Classic & Simple Lemon Meltaways This is a super simple shortbread recipe made with just seven ingredients (including the icing!). Don’t let its simplicity fool you though; these lemon meltaway cookies are bursting with flavor and taste so good, especially considering how few ingredients are needed. Plus, there’s no chilling required! Fresh lemons are a must here. The lemon flavor is bright and perfectly balanced; it’s present in the cookie but really pops in the lemon icing (which is just two ingredients!...

Fall has finally arrived and so has all the comfort-food recipes along with our favorite Lentil Butternut Squash Curry. We love the rustic feel of this recipe and usually make in large quantity to share with loved ones. It’s what we have on Friday nights or even a weekend brunch with warmly toasted bread or steamed quinoa. Lentil Butternut Squash Curry Ingredients: 2 Cups of Lentils 2 Cups Butternut Squash – peeled and chopped in bite-size pieces* 1 large Onion – thinly chopped 1 inch Fresh Ginger – thinly chopped 2 Cloves Garlic – crushed 1 Can Coconut Milk 2 Cups Vegetable Stock or Use Plain Water 3 Tbsp Olive Oil...

Obviously I was able to spend lot of time for my blog. The major change that happened this year was moving my blog from blogger to WP and getting my own domain. I am not able to say my top visited posts as I lost all my stats while moving from blogger to WP. I am not regretting about that. Moving to WP helped me a lot and expanded my blogging world and got lot of friends....

Inspiration for Maggi noodle pancakes? As I manoeuvre through adult life, I find my salt intake to have reduced a lot more than what I was used to back in my teens. I used to eat a lot of processed foods that were usually pretty high in salt. I recently tried the Maggi noodles to relive my university-time memories but found them too salty. So I decided to make a dish that provided veggies and a good amount of fibre to make it balanced while also toning down the salt....

I’ve only typed the word “slaw” three times so far and it already looks incredibly weird to me. Isn’t it funny how the mind can play tricks like that? I’ll probably type it 50 more times in this post so hopefully it’s not too much of a struggle. I’m sure somehow I’ll survive. I’ve made this mango slaw so many times this summer and it instantly became a favorite. The first time I made it, we were having my family over for fish tacos and I threw this together in a bowl, not measuring anything and kind of making it up as I went....

Who doesn’t like quick lunch recipes and breakfast recipes? We all do. Here is one such delicious lunch recipe loaded with mint flavors, popularly known as pudina rice or pudina sadam in Tamil. Pudina means mint in most Indian languages, and we use it a lot for chutneys, rasam, pulaos, and biryanis and variety rice dishes like this. PS – If you are looking for quick breakfast recipes, check our my poha recipe or other smoothies or the staple South Indian staple idli-dosa....

There’s nothing compared to the smell of a freshly baked cake! The whole house smells simply Awesome and that’s exactly what happened when we baked my Moist Chocolate Coffee Cake (Coffee Bundt Cake) So, I decided to bake and share this particular recipe with you’ll for the approaching Mother’s Day as Coffee Cake’s are Mom’s Favorite Too. Moist Chocolate Coffee Cake Ingredients: 1.5 Cups All-Purpose Flour 3 Large Eggs – Room Temperature 1/2 Cup Sour Cream 3 Tbsp Cocoa Powder 1 Tsp Instant Coffee Powder 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar or Sweetener of choice 1/2 Cup Olive Oil – any flavorless Oil will do 1 Tsp Baking Powder 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda 1/2 Tsp Vinegar 1 Pinch Salt 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract 2 Toothpicks...

Way, way, way, waaaay back when I started my blog, I teamed up with a group of bloggers for an Emeril event where we cooked our way through one of his new books and shared the recipes. Out of that event, we formed a group called Virtual Potluck. Some of you who have read my blog since the beginning will remember Virtual Potluck. For those that don’t remember, we were a group of bloggers (and friends) who would host events on our sites that created a sort of…virtual…....

What I love about this recipe is how easy it is to make and the lovely texture. It is crispy on the outside, soft & creamy on the inside. Perfect baked goodie to make during the holidays as edible gift. About the Recipe Namoura aka namora or namura is a delicious semolina based dessert from Lebanon. It is popular in the Middle East and has different names in different countries....

With a hearty texture reminiscent of an oatmeal cookie, these oatmeal muffins are a classic, reliable muffin that’s likely to join the ranks of your favorite breakfast staples (buttermilk pancakes, anyone?). Be sure to check out the how-to video below the recipe! We’re about due for a new muffin recipe around here. How about a good, solid, reliable oatmeal muffin. Sure, it might not be the most glamorous (it’s no fluffy frosted cinnamon roll, after all), but is still sure to brighten up your Monday morning....

Yet another Jackfruit seed recipe. :-) It is not the puli kuzhambu, the tangy tamarind gravy, but a mix between puli kuzhambu and arichuvitta sambar. As I mentioned in my other post, I got lot of palakottai (Jackfruit seeds) from one of our friend. Last week I tried kootu and today I tried this Kuzhambu/Sambhar. Its very much similar to parrupu kuzhambu and I didn’t even add onions. I think shallots will go very well this sambhar but here is my no onion no garlic version of jackfruit seed kuzhambu....

Every time I share quick and easy-to-make recipes, I tell that they are perfect for busy weekdays. But these recipes are perfect for lazy days also. Come on; there are days(I am not talking about the busy days) when we don’t want to cook elaborate meals and don’t want to order out as well. These easy meals are perfect for those days too. Paneer curry with store-bought Kolhapuri masala Before getting into the recipe details, let me share a little background about how I came across this dish and how I built this recipe....

Instant pot or pressure cooker makes it a perfect weeknight dish. I have also included stove top instructions. Serve as is or with raita for a delicious meal. About the Recipe Paneer is a protein-rich ingredient that I try to incorporate into my family’s diet at least once a week. I use it to make paneer lasagna or as a filling for dosa and even make paneer fried rice. This paneer pulao with pudina is one of my favorite quick and easy meals....

Mint Chocolate Whoopie Pies (For Any Time of Year!) If you’re a fan of mint and chocolate desserts (or cozy wintertime treats), you’re going to love these peppermint bark whoopie pies! If you’re not familiar with this treat, whoopie pies (AKA “Gobs”) are cookie sandwiches that are very popular in Pennsylvania, particularly in Amish country (and you can find my traditional whoopie pie recipe here!). The “cookies” themselves are more like cakes; they’re dense, but soft, and they melt in your mouth to make way for their smooth filling....

Soaked green moong dal is ground to a coarse paste and deep fried to make this delicious dal vada recipe. They are crispy on the outside and fluffy inside. Great to serve with any chutney or just as is. About the Recipe In an Andhra home, pulihora and garelu are the 2 most common dishes that are made during festivals. As much as I love making urad dal vada, these green moong dal vada have become my favorite....

Previously, I had shared quick dinner recipes like cream cheese pasta and oats soup. This week I will share quick breakfast recipes, especially the ones approved by the teen in the house. :-) Our household has no set breakfast, lunch, or dinner recipes. We love idli and upma for lunch, breakfast, and dinner, rice for both lunch and dinner, and this sandwich is another recipe we enjoy for all our meals....

Praline Candy Cookies There’s a lot to love in these humble-looking cookies. From the pecan-packed, thick and melt-in-your-mouth cookie base to the salty-sweet praline topping, these would be the perfect cookie to grace your Thanksgiving dessert table (or your Christmas cookie tray). Truly the perfect embodiment of candy meets cookie, this is a must-try recipe! Why you’ll love these praline cookies: Unique: a refreshing change from your typical snickerdoodles or oatmeal cookies, I got really creative developing this recipe and am so pleased with how they turned out....

Creamy Roasted Mushroom Risotto Risotto. Fancy-schmancy, right? In reality, a creamy homemade mushroom risotto is not out of reach for any night of the week. This recipe for roasted mushroom risotto is totally gourmet, and so easy to make. Of course, I’ve made this risotto with my favorite thing in life (besides popcorn): roasted vegetables. Seeing as roasted mushrooms are top of my list lately in terms of veggies to roast, it was no contest!...

If you have enjoyed this roti vs naan debate, please take a moment to leave a comment and a rating below. This will motivate me to create more good content for you! You can also engage with me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. - Padma In a typical Indian lifestyle, lunch is the heaviest meal. A typical vegetarian meal, known as a “thali” includes vegetables, lentils, dairy products, rice and roti....

How long it takes: 10 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large skillet with cover Servings: 4 Spinach has several health benefits from eye health to cancer prevention to reducing the risk of heart disease. Of course, there are lots of other leafy greens to choose from: kale, Swiss chard, arugula, just to name a few. Even cabbage falls into this category (be sure to try my sautéed cabbage!). But I’m not here to pound you over the head with more nutrition facts or to try to make you feel guilty for not eating the right foods....