You can also call it a dump cake. Back from a vacation, jet-lagged, lazy, tired and missing friends. So the best thing I thought would PERK us back to routine is an easy n simple “Food Processor Cake“. I mean what can be easier than throwing a couple of Ingredients in a food processor, pulse, bake n voila you have a CUTE, SHINY & YUMMY Cake. So this is my version of an easy-lazy cake, nothing too fancy but packed with a punch of lime & chocolate chip, it definitely improves your mood....

My mom calls this “pink pasta.” It’s one of my favorite ways to eat pasta, with an irresistible combination of fresh and decadent that’s simply perfect. Garden fresh tomatoes and heavy cream are the stars in this recipe. How long it takes: 30 minutes Equipment you’ll need: pasta pot, large skillet Servings: 4 I love it when simple ingredients come together to shine in a recipe like this. Life doesn’t have to be complicated and recipes certainly don’t have to be complicated....

How long it takes: 20 minutes Equipment you’ll need: soup pan or large saucepan Servings: 6 I love to give you ideas for easy weeknight meals because I know that’s what most people are looking for. I know that I sure am! Life is busy but we still want to feed our families healthy meals. About this Ground Turkey Soup Ready in less than a half hour. I make this soup A LOT on weeks where I slip behind on my meal planning, or I’m just too busy that day to make what I had planned....

What is Gulabi Seviyan Kheer? It’s an extremely flavorful, sweet-scented kheer/pudding made using seviyan/vermicelli (small, thin noodles), milk, almonds, rose syrup (roohafza), sugar and raisins. The Rose Syrup (Roohafza) is an extremely popular rose flavored drink in India which has a reddish-pink color. When added to milk, it gives a nice pink color, hence the name ‘Gulabi which means Pink’. This dessert pudding recipe is my family favorite because of its creamy texture and the sweet rose flavor....

Who doesn’t love a healthy breakfast and what if it tastes and looks like dessert? That’s exactly what these Breakfast Parfait – 2 Style (Fruit and Chocolate) tastes like! Parfaits are frozen French desserts made using lots of sugar, eggs, and cream and taste nom nom – yum! You might have also heard of American Parfaits which are usually served for breakfast (made using yogurt and granola) in bakery and restaurants....

I gotta admit, I’m pretty excited to write this post. I’ve made this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie a few times, and as I’ve done so, I’ve made a few tweaks and changes to get it just the way we like it. I figured it was time to share the love. This is too good not to share. My husband is obsessed with this recipe. Literally obsessed....

What’s more delicious than a big bowl of spaghetti smothered in hearty red tomato sauce? If you asked my dad, he would probably say he couldn’t think of anything he likes better. Whenever my mom asks him what sounds good for dinner, his first and immediate reply is “Spaghetti!” My grandma always made her famous spaghetti sauce (with her secret recipe) for his very best birthday dinner. How long it takes: 1 hour 30 minutes, but a lot is hands-off Equipment you’ll need: large pot, spoon Servings: 14 servings Homemade spaghetti sauce is surprisingly uncomplicated and easy to make....

Spiced Kumquat Marmalade | How to Make Kumquat Marmalade This Spiced Kumquat Marmalade is made without using any preservative and you can use the same recipe with any other citrus fruit as a substitute (check notes). I tasted something similar called Kumquat Marmalade during our stay in Portugal (almost 6 years). It absolutely made me fall in love with its sweet-tangy flavor (which is very unlike the other store-bought citrus marmalade we are used to)....

For the final day of this month’s blogging marathon, I have a simple yet delicious Bhurani raita aka burhani raita or boorani raita. This raita is popular in Hyderabadi cuisine. It is usually served as a side to spicy biryanis to cool things down. Recipe is bookmarked from Veg Recipes of India. This Hyderabadi bhurani raita was part of my vegetarian Hyderbadi thali. I admire people who make elaborate thalis....

For this Idiyappam, I went with store bought flour and followed the instructions accordingly. Also I don’t have Idiyappam plates, so I just used idly plates to steam them. As I mentioned before, I will post homemade Sevai and Idiyappam as a separate post as this post is mainly about the vegetable stew. It is a very simple dish and delicious dish. This is what you need for the stew: Ingredients:...

What is Immunity Booster Drink or Kadha: Happy New Year to you and your loved ones 🙂 Come January, we get into our ‘New Year Resolutions’ zone and most of us like every year want to become healthier and happier. However, this year, I did not make any resolution as I just wanted to continue doing what we usually do for so many years and that is build our Immunity further and this ‘Immunity Booster Drink’ or ‘Herbal Kadha’ is our goto recipe....

To (under)state the obvious, it’s hot outside. The humidity here is bad; it’s like being slapped in the face with a wet towel every time you step outside (and then walking around with said towel still plastered to your face). The air is thick as soup, and yesterday the heat coupled with dark storm clouds and lightning flashes kept me from taking Leia for her walk. Even with the air conditioning blasting in my car, I shed layers of clothes before driving home from work, and I keep telling Zach we can’t have certain meals for dinner because they’re “too heavy for this time of year” (which he utterly does not understand)....

We are traveling from east to west today. Yes from Manipur to the beautiful Goa. Goan cuisine is one of the famous Indian cuisines and known for its distinct coconut, coconut oil, and kokum flavors. I read a lot about Goan cuisine when I was exploring the Konkani and coastal Maharashtra cuisines. When I came across the Alsanyache Tonak which is the black-eyed peas Goan curry, I decided to try it....

I make this soup in the Instant Pot which makes a great weeknight meal. Since red lentils cook very fast, making the soup on the stove top is a perfect alternate. Serve the soup with a crusty bread and enjoy!! About the Recipe As the weather starts to turn cold, I turn to my soup repertoire for simple weeknight meals. We love soups that are hearty, wholesome and make a meal in themselves....

Pot roast always reminds me of my grandma. She knew I loved it so when we went over there for dinner on Sunday, it was often on the menu. Grandma made the best pot roast! I still remember walking into her house after church and smelling the amazing scent of the pot roast that had been cooking in her oven while we were all at church. How long it takes: 2 hours, 45 minutes Equipment you’ll need: Instant Pot Servings: 6 We’d have cookies, the grown-ups would have coffee, and then eventually it was time for that tender, flavorful pot roast, and steaming, creamy mashed potatoes....

This winter, I shared quite a few rasam recipes like instant rasam, ginger rasam and updated my jeera milagu rasam with new video and pictures. But I missed sharing some soup recipes. The weather is still wet here in California and thought why not share our favorite soup recipe which is the tomato soup. Sneaking In Other Veggies: Guess what folks, you can relish this soup made with fresh tomatoes any time of the year....

How long it takes: 50 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large pot or Dutch oven Servings: 6 My husband and I went to Jamaica for our honeymoon and of course, we loved the food. Many different cultures are represented in Jamaican cuisine, including British, Indian, African, Chinese, and Spanish, so it’s hard to characterize the food. Let’s just stick with unique and delicious! White chicken chili is credited to the American southwest area but with a few additions, I’ve made it a Caribbean entree....

Maladu is one of my favorite sweets, which I grew up eating a lot, especially during my undergrad days. My mom used to make these a lot for me during my UG hostel days. These stay for up ten days when stored in an airtight container. Rain or shine always from my home to hostel(dorm), maaladu will be there for sure in my luggage. Other names & spelling Indian dishes are known by different names and also with different spellings....

Mangoes are one of the summer fruits that most of us eagerly wait for, although you get them year round, the juiciest n most delicious ones are only available in summer. And since, I’m kind of Mango OBSESSED, I wanted to mix two of my our very favorite ingredients and create these gorgeous Mango Shortbread Parfait. This recipe is so simple that you can even make them with kids (no-cooking involved) and trust me, they would love to crumble the shortbread cookies for you 😉 Just keep some extra mops n paper towels around and this can be a fun summer food-related activity....

Mango Shrimp Bites | Quick Mango Shrimp Appetizer:5 minutes snacks using cooked shrimps, mango, cream cheese and crackers. Perfect for parties or cocktails. Who doesn’t love Bite-Size & Easy-Peasy Snacks, especially if they are made under 5 minutes, I would say that’s a perfect Snack Heaven! I love snacking and there are days when my main meal of the day consist of a quick snack + smoothie. Especially, if it’s this Mango Shrimp Bites then I don’t need anything....