Big Peanut Butter Cookies If you’re looking for a light and pretty (and peanut-buttery) cookie recipe, head over to my peanut butter crinkle cookies, because my peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies are nothing of the sort. No, these are big, thick, heavy cookies. They are the epitome of bakery-style: larger than life, chock full of melty chocolate, and heavy. Despite their thickness, these are not cakey cookies; they are soft, dense, and chewy, like a cookie should be....

December is here and so is the holiday season and so is the edible Christmas gift carnival at VVK. The Christmas countdown has already begun, and this year, I thought of sharing some delicious edible goodies that you can share with your friends and family. Why Pumpkin Pie Spiced Date and Nut Balls? Wondering what inspired me to share these DIY edible gifts? This quote – “Any present you craft with your own two hands is an instant winner” from good housekeeping December issue....

I got this recipe from my colleague. Quinoa and green gram, what a combo?? A healthy and a yummy tiffin with high protein and low carbs. Ingredients: Quinoa(white) – 1cup Green Gram dhal (patchai payaru, green moong dhal) – 1 cup Green chilly – 1 Ginger – 1 inch piece Chopped onion – ¼ cup (Optional) Salt – to taste Oil for preparing dosa. Steps: Soak quinoa and green gram dhal for 4 hours Wash them well and grind it along with green chilly and ginger....

My parents’ property is a berry paradise. There’s a mulberry tree that you can’t get within 15 feet of without staining your feet purple. Teeny tiny strawberries grow in the dappled shade (I’ve never tried them because I’m a little suspicious that they’re actually some sort of miniature poison-variety strawberry), and their woods are bursting at the seams with prickly brambles dotted with plump blackberries and raspberries. When I was a kid I tried to like the raspberries....

Lunchtime Bliss I might get in trouble for this one. While I’ve shared family recipes before, this one has always been kept under lock and key, passed down from generation to generation only under a vow of secrecy. But today I’m breaking the rules and sharing it with you. I think that you’ll find I’ve never shared a recipe as sophisticated, complex, and yet purely wholesome (potentially organic!) as this one....

How long it takes: about 20 minutes Equipment you’ll need: 1 skillet, large bowl, small bowl or jar for dressing Servings: 2 (it’s easy to double) Just take a look at the elements of this salad: lightly seasoned juicy shrimp, sweet golden mango, creamy avocado, and crisp red onions, all nestled in fresh green leaf lettuce. Don’t we need a little reminder of warm days and sunshine all year round?...

Sweet & Simple Snowball Cookies Snowball cookies are classic, old-fashioned cookies that are popular during the Christmas season. They’re similar to Russian tea cakes or Mexican wedding cookies, but we will be chilling the dough and using more cornstarch and flour here for round, snowball-like cookies! What you’ll love about them: Melt in your mouth, extremely tender texture. An eggless cookie recipe! Not too sweet; most of the sweetness comes from the powdered sugar on the outside....

Sourdough starter makes this cake very moist and there are no tell-tale signs of sourness or the addition of sourdough starter anywhere. I halved the original recipe and made 1 8" round cake. Then frosted the cake with a very simple cream cheese frosting. The reason for celebration is that I crossed 1000 postscouple of posts back and this is a sweet treat to myself. I have to thank the BM group and especially Valli, without them the posts would have been random and I would never have reached this milestone....

Simple & Hearty English Muffins The sourdough saga continues today with these incredible (if I do say so myself) sourdough English muffins! Instead of using store-bought yeast (as we would with classic English muffins), we’re using the power of wild yeast from active sourdough starter to create lots of lift and flavor in this classic breakfast treat. Sourdough English muffins are fun and very easy to make with basic ingredients. They are mildly tangy with a unique flavor profile that tastes like something you’d buy from a fancy bakery....

Flavorful Sourdough Discard Pancakes One of my greatest gripes when I started dabbling with sourdough bread was the waste. Since I use my sourdough starter often, I’m discarding half of it daily. And, being the queen of never-throwing-things-away (just ask Zach how much he loves this aspect of my personality), I immediately dove into the world of sourdough discard recipes, determined that half of my well-tended starter not end up in the trash bin....

Call it by any name this South Indian Potato Recipe is one of my favorite baby potato recipe of all times. Easy to make and perfect for a quick lunch or when we have unannounced guests, these potatoes are loved by one and all. What is the South Indian Potato Recipe: Its potatoes cooked in a spicy masala made using fresh curry leaves, sambhar powder, hing, and coconut powder....

Are you looking for some delicious, easy-to-make, and interesting spinach recipes? Then I have just the right recipe for you – spinach raita. Make some way for this easy-peasy spinach raita or keerai thayir pachadi, as we say in Tamil. Guess what? The spinach puree can be the base for any other spinach curries too. Read further to learn more about it. Keerai kootu (Tamil Nadu style spinach and lentils gravy with coconut), keerai kadaiyal (spinach mash), and palak paneer are my go-to spinach recipes....

Recipe adapted from here.

I seriously love bread pudding. It’s a fantastic dessert, so unassuming but SO delicious. How long it takes: 1 hour, 10 minutes (but it can be prepped ahead) Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, large baking dish Servings: 12 And it also works as breakfast. At least in my book. Eggs, milk, bread. It’s totally breakfast food. My favorite bread pudding up until now has always been blueberry bread pudding although I do love traditional bread pudding with raisins....

Enliven your summer meals with homemade potato salad: creamy potatoes, crunchy celery and red onion, crisp bits of bacon, hard cooked eggs, graced by a tangy mayonnaise and mustard dressing flecked with sweet pickle relish. How long it takes: 1 hour prep time, extra time for chilling Equipment you’ll need: large saucepan, mixing bowls, measuring utensils, sharp knife Servings: 12 servings There are a lot of potato salad recipes but I modestly think this creamy potato salad recipe is the best!...

If you are getting bored with your oatmeal and smoothies and looking for alternatives, I have a perfect recipe for your – tofu scramble or scrambled tofu. Yet another teen-approved recipe like the pesto mozzarella sandwich. All you need is 15 minutes, and you can make this delicious and healthy breakfast with tofu which you can serve in multiple ways, and I have also shared that below. Do check it out....

This no onion, no garlic rice recipe is perfect to make for Indian festivals. I cook the rice in a spicy tomato broth giving the dish a nice punch of tomato flavor. About the Recipe Pulihora is a quintessential South Indian rice dish that I make for most Indian festivals. Traditional tamarind pulihora or lemon pulihora are the popular ones. But you can pretty much make pulihora with just about any souring agent, vegetable and grain....

Fall/Autumn is our favorite season and this ‘Turmeric Ginger and Apple Smoothie’ is how we welcome the change in seasons. This smoothie is not only power-packed with nutrients but filled with warm turmeric-ginger flavors and the color is just a reminder of gorgeous autumn 🙂 3 ingredients and you have yourself a delicious smoothie that’s great for light breakfast, snack or even an after-meal drink! Turmeric Ginger and Apple Smoothie Ingredients Turmeric is anti-inflammatory, heals our body, and helps fight free radicals....

Turmeric Saffron Rice Today I am going to present a simple rice recipe that will add elegance and fragrance to your day-to-day meals. Perfect for Parties & Potlucks This simple, flavorful turmeric rice is perfect for parties and potlucks. Instead of plain white rice, you can jazz up the party with this mild saffron flavored turmeric rice. If you are looking for ways to include turmeric in your daily diet, this is your best bet....

Theme: Bring on your Rice Dish: Vegetable Makhani Rice The original recipe only used mixed vegetables, but I decided to add some chickpeas to add some protein and make the dish more wholesome. Alternately paneer or tofu can also be added instead of chickpeas. Serve with raita and chips for a delicious meal.