My commute – It takes 25 minutes without traffic and up to 40 minutes with traffic. This commute time makes a huge difference. My Work – I chose a position where I don’t have any offshore support or calls. Mostly 90% of the times I don’t need to worry about any office work once I am home. Also I chose to work from 7AM to 3PM and this gives me ample time in the evening....

How long it takes: 45 minutes, plus 30 minutes to press tofu Equipment you’ll need: large sheet pan Servings: 4 However, I noticed that I didn’t have any meatless/vegetarian sheet pan dinners. Since many of us are trying to reduce our intake of meat for various reasons, I thought a tofu sheet pan recipe was well overdue. Extra firm tofu adapts perfectly to a sheet pan dinner. Accompanied by colorful veggies, and served with a truly amazing peanut sauce, this tofu sheet pan dinner is exciting, delicious, and healthy, too....

I’m coming at you with another pasta salad recipe because it looks as though warm weather is finally going to stick around for awhile! With lots of picnics and BBQs coming up, this tortellini pasta salad is absolutely perfect for any cookout. How long it takes: 30 minutes Equipment you’ll need: pasta pan, colander, large bowl, sharp knife Servings: 10 We finally have outdoor furniture and a nice big deck so entertaining should be a breeze....

It is a tasty side dish that is easy to make and absolutely delicious. Add it any meal especially a South Indian meal. Serve it with dal, rice and a generous dollop of ghee for a wholesome meal. About the Recipe I love eggplant. Call it brinjal, aubergine or vankaya - I absolutely love it. It is one vegetable that I can eat just about everyday. I make dishes like this vegetarian Lebanese moussaka, borani banjan and Sri Lankan eggplant pickle....

We are big time chocoholics family and love everything with chocolate. Like these crinkle cookies or these double chocolate brownies and these chocolate macarons. So I have a vegan chocolate beetroot cake that is moist and fudgy like a brownie. It has a deep chocolate flavor and the recipe is very easy to make if you have cooked beets on hand. If you are wondering about the beet taste in this chocolate cake, do not worry....

I have a delicious biryani that is made in the slow cooker for today’s blogging marathon. My theme is ‘Rice recipes’ and it would be unfair to not post one of my favorite rice dishes. I am sure hard core biryani eaters might turn their nose up on my vegetarian biryani love. But I love making and eating biryani with vegetables. Dum (pronounced the-um) is a very traditional cooking technique that is used to make rice and/ or meat casserole type dishes....

I feel like if you lived a life where you ate vegetarian nachos every day, you’d be living a pretty good life, especially if the nachos were accompanied by a spicy Paloma or an orange mojito. Not the most low-calorie diet in the world, but it sure would be tasty! How long it takes: 35 minutes Equipment you’ll need: skillet, sheet pan, blender Servings: 8 On Sunday, we had to try out a new Mexican restaurant that my in-laws said was better than my current favorite (local) Mexican place....

Theme: A-Z Vegetarian Dishes of Andhra Pradesh Dish: Wadiyala/ Vadiyala Pulusu (Sun dried Lentil Crispies Stew) In Telugu, there is only one letter with the sound ‘va’, so for the letters V & W I didn’t know how to choose the dishes. After thinking of all the appropriate words starting with w and the sound ‘va’ in Telugu, I decided to change the word Vadiyalu into Wadiyalu and made this lipsmacking pulusu/ stew....

I make this Yemeni style carrot pulao in the Instant Pot. It saves time and makes it a perfect dish for a weeknight. Serve it with a curry or dal to make a wholesome meal. About the recipe I love exploring international vegetarian dishes. That gives me a chance to travel without a passport. One of my favorite cuisines is the Middle East. The use of spices and the gorgeously colorful dishes make it so exotic and intriguing....

A generous drizzle of ketchup just before serving makes this simple sandwich extra special. Perfect kid friendly dish on a busy day. About the recipe I love making street food recipes right at home. It is not only convenient but also I know exactly what is in my dish. Some of my favorite are these mofo gasy, Korean tofu tacos and this amazing Burmese samosa thouk. Here I have a popular street food from Poland....

Sheet pan dinners are the perfect meal. They’re easy to throw together, ready to eat in under an hour, with lots of healthy vegetables. I have a love affair with roasted vegetables as anyone who knows me will attest to. I pretty much roast every vegetable you can think of because they’re just so dang good when they spend time on a sheet pan in my oven. Sort of like a tanning booth for vegetables, right?...

It’s also my 3 Ingredients New Year Drink ! New Year’s is just around the corner and my “3 Minutes Pineapple Ginger Champagne Cocktail” is a PERFECT drink to perk up your taste bud and get the party started !!! Every year, we come up with a NEW Cocktail recipe for our New Year’s bash and this year we wanted to start with some Festive Golden drink. Just like any of your New Year’s party, ours also focus a lot on food especially snacks and drinks....

Snacks. Sometimes it seems like kids live for snacks. It’s no wonder that parents often use snacks as a reward or a way to placate their children. Kids will do almost anything for a snack, especially if they see it as something they don’t normally get. I don’t mean to say that snacks are necessarily bad. It really depends on what the snack is, right? Obviously a healthy snack is ideal....

I love my Instant Pot (just look at my Instant Pot recipes for proof!), but I’ve fallen completely head-over-heels for my air fryer. And boy, oh boy, I love to use my air fryer to make these mozzarella sticks. They are amazing! They get just as crispy as deep-fried mozzarella sticks, which is something a regular oven is not capable of achieving. This nifty appliance is also great for air fryer chicken nuggets and air fryer falafel, plus it makes awesomely crispy Brussels sprouts....

How long it takes: 15 minutes to prep, 20 minutes to air fry Equipment you’ll need: air fryer, sharp knife Servings: 4 Joking aside (not really joking though), you have to try this hash as soon as possible. You’re going to fall in love, too. This is maybe the best way ever to prepare sweet potatoes, and that’s saying something. I just counted, I have twenty-seven recipes that include sweet potatoes....

Almond Cherry Collagen Smoothie This Quick Collagen Smoothie is what I call my daily Elixir of calm, energy, and super youth as it is not only delicious, but Nutrient-Packed Supports Glowing Skin, Healthy Joints, and Overall Well-Being How many of you wake up tired or feel completely drained out by the time you hit the bed? Sound familiar, then hang on. Today’s post is all about ‘US – The Woman’, the warriors who put themselves aside and selflessly + endlessly work to make sure your home, family, friends, professional commitment, or just about everything in the world is working fine....

Earlier, I had shared Bengali-style potato with lentils, and now it’s time for another potato lentil curry; this time, it’s the aloo masoor dal. Combining lentils and vegetables, especially potatoes, is not new in Indian cuisine. The sodhi (potato stew) and kadappa from Tamil Nadu cuisine combine potatoes and lentils. This simple masoor dal is my take on the North Indian dhaba-style dal. I am not claiming this to be an authentic recipe from any particular state....

This Anda Paratha or Egg Paratha Recipe is one of those recipes that brings a smile to our face…… and soul. The recipes completely fill you for a good 4-5 hrs or until your next meal and you can easily customize it as per your taste. What is Anda Paratha – Egg Paratha? It’s a mix of two recipes Omelette + Paratha, where whisked eggs (mixed with onions/masala) is layered on flatbread and cooked to golden perfection....

Barley is first cooked until tender, Instant Pot or a pressure cooker makes it very easy and convenient. The tempering of lentils and seeds adds crunch and flavor. Finally generous dose of lemon or lime juice, makes this the most tasty barley dish you have ever eaten. About the Recipe During festivals, a typical South Indian meal usually consists of some type of pulihora. This is a traditional rice recipe that is tangy, spicy and absolutely delicious....

My recent curry obsession had me going slightly overboard with Indian style Bengali Egg Curry also known as Dimer Dalna or Dimer Malai Curry. It’s a thick luscious curry made using eggs, coconut milk, aromatic spices like cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom – Simply Said … It’s Yummmm!! To top it, you add boiled-sauteed eggs along with sauteed potatoes and you are in taste heaven! I know I’ve used a mouthful of words to describe the recipe, but it seriously deserves all the praises and it’s absolutely easy to make....