While I love a simple red wine vinaigrette or white wine vinaigrette, I wanted to create a salad dressing that celebrated the warm summer weather and the much anticipated berry season here in Michigan. How long it takes: 10 minutes Equipment you’ll need: fine sieve, small bowl and whisk, or jar with a lid Servings: makes ¾ cup I’m especially infatuated with red raspberries this year. Fresh raspberries are summer’s candy, vibrantly red, juicy, and bursting with tart flavor....

It’s been awhile since I posted something sweet! I think it’s time, what do you think? And these are little sweeties. They’re a take on the chocolate chip blondies from Mary’s wonderful book. I loved the simple, no-fuss recipe. Butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, salt, and flour…which I just typed as flower…because I’m writing this at 9:30pm after the longest day. Praying the Lord gives me strength for the next 300+ words because y’all need this recipe....

I just adore rhubarb. It’s always been a favorite in my family. In fact, we always had a few rhubarb plants growing on the backyard. My mom cooked it into a sweetened sauce that we’d eat it with spoons. Tart but sweet, rhubarb sauce is a great springtime dessert. I love that rhubarb sauce so much that it is one of the first recipes I posted on my site. How long it takes: 1 ½ hours Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, electric mixer, 7 inch metal cake pan, Instant Pot Servings: 8...

As you all know, this year theme was A to Z baking from around the world, and this marathon paved the way for me to try different baked goodies and to play with yeast :-) If not for this marathon, I wouldn’t have explored the recipes from Sweden, Czech etc . As always I learned a lot of recipes and their history from the fellow bloggers. This learning curve is the primary motivating factor that always pushes to sign up for these mega marathons....

I have quite a few things to share about her, but I wanted to explain it another recipe post (a recipe that I bookmarked from hers). Before getting into the recipe, let me share website and social media details. Website – http://www.spiceindiaonline.com/ Google Plus Facebook Instagram Now over to Mullai, Hey everyone, this post is written up for one of my best friend, Vidhya, who discovered her own passion for making the best vegetarian dishes through her beautiful blog Vidhya’s Vegetarian Kitchen!...

Porridge/gruel, or kanchi or Kanji, is one of the quintessential family breakfast options. Be it salt ones like kambu koozh or sweet ones like ragi or oats porridge, we love it all. If you follow my weekly meal planners, you will know that my menu is incomplete without the sathu maavu kanji. What is sathu maavu Sathu maavu is a Tamil word meaning nutritious flour. As the name indicates, it’s a homemade health mix powder, a nutritious blend of various grains, lentils, nuts, and spices....

Here is my super-simple Mexico’s famous avocado dip – guacamole. Ok, what’s guacamole. Guacamole is a no-cook Mexican dip traditionally made by mashing ripe avocados and sea salt with a mortar and pestle. Yes, that’s the simple version. Avacado and salt are what you need for the basic guacamole or, as we say, colloquially guac. But you can also add onions, tomatoes, green chilies/jalapenos, along with lime juice, cilantro. I usually prepare with whatever ingredients I have at home....

How long it takes: 15 hours Equipment you’ll need: slow cooker Servings: makes 4 cups Continue to cook for 3 to 5 hours with the lid ajar to evaporate some of the liquid. When I tested this method, I continued to cook my slow cooker caramelized onions for about additional 5 hours (with the lid ajar) to achieve a nice thick consistency, almost jam-like. I’m really super happy with the result!...

Snake gourd, or pudalangai as we say in Tamil, is one of the common gourds that grow in tropical/sub-tropical weather, and growing up, it was part of our regular menu. It’s one of my favorite vegetables, and my mom usually makes kootu with pudalangai. But today, I will share pudalangai curry for chapati, a dry curry with minimal spices. In Hindi, we call snake gourd chichinda. Call this chichinda sabzi or padwal bhaji, this curry is super easy to make, and you can pair it with dal and rice or with phulka or roti....

I think I’m in love with this sparkling pink lemonade. Isn’t it pretty? Light and refreshing, pink lemonade is a perfect summer drink. A great cocktail with the addition of vodka or kid-friendly without, it’s a very enjoyable drink both kids and adults will appreciate. How long it takes: 20 minutes, with an additional 30 minutes to chill the berry syrup. Equipment you’ll need: saucepan, fine mesh strainer, pitcher Servings: 16 Many sparkling pink lemonades get their “pink” from food coloring, grenadine, or cranberry juice....

Spicy Cheese Corn Toast – Perfect Party Appetizer These Spicy Cheese Corn Toast have been on my mind to share here for quite a long time now and I was finally able to catch some pictures for you’ll (as they disappear magically even before I could take out my camera). Yesterday, was SuperBowl Sunday here in USA, in other words, it’s a whole day of game, food, and drinks!! And these toasts were my addition to a SuperBowl party hosted at our friend’s place....

In a pressure cooker, add all the mentioned ingredients except the ketchup and hot sauce. Put the pressure cooker on high flame and wait till 3whistles, switch off the heat. (If using a pan, boil everything with lid on till tomatoes are tender). Once the boiled tomatoes are warm to touch, peel the outer skin. Now put everything in a mixer jar and blend to a smooth puree. Pour the puree in the same pressure cooker (without using lid), add ketchup, hot sauce, bring to a boil and switch off the heat....

Just when we think winter is going to last forever, the snow melts, the ground warms up a bit, and the pink knobs of rhubarb emerge. The stalks grow so rapidly, you can almost see the change overnight. Stretching toward the sun from that pink knob, long stalks with gigantic leaves beg to be harvested. How long it takes: 55 minutes Equipment you’ll need: sharp knife, baking dish, oven, measuring utensils, mixing bowl Servings: 8 Wondering how to cook this rather unique sour vegetable?...

Your search for an easy-to-make and oh-so-delicious party appetizer ends here. Here is my no stove-top stuffed mushroom recipe that you can whip up quickly. Yes, you don’t need to cook the mushroom stuffing, just layer, and bake. That’s all. Enjoy your next party with this mushroom, and I am sure it will be a huge hit. A customizable recipe that you can adjust according to your preference. I have over ten plus mushroom recipes (I have linked below) on my blog, and this stuffed mushroom is our family favorite, and this is a go-to starter recipe for any office parties or get-togethers apart from the fried cheese sticks....

Literally the BEST Texas Caviar I originally shared the recipe for this Texas Caviar (also commonly known as Cowboy Caviar) over on Spend with Pennies! Alright, I wasn’t originally going to share another savory recipe with you so soon after my Macaroni Salad recipe, but with it being Memorial Day weekend and with the extremely warm reception last week’s savory recipe received, I thought I’d take a short sugar break (though if you’re looking for a sweet side, see my Ambrosia Salad!...

Making restaurant-style Thai iced tea is not difficult as you think! With the right ingredients, it’s easy to make creamy and delicious Thai iced tea. You all know that Thai is one of my favorite cuisines and how much I love to develop recipes from scratch. (Make sure to check my vegetarian Thai recipes) Even though I have recipes that use store-bought Thai curry pastes, I have homemade vegan Thai red curry, green curry, and yellow curry paste....

Coconut & Coconut Milk Based Biryanis: You folks, now know, how much I love adding coconut and coconut milk in my biryanis. I have mentioned that in the onion biryani as well. I have already posted kuska biryani or empty biryani with coconut milk and veg brinji with coconut milk. Now I am going to add this Thalassery veg biryani or the Kerala biryani to that list too. I had a lot of biryani options for alphabet – T like tawa pulao, Tehri but the moment I read about this biryani, I decided to make it....

Check out how to make this delicious kali in the stove-top pressure cooker with detailed step-wise pictures. I have been posting some festive lunch menus without any onion and garlic. You can find Amavasya special lunch, Aadi Perukku lunch, and Garuda Panchami lunch on my thali collection. Before posting the Thiruvathirai special thali, I wanted to share this traditional sweet – kali. I have explained in detail about the Thiruvathirai function and why we make this sweet and sambar, the popular combo kali and kootu on this day in my Thiruvadirai sambar post....

Three Colored Breakfast Masala Upma I’m back with another wholesome and quick breakfast recipe using MTR Breakfast Mixes. It’s easy to digest, filling and wholesome too. Traditionally, it’s made by sautéing semolina with ghee, seasoning and adding water. Just cover with lid and cook for 15-20 minutes to get a thick savory pudding. But the key to a good upma is proper measurement and mixing, however, who has the time to do all that in morning or when you need a really quick snack?...