Looking for more Pasta Recipes? Try my 20 Minute Pasta Carbonara or my Zucchini “Pasta” with Tomato Sauce! Fettuccine Alfredo is one of my favorite comfort foods. How can you not love a thick creamy cheese sauce tossed with tender thick fettuccine noodles? I came up with a way to eat my favorite comfort food and not feel guilty about it. This Skinny Fettuccine Alfredo tastes just as good as the original and is so much healthier....

It’s no secret that I really love my bowl recipes. But this right here is Spicy Chicken Tzatziki Bowls – the Greek Chicken Bowls of your dreams. It starts with tender marinated chicken. We’ll spike the marinade with some Calabrian chili paste to give this recipe a little heat. We’ll also use tons of fresh herbs like thyme, oregano, fresh dill, and chopped rosemary. The acid from the white wine vinegar and the minced garlic combined with lemon juice and olive oil gives this recipe such a unique flavor!...

Though the recipe steps are simple enough for novice bakers, the bread kneading and proofing process do call for a bit of time and patience, but the end result is more than worth it. Brush the warm loaves of bread with melted butter and sprinkle with a generous amount of confectioner’s sugar for a holiday treat the whole family will love and will request again in the years to come....

Fudgy and Rich Nutrient-Dense Sweet Potato Brownies If you’re looking for a fudgy brownie recipe without eggs, refined sugar, or flour, you’ve found it—and all thanks to a particular ingredient: sweet potato. I’ve previously ‘hidden’ several other veggies/ pulses in my vegan, gluten-free brownies to make black bean brownies, zucchini brownies, sweet pea brownies, and flourless chickpea brownies/blondies! This time, it’s the turn of these paleo sweet potato brownies. It turns out that adding veggies doesn’t just add extra nutrients to your brownies but a ton of textural benefits, too, and all without affecting the flavor much!...

This taco salad is essentially a deconstructed taco in a bowl. It’s just as comforting, filling, and fresh as a taco but in a salad form. It’s always a crowd-pleaser and is definitely one of my favorite ways to enjoy a salad. Don’t forget to try my easy taco soup recipe, nachos recipe, or my shrimp taco recipe. What You Need to Make This Recipe Beef — if you want to save yourself the effort of draining the fat from cooked beef, get lean ground beef....

Looking for more salmon recipes? Then give my Honey Sriracha Salmon and my Air Fryer Salmon a try! Teriyaki Baked Salmon I love salmon. Especially when it’s smothered in a sweet and garlicky teriyaki sauce. This teriyaki baked salmon takes less than 20 minutes to put together and is loaded with tons of flavor. No marinating required! Cooking salmon in the oven is so quick and easy. It also makes for an easy clean up....

The Best Thai Chicken Salad Recipe As far as salads go, this Thai-inspired chicken chopped salad bowl is definitely one of my absolute favorites! There is nothing bland or boring about it. It is packed with flavor and textures that you just won’t be able to get enough of! This salad is perfectly healthy and fresh, and is coated in a tangy yet savory and umami-packed peanut dressing that is almost drinkable it’s so good!...

Rasam is a staple in the South Indian household and we grew up eating rasam saadham/rice almost every day. The South Indian meal is not complete without rasam. Hence we need quite a few recipes for different kinds of rasam so it does not get monotonous. This rasam is one of my favorite. This is my mother’s signature recipe made only with tomatoes. This recipe has no tamarind and no rasam powder....

We love making healthy chili recipes at home! For something a little lighter, try our Slow Cooker Turkey Chili, and if you want to skip the meat, our Vegetarian Quinoa Chili is a quick and easy stovetop dinner you will love! I absolutely love chili. It’s super hearty, meaty, rich, and thick. Chili is the ultimate comfort food. Perfect for lazy fall and winter days, I find that chili is even better in a slow cooker....

Add our famous Bruschetta recipe to the mix for a delicious Italian antipasti table. Don’t let the remains of the summer slip away before you have your fill of the ripe and juicy tomatoes. There is nothing like vegetables in season, so I take every opportunity to use my beloved tomatoes in a variety of ways. Tomato Salads You can of course cook the tomatoes but I love eating them fresh when they are at their peak....

I have to confess, this is one of my favorite posts of the year! Where I get to look back and check out what it is that you guys liked the most this year! Usually, it’s soups, pastas, and tons of main dishes. But this year, we’ve got an appetizer, not one, but two desserts, and of course, healthy mix of pastas, and even some main dishes! And I’m so glad the day to share the top 12 recipes of 2021 is finally here!...

published May 01, 2024 Turkish beet salad is also known as Cevizli Pancar, or “beetroot salad with walnuts” — but it’s so much more than that! Sure, there are tender beets and crunchy walnuts in there, but don’t forget about the fresh mint and dill, the smattering of pomegranate seeds, the bites of crisp celery, or the magnificent pomegranate dressing that coats every forkful. It’s all about how the sour pomegranate molasses, or nar ekşili, plays with the hot mustard, garlic, vinegar, and lemon juice....

published Mar 10, 2021, updated Nov 06, 2024 White beans are a versatile, widely beloved legume. They’re similar to chickpeas — still nutty, soft, and creamy, but not as intense. You can make a great hummus with them. They’re also pretty protein-dense and are great for making bulky, nutrient-dense soups and stews. And salads! That’s my segue into today’s recipe for piyaz, a Turkish white bean salad with simple, fresh ingredients tossed in lemon and olive oil....

Ukkarai also pronounced Okkarai is a traditional sweet made during the festival of Deepavali / Diwali. Growing up I have never eaten this as it is not in our tradition, but after coming to the blogging world, I have seen this many times and I was very tempted to make it sometime. This very closely resembles the rice puttu in texture and appearance, but that is made out of rice and the ukkarai is made out of lentil or paruppu....

What Are Empanadas? If you’ve spent much time on my blog at all, then you’ll probably have realized that I’m fairly obsessed with Latin American cuisine, particularly Mexican recipes, and in veganizing them all. So, it’s no surprise that here I am again with another veganized recipe for you – this time, delicious vegan empanadas. If you’ve never had one before – then I’d compare it to a turnover/ Cornish pasty....

As a vegan, you get used to having to find (or invent) replacements for non-vegan favorites. I’ve already shared other vegan candy recipes, including chocolate coconut bars (Bounty/Mounds), homemade Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello truffles, white chocolate, and even gummy bears! For this post, though, we’ll be focusing on these creamy and delicious vegan Snickers bars! After weeks of recipe testing, I finally created this version of vegan Snickers that is delicious, decadent, and yet healthier than the regular candy bar....

I have to admit; for years, sweet potatoes only ever ended up on my table as part of hearty, savory dishes. Until I discovered how amazing this ingredient works within vegan bakes like these Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies or Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Muffins. Then, when I tried my first sweet potato casserole, I was immediately won over! This Thanksgiving classic plays on the natural sweetness of sweet potatoes but enhances it further with a delicious combination of spices, sweetener, and a delicious pecan streusel topping....

Versatile Crispy Air Fryer Zucchini Fritters ‘Crisper drawer’ clear-outs lead to some of my favorite meals. From hearty vegan lo mein to light summer rolls, and now these crispy vegetable fritters – there are just so many ways to use up all those lingering veggies in wholesome, nourishing, and delicious ways! These vegetable patties require just a handful of versatile, inexpensive veggies (I used zucchini and carrots along with the potatoes) and come together quickly....

This tomato onion thokku or thakkali thokku was a staple side dish growing up. Traditionally it is eaten with dishes like thayir sadam (yogurt rice) or roti as a condiment. However, this chutney is also the base for my Indian style bruschetta with ricotta, which nestles this chutney on top of a toasted baguette slice and rich ricotta cheese for a delicious Indian fusion appetizer! Ingredients Garlic - Adds umami to this dish....

published Sep 20, 2024 There are a few uncommon ingredients in this banh mi sandwich recipe that I really recommend you try. The first is Maggi, a liquid seasoning I fell in love with while cooking with a friend’s mother during a visit to Cairo. It’s a rich, savory seasoning made from vegetable protein that’s used in a lot of European and Asian cooking. It reminds me of a cross between soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce....