Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs Are you ready for Easter recipes yet? How about springtime recipes? After a cold, wet, winter, I’m ready for warm weather, sunshine, and all things Spring! Starting with these homemade peanut butter eggs that would be perfect for your Easter basket but also maybe totally perfect for munching on all season (all year?) long. The filling for these Peanut Butter Eggs is based off of my Buckeye recipe....

The Best Sausage Gravy Recipe When the chilly weather starts to roll around, the first thing I do around here is break out my sausage gravy recipe. That’s not entirely true, I have it more-than memorized by now, but the skillet comes out, the biscuits go in the oven, and we start getting serious about comfort food. Sweater weather means homemade sausage gravy and biscuits and buttermilk pancakes for breakfast and my best chili recipe and potato soup on weekly dinner rotation....

Homemade Vanilla Extract I have a lot of words for you today because I want to show you in detail how to make vanilla extract at home. If you like to understand the details and the whys of a recipe, read through the post, but if you’re just in a hurry to get to the recipe just click that big “jump to recipe” button above instead. OK, who’s left? Who didn’t click the button?...

It’s all about Meal prepping today! A simple meal-prep task of cooking and freezing lentils that saves you a lot of time! Jump to:My weekly meal planners & Meal prepping-Pulses and Legumes-Cooking dal | lentils in bulk-Is it ok to freeze lentils?Watch how I cook and freeze the lentils & Sneak Peek of my Weekend Meal Prep-How to cook the dal in Instant Pot Using Pot in Pot Method-Prepping and freezing the dal-Recipe Notes-📖 Recipe...

Idli, the savory rice cake as they call it here in the west is a simple breakfast recipe which is quite popular in South India. You can always find idli batter in my fridge. I can have idli for breakfast, lunch and even dinner. There are different varieties of idlis like millet idli, rava idli, mixed vegetable idli. You can make idlis more exciting by serving it with exotic sides like tiffin sambar, sodhi, kadappa, and different chutneys....

We have been eating so much heavy food for the last few weeks that a good light or holistic meal is all that we needed. Growing up in New Delhi, chole or chana made quite a frequent appearance in our everyday meal and it’s one of the major ingredients of Punjabi cuisine. Ingredients for Instant Pot Chana Masala: Chana – also known as chole or chickpeas is a glutenfree legume....

Instant Pot Spinach Pesto Pasta Today I am going to share spinach pesto pasta as a part of the BM theme – Kid’s Delight – Veggies Sneaked in. Kiddo loves pesto, and I use it not only for pasta but also in other recipes(see below). From the recipe name you would have guessed what I sneaked in, and yes it is the SPINACH. I know nothing can beat the classic basil pesto, but these non-classical pestos will make you go wow as well....

Last summer we had a backyard grilling party at my friend’s place, and that’s when vaandu tried this Jalapeno cheese quesadilla. Our friend gave him the option of plain cheese quesadilla, and grilled jalapeno cheese quesadilla and my brave boy decided to go with spicy one and tried that. I was bit worried, but again the boy gave my massive surprise by asking for seconds and thirds. Wondering what was I doing; I was seriously searching my jaws that fell when he asked for the second one....

As I mentioned in the sweet kuzhi paniyaaram, the batter is same. I usually prepare the batter and use one half for sweet and the other half for savory. So here is the batter recipe again. Ingredients for the batter: Raw rice (Patchai arisi) – 1 cup Boiled rice (Puzhungal arisi) – 1 cup Urad dhal – 1 cup Sago (Javvarisi) – 3 tbsps Methi seeds – 1 tsp Salt – 1 tbsp...

Confession: I’m writing this post immediately after devouring one chocolate chip cookie and one ball of chocolate chip cookie dough. Best of both worlds, ya know? How long it takes: 15 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large bowl, measuring cup Servings: 6 Probably I should be eating more kale salad and less cookie dough. I think I’m dealing with my stress by eating all-the-food. Not the best coping mechanism, I’m aware....

Lemon Curd Sharbat I prepared a large quantity of lemon curd last month during the baking marathon. I did use the lemon curd as a spread for my bread, especially the rye flour one and then for of course for the lemon cheese Danish. As my lemon curd is butter less and eggless, I was able to use it my other recipes too like salads, juices, etc. Among all of them, this Sharbat with rose syrup was a huge hit, and vaandu enjoyed it a lot, and that means I have to record it on my blog for sure....

How long it takes: about an hour, depending on the cooking method you choose Equipment you’ll need: bowl or zip-top bag for marinating Servings: 4 Black pepper combined with lemon juice and zest (yes, and some garlic, too) is even better—and it’s the perfect flavor combination to bring out the best in chicken. The acidic, bright pop of the lemon complements the earthy warmth of the black pepper, and it all comes together to make this chicken an absolute standout....

Delicious Lemon Pepper Shrimp Garlic, lemon, cracked black pepper, and butter dress this shrimp perfectly, enhancing its seafoody flavor, and enchanting your tastebuds. A few minutes in a hot skillet and the shrimp is ready to dive into your mouth. Who needs sides, anyways! Just give me the shrimp! How long it takes: Only 15 minutes! Equipment you’ll need: A skillet or frying pan, a lemon zester, and a knife. Tongs help, too!...

I was going to call these “lemon poppy seed pancakes with a secret ingredient” but I’ve never been good at keeping secrets. How long it takes: just 10 minutes to prep the batter Equipment you’ll need: blender, mixing bowl, griddle Servings: makes about 20 pancakes The secret ingredient is cottage cheese. (And it’s delicious.) About these cottage cheese pancakes Sneaky source of protein. I purée cottage cheese in a blender until it’s smooth and add it to the pancake batter to create protein-packed, perfectly moist pancakes....

I thought of skipping this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge. But when I saw its Karnataka special, I couldn’t skip it. I don’t if I have mentioned this in my blog before, I am a kannadiga born and bought up in Tamil Nadu. My great-grandfather moved to TN and we got settled here. My grandma and aunt used to write Kannada and asked me to learn too. But I was already learning Hindi and Tamil and was not ready at that time to add third one....

Could any of you use a little escape to the tropics? Are you ready to trade in the hot cocoa for something fruity with an umbrella? The gloves and hat for a bikini and flip flops? I’ll personally pass on the bikini but I’ll take those flip flops, a bottle of sunscreen, and a whole bunch of sunshine. How long it takes: 20 minutes Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, sharp knife Servings: makes 4 cups If you’re looking out the window at snowy surroundings and dreaming of warmer months, try brightening up your day with this tropical salsa....

Bottle gourd, also known as calabash in many English-speaking parts of the world, is known by different names across India - anapakaya in Telugu, lauki, ghiya or doodhi in Hindi, and sorakaya or sorakkai in Tamil. What can be made from bottle gourd? Indian cooking has an extensive repertoire of recipes with this humble vegetable - curries, stews, stir fry, smoothies, juices, and even desserts! In North India preparations such as lauki ki sabji, lauki kofta curry, and lauki chana dal are household favorites....

Cereals are not only for breakfast, but you can also use them for preparing snacks. Chocolate cereal cluster is a simple recipe that you can whip up in less than 15 mts, and it’s a great recipe where you can involve kids too. You can melt the chocolate your preferred way, and kids can help fold the cereals and make the clusters. These white chocolate cereal clusters are, ✔ great snacks for kids....

Why White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge? When it comes to Christmas candies, I cannot skip fudge especially the no-bake ones. Just search for Christmas Candies in google, and all the listicles from the top sites will have at least one or two fudge recipes. Most of them use dark chocolate and semi-sweet ones. But I love the combination of white chocolate and peppermint. So I decided to make this white chocolate fudge....

Raisin Lovers, Rejoice! The not-so-popular cousin to everyone’s favorite chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin cookies often get a bad rap. Sure, raisins are hardly a substitute for chocolate chips…BUT they do have their place, especially in soft, hearty, and lightly spiced cookies. And yes, as someone who isn’t a fan of raisins, I stand by that statement! Compared to my other oatmeal cookie recipes, these are a softer, richer spin on my classic oatmeal cookies, a close sister to my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and a sturdier version of the soft sandwiches of my oatmeal cream pies....