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Why You’ll Love These Waffle Cookies Unique: Are they waffles? Cookies? Dessert? Breakfast? Yes, yes, yes, and yes, of course! Never, ever turn down the opportunity for cookies for breakfast. 🙃 Easy to make: the dough comes together so fast, and most of the recipe time is just spent cooking (about 20 minutes, it is hands-on but overall still a fast process). Plus, there is no chilling required! So flavorful: They lean somewhat towards a sugar cookie in flavor, but they honestly taste better because the waffle iron caramelizes the outside as it turns golden....

The Best Summer Drink If you thought my strawberry lemonade was refreshing, just wait until you try this watermelon lemonade! This is the drink of the summer; we’re pairing ripe, sweet watermelon with tart, freshly squeezed lemons, cool water, and plenty of ice. Hydration never tasted (or looked!) so good! This lemonade has a bright and sunny, distinctly summertime flavor. It almost reminds me of a jolly rancher candy, but better....

If you are new to my space, starting this academic year, I started sharing weekly meal planners. You can check my previous planners below: Meal Planner 1 Meal Planner 2 Meal Planner 2 | How it Went? As I scheduled my OTF (Orange Theory Fitness) class that Monday morning that too at the last moment, I had to change my breakfast plans. I ended up making oatmeal on Monday and semiya upma on Tuesday....

Whipped Shortbread: The Easiest Holiday Cookie Today I’m sharing a new addition to my collection of Christmas cookie recipes, and I think you’re really going to like this one! These whipped shortbread cookies are simple and quick, use less than 10 ingredients and there’s no chilling required! These cookies have a classic, buttery flavor that’s reminiscent of my butter cookies, only lighter. They’re great served alone or with a mug of hot cocoa, and they’re sure to stand out in any cookie exchange....

Creating monster eye cookies using Ritz crackers is a fun and unique twist on the classic treat. These cookies are especially perfect for a last-minute Halloween party or any spooky-themed event. This eye-catching (pun intended) and delicious cookie treat combines the best of both worlds – sweet and salty, making it a hit with both kids and adults. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the step-by-step process to make these delicious and creative treats....

How long it takes: 20 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large tray or charcuterie board Servings: as many as you like Why I Love Snack Boards Promotes healthy snacking. This after school snack board is loaded with lots of healthy snacks arrayed in an inviting manner. If the food looks fun and attractive, it’s a lot more likely to be eaten. Your gang will feel like it’s a special treat, and guess what, it is!...

Christmas is around the corner and many of us are looking for easy yet flavorful side recipes and this ‘Air Fryer String Green Beans Chicken’ is one such option. It’s crispy, sweet-spicy, and absolutely easy to make for small to big gatherings. Air Fryer String Green Beans Chicken Ingredients: String Green Beans – washed, dry, and cut the top off both ends. Boneless Chicken – chopped into small pieces Seasoning – salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili flakes Sauce – soy sauce, chili sauce, honey, and ketchup Olive Oil – any light oil you like...

30 Minutes is the most I have on a week night to cook before all of us get cranky with hunger. I try to keep things simple and try to make dishes that don’t need too much baby sitting or lot of prep work. Here’s one such dish that I made from Sandeepa’s Bong Cookbook for last week’s Bengali marathon but couldn’t post since I already had my 7 Bengali recipes....

The Perfect Fall Morning Breakfast Thick, fluffy, and chock full of fall flavors, these apple pancakes are heavily influenced by my well-loved buttermilk pancakes. They were carefully developed to have just the right amount of spice (cinnamon!) and the perfect ratio of apple to pancake in every bite (though, if you want to go overboard I highly recommend topping them off with my fried apples!). This recipe comes together quickly and easily and, if you’ve ever struggled with flat, dense, rubbery, or flavorless pancakes, I’ve got you covered with plenty of tips and tricks so you get pancake-house-worthy results....

A Must-Bake Fall Dessert I think you’re about to become obsessed with this apple pie cheesecake, hopefully as much as I am. It’s the perfect marriage of classic cheesecake and show-stopping Dutch apple pie. If you’re looking for a recipe that will knock the socks off your guests and dominate over every other dish on the dessert table (step aside, pumpkin pie), you’ve found it. What makes this recipe so great: No rolling out pie crust....

Disclaimer: These are home based remedies for some immediate relief but please consult doctor for proper diagonsis. Asafoetida or Hing or Heeng or Perungaayam in Tamil is known for its health benefits. My tadka never gets completed without it. Asafoetida mainly helps with gaseous problem and indigestion. You can intake asafoetida in two different ways for gaseous and indigestion problem. First one is very simple. Hotwater with asafoetida. Warm water – 1 cup Asafoetida/Heeng – 2 tsps...

[wpurp-searchable-recipe]Baked Eggs Fra Diavolo - Baked Eggs Fra Diavolo – The best part of this dish is that the tomato sauce can be made ahead of time and refrigerated. To make the dish, simply add the eggs and bake. Also these eggs can be baked in individual bakers or 1 large baking dish. The egg’s white solidifies, while the yolk is still runny – perfect opportunity for dipping bread. Serve with a little extra hot sauce on side....

Batata Vada – Indian Potato Fritters Indian potato fritters or Batata Vada are a popular fast food from the state of Maharashtra. The mashed potatoes are cooked with spicy green chili, garlic and ginger paste which is then made into round balls, then coated with the besan flour and then deep-fried. Fried potato fritters, how can it go wrong? (After two non-fried chaat recipes, I am back with fried ones) It is not only popular in Maharashtra; it’s pretty popular other states too with slight variations in the ingredients and under different names....

Smoky BBQ Salmon I love salmon recipes. And recently, as I was preparing my latest batch of homemade BBQ rub, it struck me: why not a BBQ rub for salmon? So, here we are. Juicy salmon fillets are coated with BBQ rub, seared in a hot skillet on the stove, then flipped and baked in the oven. Each step makes this barbecue salmon that much juicier and more flavorful. Afterward, I highly recommend locking everything in with a brushing of sweet and sticky barbecue sauce!...

The Best Mashed Potatoes My mashed potato recipe makes the butteriest, best mashed potatoes you’ll ever try! It strikes the right balance between creamy and fluffy for the perfect texture. Personally, I don’t like my mashed potatoes too soft/runny (and never gluey), and I don’t ever want them so dry that you could sculpt them. Today’s recipe is soft, yet sturdy enough that you can add a pool of gravy, if that’s your thing....

Double berry muffins, made with whole wheat flour and yogurt, are so much better than bakery muffins. Better taste, better for you, better price. How long it takes: 33 minutes Equipment you’ll need: muffin tins, mixing bowl Servings: 12 muffins I checked the nutrition information for muffins at a favorite restaurant/bakery of mine. Each blueberry muffin has 460 calories, 18 grams of fat, and a whopping 40 grams of sugar!...

Sitting down for a holiday dinner is one of my favorite things to do. Surrounded by amazing food and people you love, what could be better? How long it takes: 15 minutes to prep, an additional 45 minutes or so in the fridge Equipment you’ll need: food processor or sharp knife, large bowl Servings: 8 I love it even more when I can share food, recipes, or money with people who are beset by illness, economic hardship, or just plain loneliness....

Brussels!! Love ’em or hate ’em, they are a Thanksgiving staple. And I just so happen to love them, especially when they’re roasted or shredded into a slaw. By the way, if you’re a fan of Brussels sprouts roasted, you should also try my maple cayenne roasted Brussels sprouts. Just pinky promise to judge those by their taste and not their photos because I posted that recipe five years ago....

Chocolate Babka: The Superior Babka If you’ve ever seen the popular Seinfeld episode featuring chocolate babka, you know that nothing (not even cinnamon babka!) tops this coveted, chocolate rippled treat. Sweet, tender and perfectly enriched with eggs, sugar, and butter, this bread is worth all the hype–it’s completely irresistible! Unlike Jerry and Elaine though, you don’t have to stand in a long bakery line for your chocolate babka. You can make it right in your own kitchen 🎉 Babka is like a beautiful hybrid between cake and bread....

Rich & Flavorful Chocolate Banana Bread There’s banana bread, and then there’s this chocolate banana bread. The darker, richer cousin to the classic, my chocolate version is loaded with rich chocolate banana flavor and studded with copious cupfuls of chocolate chips. Perhaps a bit too indulgent for breakfast and too tame for dessert, this bread makes for a wonderful snack (although I honestly love it anytime!). This recipe is a cross between my popular banana bread and my double chocolate muffins....