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published Apr 19, 2023, updated Sep 13, 2024 Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls (gỏi cuốn), or Spring Rolls as they are known in the States, are the perfect appetizer. Unlike egg rolls, which are fried and full of cooked ingredients, these fresh spring rolls are light, refreshing, and aren’t so heavy that they hinder the rest of the meal. They’re also great at the end of the meal to aid in digestion because of all of the herbs and vegetables....

Just Four Ingredients To Boozy Watermelon Cocktail Bliss Watermelon is one of my favorite summer fruits! Especially when it’s hot, a refreshing watermelon cocktail is a must. I’ve even included a way to make this watermelon margarita on the rocks, frozen, and even a virgin (alcohol-free) version – because you know kids will want to try this fun looking drink! The best thing of all? This watermelon tequila cocktail only uses four base ingredients and a few optional extras for the salted rim!...

The similarities of Indian sooji and American semolina are that they are made from the milling process described above and from hard wheat. The difference is that American semolina by definition has to be made from a hard wheat called Durum wheat whereas Indian sooji is made up of various Indian varieties of hard wheat that are not necessarily Durum wheat. When buying American semolina, you will notice a yellow tinge that is due to Durum’s yellow properties, whereas Indian sooji will be a whiteish color....

published Oct 02, 2023, updated Aug 14, 2024 This white pesto pasta is a rich, creamy, and comforting dish that you can whip up in almost no time at all. It is the perfect recipe to make on a busy weeknight and is also fancy enough to please any crowd. The star of the recipe is a walnut cream sauce, commonly called white pesto, or tucca de nuxe in Italian....

The 4 ingredients theme is so interesting and it is allowing me to use the ingredients from my pantry and to think out of the box. Lately the Indian restaurants in our region have been serving a fruit salad which has mango pulp in it. My boys love this dessert a lot as they are big fruit lovers and I wanted to recreate this at home. A few months back, one of my friends had served something similar when we went for dinner and since then I was even more tempted to try it....

I am doing European cuisine this week and I chose to bake these Acma from Turkish Cuisine in specific. I love Turkish cuisine for the main reason that there are many vegetarian recipes to choose from. One of the countries that I am really looking forward to visiting is Turkey. I have always had an affinity for Turkish food and make quite a few dessert recipes very often. Baklava is one that we all love and I have become quite an expert in making them....

Offering vada maalai to lord Hanuman / Anjaneyar is a very common practice. I remember going to Nanganallur Anjaneyar Kovil in Chennai and have seen humongous vada maalai being offered to the god. This Milagu vadai is very different from the other Urad dal Medhu vadai and stays fresh for an extended period of time. There is no other flavoring or anything that goes into the vadai other than black pepper....

You can use either store-bought or homemade pie crust for this pie; either works perfectly well though a homemade crust is hard to beat flavor-wise. If you’re looking to save some time, definitely opt for a premade pie crust. Otherwise, this recipe couldn’t be simpler to follow. Prepare the luscious fresh apple filling and the sweet crumb topping, bake it until golden, and you’re good to go! Serve apple crumb pie with a large dollop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for dessert perfection....

published Dec 13, 2023 Jazz up your chicken soup game with this mouthwatering avgolemono soup. Also called Greek lemon chicken soup, this dish is warming and comforting while also being lively and not heavy. It’s filling yet light, which makes it a wonderful appetizer or a simple meal. Avgolemono soup is traditionally enjoyed as a simple, smooth soup and doesn’t always contain rice and shredded chicken. While it is tasty both ways, I find adding the steamed rice and chicken makes it far more filling....

Welcome to the Monday addition of easy chicken dinners. Crispy, crunchy, cheesy, skillet chicken. The TRIPLE C’s that make EVERRRTHANG taste better. You’re staring at my families new favorite dinner. Melted mozzarella. Roasted cherry tomatoes. And roasted chicken. Topped with a sweet garlic balsamic reduction. And just like, you weaseled your way into our hearts, you easy caprese chicken. This new baked caprese chicken skillet recipe is the IT recipe – I love it because in one skillet you’ve got bone-in tender, seasoned chicken breasts with fresh melted mozzarella cheesy that stretched for MILES making my heart beat out of my chest and roasted cherry tomatoes that are just bursting with yummy cherry tomato-ness....

Serve with our Lemon Garlic Green Beans for a healthy and delicious side dish. Creamy macaroni and cheese is in our family’s top 5 dishes. My husband’s always been a diehard fan and passed his passion on to the kids. I don’t make it too often but whenever I do, a mini celebration ensues. For a few brief moments, I feel like the woman of the hour. Mac and Cheese Recipes I’ve always resisted the classic recipe....

It’s the return of the chickpea! After making hummus last week, I was dying to have some more of that Middle Eastern cuisine. And this time, its baked quinoa falafel patties. Or as I like to call it, faux-lafel! HA! I’ve been dying to use that one. Can you tell? Think: lightly spiced quinoa-chickpea-parsley-garlic-olive oil-scallion-tahini patties, soft and textured baked in the oven, brushed with olive oil and smothered in homemade tahini sauce....

Warm and tender bakery style blueberry muffins just bursting with fresh berries. The smell of these freshly baked muffins tortured me for HOURS this weekend. Okay, so it was a sweet torture, but still. <– Get it! I’m such a dork. I have a real treat for you today. How many of you guys love blueberry muffins? I see a lot of virtual hands. I don’t know about you, but what I love the most about a good muffin recipe is that the muffins have to have a great crumb....

published Aug 07, 2024 Bazlama is a rustic, traditional leavened bread. It’s different from pide, a woven bread with nigella seeds, or simit, a sesame-coated bread sweetened with molasses. This tender bread is served with dips, very saucy meals with a lot of liquid to soak up and scoop like Çilbir (Turkish Eggs With Yogurt), or alongside roasted meats. The most important step of this bazlama recipe is making sure the bread cooks all the way through, and the trick to that is getting the pan really hot and reducing the heat once you add the dough....

published Oct 27, 2023 Boy, have I got a treat for you today! This easy-to-make beef tagine recipe is brimming over with some of the best flavors of North African Cuisine. Simple, quality ingredients are combined and slow-cooked to deliver a moist, tender, and sensationally spiced stew. This crowd-pleasing tagine recipe is rich and savory with a mild level of spice. Luckily, customizing is simple. If you prefer it more or less spicy, feel free to adjust it to suit your needs....

Beet greens or beetroot leaves are in abundance in our backyard and I have been cooking so much with it in the past month. Moong dal tadka is a common dal recipe that I make at home regularly. I use spinach in the dal often and make it as Dal Palak. I followed the same idea and used beetroot leaves instead of spinach and it worked great. Beetroot leaves are very nutritious and when they grow in the backyard, there is an abundance of it....

Have you ever made yourself a batch of homemade Italian dressing? Tell me how much better basic Italian vinaigrette tastes when you make it from scratch? It’s tangy, slightly sweet, with a kick, and it’s loaded with herbs. So good that you can drizzle it all over a bag of romaine with croutons and a few olives, or you can toss it with pasta to make a zesty pasta salad....

Some Tips and Pointers I cut down a small cake layer to make my nest but it’s MUCH faster to use a donut mold! I used malted chocolates as they are larger than the mini chocolate eggs and fill the nest better. If you don’t want to pile all the little chocolate tubes for the nest just cover in buttercream then pat on toasted coconut for a similar effect. No buttermilk?...

Can’t get enough of crepes? Try my Almond Ricotta Crepe Cake! Happy Pancake Day, friends! I am almost as excited as my kids who can barely wait to get home from school and fill their bellies with warm and tasty pancakes. Will you be eating pancakes tonight as well? We usually indulge in cheese blintzes, which are traditional to the part of world I grew up in! What is blintz?...

Here we are with a peachy peach crisp. We’ve got a super summery blueberry peach crisp on the menu today! It’s that perfect time of the year between spring and summer when all the most delicious berries are painting the produce section with their beautiful hues. I wait eagerly for that little window of deliciousness when berries are at their sweetest and the price is at it’s best and then I go all into a full-on berry frenzy....