Who would’ve thought that no knead focaccia should be this easy! Every time I take a bite of this crispy, salty focaccia laced with olive oil, I’m transported back to the Ligurian region of Italy. Where shamelessly, I ate my weight in focaccia, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a good three days. Sometimes it was ripened tomatoes with a smear of fresh pesto, other times I’d go for cipolle (onion) petals, and of course, nothing beats focaccia with just olive oil and flaky sea salt....

This is one of the other sweets that I prepared for Diwali this year. Making this was a last-minute decision and made almost out of impulse, but I am glad I did. My little one who is a little choosy about what he eats loved this Thengai burfi/ coconut burfi. That is when I realized that it has been a long time since I made Thengai Burfi. I have to admit that Coconut Burfi is one of my favorite and I look forward to those days of having extra coconut gratings just to make this....

To take this pasta sauce further, try our Creamy Pasta with Pancetta and Peas for a flavour variation. Anyone looking for a simple recipe to pull out when time to make dinner is running short is in for a treat! This recipe for pasta cream sauce is as easy as it comes, yet it’s silky smooth and full of lovely flavour. It actually feels like a stretch for this to be called a recipe....

The challenge with writing about Moscow is that it is very large, very old and will take a very long time to see everything. So the best advice I can give is to start in the centre, where so many memorable sites are found, and work out from there. Regardless of the time you have to spend when traveling to Moscow, you will find lots to fill it, but you can never go wrong by starting in the middle....

If you love easy, healthy soups, then you’ve got to try my Instant Pot Vegetable Soup an my Creamy Broccoli Spinach Soup. Turkey Meatball Soup Recipe This is the perfect mix of traditional wedding soup and vegetable soup. Hearty and loaded with spinach, carrots and broccoli. The base of the soup is chicken stock and a hint of lemon juice. Crushed red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese are added to each steaming bowl....

published Aug 12, 2024 It will never cease to amaze me how a dish can exist in so many forms around the world. It’s one of the things I love about traveling, cooking, and most of all, eating! Take chicken salad, for example. There’s our classic American version, a curry-spiced version, and (my current favorite) Turkish chicken salad. Also known as Circassian chicken or çerkez tavuğu, what really sets this recipe apart is a smooth, creamy walnut sauce that’s garlicky, savory, and salty....

I love all kinds of vegan crumble desserts like streusel apple pie, streusel apple muffins, or raspberry crumble bars. Now it’s the turn for this delicious vegan coffee cake with a gluten-free cinnamon streusel topping. What is a coffee cake? A coffee cake is a soft and moist cake that is topped with a sweet streusel topping, similar to a German coffee cake (Streuselkuchen). The topping is a crumble, often containing cinnamon, sometimes nuts and occasionally also fruit like apples)....

If you’re not sure how to pronounce the last word of this recipe name, you’re not alone. I had to learn as well when I first came across it. I guessed at how to pronounce it and got nowhere close to the correct pronunciation. Since I like to be helpful in more ways than one, it’s pronounced “borg-in-yon” in America and the more classic French pronunciation is “bore-ghee-yone.” Now that you know how to pronounce the crazy word, let me tell you what it is....

Serve with a thick hunk of my rye bread to dunk and then mop the bowl clean. The literal translation of borscht is ‘cow parsnip’ or ‘hogweed’. It’s no wonder it has never been anglicised as it makes this incredibly intense tasting soup sound far less appetizing. Although these were the key ingredients of early borscht, you can rest assured you’ll find no weeds in this recipe! As a family of vegetable-lovers, and with roots from the same far off soil, you can rightly imagine that this is a favourite....

Can I just… Can we just… Hubba Hubba. Let’s try that again. This. This salad is my life. I’ve probably said that about every salad i’ve made at some point or another. But this Vietnamese chicken salad is off the chain. We’re talking about shredded chicken, chopped Napa cabbage, shredded carrots, mint, cilantro, scallions, sweet, sweet mangoes, and the best part, (wait for it) WONTON STRIPS. My heart swells at the thought of those crispy perfect golden delicious strips....

Hello to all my chicken sandwich loving friends! Today I’m sharing the most delicious Vietnamese chicken sandwich of your life. Please stop what you’re doing and scroll to the bottom of this post, grab the recipe, and promptly make it now. That way, we can obsess over this chicken banh mi sandwich together while you read the remainder of this post. I’m not even going to try and pretend that this sandwich is something you can live without....

This isn’t the cabbage soup of the late ’80s-’90s fad diet. Today’s warm and hearty cabbage soup recipe is speckled with hearty veggies, a flavorful and warm broth and tons of tender chunks of meat! It’s light enough if you’re on a low carb diet and it’s bold in the flavor department. And if you aren’t really on a low carb thing, by all means, break out the crackers and the crusty bread because IMO this soup demands a baguette....

I’ve got the post long weekend blues! It’s been a super chilly week here in Houston. The temps dipped below freezing, and for me, that means. 1) a big pot of warm chili or a pot roast 2) a fire burning in the fireplace and 3) a baking project. This weekend all I could think about were warm muffins. Something wintery tasting but speckled with fruit, berries, or veggies. I finally settled on warm lemon zucchini muffins....

And it is beyond easy to make with 3 humble ingredients and about 5 minutes. Technically, you only need cold heavy whipping cream, but since I prefer to make it with vanilla extract and powdered sugar to give it a heavenly scent and a touch of sweetness, it can also be called Chantilly cream. For more sweet recipes that pair perfectly with whipped cream, try my easy strawberry shortcake recipe, ice cream cake, or homemade hot chocolate!...

Easy & Fudgy Vegan Condensed Milk Truffles If you want a recipe that’s super easy to prepare and will completely satisfy your chocolate cravings, then you’ve officially found it. These condensed milk truffles are rich, slightly chewy, and made with just two ingredients! While I love a decent dairy-free chocolate treat like this chocolate pudding, keto chocolate truffles, and white chocolate peanut butter cups – requiring just two simple ingredients in a chocolate dish, is a first, even for me!...

Spicy shrimp masala! Guys, guys, guys! I’ve been DYING to share this recipe with you. First, picture this: spicy sauteed tomato paste flavored with fresh ginger and garlic paste, followed by coriander and cumin (because what Indian recipe is complete without it,) and finally tons of freshly squeezed lemon juice and chopped cilantro. So to sum it all up, it’s all the flavors you LOVE from Indian food that come together in this spicy shrimp masala....

Adhirsam is also called Ariselu in Telugu, kajjaya in Kannada, Anarsa in Marathi and arisa pitha in Odia. Whatever name we call the athirsam, it is one delicious dessert made with rice flour and jaggery. It is April and I am beginning my month-long mega marathon with my beloved group Blogging Marathon. If you are a first-time visitor, this month-long marathon happens twice a year where we blog non-stop for the whole month with only Sundays off....

I love making traditional Indian desserts. Almonds / badam are my favorite to work with as it is so versatile and the desserts made with it is so rich and delicious. One of my favorite recipes to make with almond is Badam Kheer. I almost make it for all the festivals and also just casually as my boys love to drink chilled badam kheer in the evening. I also make Badam Katli or Badam burfi quite often (If I am not making my boy’s favorite Kaju Katli)....

Navarathri was a wonderful time and today being the last day of it, we are feeling a little down. This year I had the pleasure to make several new friends during the occasion. Bell pepper or capsicum rice was something that I had cooked during one of the nights when I had friends over for Golu. This recipe is made with a homemade masala powder that was passed down to me through my cousin’s wife’s mother....

Thick and Creamy Banana Milkshake Whenever I’m in the mood for an indulgent drink, my mind always turns to something creamy and rich (although during winter, I admittedly love a steaming mug of Mulled Wine). I’ve already shared a recipe for creamy Mango Lassi (a thick yogurt drink), but now it’s the turn of one of my childhood favorites; creamy banana milkshake. I feel like milkshakes and childhood just go together – but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy them as grown-ups too....