Beet Blueberry Ginger Smoothie Bowl or Beets Blueberry Smoothie This Gorgeous Gorgeous Beet Blueberry Ginger Smoothie Bowl (Valentines Breakfast) is definitely on our Valentines Breakfast menu along with few other yums. And if you feel the color is too pink for you, don’t be scared, I’ll talk about tons of ways to bring it to your liking – I promise. ‘ Valentines Breakfast’ is a huge thing at our place as every other day we hardly get time to sit or even talk to each other in the morning....

What is Chana Masala? The key ingredients used in traditional chana masala include chickpeas, onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and a blend of spices such as cumin, coriander, turmeric, garam masala, and chili powder. In this recipe, we will be using soaked and cooked chickpeas. The other ingredients used in this recipe include onion, garlic, tomatoes, fresh ginger, and a combination of ground cumin, coriander, turmeric, dry mango powder, garam masala, and chili powder....

I am sharing my MIL’s recipe here. It is a very hearty and comforting dish to make. Great to serve with jowar roti or regular roti or even rice. About the Recipe My amma and MIL have completely different cooking styles. The big reason being my mom is from Andhra and my MIL is from Telangana. The use of spices and cooking techniques vary a lot between the two regions....

Homemade Birthday Cupcakes Birthday cake may be the classic birthday dessert, but I’m here today to make a case for birthday cupcakes. Not only do they bake in less time and require less decorating, BUT they also save you the task of getting that perfect slice (anyone else have anxiety about this, or just me?) since they’re already pre-portioned! And when you stack them on a cake stand, they have the same stately appearance as a layer cake…have I convinced you yet?...

Looking for a delicious way to prepare pork chops? Tired of dry, tasteless pork? You’re going to love this recipe! How long it takes: 40 minutes plus 2+ hours to marinate Equipment you’ll need: shallow dish, tongs, baking sheet, baking rack, oven Servings: 4 Have you ever tried marinating pork in buttermilk? You may have heard about marinating chicken in buttermilk but I was inspired by Jessica at How Sweet Eats to try this method with pork chops....

After that brief weather report, here’s what’s cooking in my house. I made this quick and easy (almost) 1 pot dish for one of our meals last week. Recipe is from a Telugu cooking show. I already have 2 cabbagerice recipes on the blog, but this one has whole garam masala spices and ground masala that gives a nice flavor to the dish. In the original recipe, rice was cooked with the veggies in the pot making it a 1-pot dish, but I cooked the rice separately and added it to the veggies at the end....

How long it takes: 5 minutes to prep, 25 to 30 minutes to bake Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, 9 x 9 inch baking pan, oven Servings: 9 Do you know someone who could use a rainbow in their life right now? Make them a batch of these easy blondies. Better yet, invite them to your house for a cup of coffee and a blondie. Send them home with a plate of blondies and a smile....

This chutney can be made with other tomato varieties too. But cherry tomatoes being small and slightly thick skinned give the chutney a nice texture without getting too mushy. This chutney is great to serve with rice, idli, dosa, upma and even roti.

How long it takes: 10 minutes to stir up the batter, about 6 minutes to cook each batch Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, griddle Servings: makes 7 to 8 four-inch pancakes Easy Chocolate Pancakes Pantry ingredients. You won’t have to buy anything fancy to make chocolate pancakes. If you do any baking, you probably have everything you need already. Pancakes are made with simple ingredients like flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and so on....

How long it takes: 35 minutes to prep, plus chilling time Equipment you’ll need: saucepan, pie dish Servings: 8 Creamy, homestyle chocolate pudding pie is such a treat with crisp buttery crust, smooth chocolate pudding, with mounds of fluffy whipped cream, and sprinkled with chocolate shavings. You’ll take delight in every bite! This pie is nothing like the chocolate cream pie you see in dessert cases in restaurants, or frozen pies that you thaw and eat....

The BEST Cinnamon Muffins This cinnamon muffin recipe has been a hit in my family for years! We always made them as mini muffins (and called them “cinni-mini-muffins”) and would devour a whole batch in minutes. Today I’m sharing an updated (just the photos!), full-sized version of this recipe, but you are still welcome to make the mini, just like we used to. What’s To Love: Soft & fluffy. Few things in life are sadder than biting into a freshly baked muffin and finding it dense, dry, or crumbly....

Fun & Easy Birthday Cake Streusel Want to take your funfetti cake to the next level? Add confetti crumbs! These are fun and colorful, perfectly sweetened bits with a vanilla cake batter flavor. They have a slightly crisp exterior with softer interior and taste like birthday cake crumbled into a streusel. Add them to any cake or cookie for an instant party (I’m going to be using them in a fun spin on my Lofthouse cookies later this week!...

I almost jumped on it the moment I heard the name and details and it sounds like a great plan. For many of you (like me) living so far away from loved one’s (parents, grandparents, siblings, relatives and our close friends), that sometimes you really wish there was a magic connection and you can talk to them anytime without worrying about finishing that ‘call time or spending too much money’....

We do a small-ish Thanksgiving; my parents, Ben’s parents, my sister and her family, and us of course. That comes out to 8 adults and 4 kids and it’s always a really relaxed and fun day. How long it takes: 10 minutes Equipment you’ll need: juicer, small pitcher Servings: 5 cocktails, and it’s easy to double or triple the recipe. Usually my mom comes over early and helps me cook a little (no surprise there, right?...

How long it takes: 45 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large soup pan, sauce pan, sharp knife, cutting board Servings: 6 Creamy chicken rice soup is so perfect for the cooler weather outside. It really couldn’t be any easier to prepare. All you need is about 45 minutes. This delicious soup will warm you up from the inside out. Mmm, mmm, good! P.S. If you’re looking for a similar recipe that’s made in a slow cooker, try crockpot chicken wild rice soup....

These Dahi ke Kebab are one of my favorite teatime Indian snacks. They are slightly crunchy on the outside with an almost melt in your mouth texture in the inside. They are also known as Aloo Dahi ke Tikki or Dahi Aloo ke Kabab What is Dahi ke Kebab “Dahi ke Kebab” or Dahi ke Kabab is nothing but kebabs/cakes made using a mix of boiled potatoes, thick yogurt, Indian spice mix and some chickpea flour (you can use bread too)....

I made fruit cake for Christmas the last couple of years, but this year I wanted to make something different and that is when I saw this Easy Stollen recipe on King Arthur Flour. So I made the Stollen instead of the traditional fruitcake this year. Stollen is a traditional German bread made during the Christmas season. It is a fruit bread that has dried fruit and is usually covered with powdered sugar....

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Athens®. All opinions, photos, and text are my own. As always. Let’s be real. Entertaining can be stressful! Very stressful. I don’t do a lot of entertaining (I have a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old so that might have something to do with it), but here are some tips: Pretty outfit + cute apron + glass of something tasty to drink + great music = much more fun to prepare food for friends/family....

After the dill leaves dosa, the next dosa recipe that I am going to share is the edamame dosa. It is yet another green color dosa but a different flavor for sure. No-Ferment edamame dosa This edamame dosa is a no-ferment dosa recipe, and the soaking time is also minimal. You can soak the ingredients in the afternoon, grind them in the evening, and make delicious dosa for dinner. This dosa doesn’t even require a side dish, but you can very well enjoy it with sides of your choice....

Eggless Microwave Chocolate Cake Here comes my third recipe under the theme “Chocolate dishes” – Eggless Microwave Chocolate Cake with Hershey’s Syrup. Earlier I posted Oreo Milkshake and Nutella Cookies, and now it’s time for some cake recipe, not an elaborate one but a sweet and simple one. Hot chocolate and chocolate milkshakes are vaandu recent favorites and this time instead of buying cocoa powder I bought the chocolate syrup....