Time for yet another edition of Bread Bakers and this month our host is Kelly who blogs at The Passion Kneaded. She wanted us to bake pull apart breads like monkey breads, bubble breads and so on. I wanted to try my hand at making monkey bread but I don’t have a tube pan (I guess I have to add it to my Christmas list). I made this Cinnamon Sugar pull apart bread instead....

These breakfast treats are simple to make and the mile high pile of streusel is absolutely addictive, good luck eating just one! I should really probably just call these Coffee Cake Muffins “Streusel Muffins”, instead. Because that’s what we’re really here for, right? All that streusel. I mean, I don’t want to sell the actual muffins short, they’re definitely incredible. They’re light, fluffy, perfectly sweetened, flavored with a hint of cinnamon, and made with a combination of butter and oil (for the best flavor and texture — a technique that I use in my banana muffins as well), but it’s the streusel that has me reaching for a second and then a third and then just maybeee picking off the muffin top of a fourth....

I’ve always thought that the best part of any cake or cupcake was the frosting, but today’s cookie dough frosting recipe is taking my love of icings to a whole new level. Not too sweet, this recipe has all of the flavor of traditional cookie dough. It’s thick enough to be perfect for piping, can be thinned enough to spread easily over any cake, has the body/textural feel of real cookie dough, but isn’t so gritty that you feel like you’re eating sand....

Quick Creamed Spinach Recipe (Using Fresh or Frozen Spinach!) Ready or not, it might be time to start thinking about holiday meal prep! Whether you’re making dinner at home this year or heading to a friend or family member’s house, the meal will most likely include at least a few of the classics: turkey with cranberry sauce and stuffing, a side of homemade rolls, creamed spinach, and, for the pumpkin lovers among us, pumpkin pie for dessert....

Why You’ll love this smoothie Quick: You can make this refreshing lemon smoothie in less than 5 minutes! Easy: You only need five ingredients to make this super easy smoothie: fresh lemon juice, Greek yogurt, agave or honey, milk, and ice. Give it a whirl in the blender and serve. Isn’t that easy? Refreshing: The combination of lemon and Greek yogurt is super refreshing on a hot summer day.

This post is sponsored by Milk Means More. Turkey time is coming which means leftover turkey time is coming! Leftovers are almost even more amazing than the actual main event on Thanksgiving. I’m all about a good sandwich but there is something to be said for a comforting, warm bowl of soup. You can snuggle up with a blanket and a mug of soup while everyone else is Black Friday shopping....

How long it takes: 3 hours and 15 minutes Equipment you’ll need: food processor, slow cooker Servings: 8 And if you’re like most people, I’d guess that meatloaf is probably already a staple in your home, and you’ve probably got a favorite recipe or two. (I’m partial to this classic meatloaf recipe myself.) This crockpot meatloaf is another recipe to add to your weeknight dinner arsenal for those busy days when you want dinner to be ready when you are....

So, here I am sharing a Dussehra special dishes to make on each day. You can make these as navaratri prasadam or even as puja offerings for other festivals. About Dasara People all around India celebrate Dussehra or Navratri every year. It spans over nine nights or 10 days in total. The reasons and the way of celebrating is different in the various parts of India. In Andhra Pradesh and some parts of South India, Dasara is celebrated to remember goddess Durga’s victory over demon Mahishasura....

We love dosa; Call it Indian crepes or pancakes; once you have the batter ready, you can make it and relish it for any meal. I have shared a few dosa recipes like aval dosa, buckwheat dosa, and celery dosa. Now it’s time for dill leaves dosa. Yes, as a part of this month’s blogging marathon, I will be sharing three dosa recipes starting with alphabets D, E and F....

What do you think? Would you rather munch on asparagus spears or fries? I definitely choose asparagus. Sorry, fries, but you’re really outclassed here. Asparagus wins! It has beauty and good taste, and yes, I often eat it with my fingers, just like fries. I don’t dip it in ketchup though. How long it takes: 12 minutes (including prep time) Equipment you’ll need: air fryer Servings: 4 Not only that, asparagus’ beauty isn’t just skin deep....

The Perfect Chocolate Cupcakes You’re going to be so happy you found this recipe. After all, who doesn’t love a perfectly balanced chocolate cupcake (preferably topped with a generous swirl of chocolate buttercream). My recipe is incredibly moist, so soft, and so perfectly fluffy. Taste wise, they’re sweet without being too sweet and have a pronounced chocolate flavor. Plus, they’re incredibly quick and easy to make in just one bowl! To put it simply, these chocolate cupcakes are just wonderful....

Homemade Chocolate Fudge Swirl Ice Cream As kids, we used to ride our bikes to a neighborhood creamery. With a jukebox in the corner, a long counter, and cool stools that twirled, it was always the place to be, watching the employees prepare delightful frozen treats. How long it takes: 15 minutes, plus 7 hours to freeze Equipment you’ll need: electric hand mixer, a couple of large bowls, loaf pan. Servings: 10 We usually had just enough money to buy a cone....

I originally shared this recipe for homemade peppermint bark over on Spend with Pennies! Peppermint Bark is our 6th recipe in our week of candy! Thanks for sticking with me through this sweet week complete with toffee, peanut brittle, honeycomb, peanut butter fudge, and saltine cracker candy! Arguably one of the easiest candy recipes so far, Peppermint Bark mostly involves simply melting down chocolate, stirring in peppermint and candy cane pieces, and then having the patience to allow the chocolate to re-solidify....

The original recipe calls for wheat bran and it uses 1 egg. But I went with multi grains. I bought a packet of 10 grain hot cereal. So used that for this recipe. It is a blend of wheat, rye, millet, oats, brown rice, barley, corn, soy beans, oat bran, flax seeds and triticale. These grains are good source of iron and fiber. And this time I used flax seed as egg replacer....

Growing up gajar halwa is a standard offering at every wedding, birthday and any other special occasion. This was my sister’s favorite dessert and my mom would make it often for us. Since it was my sister’s favorite, she got to grate all the carrot. I limited myself to being the taste tester. The time consuming part of making this classic Indian dessert is grating carrot. This happens to be my husband’s favorite too....

These seasoned shallow fried Pointed Gourd fritters go well with dalithoy or saarupkari. I am still not yet done with my Konkani delicacies. Here is comes my next one called the Ghointa phodi or parwal phodi or parval phodi or podi. This recipe has different spellings. The pointed gourd is called as ghointa in Konkani and parwal/parval in Hindi. In Tamil, we call it as kambupudalai which I learned recently....

Soft and chewy once baked, these are similar to my favorite chocolate chip cookies and make a great holiday gift! Make sure to make yourself a jar, too, for anytime you get a cookie craving! A Sweet & Simple Homemade Gift Before I jump into today’s post I need to say a huge THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for all the kind email and comments about Baby Luke’s arrival....

A good brunch often starts with a cocktail, right? A mimosa, which is orange juice dressed up with champagne, is always a good choice for brunches. It’s light and not too sweet, and makes any brunch or breakfast seem like a festive occasion. Try it with French toast and candied bacon. How long it takes: just a couple of minutes Equipment you’ll need: champagne glasses or other decorative stemware Servings: as many as you like!...

Next week, public schools will let out, and the length of time it takes me to drive to work will be slashed in half. I can’t wait, and while I’m excited for family cookouts and currently loving the sunshine and walks on the trail with the dogs, I feel very much like an adult when I’m forced to come to terms with the fact that the most exciting thing about summer for me anymore is… the traffic....

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been nervous about baking with yeast 🙋🏼‍♀️ I know not everyone has this fear, but for years I was terrified of any recipe that started with a sachet of yeast. I just couldn’t ever get the dough to cooperate. My baked goods came out too dense, too hard, just disappointingly below average in every way. I could make homemade cookies and cakes all day everyday, but if I wanted a donut, it came from the local grocery store’s bakery (or I made my no yeast donut holes!...