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It was almost the end of the harvest season and one of my dear friends, Ranganayaki, gave me two lovely peerkangai / ridge gourds that had grown in her backyard. After moving from New York, one of the things that we most miss is gardening. We grew almost all our vegetables and it is a big change for us here to buy the basic vegetables. When Ranganayaki gave me this fresh and tender peerkangai, I was overwhelmed with memories and was so ready to cook with them right away....

I like cupcakes. No but I really like cupcakes. Unlike my husband, I like cupcakes that come in all flavors. I don’t discriminate. Give me a cupcake in any flavor and i’ll be glad to have it. Especially gourmet flavors like vanilla bean. Not just plain old vanilla! Today, i’m bringing you something so simple with just a little ‘va va va vooooom’. That’s a technical term right there. Like my confetti funfetti cupcake recipe, today’s cupcake recipes comes from a really simple homemade batter....

Love using tortillas to make a delicious meal? Try our Pulled Pork and Cheese Quesadilla! For a long time, lunch was my forgotten meal. I would start the day with a good breakfast and finish with a great dinner, but for lunch I would just grab whatever was available. What I really needed was a few tasty and nutritious options up my sleeve. Lunch recipes I could prepare in advance or when I’m in a hurry....

If you are in Rome, why not keep going to the wonderful Amalfi Coast with its panoramic views and memorable wine? Read our advice for a do-it-yourself wine tour of this legendary region! Having been to Italy numerous times, it’s a wonder we hadn’t made the trip to Rome sooner. It is, after all, one of the very few world cities that makes it on every serious travellers list. I was personally inspired to visit Rome by the Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck classic ‘Roman Holiday’, although I find this hard to admit given my deep aversion to becoming a cliché....

Red velvet cake is said to have originated during the Great Depression with the popularization of red food coloring and is a popular dessert in the Southern United States. It is such a unique cake that everyone will love. It’s definitely worth the effort to make from scratch as it’s far superior to any box mix. The cake’s dense and soft but still moist with a velvety crumb. It’s always a crowd-pleaser!...

Fans of rhubarb will want to try this amazing Rhubarb Crumble! This post contains affiliate links. When you purchase through our links, we may earn a commission. One of my favourite things to do in the kitchen is to take a classic recipe and add my own twist. Same things applies to cocktails! So I took a look at one of my favourite warm weather drinks, the legendary Moscow Mule, and make it my own....

Looking for more healthy snack recipes? Try my Black Bean Corn Salsa, Easy Bruschetta or my Healthy Greek Yogurt Guacamole! Roasted Garlic Hummus If you want to take your traditional hummus recipe up a notch then you need to try adding roasted garlic!! It adds so much flavor and almost a sweetness to the hummus. I prefer using roasted garlic over raw garlic cloves in my hummus. The raw garlic can be too intense and can overpower the other flavors....

For another iconic soup, try my traditional borscht recipe! Every time I try to recreate my mum’s recipes I think that I am forgetting something. There is just no way that a handful of very ordinary ingredients can create such delicious flavour! And every time I come back to realisation that simplicity in combination with quality ingredients are the foundation of good food. This Russian frikadeller soup is no exception....

How about Pumpkin Mousse Trifle for dessert? Lately I don’t believe a week has passed without me using pumpkins, squashes or gourds in one form or another. We carved, roasted and blended them for so many different things! My kids have always loved pumpkin but only in sweet things. But this savoury recipe with an amazingly nutritious vegetable like pumpkin was my first win. This pasta recipe is a variation on my sausage pasta in tomato sauce, which is an absolute staple in our house....

The Best Sheet Pan Sausage & Veggies Recipe This easy sheet pan recipe features chicken sausage and roasted vegetables, resulting in a hearty and satisfying meal! The seasoning here adds the perfect amount of depth and flavor without being overpowering, and then everything is baked until crispy. My favorite thing about sheet pan meals is the simplicity. Everything is cooked on a single sheet pan, so you get a flavor-packed meal without any of the hassle!...

Ready in around 30 minutes, this shrimp boil recipe is perfect for a busy weeknight. Everything is also boiled in one pot, hence the name, making for easy cleanup afterward. Even better, this recipe uses Old Bay seasoning, so you don’t have to buy a bunch of spices. You will fall in love with all the amazing flavors and textures so there won’t be a single bite left! If you want another easy and delicious shrimp recipe, then try my coconut shrimp recipe, garlic shrimp recipe, or shrimp tacos....

Slow Roasted Beef Brisket Beef Brisket is the ultimate comfort food. It’s the perfect meal for a lazy Sunday dinner. As an added bonus everything gets cooked in one pan making for an easy clean up. This slow roasted beef brisket comes out tender, juicy and melts in your mouth. I start by searing the outside of the brisket over high heat to get a nice crust and caramelization on the meat....

South Indian Lunch Menu #1 – Click on the name of the dish or the picture and it will take you to the respective recipe. Item 1 Pumpkin / Parangikkai Vathal Kuzhambu – A simple and flavorful kuzhambu made with yellow pumpkin. I love vathal kuzhambu and so do my boys. I make vathal kuzhambu quite often as a part of our lunch. You can use other vegetables instead of pumpkin like drumstick (murungakkai), onions, okra, radish, eggplant etc....

Lasagna is one of our favorite Italian dishes that we almost never get to eat outside. In every restaurant the lasagna is pre made and has some kind of meat in it. Hence, the only lasagna our family has tasted is my traditional lasagna. This week I am blogging about different family friendly Entrees that are mostly one pot meal and kid friendly. The traditional lasagna is kind of messy when it comes to serving and my boys find it very hard to keep the filling within and end up having a big messy plate....

Enchilada is one dinner that makes its way into my monthly menu. Don’t jump to the conclusion that I am a very organized person and have monthly menus. Thinking about it, I hardly even know what is cooking that night. I was just trying to say that enchilada is something I make often and it could be as often as twice or thrice a month. It is one of those quick casseroles that are easy to assemble early and then bake just before dinner....

If I had the option of eating one kind of dessert for the rest of my life (and still fit into my jeans) it would be cupcakes. Forever. And ever. I just love these strawberry cupcakes with fresh strawberries right in the batter! Did I mention they’re also topped with whipped cream that’s got strawberry jelly in it too? Chhhh-yeah! I wasn’t kidding when I said these cupcakes were loaded with strawberries....

These tender muffins are my go-to recipe when its strawberry season in the summertime. They taste amazing, with pieces of strawberries in every bite. They also have a light, fluffy crumb but a moist, richness thanks to the eggs and milk. They are so easy to make and freeze wonderfully, so you can make a double batch to tuck them away for an easy breakfast or snack throughout the month....

My husband is a big fan of Sweet and Sour Vegetables. This is one thing he always orders when we do take-out from a Chinese restaurant. Many restaurants do not have the vegetarian version or the flavors are not up to what he likes in most places. The only way out of this is making the sweet and sour vegetable curry at home. Why make this recipe First and foremost, you won’t have to go in search of a take-out....

published Apr 05, 2023 My tomato chutney recipe is so versatile and absolutely worth learning: lunches, appetizers, and snacks become a thing of ease with such a delicious veggie recipe on standby! This pureed tomato condiment packs a punch. It has a bit of a kick due to the chili, but is quite customizable in that the spices you add to the mix are entirely up to you. Sweetness, saltiness, spice – it’s the chef’s choice!...

This baked variation of the traditional Maida biscuit or Shakarpara is a tad bit healthier and guilt-free. Al,so these are so easy to make with jusa t few common ingredients. There are many different kinds of diamond biscuits. One of my other favorites is the sugar-coated shakkarpara which has a layer of crystallized sugar syrup coating. The other variety which is my younger son’s favorite is the spicy diamond biscuit / savory maidbiscuitsts....