How long it takes: 40 minutes to an hour (depending on how it’s cut) Equipment you’ll need: sharp knife, parchment paper, baking sheet Servings: 1 squash Because the oven is a drier heat, you get more caramelization and less moisture when you’re cooking cut squash, which means more flavorful spaghetti squash strands. Baked Spaghetti Squash Still practically effortless. While it does take a little more time and effort than the slow cooker and Instant Pot methods, don’t be mistaken: this method for how to bake spaghetti squash in the oven is still easy as can be....

Last week, I posted my Instant Pot Refried beans recipe, and now it is time for the Enchilada Sauce recipe with fresh tomatoes. Before sharing Mexican Entree recipes, I thought of sharing the sauces and condiments that you use for the main dish. So what is enchilada sauce? It is a spicy sauce traditionally prepared with Chile peppers and tomatoes, and it is used explicitly for enchiladas. But it is a very versatile sauce, and I love to use in enchiladas, tamales, tacos and even as a dip for chips and empanadas....

How long it takes: about 35 minutes Equipment you’ll need: Instant Pot Servings: 4 Boneless pork chops have a reputation for being dry, tough, and flavorless but this recipe is anything but. (My breaded pork chops with herbs and Parmesan are also pretty great, if I do say so myself.) A few simple tricks help these pork chops come out perfect in the Instant Pot. First, we give the pork chops a good sear using the sauté mode....

Instant Uttapam Recipe using Sooji – Bread Breakfast rules at our place and it’s probably my Dad’s favorite meal. Although he eats very less but he sure does love variety or that whole buffet kind of breakfast platter with freshly cooked eggs, cereal, juice, fresh fruits and sourdough bread-yep that’s his favorite 🙂 So this father’s day, I’m planning to surprise him with a whole ‘Breakfast Food Galore’ including my: Egg muffins, Indian style overnight oats, Lemon Yogurt Cake, With fresh fruits, and juice....

Here in the United States, we love to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. It doesn’t matter if you have Irish ancestors or not; it’s a good opportunity to “put on the green” and celebrate a little bit. In Michigan, I think we’re all so tired of the gray winter days and brown landscape. Everyone is looking forward to anything green. How long it takes: just over an hour Equipment you’ll need: large bowl, baking sheet Servings: makes one large round loaf That’s not to downplay good St....

Week 2: Rajasthani Cuisine Day 10: J for Jaipuri Pulao Original recipe has grated paneer, but I added some cooked kidney beans instead to make it more wholesome and complete meal. But you can add chickpeas or tofu. I served the rice with a spicy banana pepper curry. Recipe by Ruchi Bharani:

When I was pregnant with Luke last summer, just the smell of lemon was enough to make me sick. Lemon cookies were out of the question. It didn’t start that way, though. I had heard that lemon was a smell that actually helped ease nausea in pregnant women, so I worked on a string of lemon recipes. I developed recipes for lemonade, lemon brownies, lemon cupcakes, and lemon curd one after the other....

Brightly flavored with lemon, these sugar cookies are a step above plain sugar cookies. Made with real lemon (is there any substitute for freshly squeezed lemon juice?) and fresh lemon zest, these cookies have plenty of citrus flavor. How long it takes: 15 minutes to make the dough, a few hours (or overnight) to chill it, and 12-14 minutes to bake each batch Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, measuring utensils, electric mixer (optional), cookie sheet, oven Servings: 3 dozen cookies, depending on size Sometimes I get a little bored with chocolate....

My standard combination is for a protein shake is chocolate protein with banana (frozen if available) and spinach. Sometimes I’ll throw some ground flax seed in too. I kicked this mocha protein shake recipe up a notch with some espresso powder, pure vanilla extract, cocoa powder, and cottage cheese. Yes, cottage cheese! Why you’ll love this protein shake Protein boost, compliments of cottage cheese: I’ve been slowly growing to love the stuff....

Food always creates memories. I love those fond memories associated with food, and also I love creating some new memories. Nannari Sharbat always brings me back my childhood memories. In Periyakulam, during summer, you can find tender coconut cart, sugarcane juice cart, and sharbat carts everywhere. The Nannari Sharbat is a popular one, and I relish it a lot. I love that aromatic smell of Nannari. Amma makes it at home as well....

I wanted to do a Spring pattern appropriate for this time of the year. I actually made this cake twice in 2 days because the first time I made, the cake broke when I tried to flip it from the baking sheet. I almost cried when that happened. I asked Gayathri on some tips and tricks she used to make her patterned cake. She was kind enough to answer all my questions, so mustered my courage and made it again....

Maybe you guys haven’t noticed, but I’ve been working on bulking up my “Frostings” section on the blog. In the past, I would share cake or cupcake recipes and tag on my preferred complementary frosting, but I’m a big believer in choices. Maybe you’d rather frost your funfetti cake with chocolate frosting (or even peanut butter frosting) instead of buttercream, right? Well I wanted to have a good variety of options for you to choose from....

Rotimatic Pizza As promised in the Pita bread post, here is my pizza recipe. Ok, I know you might be wondering what made to try pita bread while tackling the pizza. After making three personalized pizzas, I was a bit concerned about the storing the flour mix as it contains yeast. I know I can freeze the flour, but I wanted to try a few other recipes, and that paved the way to make the pita bread....

The combination of pesarattu and upma is a classic and is most beloved by Telugu people. Do try this easy to make recipe and I am sure you will love it. About the recipe Pesaratty upma is a quintessential breakfast dish from Andhra Pradesh (now the states of Andhra & Telangana). It invokes many fond memories and is one of my all time favorites. In Telugu, pesara means moong dal and attu means dosa....

Since it was a late Summer birthday I wanted a backyard party. We were lucky to have a perfect day weatherwise. I wanted to have a Minnie Mouse theme – just because I wanted too 🙂 Our friend N did all the decorations. Only thing we made (actually it was my idea, but the whole project was done by my husband) was the time-line garland with the pictures of the birthday girl from every month (in the first pic)....

100% From-Scratch Raspberry Pizza So many dessert pizzas use sugar cookie dough as the base, and while this is convenient, it can be way too sweet. Plus it’s technically not a pizza without pizza dough–right? My raspberry cheesecake dessert pizza uses a real, homemade pizza dough for the best flavor and texture, and isn’t too sweet! In fact, I could eat this whole pizza by myself… maybe that happened, maybe it didn’t 🙃 This recipe is an adaptation of my dessert pizza (AKA one of my favorite recipes on the blog)....

Spring is finally here and we are loving the California lush green surroundings, in other words, a perfect time to host Spring-Summer Brunches with your loved ones. This is by far the most requested salad recipe at home as we love the crunch the roasted veggies have along with crispy fried bacon. Also, there are no special ingredients or seasoning needed for this salad hence its extremely doable for any day of the week....

What is Kaara/Kara Chutney? Of late I have been experimenting a lot with dosa batter to make dishes like dosas, Idli, or even Paniyaram (fluffy steamed batter molded into tiny dumplings). Check out my recipe on how to make crispy and soft Paniyarams with a simple recipe. To go along with these dishes there are a variety of chutneys that work perfectly. There are different variations of chutneys in different states, for example, coconut chutney, onion chutney, or tomato chutney....

I use red lentils or masoor dal which cooks to a soft texture to make this sambar. Best part is you can make a big batch of this and freeze it for later. Serve hot with white rice or idli!! About the Recipe Slow cooker is one of those appliances that is very useful yet one that we ignore a lot. So, from time to time I try to use mine to avoid it from collecting dust....

How long it takes: 3 to 4 hours on low, or up to 8 hours on high Equipment you’ll need: crockpot Servings: 4 There are a few different options for cooking spaghetti squash: This slow cooker spaghetti squash recipe is a simple, hands-off method that you can start in the morning and have ready by dinnertime. This method works for other types of winter squash, too. Try crockpot butternut squash....