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Things are getting tasty around here. Homemade peri peri chicken (or piri piri chicken) has been in the works for quite some time. And I think I’ve finally nailed this recipe. For the sake of creating the perfect marinated chicken recipe, I have eaten my fair share of Nandos and plenty of other Portuguese and South African-inspired chicken over the years from various places. And after roasting, grilling, and spatchcocking countless chickens, I finally have what I consider one of the best homemade peri peri chicken recipes....

No Kuku Sabzi is complete without a side of flatbread, so give my Easy Flatbread recipe a try for an authentic meal. Eggs! Versatile, good for you, and inexpensive, they appear on breakfast, lunch and dinner menus with great frequency. But when boiled, scrambled, and fried start to get a bit boring, go for GREEN. This wildly exotic twist on a frittata is stunning to look upon and a rare treat to eat....

Serve these with Mediterranean Farro Salad with Zucchini for a delicious vegetarian dinner. Life’s become a bit busier than I would’ve liked. I am back to teaching, still blogging and oh yeah…I’ve got a family! Sometimes things fall through the cracks, house is left untidied and groceries in the fridge get unused. Like this puff pastry I bought a few days a ago to make Steak and Ale Pie....

published Jun 02, 2023 Calling all curry lovers! If you’ve never had chickpea potato curry, you are in for a treat. Chickpeas and potatoes team up with powerhouse spice blends garam masala and curry powder to create a hearty and comforting dish that will fill you up without weighing you down. This chickpea curry recipe is also gluten-free and vegetarian. This makes it an ideal choice when I’m having dinner guests with dietary restrictions or preferences....

Bake a loaf of crusty bread for dipping into olive oil and Balsamic vinegar for a delicious and simple dinner. Or make my Chicken Marsala to serve alongside this pasta if a vegetarian fare is not your thing. Some Italian pasta sauces take hours to prepare like this Bolognese sauce. The longer and the slower you cook it the better it will be. But others take minutes and they taste just as delicious!...

If you love homemade cookies, then you’ve got to try my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and my carrot cake cookies! Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies This is not your typical peanut butter cookie. These Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies are loaded with my favorite candy: mini Reese’s. If you are a chocolate + peanut butter lover than this cookie is for you! I slightly under bake the cookies to give them the doughy softness I love....

If you love delicious and simple side dish recipes, then you’ll love my Air Fryer Vegetables! Roasted Asparagus with Garlic Breadcrumbs This Roasted Asparagus recipe is a quick and easy side dish that compliments any meal. Roasting vegetables in the oven is one of my favorite way to cook them because it’s so easy and provides a ton of flavor with minimal effort. I use this roasting method for most of my vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts....

Velvety Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta I’m always on the lookout for new, exciting, and delicious alternatives to traditional tomato pasta sauce to further feed my pasta obsession. Now, along with hidden veggie pasta sauce, cauliflower alfredo sauce, and creamy mushroom sauce, this velvety-smooth roasted red pepper pasta sauce is joining my collection! This red pepper pasta combines roasted red peppers, onion, garlic, creamy cashew butter (nut-free options available), plant-based milk, smoked paprika, red pepper flakes, and several other seasonings....

Tomato soup is the first thing that comes to my mind when someone says soup. Fortunately, my family loves soup and is ready to try any different soup that I make. This has me develop a little more liking for soups. To this day though, tomato soup is my absolute favorite. The tomato soup that I ate back in India is quite different from what I ate here in the US....

What you need to make this recipe Tomatoes – Although I use San Marzano or Roma tomatoes you can follow this recipe for any tomatoes you have. If the tomatoes you use are small (such as cherry tomatoes) you need to just coat the garlic in oil and toss them alongside the tomatoes. Garlic – I keep the garlic cloves whole but peeled, if you chop it it’ll burn easily. Shallots – shallots are sweet and delicious but you can also use red or white onion instead, you’ll probably only need about 2 large onions cut into wedges....

Now, this is a story about how my life got turned upside down! Okay, I’m a tad bit dramatic. Maybe it’s just a story about how I discovered the best mushroom swiss burger? Or perhaps there isn’t mush (excuse me, I mean much) to the story at all and it’s just rather a happy little miracle that happened one evening when I asked to have grilled sweet onions added to my regular order of mushroom swiss burgers....

I always love to make a batch to have on hand for the week as it is a versatile recipe that goes with anything from chips, shrimp tacos, chicken enchiladas, and more. Roasting the tomatillos adds so much extra flavor and richness that you won’t go back to the store-bought jars once you give this homemade version a try! What You Need to Make This Recipe Tomatillos — while these little green fruits look similar to tomatoes, they are not the same....

GARLIC. HERB. BUTTERED. MUSHROOMS. I’m confident that these sauteed garlic herb mushrooms will be a hit with any real mushroom lover. They’re great paired with chicken, salmon, and are begging to be devoured with homemade steak. I also happen to think they’d be a great addition to the holiday table! A little something different than your usual zucchini, green beans, brussels sprouts, potato, and butternut squash side dishes. I know, I know, not everyone plays on team mushroom....

Is it too soon? Too soon to be bringing you roasted garlic mashed potatoes that are perfect for your Thanksgiving tables. Okay, maybe it’s just a tad bit too soon. And maybe, just maybe i’ve gotten a little too attached to my slow cooker lately. I mean, if you follow me on SNAPCHAT (littlespicejar) you totes saw that snap where I had not one but TWO slow cookers running at the same time, cooking up a storm without even firing up the stove....

I had a sourdough starter, aptly named Phoebe after the bubbly and zany character from the sitcom Friends. However, in a tragic story of abandonment, I killed Phoebe. I was lucky that my friend Frances was gracious enough to give me another culture from the same starter that Phoebe originated from. And thus in the midst of a pandemic, Phoebe’s identical sister, Ursula was born. I made sure to feed Ursula more regularly since there wasn’t much else to do in the midst of the pandemic....

I may have overloaded you with cookie recipes lately. But hey… Tis’ the season, right? The truth is that there are so many cookies that I just adore. I love creating them, decorating, and the best part is of course, eating them. There are so many options and varieties that a gal (or guy) could never get tired of them. Ladies and gents, I present to you my favorite winter cookie....

We love spicy peanut sauce and I have never been successful before to make a restaurant-quality peanut sauce. When I was reading the ingredients for this sauce I saw that it had coconut milk in it. That was something I have never used to make a sauce before and I wanted t give it a try. I am so glad I tried the peanut sauce because this was the perfect one that I was looking for and I kept licking it so much that I had to keep it out of my eyesight....

I just love making one-pot meals on weeknights. I like including different vegetables in the rice and it is easy to feed the kids everything in one bite. The rice was so simple to make and it had quite a bit of spinach in it. All it needed was some plain yogurt on the side. Being a South Indian, we eat a lot of rice. Our staple menu on a normal day is rice with Sambar, Rasam, and some kind of vegetable curry / poriyal....

Off late I have been getting a lot of cookbooks from the library. This recipe is from one such book that I brought back from the library. The book not only has some delicious recipes but also interesting tales from ancient India. It was very interesting to read through different stories from various regions of Ancient India. The book is called The Cuisines of India by Smita Chandra and Sanjeev Chandra....

Are you a chocolate lover too? Awesome! You will love my Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Bites (great for Christmas parties!) and my incredible Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie, the best of both worlds! double chocolate chip cookies If you are a chocolate lover like me, you MUST try out these ultimate chocolate cookies. These Double Chocolate Chip Cookies are super-rich, ultra fudgy, and chewy. They’re super quick to throw together, only taking 20 minutes to make, and I used ingredients that I always have in my pantry....