Ice Cream Cookies! Neapolitan cookies might not be the first cookie you think of adding to your Christmas cookie tray, but I’m here to make case for them. Not only are they absolutely adorable and unique, but they have a little something or everyone (just like the ice cream!). A little sweet, a little fruity, and of course, a little chocolatey–these are the ultimate crowd-pleasing cookies! What we love about them: Such a fun appearance–they really look like scoops of ice cream!...

If you grew up eating Little Debbie’s oatmeal cream pies, you’re going to love today’s homemade copycat version! While I’ve always been a bigger fan of fudge rounds (hello, chocolate!), these oatmeal cream pies have quickly become one of my favorite desserts. Today’s recipe features a chewier, flatter, softer, less oat-y, and more richly flavored adaptation of my oatmeal cookies sandwiched with a homemade marshmallow cream that’s similar in preparation to Swiss meringue buttercream....

After yesterday’s Naan-e-barbari recipe, I have another naan recipe today. This one, Obi Nan aka Obi Non is from Uzbekistan. It is a flat bread typically made in Afghan, Tazhik and Uzbek cuisine. I used the recipe from Food52 to make this bread.It is a simple bread that needs just a few ingredients – flour, yeast and water. Traditionally it is made in a tandoor oven at high temperature. But like Indian naans, they can be made at relatively high temperature in the home oven....

Raita: When time is pressing, raita is my go-to rice accompaniment option. Wondering why? It’s quite easy to prepare with minimal ingredients. Not much chopping involved. Mostly we use grated vegetables and I personally feel grating is easier than chopping. Not much sauteing is required. (As always there are few exceptions) and of course, it tastes delicious. So what is raita? Raita is a popular condiment or an accompaniment popular in the Indian Subcontinent....

One Pot Turkey Rice Casserole: extremely delicious and easy #onepot recipe using ground turkey, rice, chili mix or seasoning, tomato, and herbs. It can be made ahead of time & served fresh or pack as work meal. Hi Everyone, Hope you’ll had an AWESOME Valentines Weekend and got to spend some precious-memorable moments with your loved one. We are back to our everyday routine (for many of us in USA, it was a President Day Long weekend holiday too) and because this weekend came so quick, I didn’t get any time to prepare for our next week meals....

Juicy oranges, tart lime, and fresh mint leaves, combined with a splash of rum and lots of ice — you’ll want to stir up a festive pitcher of orange mojitos today! Invite a few friends over, find that perfect salsa playlist, and get ready to smile. Did you know that mojitos are a classic Cuban cocktail? Reportedly Ernest Hemingway’s favored cocktail, a mojito is a refreshing highball consisting of lime, fresh mint, white rum, and soda water, served over lots of ice....

Homemade Orange Sweet Rolls Adding to my collection of sweet rolls today with this sweet and citrus-y variation. It joins the ranks alongside my chocolate rolls, no yeast cinnamon rolls, and sticky buns. While I understand that working with yeast can sometimes feel intimidating, especially to the beginner baker (been there myself), I just want to reassure you that you can do this. I’ll be walking you through all the steps with plenty of pictures, notes, and a how-to video....

How long it takes: 40 minutes (includes time to make the croutons) Equipment you’ll need: rimmed baking sheet, mixing bowls Servings: 6 Red, white, and green reminds me of caprese and bruschetta. This caprese pasta salad and caprese couscous stuffed tomatoes are perfect for summer entertaining. Serve hot caprese dip at your next party and everyone will be asking for the recipe. Classic tomato bruschetta is a perfect red, white, and green appetizer and I love my mother-in-law’s roasted tomato and ricotta crostini....

Yesterday, I shared a simple dessert with phyllo shells – rose-flavored cream cheese bites, and now it’s time for a savory recipe with chaat cups. Here is my simple aloo chana chaat in phyllo cups! These phyllo chaat cups are yet another bite-sized appetizer that’s perfect for parties and potlucks! Chaat recipes India is known for its savory street foods, which are collectively known as chaat recipes. Every state has its unique snack/chaat recipes....

My meal planners are incomplete without idli, dosa, and upma. It might sound boring to repeat these dishes but trust me, the sides that we make for idli, dosa, and upma make them exciting and delicious. Today I am going to share a straightforward chutney recipe with roasted gram. Like coconut chutney, you will grind the ingredients and then do the tempering. That’s it. There isn’t any chopping or grating, or roasting involved, so you can make this chutney in less than 10 minutes flat....

When we in the mood to eat something delicious, but no-one has the energy to go that extra mile….you get my point, Right! That’s when we both agree (along with friends or family if anyone’s home), that let’s make this under 25 minutes Quick Bowtie Pesto Pasta with Zucchini and Peas together. Yup, nothing like cooking together especially when you both are feeling extremely lazy. So he cuts the veggies and I saute them 🙂...

Quick Tomato Peas Pasta Quick Tomato Peas Pasta “your favorite pasta in a sweet tomato sauce and sauteed peas” Did I mentioned that Winter is my favorite season! It’s also a season of comfort food shared with loved ones, old traditions and maybe starting new ones too. Do you have any ‘Family Tradition’ that no matter come what may, you definitely follow? Today, I’ll share one of ours – Quick Tomato Peas Pasta recipe....

Refreshing Raspberry Lemonade Pour yourself a pretty little glass of this 100% homemade raspberry lemonade! Full of summertime flavor, today’s recipe is incredibly simple and refreshing. We’re combining bright, sweet, and tart raspberries with classic homemade lemonade, and they go amazingly well together. In fact, this is probably my favorite lemonade version on the blog! Unlike my strawberry lemonade, which gets its flavor from pureed strawberries and simple syrup, we’re cooking our raspberries down today to make a homemade raspberry syrup (not to be confused with raspberry sauce)....

I think I took a decent break in the month of October and now all geared up for the upcoming holiday season. In the coming days, I will be sharing some exciting seasonal and holiday recipes that are perfect for any parties and potlucks. The November month blogging marathon themes were so excellent and were aligned well with my planned recipes too. And I couldn’t say no. So I am starting the first week with the Thanksgiving recipes....

I made it as a part of my Russian meal I did earlier this month. This honey cake is very different from any cake I’ve ever made. The cake part is not a cake after all, it is basically rolled out dough that is baked in the oven to make somewhat like thin pancakes. These thin cakes are then layered with creamy custard filling and then chilled to make a delicious cake....

After a few Thanksgiving recipes, I am back with a Royal and Rich India recipe – The Shahi Paneer. The word Shahi means Royal and now you why we use all those fancy and not-so-fancy ingredients. Check out the detailed post below. My blog doesn’t need any intro to vaandu’s paneer love. I do make paneer often especially during weekdays, but somehow it doesn’t come to this blogging space. Shahi Paneer is one such recipe, and finally, I got a chance to post here....

Tender juicy turkey breast roasted with butter and herbs, delicious stuffing, crispy Yukon potatoes, and garlicky asparagus — I’m so excited about this easy Thanksgiving dinner for two or four people. How long it takes: 25 minutes to prep, 1 hour and 20 minutes to roast Equipment you’ll need: large sheet pan (13 x 18 inches) Servings: 4 Easy cleanup. You may be thinking rather dubiously, a sheet pan turkey dinner?...

During weekends, when I make a North Indian menu, if I am not making parathas, I always sneak in some veggies or greens or avocado to the dough and jazz up the menu. Sometimes, I add in the spices and dry fenugreek leaves and make masala roti or mix and match spinach powder or beets powder and make colorful rotis. As I had some fresh fenugreek leaves, I ended up making methi paratha this time....

This is an easy side dish to make. I use the instant pot to cook the lentils to make it even more easier. Dhal curry is a perfect side dish to serve with rice and some Sri Lankan eggplant pickle. About the recipe I love exploring international vegetarian dishes from around the world. In that quest, I found that Sri Lankan cuisine is exotic with its with influences from South Indian, Indonesian, Dutch and other South east Asian cuisines....

These muthias are flavorful snacks. I didn’t add any onions to this recipe. But you can add them too. Fried methi muthias are used in Undhiyu. For this I went with steaming option. Its one of the popular Gujarati Snack. The highlight is, its not very difficult to prepare also. Once the bottle gourd is grated you can whip this up in no time. Luckily the steamer I have lets me keep the muthiyas in cylindrical shape....