Coming to the recipe, vazhaipoo or banana flower has rich fiber content and it huge health benefits. You can read a lot about it here. I totally agree, the cleaning process is tiresome but as per the say, no pain no gain. Here is how you clean it. Here is a short video that was shot by M and thank you M :-)

Disclosure: I received this product for review from the NutriMill, but the opinions and thoughts expressed here are my own. Also, this post contains affiliate links. Homemade White Bread I have posted quite a few bread recipes on my blog like challah, Russian rye bread, vanocka, focaccia. All these bread were hand-kneaded, and also I shaped them by hand. In the course of exploring new recipes, I always miss the basic recipes....

Classic Blueberry Cobbler I like to think of blueberry cobbler as a lazy-day blueberry pie. The prep work is minimal, it’s not particularly fussy, and it can be ready to eat in under an hour. Flavor wise, we have the same juicy blueberries and an equally buttery, slightly sweet topping. The key difference is that today’s biscuit topping is SO much easier to make than a pie crust that needs rolled out and crimped....

Gourmet Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats Incorporating brown butter is a simple way to elevate classic rice krispie treats to gourmet status. The brown butter flavor shines and really adds extra oomph to the final product, which is flavorful, satisfying, and simply impressive. Why You’ll Love This Recipe Gourmet taste with minimal effort. The hardest part is browning the butter, but even that is really simple. I have a separate post on how to brown butter if you’re especially nervous about this part....

My Favorite Birthday Cake Alternative My easy and gourmet cake batter rice krispie treats are bursting with colorful personality and flavor. They have everything you love about classic rice krispie treats–the chew, the crunch, and the sweet, nostalgic taste–but with a party flair from cake mix and fudgy frosting. They are so fun! These treats do require some time standing over the stove, but there’s no turning on the oven, and they can be ready in a matter of minutes....

Easy Homemade Cheesecake Bites Need a quick, easy, and impressive dessert? Let me introduce you to my fun and simple cheesecake bites! These are perfectly portioned mini no-bake cheesecakes served on a soft, but stable sugar cookie base (in lieu of a graham cracker crust). They look elegant but are very easy, and they’ve got a beautiful light vanilla flavor. I like to top my cheesecake bites with fresh fruit or berries (wait to add the fruit until just before serving!...

As I mentioned in my cherry rasam post, I always make savory recipes with fruits rather than making pies and tarts. Also, the family likes it, so I tend to make more pickles and soups and kuzhambu/stews with fruits. Cherry pickle is not the first fruit based pickle. I have already shared apple pickle or thokku, and I have few thokku recipes on my like inji thokku / ginger pickle, gooseberry pickle/nellikai thokku, manga thokku/mango pickle, thakkali thokku/tomato pickle....

Delicious and Fall Favorite Chewy Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe using few ingredients. Super easy to make and gone in minutes, this recipe makes 18 Medium cookies. It’s that time of the year where we eat, share and love everything Fall inspired, like these Chewy Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies that everyone we know love! And the secret behind this and many of our Chewy cookies is Karo® Corn Syrup – yes, we not only make delicious pies using it but many more desserts like these cookies....

Pot Pie Soup Without Heavy Cream This simple chicken pot pie soup has all the flavors of chicken pot pie, minus the pie crust. While it tastes just as flavorful and comforting as the real thing, turning pot pie into soup makes it easier and faster to get on the dinner table. There’s no rolling, crimping, or chilling, and everything comes together in one pot. What’s not to love? Many pot pie soups recipes tend to be rich, and though my version is hearty, it’s not overly creamy or rich....

I texted Zach in a panic last week because our electric bill was literally double what it should have been. Double! Since I’ve been blogging full time and am home so much more, I expected the bill to go up, but double!? Never mind that I’m mostly using our gas stove, I was horrified that I was costing us so much in electric. I texted him immediately, before digging deeper into the charges, which was a mistake because he texted me back and said “Um, Samantha, it’s not double… you just didn’t pay it last month…” What!...

When we were in the middle of our move (which was almost a year ago — INSANE), my friend Mary of Barefeet in the Kitchen released her first cookbook. She was kind enough to send me a copy, knowing that I probably wouldn’t give it the love it deserved. I was living Monday – Friday without Ben because he had already started his job across the state. I was packing boxes, keeping the house in a ready-to-show state, running my business, and taking care of my kids, then 3- and 5-years-old....

A Simple Snack Cake This quick and easy chocolate chip sheet cake is ideal for those of you who don’t have the time (or patience, or skills 🙋🏼‍♀️) for a multi-level or tiered cake recipe. For those of you who are looking for something simple but still delicious, low-maintenance but still guaranteed to have your guests asking for seconds. While its base of the cake is similar to my (more complicated and more prettily-decorated) Chantilly cake, today’s recipe comes together much, much faster and is iced with a simple buttercream frosting, no crumb coats or piping tips required....

Chocolate Sweet Rolls My love language is chocolate ❤️ Anyone else? With Valentine’s Day coming up this week, I thought I’d share something richly chocolatey for you to make for your sweetheart (or, better yet, have your sweetheart make for you… that’s a hint, Zach). While a batch of Valentine cookies would also make a sweet gift, chocolate lava cake, chocolate covered strawberries, and these chocolate rolls are all on my wish list this Valentine’s Day....

For the final day of this week’s BM under ‘regional side dishes’, I have a delicious gravy based, creamy baby corn masala. To me (and my kids agree), the gravy is the highlight of this dish. Sub baby corn with any of your favorite veggie or protein and you have a yummy side dish. This is perfect to serve with both Roti or rice. It’s rich and creamy - special enough to make for parties too....

How long it takes: 15 minutes to prep and 40 minutes in the oven Equipment you’ll need: large skillet, mixing bowl, 9 x 13 inch baking dish, oven Servings: 12 About this breakfast casserole Lots of protein: To be perfectly honest, I often make this breakfast casserole for dinner. “Brinner” or “din-fast”? I think we’ll call it brinner. Crescent roll breakfast casserole is hearty, with lots of protein from sausage, eggs, and cheese....

Our extended family rented a group of cottages this summer on a beautiful lake in Michigan. Directly behind our cottages was a huge field of rows of beautiful green ferny fronds gently waving in the breeze. Upon closer inspection, we realized we were looking at a giant field of growing carrots! Isn’t it strange to think that vibrant orange carrots with all their sweet goodness grow in the ground, under a layer of dirt?...

If you want to whip up a simple, delicious, and wholesome meal, this beetroot and potato curry is for you. Inspired by the “Traditional Me” Sri Lankan YouTube channel, it offers a delightful twist. While I can’t assert my recipe authenticity as a Sri Lankan recipe, I’ve adapted it using commonly found curry powder in the US and included beans to boost its protein content. This beet curry is very mild and perfect for toddlers, too....

I also strongly believe that ‘health and wellness’ is not something that can be achieved in a day but we have to work constantly to achieve it. And just like mom says, the first step starts with eating our veggies and fruits daily. Which I’d love to do but with work and other responsibilities, sometimes eating healthy goes to the back burner or I’d say, it just skips. But then everytime I grab for a sugary-salty quick snack, my heart sighs and wishes that I’d rather be eating something healthy....

Check out this egg-free brownie recipe with detailed step-wise pictures. You all know how much I love eggless bakes. All the cakes and cookies in my blog are egg free. And I made these brownies without eggs as well. I adapted this recipe from Gayathri’s “Delicious Egg Free Cakes” mini book. I received this book for review, and it’s a great book for eggless bakes. What I liked about the book: A detailed explanation about the substitutes and which one to use according to the recipes....

Semolina: Dishes from around the world This versatile coarse flour, Semolina, is extensively used in many countries for sweet and savoury dishes. It is a great ingredient to experiment with and you can come up with multiple variations to mainstream dishes. Semolina is used in various dishes in different cuisines around the world. Couscous, a staple food in North African cuisine, is made from semolina flour steamed and then rolled into tiny granules....