Colorful vegetarian stuffed peppers will brighten up dreary winter days and get us excited for the upcoming spring days. Think green! red! orange! yellow! Definitely not winter colors, right? How long it takes: 1 hour Equipment you’ll need: large pot for blanching peppers, baking dish Servings: 8 (one stuffed pepper half) Eating these stuffed peppers won’t leave you feeling stuffed and lethargic, either. They’re packed with a tasty, slightly spicy filling that is bright and flavorful, reminiscent of summer and good for you....

How long it takes: 35 minutes Equipment you’ll need: baking sheet, small skillet, oven Servings: 4 (Still feel like you need a little meat? I do have a couple of recipes for meat-stuffed mushrooms. Try coq au vin stuffed mushrooms or chicken Parmesan stuffed portobello mushrooms.) But today, we have vegetarian stuffed portobellos and boy, are they good! Melty, creamy cheese, with zippy little bites of sun-dried tomatoes mixed in, topped with crisp buttery garlicky bread crumbs — oh, yes, I’ll take these any day....

South India is known for its rice-based dishes, and this savory ven pongal is quite popular across South India. A vegetarian South Indian restaurant menu is incomplete without this ven pongal, and the many restaurants include vadai with ven pongal and make it a pongal-vada combo. Pongal – festival and the dish We refer to the harvest festival, the Makara Sankranthi, as pongal. I am not sure if the festival got its name from the dish or the dish from the festival....

We just cannot get over this Watermelon Vodka Slushie (2 Ingredients) drinks!!! Also, known as Watermelon Slush, this has been our favorite summer after summer and make for a perfect long weekend drink for just you or your party. And that means Monday is a holiday and a lot of people would even take Friday off for long-distance travel. It’s also the official go-ahead for the grilling season in USA, so you can imagine lots of grilling and BBQ happening around....

PS – Substitute the rice with grains of your choice. I am back with my meal planners. Even though I was planning and making my meal planners, I couldn’t share them on the blog regularly. Anyways I happy to start sharing them again! Working from home and online schooling makes the planning bit tricky. We need more snacks these days, and by 3 PM, we all feel hungry these days....

This bread is not a high riser, it was slightly dense but still soft from the mashed beans in it. It is great to eat toasted with some cream cheese or in a grilled cheese sandwich. I made a hummus and harissa sandwich and it was amazing.Check out the Healthy Breads that our fellow Bread Bakers have baked this month: Amaranth Flatbread from Mayuri’s Jikoni Beet Rye Bread from What Smells So Good?...

This is the round up of ‘Pick 1 Alphabet and Cook 3 dishes’. So each BMer chose an alphabet and 3 countries that start with that alphabet and cooked 3 local dishes. Gayathri - Letter B: Sowmya - Letter F: Mir - Letter H: Archana - Letter I: Priya Srinivasan - Letter J: Pavani - Letter M: Priya Suresh - Letter S:

Posting 26 recipes back to back is tedious. But I did it. This time I wasn’t sure if I would be able to complete the marathon but somehow I pushed myself and finished it. I can’t say it was easy. But when I received a lot of positive comments from friends and family, I felt so happy, and I am glad that I picked this particular theme. As always, I learned and bookmarked a lot of recipes to try from other bloggers....

Before getting into the plate details, let me explain what aadi 18 or the aadi perukku is. I have shared these details on my IG posts before. (Ref – Post 1 and Post 2) And I am resharing the same here. Aadi 18 | Aadi Perukku Aadi is the Tamil name of the ashadha month of the Hindu calendar. It mostly falls in July/August of the Gregorian calendar. ⁠ The 18th day of this month is celebrated as Aadi perukku....

Why You’ll Love This Alfredo Sauce Recipe Incredible flavor thanks to a few not-so-authentic but truly tasty additions. Uses heavy cream for the perfect creamy consistency. While authentic Italian Alfredo recipes use high quality parmesan to achieve this, it’s quite hard to find in the US. A splash of cream does the trick instead, and it also helps prevent the sauce from breaking. Doubles easily. This recipe makes enough to coat 8 oz of pasta, but it can certainly be doubled without issue....

How long it takes: 5 minutes Equipment you’ll need: measuring spoon, small jar Servings: makes about ⅓ cup I don’t know why it took me so long. I’ve been making my own seasoning mixes for years, starting with taco seasoning. Everyone else loved it so much that I posted a large batch taco seasoning which is 10 times the original amount (I did the math for you, you’re welcome very much)....

How long it takes: just under an hour Equipment you’ll need: large saucepan or skillet Servings: 8 Arrabbiata sauce is not boring! With plenty of garlic (4 cloves!) and a whole teaspoon of red pepper flakes, you will definitely feel a little heat but it’s in a good way. I often include a pinch of red pepper flakes in my sauces and dressings. The spicy red flakes add warmth and just a little tingle that keeps things interesting but not hot....

You all know how much I love simple grab and go breakfast dishes. Be it porridges or overnight oats or fruit-based smoothies; I love them all. As kiddo’s lunchtime got changed, I started making some substantial breakfasts in the morning like dosa, upma. So that he can sustain until his lunch break, but you will still find smoothies and porridges on my meal planners because I love them. Avocado Lassi | Avocado Yogurt Smoothie As you all know, lassi is a popular yogurt-based drink from the Indian Subcontinent....

This simple recipe is perfect for using up your fresh garden veggies. A little bit of dicing and prep work is required, but in minutes you can have a fresh and flavorful avocado salsa, perfect for parties and pot lucks. Today’s recipe is even easier than last week’s pineapple salsa because I don’t dice the veggies quite as small, it’s a heartier dip. While some avocado salsa recipes puree all of the ingredients together for a thin salsa (similar to my classic salsa recipe), I prefer a dip with a heartier feel....

You guys know I’m pretty loyal to my mom’s cornmeal crust when it comes to quiche. The crispy texture is perfect for a rich quiche. However, I’m always looking for ways to make my recipes a bit healthier. How long it takes: just over an hour Equipment you’ll need: mandoline or large sharp knife, pie dish, skillet Servings: 8 I’ve been seeing the idea of a sweet potato crust floating around Facebook and the internet and I knew I had to try it....

Ingredients: Corn Tortillas – 3 to 4 Salt – ½ tsp Oil for spraying Steps: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Meanwhile cut the tortillas into your desired shape. In a cookie sheet place these tortilla pieces and spray oil and the salt. Bake it for up to 12 minutes till they become crisp. Notes I used white corn tortillas. You can also use yellow ones. After 10 minutes check the chips....

Making stir fry is something I think every cook should know how to do. Why? How long it takes: just over a half hour, depending on how fast you are with a knife Equipment you’ll need: sharp knife, cutting board, measuring utensil, large skillet or wok Servings: 4 Easy: Once you know the basics, making a stir fry is easy. Fast: Everything cooks very quickly in a stir fry, making it a perfect choice for weeknight dinner....

How long it takes: 10 minutes to make the batter, a few minutes per batch to cook the pancakes Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, griddle Servings: makes 15 pancakes My neighbor makes these for every birthday in her house (including the dog’s!) and her whole family looks forward to this simple but special tradition. Topped with whipped cream, candles, and a few extra sprinkles, a stack of these colorful cakes looks like a breakfast birthday cake....

How long it takes: 40 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large skillet Servings: 4 If you’ve never had it before, chicken à la King is kind of like an especially thick chicken stew, or a chicken casserole without the baking part. Diced chicken is combined with mushrooms (and sometimes other vegetables) in a creamy sauce; it’s served over rice or noodles, or with bread. Chicken à la King has many origin stories and no one really agrees on which is accurate, but we do know it’s been a staple in American homes for over a century....

Easy Choux Pastry Choux pastry has a reputation for being a bit fussy and temperamental, but I don’t think it deserves these labels. Instead, I’d like to think of choux as a really approachable, airy French pastry that is quick to make (certainly faster than puff pastry or croissants) and highly customizable. Choux has a very light texture with a golden, crisp exterior. It doesn’t have much flavor, since it’s meant to be filled with pastry cream or other fillings and topped with something sweet, like powdered sugar or ganache....