You may be wondering, do I really need another chili recipe? I know, I kind of get that. I’ve tried more than a few recipes and I have my favorites, too. Beef chili, white chicken chili, crockpot chili, vegetarian chili, even jerk chicken chili. How long it takes: 45 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large pan, saucepan, can opener, sharp knife, stove Servings: 8 But dip your spoon into this chili delight and you’ll wonder why you ever liked any other kind of chili....

Roasted nuts are my husband’s favorite go-to snack. He is the snacker in the house, grabs a handful every time he walks into the kitchen. I don’t like snacking, I’m more of a ’eat a full meal and wait for the next meal’ kind of a gal. Even when I snack, it has to be in a proper bowl, I don’t do handfuls, I only have bowlfuls 🙂 Anyway, my husband has been asking me to make roasted nuts for a long time and I finally made him these curry flavored roasted mixed nuts....

Earlier, I had shared a popular Indian condiment, green chutney. Now it’s time for another one from one of my favorite cuisine. It’s the Thai peanut sauce. This easy no-cook peanut sauce is versatile, and you can make this in less than 10 minutes with just a handful of ingredients. Ingredients required We only need seven ingredients, and you can mostly manage with what you have in your pantry. For this sauce, we need unsweetened creamy peanut butter, sriracha for the spice, dark soy sauce for the umami flavor, agave nectar, and lemon or lime juice to balance the flavors....

Whether you’re hosting a game day party, a family gathering, or just want a tasty treat to enjoy on a rainy day, these cauliflower wings are sure to impress. If you are gluten-free, don’t worry, I got you, read on for alternatives! 😉 Ingredients and Substitutes Creating the perfect batch of easy baked cauliflower wings starts with the right ingredients. Here’s what you’ll need: Cauliflower: One large head, cut into bite-sized florets....

How long it takes: 25 minutes Equipment you’ll need: sheet pan, small mixing bowl Servings: 4 Easy Baked Salmon with Lemon and Herbs This baked salmon is Whole30 compliant, paleo, keto, gluten-free, and all that jazz. Whether or not you’re following a particular eating plan or diet, this recipe is just plain good for you. Here are more reasons to love it: Simple ingredients. Aside from being absolutely delicious, this recipe is straightforward to make....

As I mentioned in my bagara baingan recipe post, I am participating in the monthly blogging marathon like before. This week’s theme is “one ingredient in different ways,” and my pick is brinjal. After bagara baingan and air fryer brinjal roast, here is my third and most favorite recipe – ennai kathirikai or stuffed brinjals. Ennai means oil, and kathirikai means baby eggplants/brinjal in Tamil. Even though we don’t use much oil, I am not sure why we call it ennai kathirikai....

Isn’t frozen sangria a beautiful drink? And it’s so good! We just love this frozen cocktail. It’s a perfect sipper on a hot summer day. How long it takes: 10 minutes Equipment you’ll need: blender Servings: 6 What Is Sangria? Sangria is a traditional wine cocktail that originated in Spain. There are lots of recipes for sangria but basically, sangria includes a dry fruity red wine, fruit juice, a sweetener, and a liqueur of some type (brandy, Cointreau)....

Easy Fruit Dip (No Marshmallow Fluff!) I can’t think of a single thing better for pairing with your favorite summertime fruit than today’s quick and easy fruit dip. Many fruit dip recipes start with marshmallow fluff as the base, but I wanted something a little bit different with a better flavor (and less over-whelming sweetness). Ultimately, I ended up basing today’s recipe off of my no-bake cheesecake, and truly it could probably just as well be called a “cheesecake dip”....

Rotlis are simple, everyday Gujarati style flatbread. They are made paper thin and cooked directly on the flame to puff them up. These are also called phulkas/ chapati/ chappati in certain parts of India. A roti to an Indian is what a flour tortilla is to a Mexican. The main difference is the type of flour used. Roti is made with whole-wheat flour whereas tortilla is made with either all-purpose flour or corn flour....

The holiday season is when I heavily indulge in chocolates, and we love the combination of white chocolate and peppermint. I have shared no-bake white chocolate peppermint fudge before; now it’s time for the peppermint bark recipe! A perfect festive recipe that you can make with minimal effort. It’s an incredibly simple recipe with just four ingredients. It’s a layered chocolate bark recipe. The bottom layer is butterscotch chocolate, and the top layer is white chocolate flavored with peppermint, and I added crushed candy canes for added flavor....

Hey Y’all, isn’t the next day after a long weekend always so exhaustive and with the kind of food all of us end up eating (unless you follow a strict diet), most of us are in no mood to make anything or even think of eating, Summer is kinda approaching (sometimes it makes a U-turn here in San Francisco Bay Area 😉 ) And we are flooded with these sweet, seedless watermelon that makes this Watermelon Cucumber Detox just as gorgeous to look as it is delicious to drink....

Theme: Kid’s Delight – Holiday Specials Dish: Hot Chocolate I have another kid friendly drink for the second day of this week’s blogging marathon. Both my kids love chocolate milk and I have been making hot chocolate for them once in a while this winter. They love it so much that they would do just about anything to drink (clean the room, finish homework – anything at all, gets done in no time)....

I was going to write about how my great-grandmother passed away last week, but I wasn’t sure how to do that on my blog. Here, I try to revolve my stories around food, and the death of a loved one doesn’t have much to do with chocolate cake. I wanted to write about how we celebrated her life, her humor, and her faith last night while at the same time we mourned her loss....

How long it takes: 5 minutes Equipment you’ll need: electric mixer, medium mixing bowl Servings: makes 2 cups Can you imagine pumpkin pie without mounds of fluffy whipped cream? Or a chocolate pudding pie with nothing on top of it? How about strawberry shortcakes without whipped cream? It would be like peanut butter sandwiches without jelly or hot dogs without ketchup and mustard. Everything is better with homemade whipped cream!...

The book has 10 chapters which explains the conducted tours of ten different places. This book is not a trip or food advisor. It’s more about the people and authors observations in his group during this conducted or the guided tour. He does cover two places outside India – Europe (rather I should say Adiya Chopra’s version of Europe) and Tashkent (Uzbek). The book starts with the Temple tour of Tamil Nadu and moves to Europe....

Thali means plate, but when we say Indian thali, it means Indian style meal plate with various dishes. In Tamil, we call the full meals as sapadu, and I am sure every state has its regional names for the thali and exclusive dishes. A couple of years ago, I had shared Gujarati thali, Kerala Sadya meal, Ugadi platter, and Andhra meals/bhojanam. But this time, I share some simple thali or platters or combos that I regularly make at home....

Easy Instant Pot Beef Stew Instant Pot beef stew is full of juicy beef, veggies, and potatoes, and it’s so quick to make. This pressure cooker recipe achieves all the tenderness and richness that comes with hours of cooking in a fraction of the time. I love using my Instant Pot to cook everything from short ribs to pulled pork, and now this flavorful beef stew. It’s fast becoming a family favorite....

Poriyal: Poriyal is the Tamil word for dry curry or the stir-fry. Usually, vegetables are steamed and sauteed with simple spices. You can add onion or coconut for additional flavor. I love to add grated coconut to my poriyal. A South-Indian Thali is incomplete without this poriyal and you can prepare poriyal with veggies like beets, cabbage, carrot, potato, plantain, and even spinach. Today I am going to share the vibrant green beans poriyal....

Javvarisi Payasam or Saggubiyyam Payasam Kheer or Payasam is one of the quintessential recipes, in particular, on the festive days. And the South Indian Thali is incomplete without the kheer or payasam. When I was browsing through my payasam archives, I realized that I hadn’t posted the sago kheer or javvarisi payasam as we say in Tamil. Sago Kheer is my go to neivediyam recipes on most of my Thursday pooja....

Day 10: Uttar Pradesh – Khamiri Roti After yesterday’s simple Karnataka meal, I’ve 2 delicious Mughalai dishes from Uttar Pradesh today. Uttar Pradesh cuisine is influenced greatly by Mughal cooking techniques. In the Mughal era, Uttar Pradesh became the heartland of the empire. I baked a few in the oven and a few on the stove top. I found the ones made on the stove and charred directly on fire, puffed up much better than the ones made in the oven....