner or work-from-home lunch. I’ve made a lot of them over the years, and I’ve learned some handy tips and tricks for making them along the way. I’m sharing them all in this quesadilla recipe! What is a quesadilla? A quesadilla is Mexican dish that consists of a heated, filled, and folded tortilla....
I make this roasted artichoke recipe whenever I see baby artichokes at the farmers market or grocery store. I have a soft spot for anything mini – from cherry tomatoes and peppers to skillets and spoons – so whenever the little, purple-streaked artichokes catch my eye, I can’t resist buying them. They’re super cute, of course, but they have other advantages too. If you’ve ever cooked full-sized globe artichokes, you know that you need to scoop out the fuzzy choke inside the artichoke heart....
