In my quest to try new cuisines, I have a delicious savory ‘Parsi Dish’ today. Parsis, meaning Persians, are the followers of the ancient Persian religion known as Zoroastrianism. They emigrated to India from Persia to avoid religious persecution by the Muslims. Parsi Cuisine: Parsi cuisine is a delicious fusion of Persian and Indian cooking. Vegetables, meats, eggs and dairy products are the foundation of Parsi diet. Spices are used generously in the dishes....

This Peach Rose Margarita is the Queen of our Summer Party drink menu. The flavors of peach and rose go so well together that once you’ve tasted it, you’d wonder why you didn’t try this ever before! As this drink is so popular, I’m always looking at ways to shorten the recipe or time needed to make it and finally found the answer – Torani® Syrups You guys will not believe ‘ HOW EASY ‘ it became to make this drink....

Pomegranate Rum Vodka Punch Cocktail Recipe Who’s ready to party?? I know I’m and with this Pomegranate New Year’s Punch (with Rum and Vodka) recipe!! It will surely make you want to put your dancing shoes on and welcome 2017! Before, we go further, can you believe that we’ll be in 2017 in like 2 days? Seriously, the year went by so quickly and I’m not even ready for my New Year goals (or should I say, haven’t even completed all of my 2016 goals)....

Perfect Pumpkin Bars If you’ve ever baked with pumpkin before, then you know it contains a lot of water (pumpkins are 90% water!). Introducing water in baked goods tends tends to make them thicker and cakier, and while this isn’t so much an issue when making something like pumpkin cupcakes, it can become tricky when making pumpkin cookies or these pumpkin bars. Don’t get me wrong, pumpkin bars should be somewhat cakey, but they should really be more dense than a cake, chewy, and handheld…essentially a cookie/cake hybrid!...

Pumpkin pie is good. Pumpkin pie with streusel? Even better! How long it takes: 15 minutes of prep time, plus a little over an hour of baking; allow a couple hours to cool Equipment you’ll need: Pie dish, whisk, mixing bowls Servings: 8 In fact, this pumpkin pie recipe might just become your new Thanksgiving tradition, earning its place at the table alongside other classics like green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, crockpot stuffing, and sweet potato casserole....

So here we are the final post for this month’s mega marathon, ‘Explore the Flavors’. I have a sweet treat to celebrate the successful completion of the marathon. Ice cream is probably one of those treats that is sold as street food all over the world. So today I have a creamy and delicious Rainbow Dash Ice cream, which is nothing but chocolate ice cream served with sprinkles. My 5 year old found this Rainbow Dash Ice cream recipe in one of her ‘My Little Pony’ coloring books....

Learn how to make this lip-smacking and straightforward raisin chutney with step-wise pictures. Be it life lessons or managing cooking with what we have, this pandemic has taught us many things—and still teaching a lot of things. I had a different set of thali planned for weeks 4 and 5, and thanks to this pandemic situation, I couldn’t prepare as planned. So, I ended up changing my menu completely. I wanted to add some dates chutney for a chaat recipe, and I didn’t want to go for groceries just to buy dates or dates chutney....

Sometimes I do crazy things. Crazy things like making these olive oil and rosemary roasted almonds the same week I have oral surgery. So here I am toothless (okay, just missing one tooth in the back of my mouth). The house smells of the amazing aroma of these addicting rosemary roasted almonds. Salty, crunchy, and full of fantastic flavor from good olive oil and dried rosemary. I try one (or a few), for quality assurance purposes of course, and find out three things: These rosemary roasted almonds, paired with a beverage of your choice (I’ll take a beer!...

Golden brown and deliciously crispy, fragrant rosemary roasted potatoes are pretty irresistible. These succulent spuds are sweet and buttery-tasting and they pretty much melt in your mouth. They look fancy enough to serve to guests but are easy enough to make every day. How long it takes: 50 minutes, mostly hands off Equipment you’ll need: large roasting pan (sheet pan) Servings: 6 Last week, I retested the recipe for my candy cane kiss cookies because I had some comments that the dough didn’t come together well or that they spread too much in the oven....

Sauteed Asparagus in White Wine Sauce is my favorite Springtime recipe and once you try it, you’ll be a fan too! Spring has finally arrived in California after an extremely rainy, cloudy, and moody last month, which also means frequent trips to the farmer’s market for the spring bounty. But many times due to less consumption or not proper storage, we end up wasting some of it! Do you know that an average household wastes 1300 pounds of food per year – up to $1500 in waste – Surprised (Me too) But that’s the sad and scary fact !...

Savory Breakfast Poha Trifle ‘All Happiness Depend on A Leisurely Breakfast’! So have you had your breakfast today? For me, breakfast is THE most important meal of the day and no matter how hectic my schedule is, I always sneak in some time to have a hearty breakfast. Although I must confess that till date, weekday breakfast was simply either or few of these: smoothie/cereal/toast/avocado Traditional Indian breakfasts (poha/upma/parathas/etc) were kept for the weekends....

Schezwan fried rice with veg manchurian is one of our favorite Indo-Chinese combos to order at a restaurant. Both my husband and my son are big fans of both of these dishes. So I make them quite frequently at home. My theme for this week’s blogging marathon is ‘rice recipes’. I am going to redo some of my old rice recipes with updated recipe card and photos. Vegetarian Schezwan Fried Rice: This is spicy fried rice that is made with tons of veggies and flavored with schezwan sauce....

I went for a run this morning for the first time in a long, long time. A real run, not on the elliptical but outside, with Leia. It wasn’t very far and it wasn’t very fast, but it was a run, even if my lungs nearly exploded and my legs were red and itchy in protest the whole entire time (is that normal? Didn’t seem normal?). I used to run daily, and I loved it....

I’m always on the lookout for fresh ideas for breakfast. Although I love a bowl of creamy oatmeal, topped with fresh fruit, or a short stack of whole wheat pancakes to start my day, I lean toward savory rather than sweet breakfasts. How long it takes: 20 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large sheet pan, parchment paper for easy clean-up Servings: 4 (2 tostadas each) These sheet pan breakfast tostadas immediately caught my eye....

Oh my, were we blown away by this recipe! I was inspired by a recipe I saw in a magazine and thought to myself, this one has potential. It just all works together in perfect harmony: the juicy orange segments and all that fresh parsley in the tangy chimichurri-based dressing, along with the fluffy rice and briny shrimp. It’s just pure enjoyment. How long it takes: 30 minutes Equipment you’ll need: skillet, mixing bowl, zester, sharp knife, saucepan for rice Servings: 4 You may not be familiar with chimichurri....

How long it takes: 10 minutes to prep, 6 hours on High Equipment you’ll need: large slow cooker Servings: 8 We tested this recipe quite a few times to make sure it was just right for you and I hope you love it as much as we did! Try serving it with Irish soda bread for a truly unforgettable meal. About Slow Cooker Corned Beef Easy: If you’re a unfamiliar with cooking corned beef, it might feel a little intimidating....

How long it takes: 20 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large skillet, sharp knife Servings: 4 You’ll find several recipes for Brussels sprouts on Rachel Cooks now and I am always looking for new ways to cook them up. I love roasted Brussels sprouts but lately I’ve been getting into sautéing (pan frying) them. I really love this recipe because the Brussels sprouts have that extra something added which makes them taste like a special treat but in reality, they are very simple....

Spicy Shrimp Masala is a perfect dinner for two or even a big batch. Hello Everyone and I hope you’re doing Awesome !!! I know I’ve been MIA for the whole last week, however, I did get your messages/notes of concern. And I feel very grateful that you guys actually missed my recipes 🙂 . As some of you might know, I was traveling to India (If you have been following my Instagram, you can definitely see some of the fun stuff I did there)....

I am sharing a healthy vegan and zero oil chaat recipe for the last day of this Cooking Carnival Blogging Marathon. It’s the sukha bhel recipe with barley puffs. Sukha means dry and basically this is a dry bhel recipe which is an easy grab and go chaat and perfect for mid-day hunger pangs. This recipe calls for a dry bhel chutney that can be prepared well ahead and stocked up....

Honestly, we don’t need any occasion to make this recipe. Crispy on the outside and soft inside, this vadai is perfect any time. Today I am happy to share my mom’s Thavala vadai recipe. Read further to check the detailed recipe with stepwise pictures. Festive food is incomplete without vadai and payasam. Be it for Varalakshmi Vratham or Vinayakar Chaturthi or Diwali or Karthigai, vadai, and payasam is a must and in our household, we always prepare the festive food without any onion and garlic, and that includes the vadai too....