If a tomato salad is the best part of summer, a citrus salad is surely its winter counterpart. When tender greens and bursty berries are still months away, citrus season is at its peak. Good tomatoes may be scarce, but satsumas, grapefruit, oranges, and mandarins are sweet and acidic, juicy, and vibrant. So if I’m in the mood for something fresh, light, and bright in the winter months, a citrus salad is the first thing I turn to....
Skip pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving, and make butternut squash pudding instead! This yummy pudding is creamy and oh so pumpkin-like, but it’s made with fresh roasted squash. It’s super easy to make – just roast butternut squash, blend, and chill. Here’s how this one came about. A few weeks ago, I made these butternut sandwiches, and multiple tests of this butternut curry. By the end of that week, I had lots of squash parts leftover (particularly because those sandwiches required just the long plank pieces)....
We go a bit bonkers for chickpeas around here. They pack a good amount of fiber, protein, and vital nutrients like folate while being satisfying. Also, I love how well they pick up flavors like the combination of spices we have in this Curried Chickpea Salad Bowl. For more chickpea recipes, we recommend checking out our popular Homemade Hummus, this Chickpea and Cauliflower Salad, and this Easy Chickpea Salad with Lemon and Dill....
Authentic chimichurri sauce is a fresh sauce that originated in Argentina and Uruguay. Our easy recipe takes inspiration from authentic recipes and combines fresh parsley with olive oil, vinegar, garlic, and spices. My chimichurri sauce is bright and zesty with a bit of heat. It’s absolutely perfect with grilled meat, like grilled steak, but is also excellent with shrimp, fish, veggies, chicken, and grilled bread. We’ve already shared these chimichurri chicken and our incredible chimichurri cauliflower steaks....
EASY TOMATO PASTA RECIPE FOR KIDS Ingredients: Pasta (boiled with little salt) – 1 cup Tomatoes – 2 medium Onions – 1, finely diced Crushed garlic – 6 cloves Crushed red chillies – 3 Pepper powder – 1 tsp Capsicum – half Oil – 1 tbsp How to Make Simple Tomato Pasta: Saute onions and garlic in oil till golden brown. Add pepper and crushed chillies and fry for a min....
Since mangoes are in peak season now, I am buying batches of them happily and chomping away. Mango desserts are a favourite for TH and I so I was looking for a recipe that would be easy to prepare and delicious, like this no-bake mango cheesecake that’s one of the most successful recipes on this blog. This recipe is based on the popular Filipino dessert mango graham cake which my sis-in-law made for the family in large batches when we were all in Kottayam last year....
Ciao from Italia! At the moment, our life is all about pizza, pasta and tomatoes. It’s amazing but every time I travel, the things I miss most are tacos and mexican-ish food. We made these quesadillas a few weeks ago but I could totally go for one right now! I often get questions about how to cook eggplant. My favorite and most foolproof method for non-spongy eggplant is to grill it....
I keep hearing all of this crazy-talk about summer being almost over. I suppose backpacks are on the shelves at Target, but until the first pumpkin muffin shows up on Pinterest, summer is in full swing to me. To celebrate my favorite season not being over, here are a few of my favorite cocktails and sweet treats… Ginger Peach Sangria Tart Cherry Frozen Yogurt / Watermelon St. Germain Cocktails Fancy S’mores / Cherry Cheesecake Parfaits...
Homemade sauerkraut is easier than you might think! Our simple recipe guides you through the process, and while it takes about a week for fermentation, the hands-on prep is minimal. Trust me, the wait for fermented sauerkraut is worth it. Thanks to lacto-fermentation, the flavor after a week is incredible, and your homemade sauerkraut will keep in the fridge for months. If you need sauerkraut now, check out our quick sauerkraut recipe, which is ready in about an hour!...
– This Recipe is Sponsored by Gold Medal Flour – A few weeks ago, we shared our Essential Pancake Recipe? It’s one of our favorite recipes, a serious go-to for weekends. We use it all the time as a base for other pancake recipes. In this recipe, we use our essential pancake recipe as a base then and add pumpkin puree, spices and top with the most delicious pecan syrup....
I love this fresh strawberry pie recipe. We coat the strawberries in an outrageously delicious homemade strawberry glaze. The homemade glaze is thick enough to hold the strawberries together but loose enough that a couple of stray strawberries may fall onto the plate (nothing like jello here). For more summery fruit pies, see our recipes for blueberry pie and cherry pie! Key Ingredients Strawberries: I love using fresh strawberries for this pie....
How to Make a Potato and Green Bean Salad with Feta Vinaigrette We love a big bowl of classic potato salad, but get just as excited with this simple salad of sliced potatoes, green beans, olives and a dressing made with feta cheese and sherry vinegar. For another mayo-free potato salad, take a look at our easy herb potato salad or try our easy green bean salad with crispy shallots! We cook the potatoes whole then let them cool slightly and slice....
How to Grill Avocados Have you ever wondered whether or not you can grill an avocado? Well, wonder no more! Grilled avocados are not only doable but also incredibly tasty. When grilled, avocados take on a slightly sweeter and softer texture, with a vibrant green color and enticing grill marks that impart a delightful smokiness. Here’s how we do it: Make Grilled Guacamole While grilled avocados are delicious on their own, our favorite way to enjoy them is by turning them into guacamole!...
Guacamole Recipe Serves 2 / Fills 4 Sandwiches Ingredients: 1 ripe* avocado 2 shallots 1 Indian green chilli (or a chopped jalapeno) Half a tomato, deseeded and chopped fine Juice of half a lemon or 1/4 of a lime Chopped fresh coriander leaves (optional) Salt and pepper to taste Instructions: Draw a knife deep into the avocado all around it, length-wise. Gently twist it around until the two halves fall apart and the seed is exposed....
I’ve made this soup three times in the past week and a half. I know – it’s not quite soup season yet, but you probably still have bunches of summery herbs, and this recipe is such a wonderful way to use them. This one comes from Heidi Swanson’s book Near and Far, which has been a favorite in my kitchen since it came out last fall. I just love Heidi’s recipes because they’re so unique and usually very simple to put together....
We’ve been experimenting with a homemade granola for quite some time now. We aren’t huge breakfast people, but also tend to get grumpy when we don’t eat anything before noon. So we’ve thought up a few simple breakfasts for the weekday. Yogurt with this homemade granola is one of our favorites. You may also enjoy these homemade granola bars or this simple recipe for honey butter! How to Make Granola at Home We like store-bought granola, but it can be expensive and often has too much sugar added for our liking....
When was the last time you made homemade ice cream? If it wasn’t this summer, it was wayyy too long ago. Break out your ice cream maker, and make this homemade ice cream recipe stat! You can buy vanilla ice cream at any grocery store, but it’ll never taste as good as the stuff you make yourself. This homemade ice cream is rich and creamy, with an indulgent vanilla flavor that even chocolate aficionados will love....
The truth is, I don’t remember not being a food blogger. I don’t remember how it feels to not have a cupboard full of single pieces of cutlery, or looking at every beaten down wood piece along the streets longingly, or buying ingredients with the hope of making ‘something’ soon, or looking at a viral recipe idea and wishing I’d come up with it first, or getting really annoyed and angry at all the ‘inspired’ versions of my creativity and writing all over, or not checking Facebook and G+ for your messages and comments – the list goes on....
This Instant Pot chili delivers everything you love about regular chili–a smoky tomato broth, tender peppers, and hearty beans–but it has the added bonus of being a set-it-and-forget-it recipe. I won’t argue that regular chili is difficult to make (I call my recipe Easy Vegetarian Chili, after all), but it does require you to stay nearby the kitchen if not in it, close enough to adjust the heat of your stove from time to time to maintain a lively simmer....
– Take out the individual holders inside and clean it if you were using it for your spices – Dry well with a clean kitchen towel – LIne evenly with aluminium foil (this is for even baking) That’s it! Pour your batter 3/4 of the way and play on a baking tray in the oven. You will get perfectly shaped cupcakes of the same size each time and you don’t have to spend on an extra cupcake tray unless you bake very often....
