We love Mexican food and I make at least once a week. I always keep both flour and corn tortillas in stock to make a quick wrap or a burrito. Today’s recipe is definitely not quick to make because of the various components it has. But it is not difficult to make since all you are making is rice, beans and a cheese sauce. Taco Bell happens to be our favorite fast food restaurant and before you start judging me let me tell you that is the only place where we get a decent choice of vegetarian options....

Hi Everyone, hope you’ll are doing great. I’ve not been keeping well for the past few weeks and wasn’t able to post anything new for quite many days now. Also, as I’m visiting India these days, being sick here means, you have the whole fam-jam taking extra care of you day and night! They have been going out of their way to nurse me back to health and I’m extremely grateful for all they’ve done....

These chocolate chip cookies are absolutely amazing. They will make kids and even grown ups very happy. I love this recipe for chocolate drop cookies because they are quick and easy to make. Perfect as quick sweet treat for any time. I made them as edible gifts during holidays and even for a bake sale. They are always a huge hit. What are drop cookies? Softened butter is beaten in with the other ingredients to form a smooth dough....

Chocolate Icebox Pie I actually developed the recipe for this Chocolate Icebox Pie over a year ago and am pretty embarrassed that I’m just now getting around to sharing it with you. A big part of the hold-up was that I didn’t know what to actually call it. It’s not quite a no-bake cheesecake, certainly not a pudding, and I already have a popular classic Chocolate Pie that’s made very differently, so that’s not it either....

What is Protein Cookies Recipe? It’s been 2 weeks past New Year and among all those “health / new me goals”, who here is craving sweets or something chocolatey? I’m raising both my hands but I’m also trying to keep it healthy and nutrients packed, hence this “Protein Cookies Recipe” is one of my goto these days. It’s extremely easy to make (literally 12 cookies in 30 minutes from scratch) and are perfect for breakfast/snack or just pick me up kinda thing....

Your New Favorite Whoopie Pies You’ve probably had classic whoopie pies, but have you ever had cookie dough whoopie pies? Today’s recipe takes those soft, cakey, and chocolatey cookies and pairs them with a chocolate chip cookie dough filling. It’s an unusual match, but it works, and I just know you are going to go crazy for them! If you’ve been a longtime follower, you may recognize this recipe–it’s one of my oldest ones!...

Celery is one vegetable that I always find it hard to add to our regular day to day diet. (Recently I tried celery poriyal which turned out to be a huge hit and stay tuned for the recipe. I will be posting it on IMC though. ) So I always include them(a little) in all my soup recipes. A couple of years ago, I got a chance to try cream of celery soup and cream of asparagus soup....

Today’s post is yet another addition to my series of love letters to peanut butter and chocolate. I mean, is there even a better flavor combination than peanut butter and chocolate (if you can think of one, I want to know what it is!)? I think the last time I combined the two was when I shared my peanut butter blossoms, so we’re about due for a new recipe. Today’s dark chocolate cupcakes take the obsession to a whole new level....

We love lassi, especially with our brunch. If I make paratha for our brunch, we always finish it with a glass of lassi. This lassi is perfect irrespective of the season and perfect for festive meals. You can call this dates and rose lassi as it has the refreshing flavors of rose, thanks to the gulkand, which is nothing but rose preserve. Different types of lassi Lassi – this yogurt-based drink is quite popular across the Indian subcontinent, and you can find this on most the restaurant menus....

This bowl is filled with delicious flavors like oyster mushrooms, garlic, ginger, and a spicy touch of Sriracha. It’s great for cold nights or when you want something comforting and spicy. Plus, it’s super easy to make and takes less than 30 minutes. And we all know how much we are obsessed with quick and easy recipes. Just follow the instructions in this recipe, adjust the spiciness and voila, you’ve got yourself a simple and easy Vegan Ramen recipe....

The next recipe in my quick and easy meals is the poha pulao. Yes, you read it right, pulao with poha. Why not? When we can make tamarind-based and coconut-based aval dishes, why not pulao? I treat poha as my rice substitute in many dishes, and that’s how I started making this poha pulao or aval pulao. Poha | flattened Rice | aval I have talked about why poha is a must-to-have pantry ingredient in my thengai aval post....

This year I posted quite a few poha/aval recipes, and I am back with one more poha recipe today, and it’s my personal favorite. I grew up eating thengai aval and puli aval, and this style of poha upma is something I relished learned after coming to the US. What is Poha? My friend V introduced me to this poha recipe. When I visited her, she made this for our breakfast and served it with chai....

Fresh homebaked Rosemary Olive Focaccia Bread I love a freshly baked Focaccia and it actually brings out the ‘bread monster’ in me. Oh how can you resist that soft crunch and with these toppings, it’s like biting into a pizza, so you may call it a two-in-one bread too. This Rosemary Olive Focaccia Bread also the first bread that I ever baked and immediately fell in love with the fact that it’s actually so simple to make....

Eggless Blueberry Yogurt Muffins Come summers and these muffins are my favorite go-to breakfast or snack. Bursting with berry flavors and extremely soft and spongy. They go extremely well with fresh coffee, tea, lemonade, or just a glass of water. And the best part – Make them once and they can last in the fridge for up to 2-3 days or unless gone 🙂 Eggless Blueberry Muffins Ingredients The ingredients are simple and easily found in any home (check the recipe card below for exact ingredients and process):...

All the Flavor, Without the Flour! Whether you are gluten-free, are actively trying to avoid grains, or simply found yourself craving a cookie but just happen to have an empty bag of all-purpose in your pantry, I’ve got something to hit your sweet spot today. In fact, even if you’re not in any of the above flourless scenarios, I think you’re going to love today’s recipe. They aren’t just good “for a flourless cookie”, they’re just plain good, period, and we make these almost as often as my chocolate chip cookies around here....

Today we are going to France, Western European country that is definitely on my bucket list. One of my ex-colleague was from France and she has quite a few stories to tell about her country. Also I almost forgot to mention that I learnt French for about 5 years in school, but the most I can speak or understand is ‘Bonjour’. What I learnt from my French friend is that French people love their language and don’t like it being butchered by non-French speaking people (like me)....

These Oreo cookie bars are phenomenal, if I do say so myself. Envision a homemade sugar cookie base Ioaded with crushed Oreo cookies. That’s just the bottom layer. Next comes a sweet dreamy gooey cream cheese frosting (undoubtably the best kind of frosting) and then, of course, more Oreo cookies. How long it takes: 44 minutes Equipment you’ll need: 9×13 pan, parchment paper, mixing bowl, electric mixer Servings: 20 If that doesn’t satisfy your sweet tooth, then I don’t know what will!...

Mudslide Pie: Drink Turned Dessert! Craving a chocolatey dessert, but can’t bear to turn on the oven? Inspired by the classic mudslide drink, this frozen mudslide pie is a fun and decadent dessert that’s great for any time of the year, but especially the summer. It has a distinct chocolate flavor, a crumbly Oreo crust, rich chocolate ganache ripple, and Irish cream whipped cream topping. Yum! Why You’ll Love This Recipe Entirely no-bake–even the crust!...

A Lazy-Day Pie Recipe Last week we made a very pretty Blueberry Pie, complete with a woven lattice top crust and a polished final appearance. Today, we’re doing something that’s both very similar and very, very different: a fruit galette recipe. If you’ve never made a galette before, here’s what you need to know. Unlike pies, which for years intimidated me because I always felt they demanded perfection in appearance, galettes make no such demands....

Food Allergies: Before getting into the recipe, let’s talk about food allergies. We hear the word food allergy frequently these days. So what is a food allergy? When our body, to be precise, our immune system reacts differently in an unusual way to certain foods; then we are allergic to that particular food. The reactions are different for every individual. Some might have rashes; some might get a stomach ache and list the goes on....