Posts

Try this fudge cake with stunning Amarena Gelato! Some days happiness comes in the form of chocolate cake. Fortunately, I have exactly what you need! Warm, moist and full of chocolate fudge flavour. Even better, it won’t take you all day to make and there is absolutely no chance at failing because this cake is dead simple. It’s a cake my kids made numerous times with no supervision. This cake gets mixed in your food processor and then poured into a baking dish....

Pro Tips For the BEST Christmas Tree Cupcakes For an added surprise try adding some candy in the cone before applying it to the cupcake. Each cupcake can have a different surprise inside, no coal though! I like to give a really good dusting of powdered sugar “snow” to the trees for some added realism and depth. If you don’t have a #30 tip then try any small to medium star or leaf tip to pipe the tree....

And if really don’t want to fuss over yeasted dough, try our Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls. Even easier and they definitely satisfy the craving! My kids never seem to tire of cinnamon rolls. I am guessing the reason for this enthusiasm is I only make them for special occasions like Christmas morning and Easter. Occasionally, I will bake a batch if I am retesting a recipe. I don’t make cinnamon rolls all the time simply because I want to keep them special....

I usually just whip up pancakes from the boxed pancake mix, but realized few days back that a basic pancake batter is very easy to make and does not need too many fancy ingredients. When we were eating this breakfast it reminded us of our family vacations. This is generally what we eat when we eat breakfast out (which happens only during vacations). The recipe I have here for the pancakes and hash brown is very basic recipe....

Serve this chicken with a side of Herb and Garlic Mashed Potatoes. And this French inspired Spinach Apple Salad with Walnuts and Blue Cheese for a starter. The sight of snow and a definite chill in the air makes me want to spend the day smelling the incredible aroma of coq au vin simmering away in my oven. Cold days are made for cozy and comforting stews. Don’t you think?...

The BEST Corned Beef Hash This time of year, corned beef is everything. This salty, perfectly tender meat is so delicious and you don’t want any to go to waste! If you have any leftover corned beef, a hash is the best way to use it all up. Plus, this recipe is so easy to make! If you don’t know what a hash is, it is basically just a mixture of crispy potatoes and some sort of meat which you usually would eat for breakfast....

Looking for more easy, crockpot meals? Try my Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup and my Slow Cooker Chili Recipe! The Best Crockpot Goulash On a cool winter day, this crockpot goulash really hits the spot. Goulash is like the perfect combination between stew and a pasta dish. With a tomato base and perfectly tender pasta, it really is the best of both worlds! This super easy goulash recipe turns simple ground beef into a comforting classic that everyone in the family is sure to love....

This week I am with an exciting theme of Gravies without tomatoes and the first one I have is Dahi Paneer – Dahi Wala Paneer – Paneer Subzi in Yogurt Gravy. After my last week’s ‘walk through the memory’ street foods, this week took a lot of time thinking about what I was going to make without tomatoes in it. I have often made subzi without any onions or garlic, but in all of those gravies, tomato was the star....

Any chocolate lover would cherish this Double Chocolate cookie. This cookie has chocolate in all forms. I am not a big chocolate person but this cookie got my taste buds too. I need to confess that I was not in my best form when I began to make this cookie. My son wanted to help me in the kitchen and hence started thinking about what he could make with me....

One quick tip: Grate the carrots at home. The pre-shredded kind at the grocery store are too thick and very dry and will not give you moist crumbs and the softness that carrot cake is known and loved for. While classic to carrot cakes, you can leave the pecans out or swap them for chopped golden raisins if you like- while perfect to me as-is, you can easily adapt it to make the best carrot cake recipe for you!...

If you love chocolate, then you’ve got to try my easy triple chocolate cheesecake and my flourless chocolate cake with chocolate ganache! What Is Chocolate Mousse? Chocolate mousse which in french means “foam” is a light and airy rich dessert typically made up of melted chocolate, eggs and heavy cream. It’s very rich, smooth with little to no sweetness. It is the perfect fancy dessert for chocolate lovers! What Makes This Recipe So Good Looking for a super easy and decadent recipe for Valentine’s Day?...

That first bite of homemade apple fritters really takes you to some other planet. Especially if you’ve got a warm mug of coffee in the other hand. My Honeycrisp fritters recipe is quick enough to throw together as a special treat for weekend breakfast. We’re making quick fritters, so there’s no yeast to be messed with. When the fritters are fried and cooled, I dip them in a homemade maple glaze that will make you want to dance the minute these apple fritters touch your lips....

Colorful salads make eating healthy a breeze! My Greek Kale Quinoa Salad is perfect for a light lunch, and for something a little heartier, give my Southwest Chicken Salad a go! The BEST Mexican Salad This Mexican Salad recipe is the perfect healthy lunch or dinner! It’s loaded with fresh veggies and is super easy to make. I made this chopped kale salad without meat however you could always serve this with chicken, steak, or fish to make it even more filling....

Take a look at our Blackberry and Pistachio Ice Cream Eton Mess if you can’t get enough of this amazing ice cream flavour. This post contains affiliate links. When you purchase through our links, we may earn a commission. The first time we tried pistachio ice cream was in Italy and it was instant love, especially for my husband. Two of the best things about Italian gelato are unusual flavour combinations and fresh ingredients, which isn’t easy to replicate at home....

I love curries so much and therefore, I already shared different curry recipes on my blog. Here are some examples: Sweet Potato Curry Chickpea Curry Vegan Tikka Masala Vegetable Coconut Curry Thai Coconut Curry Soup Red Lentil Dahl Almost all of them can be served with rice, so it was time to make an Indian potato curry recipe! It turned out super flavorful, comforting, and satisfying. I hope you will love it as much as I do....

We are on to Day 5 of our A - Z Baking around the World and I realized that I did not have that many savory bakes planned out at all. Going through my bookmarks, I came across this Vegetarian Empanada recipe from Argentina. We love Spanish flavors and I thought this Empanada will be something that everyone in my family would love. The website I got inspired from to make these Empanadas has 4 different vegetarian filling options to choose from and I chose to make the Onion and the Cheese Empanada....

I love parties and potluck, but always stumble when it comes to making appetizers. Most of the appetizers that I make involve being served hot or at least warm and that means I am cooking right until the moment guests come. We were invited to a Christmas party and everyone had to bring bite-size finger food. That is when my usual dilemma kicked in and I was lost as to what to make for the party....

Well, what do we have here? General Tso’s Chicken Meatballs! As in homemade meatballs rolled around in General Tso’s sauce and served over a bed of fragrant jasmine rice and served to the family as a meal. These meatballs are melt in your mouth good. Tender and flavorful on the inside and you already know with all that sauce, they’re super flavorful on the outside too. I kid you not; I could eat these straight from the pan as a meal without even needing any carbs on the side....

Creamy Vegan Potato Soup Is anyone else as obsessed with hearty vegan soup recipes as I am? I honestly believe that soups are so underrated; all these ‘fancy’ cooking shows seem to almost make fun of ‘simple,’ ‘boring’ soup, but personally, I can spoon my way through a big bowl of soup and then go back for more. This chunky potato soup is no different. German potato soup – called Kartoffelsuppe in German- is super popular in Germany and is another one of those traditional dishes that ‘everyone’s Oma knows and cooks with love’....

Gluten-Free Gnocchi (Without Egg) Just like so many potato-related recipes (like German potato dumplings, Schupfnudeln, and creamy mashed potatoes), this gluten-free gnocchi is hearty and comforting. More so, making homemade gluten-free, vegan gnocchi is surprisingly simple and less time-consuming than you’d think; just cook the potatoes, add the flours, roll, cut, shape, and cook! Best of all, these little potato dumplings are gluten-free, egg-free, and vegan while still wonderfully pillowy....