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Bring on the fluffy and soft dinner rolls! These golden brown little pillows of goodness are all I want between Thanksgiving and Christmas. And then I look forward to them around Easter time too. And you cannot forget days when you’re snowed in (Ha! It happens in Texas too now!) Basically, there’s no right or wrong time to eat a soft dinner roll is all I’m here to say. Garlic herb dinner rolls are absolutely perfect for Thanksgiving dinner for two reasons....

This week for the blogging marathon I chose to do Summer Special recipes and my first one under the series is this no-cook, no mess (ok a little mess) creamy Popsicle that will bring your inner child out. I love the Orange bar stick ice cream back in India. I just like that little tanginess from the orange followed by the creamy vanilla ice cream. Summer is almost here (a week more), but the temperatures are already rising....

I am on the last day of this week’s Kid’s Delight - Cakes and Cookies theme and the last recipe that I have for this theme is Cranberry Walnut Cookies. I really wanted to bake chocolate chip and nut cookies but realized at the last moment that I had no chocolate chips at home. So, I had to come up with some other cookie recipe as I had promised my boys that I would be baking cookies for them....

Holy moly! I like a ton of parmesan toasted bread on my salads! This parmesan and garlic toasted bread kale caesar salad is a new favorite around here! Crunchy, toasty bread that’s seasoned with melted butter, parmesan cheese, and garlic. And unlike a traditional Caesar salad where you’ve got 5 sad little croutons on the whole thing, by crumbling the bread, we get a little bit each time, making each bite absolutely perfect!...

What goes with italian pasta salad? Pasta salad is great for picnics, barbecues, or just whenever you want an easy delicious meal. Try pairing it with some of the following recipes: Bourbon Chicken Cornbread pudding Chicken salad Can you make it the day before? Pasta salad is actually better if you make it a day ahead. Chilling in the refrigerator gives all those flavors a chance to meld together. What is the best pasta to use?...

After posting my recipe for vegan caramel a few days ago, I couldn’t shake my craving for a big bowl of ice cream to drizzle the caramel all over. Peanut butter and caramel is a creamy, dreamy combination so it was settled. As it is, I’m off to Germany soon (In fact, I’m already here by the time you see this!). So, wanting something quick and simple to make with the ingredients in my kitchen brought me to this amazing two-ingredient peanut butter ice-cream!...

Thogayals are very easy to make and take hardly 15 minutes from start to finish. This peerkangai thogayal might take a little longer as we have to peel the ridge gourd’s skin, which might take a little time. But if that is prepped, then it is as simple as sauteeing the vegetable with some lentils and spice and then grinding the mixture. We have a bounty crop of peerkangai this year....

Also try our Maple Butter Cornbread Muffins if you are a fan of cornmeal! One of my favourite desserts in the summer is a simple cake topped with fresh fruit. When the fruit is at the peak of the season, no need to add much in order to get the most amazing flavour! This polenta cake is one of those treats. Easy, straightforward and absolutely glorious in its simplicity. I served it crowned with a whipped cream cloud and macerated peaches....

When researching online about the street foods of different parts of the world, this Pomegranate And Orange Juice drink caught my attention right away. The pictures and videos on the internet were just so awesome. The pomegranates are just so juicy and red that I started yearning to make some. Even though the pomegranates I brought locally were not as juicy as the ones found in Turkey, this made up for a wonderful drink....

If you’ve got more pumpkin purée to use, then you should also make my Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls and Pumpkin Donuts next! This way, you can have a pumpkin treat with every meal of the day. WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS RECIPE Leavening agents — the baking soda and baking powder need to be fresh. If they have expired, your cupcakes will be dense and not rise properly. Pumpkin pie spice — as a shortcut, I use pumpkin pie spice, but you can make your own spice blend if you do not have any on hand....

Indian festivals revolve around food. We have specific recipes that we make for every festival. Puran Poli or Puranam Boli is made not only during the wedding, but also on other festivals like Aavani Aavittam, Tamil New year and karthigai deepam. This Paruppu Boli requires a little bit of practice to make and hence for a very long I have been skipping this recipe. I usually make Paal poli instead of Puran Poli....

I am so happy to step into the New Year. New year, New beginnings, and new hopes are all bundled up and here I am with the first post for the year. The beginning of the year was a little rough on the blogging front. I am starting this week with the theme of ‘Steamed Meals’. In between all the celebrations and festivals, I am ready to get back to some dieting routine and this is a great theme to begin the New Year....

Appetizers can be time-consuming when making for a crowd and I do not like standing in the kitchen for hours frying appetizers when I am expecting company. I always look for make-ahead appetizers or even better cold appetizers that do not require heating up before serving. One great appetizer that has worked for me is the fiesta pinwheels. These can be made a couple of days ago and refrigerated and they have to be served cold or at room temperature....

CREAMY. DREAMY. COMFORT FOOD. So real talk, it’s a layered chicken enchilada pie that’s smothered in homemade roasted tomatillo cream sauce that’s flavored with poblanos, onions, and garlic. And it doesn’t stop there. Layed in between the sauce is that rotisserie chicken, veggies, and tortillas. Then we’re covering it all in cheese and letting it bake so that it gets nice and golden on the outside and the tortillas get soft and cozy on the inside....

This Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake is adapted from my reader favorite The Best Chocolate Cake. It is seriously the best chocolate cake I have ever had! It’s super moist, rich and chocolatey. I frost the cake with an amazing salted caramel buttercream made with homemade caramel sauce. To top it off I spread on a generous amount of chocolate ganache on top! Yum! For the salted caramel I used my recipe for easy 4 ingredient caramel sauce!...

Looking for more caramel recipes? Try my Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake or my Caramel Pecan Banana Bread! Sweet and salty. Is there anything better?! These salted caramel cookies with pretzels are sweet, salty, soft and chewy. They are everything you would want in a cookie! Instead of stuffing the cookies with caramel candies I made my Easy Caramel Sauce and added it directly into the batter. The result is a super chewy cookie that is crisp around the edges and soft in the middle....

A major unintentional lesson I learned making caramelized onion croissant stuffing: Leaving a frozen stick of butter on the hot hood of your car for 20 minutes brings it to that perfectly softened temp without the hassle of letting it sit for hours 😂 It’s that time of the year when I can’t tell if my head is screwed on straight anymore! Between prepping for our first Friendsgiving in the new place (meaning we’ve still got a few scattered boxes we’re working our way through) and making all the Thanksgiving food, I am at the point where I forget sticks of butter on the hood of my car!...

When I saw this recipe for savory buns, it reminded me of my days as a kid in India, when I used to relish all the freshly bakes buns and pastries from local bakeries. We all love buns in our house and I bake them as often as I can. When Priya chose Buns as the theme for this month’s Home Baking Challenge, I was really excited. Buns make a perfect after-school snack or as a dinner accompaniment with soup or salad....

published Jul 03, 2023 Shish tawook, also known as Lebanese shish taouk, is a recipe that I come back to over and over again. It is so incredibly easy to make and I almost always have the ingredients on hand. Hot off the grill I love to smother them with my toum recipe, that creamy garlic sauce, and I’m in heaven! The hardest part of this recipe for me is remembering to get it in the marinade the day before I plan on cooking it....

Love takeout recipes as much as I do? Then try my Authentic Beef Fried Rice or my Chicken Chow Mein! Easy Shrimp Fried Rice I love making fried rice at home! It’s super fast to throw together and is easy to customize. I’ve made everything from Beef Fried Rice, Vegetable Fried Rice to our most popular Chinese Fried Rice!. Needless to say, I am a self-proclaimed fried rice expert. 😊 Fried rice is a great meal when you need dinner on the table fast!...