We have lots more delicious blackberry bakes to try such as Blackberry Crumble Bars and Bakery Style Blackberry Muffins! Do you fancy a cup of tea and maybe some cake too? There are few things better when tired and needing a little break. This everyday blackberry tea cake is just the pick-me-up you need! It takes about 15 minutes to mix up, with no complicated steps, no advanced baking skills required....
Though this zucchini cookie recipe is one that will make any late summer baking repertoire complete, they are also a fantastic option any time of year that zucchini is available. Bring these chewy, soft cookies to a bake sale, potluck, or even back-to-school night for enthusiastic reviews. If you love baking recipes that use zucchini, then check out my homemade zucchini muffins, classic zucchini bread, or chocolate zucchini bread recipe....
Are you a fan of Indonesian cuisine? Take a look at our Indonesian coconut chicken and rice. I had never come across nasi goreng until I had it served to me at the house of a friend. I wasn’t quite sure what I was eating but loved every bite! The combination of so many textures and flavours in one dish was a revelation. I am no stranger to fried rice recipes having spent a year in South East Asia in my early 20s but this one caught my attention....
If you love homemade snacks, then you’ve got to try my Maple Candied Pecans and my Crispy Chickpeas! maple pecan granola Granola is one of my favorite things to make at home. It is super easy to make and much less expensive than store-bought. And it’s typically a lot healthier and more nutritious than the stuff on the shelf! This maple pecan granola recipe is ridiculously simple. You only need four ingredients and 5 minutes of prep time before popping it in the oven....
This post is sponsored by Kroger. One of our favorite things to do on the weekend is game night with our friends. I’ll be honest; It’s usually very last minute. With a trip to the grocery store in between work to pick up snacks, even then, I usually forget something! Sometimes (read: most times) hubby and I are scrambling to set things up minutes before the doorbell goes off. Needless to say, it’s totally hectic and it certainly puts a damper on the whole thing for the hosts....
Holidays are all about creating family traditions. Christmas is not a festival we celebrate, but ever since I came to the United States, I have enjoyed this festival very much. Once we had children, it became even more joyful and we look forward to this time every year. We started putting up Christmas tree and lights. We started waiting for Santa and exchanging gifts. Somewhere along the line came the tradition of passing out Christmas cookie tins every year to neighbors and teachers and bus drivers and janitors and every one we knew along our way....
The key to crispy air fryer Brussels sprouts is using small, fresh sprouts, coating them with just the right amount of oil, and roasting them in the air fryer for 15 to 20 minutes at a lower temperature. It’s often assumed that cooking at a high heat is what makes food crispy, but for these tasty Brussels, using a lower heat will result in browned, yet tender, vegetables! For more satisfying vegetable side dishes, try my hasselback potatoes, collard greens recipe, or roasted carrots recipe....
Looking for more simple side dish recipes? Try my Cucumber Avocado Salad and my Roasted Cauliflower! Why You Should Roast Your Veggies in the Air Fryer If you’re looking for an easy way to incorporate more vegetables into your weekly dinner menu, this is it! Roasted vegetables are one of my go-tos for dinners, especially with entrees like my Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs and my Sweet and Sour Salmon....
Soft and Chewy Almond Flour Cookies If you’ve never tried cookies with almond flour, get ready to be blown away by simple, delicious bakes like almond flour apple pie cookies, thumbprint cookies, and these almond flour chocolate chip cookies. They’re soft and chewy inside with crisp edges and studded with chocolate chips. Even better, they’re healthier than regular cookies and SO easy to make! Pull together these healthy almond flour cookies with just 5 ingredients in a single bowl in about 20 minutes....
Bright green Grinch cookies, snowflake cookies, and gingerbread cookies are always a hit, but one special cookie that always flies off plates in my home is my Andes mint cookies recipe. I make simple chocolate cookies even more decadent with a generous dose of Andes Chocolate Mints. They’re incredibly chocolatey, chewy, and tender, with the perfect cool minty hit. And they’re very easy to make! Chopping up the mint chocolate is the most time-consuming part, but when you’re done with that, simply whip up an unfussy chocolate cookie dough, roll it into balls, and pop the cookies in the oven for about 10 minutes....
I am always on the lookout for any new kind of Paneer dish. I found this Andhra Style Paneer Gravy recipe from one of Tamil magazine inserts that my mother had carefully saved for me. It was definitely a different dish from what I usually make. I did make a few changes to the recipe. Preparation time - 10 minsCooking time – 30 minsDifficulty level – easy Ingredients to make Andhra Style Paneer Gravy – (Serves 4) Paneer (Indian style cottage cheese) – 250 gms (cubed) Onions – 2 (chopped) Dried red chilies (Milagai vathal) – 2 Green chilies (Pachai milagai) – 2 Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp Tamarind extract – 3 tbsp Red chili powder – ½ teaspoon (or to taste) Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Methi seeds (Menthayam) – ½ tsp Curry leaves – few Ghee – 1 tbsp White sesame seeds (ellu) – 2 tsp Oil – 1 tbsp Salt – to taste...
This is one more of my attempts to bake with apples. Instead of making the usual Apple pie, I wanted to make something that would make my boys happy. When I was talking to one of my dear friends, she mentioned that she has a very good recipe for Apple cake. She mailed the recipe to me right away and here I am a couple of weeks later, made her recipe and awfully happy with it....
Zukes!! All up in my bread. YES. Autumn spiced zucchini bread is tender yet dense, cinnamony with hints of cloves, all spice, freshly grated ginger and nutmeg so it had just enough warmth to brighten your day without being overwhelming. But it’s also buttery, crackly on top with crunchy sugar, sweet but not too sweet so it is the perfect mate to your coffee, and just gosh darn, beautiful to look at....
Moist Blueberry Banana Bread Yes, it’s true- this banana blueberry bread really does taste as good as it looks. I think we’ll all be coming out of 2020 as banana bread making experts with all this extra time we’ve spent at home, so it’s definitely good to have lots of fun ways to jazz up your baking and find new favorites. This cake blends the creamy sweetness of banana, with the subtle freshness of blueberries and the tart and sweet flavor of maqui berries....
Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos Bang bang shrimp tacos are seriously packed with flavor! The crispy fried shrimp goes perfectly with the creamy, tangy, and slightly spicy bang bang sauce. If you haven’t had bang bang sauce yet you’re in for a treat! All the flavors are really rounded out with a crunchy and tangy coleslaw that is placed on top! This is a fun, delicious and simple dinner recipe that the whole family will love!...
published Dec 19, 2022 There are few things in life more enjoyable than the warm, sweet aromas that fill up your kitchen while baking cookies at home — especially during the holidays! If your family is like mine, holiday time means an endless supply of cookies of all shapes, sizes, and flavors. We like to save the basic chocolate chip cookies for the rest of the year and bake unique treats that really wow everyone for this special season, like pillowy Greek honey cookies or buttery, fruit-filled maamoul....
Having just blogged about the delicious Matar Kachori / Green Peas Kachori, how can I not talk about the spicy Dum Aloo recipe that I made along with it? When I first made/learned this recipe, I had made the exact combination and fell in love with it ever since. So anytime I come across baby potatoes in the stores, my first instinct is to make this Bengali Dum Aloo recipe....
You will love how easy it is to whip up with simple ingredients. It’s the perfect cake to have on your counter to snack on throughout the week. It’s sweet and moist, and the pops of blueberries make it so refreshing. You’ll absolutely love this cake after taking your first bite. If you want another easy, old-fashioned dessert recipe, then try my crumb cake, dump cake, or coffee cake recipe!...
Love chocolate as much as I do? Then you’ve got to try my double chocolate muffins and my turtle brownies! Why You’ll Love This Recipe If we’re being honest, then we can all admit that the corner pieces of brownies are always the most coveted and the ones people fight over. That’s why these mini brownie bites are so wonderful. Every piece is a corner piece! That’s thanks to these brownies being baked in a miniature muffin tin instead of a standard square or rectangular baking dish....
Better yet, these homemade butter mints can be tailored to fit all your special occasions. Add a few drops of food coloring to add a pretty pastel hue for baby showers, leave them white for elegant wedding showers or bridal showers, or mold them into lots of fun, different shapes for a child’s birthday party. They also make a great gift during the holiday season! For more easy homemade candy recipes, try my homemade fudge recipe, Turtles Recipe, or cream cheese mints recipe next!...
