This recipe is the base that I’ve used for so many of my favorite muffin recipes, including my blueberry muffins, chocolate chip muffins, and oatmeal muffins. Be sure to check out my how-to video at the bottom of the post! The Perfect Basic Muffin Recipe Those of you who have been following along with the blog for some time now (<3 you!) have probably figured this muffin recipe out already....

One of the greatest strains on my marriage is Zach’s complete and utter lack of respect for Taco Tuesday. “They’re too much work”, he complained the first few Tuesdays of our marriage, revealing the heart of a man who clearly prefers his dinner assembled before it reaches the table. So Taco Tuesday in our house is now more of a Taco-every-third-Tuesday thing, and even though we just celebrated 12 years together, sometimes I’m not even sure how we made it this far with priorities so clearly misaligned....

The Best Tres Leches Cake Recipe Tres leches cake or “Three Milks” cake should be soft, moist, and super flavorful. My recipe checks every box, with a fluffy vanilla sponge cake soaked in three different types of milk and topped with whipped cream. With all that liquid, it’s easy to assume this cake would be soggy–but don’t worry, my recipe has been tested and perfected to be perfectly balanced and NOT soggy!...

I could eat quiche every day for the rest of my life. My mom would often make quiche for a breakfast-for-dinner type meal. Usually she makes one similar to this spinach quiche with cornmeal crust. The cornmeal crust is one of my favorite things EVER but I decided to switch it up and use a traditional pie crust for this quiche. And by “decided to switch it up,” I clearly mean that I was feeling lazy AND I happened to have a box of pie crusts in my fridge....

The street food culture in India is ingrained in many Indians, and the vendors are the true essence of the country’s food culture. Indian street food is the go-to answer to any problem or achievement, and it surely takes you on a culinary journey of flavours and fusions. Dahi Vada is one of those dishes that is available in every other state and the toppings change as you cross each state border....

As I was exploring the South American cuisine, I came across a lot of ceviche salad recipes. I was looking for the vegetarian option and voila the world wide web was flooded with a lot of vegetarian ceviches. I adapted my ceviche recipe from Spruce Eats version. Another simple salad that I will be making again and again. I am sure you will be too. As I mentioned before, these days I am relying on beans based salads for my mid-morning and evening snack and this is a perfect one for me make ahead and pack as well....

The Warm Detox Chinese Cabbage Salad is crunchy and packed with healing/detox properties. This Warm Detox Chinese Cabbage Salad is helping us BIG Time achieve that 3rd week of our ‘New Year New You’ goal !!! It’s not only keeping us warm & cozy during this cold/rainy winter storm but helping us detox too. So, definitely what I call a ‘2-in-1’ remedy and it’s super delicious too (which is a total Win Win)....

Weekdays are really hectic for all of us. With kids pick up, drop, their homework, work, extracurricular activities we don’t have enough time for preparing full course meal daily. When I had the same issue, I started preparing one dish and served it different way the next day. Its a huge hit in our household. It may seem like a repetition but it isn’t. This is going to be a series of prep once serve twice dishes for the next few weeks that makes weekday dinners and lunch easy....

Kitchen Remodeling- I am posting a meal planner after a four-week break. I took a small break because we are remodeling our kitchen and living room. As much as it’s exciting, it is tiring and a lot of work. I am planning to start a new series on my home renovation, so please stay tuned. It took me some time to set up my makeover kitchen. Till then, I ordered school lunch for the kiddo and relied on simple one-pot meals made in Instant Pot....

My Favorite White Chocolate Cookies It seems like we all have a soft spot for chocolate chip cookies around here. Whether they are made with browned butter, potato chips, or sourdough–we love them all. Today’s white chocolate chip cookies are a bit different from the norm, but in the best way. White chocolate lovers, this one’s for you! This recipe makes buttery, soft, and chewy cookies studded with white chocolate chips....

I love making frittatas of all types: asparagus leek frittata, frittata with spinach and green chiles, or this sweet potato and spinach egg bake (can we call that one a frittata?) This white pizza frittata is ultra flavorful thanks to garlic, oregano, and fresh basil. Why You’ll Love this Frittata Vegetarian: I’m obsessed with brunch food and this white pizza frittata recipe is perfect for the vegetarians at your table....

Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post to watch my video and see all my tips for making these sweet spooky treats! These Witch Cauldron Brownie Bites are a fun and easy Halloween dessert. They’re also just appropriately creepy enough that one of my siblings wouldn’t even eat them, but tasty enough that the rest of my family devoured them and asked for more. I was inspired to make these when I saw Brianne’s Witches Brew Halloween Cupcakes on Pinterest, and decided to make a mini version, only in brownie form!...

Yam Roast or Elephant foot yam roast or as we say in Tami Senai / Chenai varuval is a mild roasted dry curry which is a great side for any sambar varieties (I love it especially with Vathal Kuzhambu) and also for rasam varieties. It’s hard to find this veggie here in the US, so I always keep a frozen packet of chopped yam in my freezer. Chopping this vegetable takes time....

Earlier this month, I had shared how I cook and freeze my lentils and also how to make sambar with the frozen toor dal. Now it’s time for a simple dal recipe with the frozen moong dal and zucchini. India is famous for its lentil-based dishes. Right from a simple dal tadka, aka tempered dal to creamy and smoky dal and dal with veggies, you can find it all. I have over 30 plus Indian lentil recipes on my blog....

What’s better than pizza? Easy, low-carb pizza bites made with a slice of zucchini squash. (Well, maybe not better than pizza, but certainly a close runner-up.) Low carb and low calorie, too, with only 121 calories for five pizza bites! How long it takes: about 15 minutes Equipment you’ll need: oven broiler, shallow rimmed baking pan Servings: makes about 30 My daughter is obsessed with pizza and she loves these zucchini pizza bites....

I am sure all of you are in the middle of holiday baking frenzy this month. Our host for Bread Bakers, Kalyani (from Sizzling Tastebuds), asked us to bake a wholegrain holiday bread. I think my brain didn’t process the holiday part of the theme, so I ended up making this 100% Whole wheat Bread. It’s an everyday bread, but I am sure it’s great to make for holidays too....

How long it takes: 25 minutes Equipment you’ll need: air fryer Servings: 4 Perfect for meal prepping. Air fryer chicken thighs can be added to make other recipes. Often recipes will call for adding “cooked chicken”, which is fine and dandy if you just happen to have some cooked chicken lying around. But honestly, unless I’ve been in a real meal-prepping mood, I usually need to cook the chicken before proceeding with the recipe....

I am back with another zucchini recipe after thepla. And this time, it is this vegan and low-carb zucchini fries. We have been trying this zucchini fries and one more zucchini recipe(shhh, it’s a secret) with different variations, and guess what, every time it came out well, and I was so confused on which one to post, ie, which variation to share on the blog. Finally, I decided to share the simple one....

Check out how to make this cholar dal with potatoes in Instant Pot with detailed step-wise pictures. Potato is a versatile vegetable; we can find some amazing recipes worldwide. Like every other cuisine, Indian cuisine celebrates potatoes, and you can find various recipes from Indian regional cuisine. This week I will share two potato recipes with lentils from Indian cuisine. This recipe is my version of Bengali-style aloo dal, known as alu diye cholar dal....