The Best HOmemade Acai Bowls REcipe These best homemade acai bowls are a fantastic way to start your day! With endless possibilities of customization, you can create a smoothie bowl that’s perfectly suited for you or your family. If you have never had an acai bowl, they feature frozen acai puree mixed with other fresh fruits to make a smoothie! You can technically drink the mixture as a smoothie, but it is fun to top them off with toppings for the perfect breakfast!...

Love chocolate? Then you must try my Dark Chocolate Almond Clusters and my favorite Chocolate Cake! Make Your Own Chocolate Sauce At Home! Did you know you could make your chocolate sauce at home in just 5 minutes with only 5 ingredients (including water?!) This chocolate sauce is ridiculously easy you’ll be wondering why you’ve bought it from the store! This homemade chocolate sauce is perfect for when you have company over and need to whip up a dessert fast!...

The Best HOmemade Protein Bars Recipe Are you a fan of Perfect Bars but not a fan of the price tag? I totally get you. These delicious protein bars are one of the best you can find at the store. They are tasty and made with whole ingredients! However, I don’t want to spend that much money on a simple snack. I made these copycat Perfect Bar protein bars at home and they turned on even better that the store-bought version!...

Love delicious dessert recipes? Then you’ve got to try my Blueberry Cobbler and my Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies! Homemade Southern Peach Cobbler Southern-style peach cobbler is a staple for summertime! It features juicy, sweet peaches and a cakey crust that’s crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Pair it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for summer dessert perfection! This recipe is similar to my Texas-Style Blueberry Cobbler where you pour the cobbler batter in the prepared baking dish first, and then top it with a syrupy peach and sugar mixture....

Love banana bread? Then you’ve got to try my Double Chocolate Banana Bread and my Caramel Pecan Banana Bread! Homemade Banana Bread with Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chips By now, you probably know that I love banana bread. I’ve made it with chocolate, caramel, and dulce de leche, I’ve turned classic banana bread into cookies and muffins, and I even used it as inspiration for one of my favorite smoothies....

Minestrone soup is one of the first soups after tomato soup that I liked. We have eaten it only in Olive Garden restaurant as that is the only restaurant chain that has the vegetarian version of the soup. My boys love to go to Olive Garden especially to eat the Minestrone soup and the Breadsticks. I am a little more obsessed with Olive Garden and have recreated quite a few of their recipes at home....

Don’t be intimidated by the homemade bread-making process. It’s way easier than you may think! I outline the process below and give you helpful tips to make the perfect soft loaves. And since this recipe makes two loaves, you can easily freeze one and enjoy the benefits of the time spent baking homemade bread for even longer! If you’re looking for more homemade bread recipes, try my artisan bread, sourdough bread, or potato bread....

Jacket potatoes Jacked potatoes (or baked potatoes) are something I grew up with but stopped eating quite a long time ago. Slathering a potato with sour cream and cheese could only be exiting for so long. It’s a shame because jacket potatoes could do so much more. They are a perfect platform to layer a huge range of exciting flavours over. For this recipe, I drew inspiration from the fantastic flavours of South America....

Today is the grand finale of the Mega Regional Marathon, Indian Food Odyssey and I am very happy to end it on a sweet note. It also happens to be my 400th post on the blog and here is an authentic Bengali sweet for all my readers. This month had been so busy with so many last-minute preparations, writing, drafting, and learning. I would like to thank Srivalli, the mastermind behind this for giving me the opportunity to learn so much about my own country....

Kanda Batata poha is a very popular breakfast dish in Maharashtra. Kanda means onion, Batata means potato and Poha is flattened rice. Flattened rice also known as beaten rice flakes are dehusked rice that is beaten to make it flat. The poha absorbs literally any liquid it is soaked in and becomes soft. So this becomes a very good medium to carry the flavors. This dish is very easy to make and serves as a very filling breakfast....

What Is Coleslaw? Coleslaw or ‘slaw’ (AKA Krautsalat to fellow Germans), is a delicious side dish made with shredded cabbage, and a vinaigrette (often used in Germany, Greece, etc.) or creamy mayo sauce (common in the USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia). Many store-bought options are loaded with dairy, extra sugars, and fats. Luckily, this vegan coleslaw is healthy, low-carb, oil-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, yet still tangy, creamy, and flavorful!...

We are almost coming to the end of our Mega regional marathon and I can’t believe how fast the month flew by. Tripura is the last of the North East states in India and it was absolutely hard to find a vegetarian dish for this state. I was so tired of searching for a recipe for this state that I was on the verge of quitting. That is when I came across a site that mentioned this Koat Pitha dish for the state....

published Aug 12, 2022, updated Jul 21, 2023 This is one recipe that will wow you. It’s a flavor punch in a good way and one of my favorite short rib recipes. As you all know, I’m a huge fan of whipping up Asian cuisine for dinner! Recipes like Thai grilled curry chicken, dal makhani (lentil stew), pulled pork sliders, and pineapple shrimp barley salad are just a few of my favorites....

And for the staunchly marriage averse, Tuscan salmon with Parmesan cream sauce shares all the recipe’s ingredients but swapping out muscular shrimp for delicate, flakey pink fish. And not a hint of matrimony on the menu. Marry me pasta Once upon a time there was a single Princess who worked for an online cooking magazine. One day she put together a chicken and pasta dish so fragrant and delicious that a passing video producer Prince could not resist stopping in her kitchen....

When looking for a tea time/coffee time snack, these spicy masala peanuts are the best. We can enjoy them guilt free as they are air fried. And the best part is, it just takes under 15 minutes to make a quick batch of these masala peanuts. With Diwali fast approaching, I was looking to make some kind of edible gift to pack for our neighbors and friends. I have made many different candied nuts like thess candied cashews (Nokkal), candied almonds, mixed nut brittle and old fashioned peanut brittle....

Macaroni Potato Salad? Here’s the deal, guys, i’m so serious about this one. Macaroni Potato Salad. It’s a sweet and tangy, totally irresistible sauce drizzled all over this mashup of a salad that contains everything we love about picnics in general. If there’s one salad i’ll love for the rest of my life, it’s this one. Who even says that, right? BEYOND BASIC. Think macaroni, tender potatoes, crunchy carrots, and spring peas....

These Mexican Wedding Cookies are one of my favorites for many reasons. One they just look absolutely super cute and perfect for the holiday season. They are tiny and just the right size to pop into your mouth. This recipe yields quite a bit of cookies and that means it is perfect when making for a large crowd. Making edible gifts for Holidays has been a tradition in our family ever since my boys were born....

For more than a meal, serve with quick and easy beef yakisoba for a Japanese inspired banquet. A thoroughly roasted aubergine is surprisingly silky and creamy. And a sticky miso roast aubergine is like no other aubergine recipe out there. There are so many flavours and textures ready to burst out of its dark purple skin. You just can’t argue with centuries of East Asian cooking. Glazed aubergine Known as Nasu Dengaku, the traditional Japanese method calls for flame-roasting aubergines over an open fire....

Continuing with the theme of travel guides for Italy, today I’d like to share our Naples, Capri, and Positano travel diary. Last year, I spent the better part of two months researching for our 14 day trip to Italy, so everything you see below took tons of research, reading reviews, and finding ways to solve problems with a language barrier! I hope you find my Positano travel diary helpful if you’re planning a trip there!...

How cute are these individual no-bake cheesecake cups? I’m totally loving on them right now. If there was only one dessert that I could indulge in for the rest of my life, it would be cheesecake. And no, it doesn’t matter what kind. Coming in at number 2 would be pecan pie. After these on Friday, i’m bringing you a dessert recipe that’s not only perfect for Valentine’s Day, but one that doesn’t even require you to turn on the oven or the stove!...