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Say hello to a nice and thick homemade pizza sauce. I so wish you could smell this sauce through the screen right now. It’s warm, hearty, and is the perfect sauce to use on homemade pizzas. Making homemade pizza sauce isn’t difficult and it doesn’t have to be time-consuming either. My recipe makes a large batch that you could use on 3-4 pizza crusts depending on your sauce preference. I go light on pizza sauce (heartburn is so real at 33) so it usually lasts me for closer to 5 pizzas....

If you love easy soup recipes, then you’ve got to try my White Chicken Chili and my Lasagna Soup! Homemade Tomato Soup I made this creamy tomato soup with grilled cheese on one of the many rainy days we had last week. There is something about eating hot soup on a cold rainy day that just tastes so good. This tomato soup recipe is my take on Panera’s creamy tomato soup....

If you grew up in Tamil Nadu, you would have definitely enjoyed these Thaen Mittai – Then Mittai – Potti Kadai Special Thaen Mittai from the potti kadai / tea kadai/tea stalls at least once. For me, the memories are deep-rooted and I still hunt for them every time I visit India. It is hardly available in any stores these days and I find them very rarely. The last time I ate them was a few years ago in a very remote shop in Coimbatore....

Thiruvathirai kali is prepared during the month of Margazhi on the auspicious occasion of Thiruvadharai / Thiruvathirai (Aarudhra Darshanam). Thiruvadharai is a Shaivaite festival that celebrates lord Shiva in his cosmic dance posture (Lord Nataraja). It is celebrated in a very grand manner in Chidambaram (the City of the famous Natarajar temple). This festival is mostly celebrated in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Thiruvadharai kali is a very interesting recipe. This is one of the few sweet recipes that have a savory side dish to go with it (Called the Ezhu kari Kuzhumbu)....

They’re so easy to make and customize, as you can fill them with just about any flavor. You can even top the cookies with crushed nuts, powdered sugar, or a glaze drizzle to fancy them up. These classic thumbprint cookies are the perfect cookie for a wonderful edible gift during the holidays and to have on hand for guests. If you want another holiday cookie recipe, then try my Grinch cookie recipe, rainbow cookies recipe, or chocolate biscotti recipe....

Serve as sidekick to a slab of rib eye steak for ultimate decadence, or with a Winter Salad for freshness and balance. How to make truffle mac and cheese Making a white sauce is a rite of passage. A skill that is passed from generation to generation. So, the chances are you already have a mac and cheese recipe up your sleeve. Having perfected the skill of slowly and gently introducing milk to a floury paste in order to make a smooth, velvety sauce, you’re already more than halfway there....

published Jun 23, 2023, updated Jan 28, 2024 When I was in Istanbul, and throughout Turkey, these were seen each morning stacked 20 high on top of street vendors heads. It was the first time I had eaten one and I was hooked after the first bite! First the aroma hits you, then the sweet crunch from the molasses and sesame seeds. Inside was a fluffy bread that had me wanting them every morning....

These chocolate chip cookies are a fantastic treat for the chocolate and caramel lovers in your life. They will get rave reviews at cookie exchanges, bake sales, and holiday parties and also make great housewarming treats. Have the recipe at the ready, though, cause one bite and everyone will be asking for it! For more homemade cookie recipes, try out my easy double chocolate chip cookies, recipe for chocolate crinkle cookies, and hot chocolate cookies recipe....

Easy Vegan Cream Cheese (Multiple Ways) Admittedly, it’s been quite some time (almost 12 years) since I first turned vegan. However, over the last decade, this lifestyle/ diet has blown up in a BIG way. And I, in no way, feel like I’m overstating that these days following a vegan diet in no way means having to give up your favorite foods – like bacon, chocolate, cheese, and cream cheese!...

25-Minute Vegan Leek and Mushroom Pasta Mushroom is a star of comfort food and vegan recipes, thanks to their meaty texture and earthy, savory, umami-rich flavor. Add them to soups, stews, risotto, and any quick, cozy, and comforting pasta dishes like this 25-minute vegan mushroom pasta. I’ve already shared a creamy mushroom sauce, my favorite vegan mushroom stroganoff, and several other healthy mushroom recipes. However, this garlic mushroom pasta is not only quicker and simpler to prepare, but you can enjoy it with or without cream (for a light and healthy or rich and hearty mushroom pasta sauce)....

Amma made the best-tasting sambars. Especially sambar recipes like this where we don’t use freshly ground spices. Her sambar flavors were just unique and even though I try to make her exact recipe, the flavors just are not like hers. This methi sambar is made just with fresh vendhaya keerai leaves. I grow my own methi and it is one of my favorite sambar recipes to make with freshly harvested methi leaves....

Sesame peanut noodles! Smooth peanut butter, toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, sweet red peppers, herbaceous cilantro, tender chicken, and chewy noodles. Just some of the things I love about this easy peanut noodle stir fry recipe! It’s no secret that I love a good midweek noodle dinner, especially when the weather is cold and extra gloomy the way it is right now. Hot spicy noodles coated in peanut sauce are just about the only thing that will give me life, fill up my belly, and make me want to go back for seconds....

Jaggery powder vs. jaggery Jaggery can be sold in different forms from powder to large jaggery blocks. Jaggery powder is easier to use because jaggery blocks need to be grated or broken into pieces. Jaggery powder clumps like brown sugar while jaggery blocks get hard. For both of these products, you can soften them up by adding a couple slices of bread to the container that they are stored in to help break up the ingredient....

Desserts don’t always have to be very sweet. Muffins made with whole grains with added dried fruits and nuts make a great dessert alternative. My boys prefer this kind of dessert over ice cream or cakes. They do love traditional sweets and if given a chance would always choose them over anything else. But other than that, they don’t like overly sweet desserts. I make muffins very often with different fruit combinations and it always works great as after school snack or a dessert....

When looking for a recipe to make for the alphabet X, my husband came up with this soup which is a classic Libyan Beef and Vegetable soup with lentils and chickpeas. The name was very fascinating and above all the soup had a five-spice blend in it which made it very aromatic. I skipped the meat from the soup and added vegetable broth instead of meat stock to make the soup flavorful....

The Best Healthy Banana Oatmeal Cookies Recipe These are probably the easiest cookies you will ever make! And not to mention, actually pretty good for you. Without any flour, butter or eggs, you can make sweet, chewy, healthy banana oatmeal cookies that will curb that sweet tooth and satisfy your body at the same time. Plus, its a great way to use up leftover ripe bananas! I especially love making these for young ones, because they are getting a sweet treat, but I know that these cookies do offer nutrients for them, too....

Refreshing and Easy Herb and Fruit Infused Water Recipes It probably comes as no surprise that most of us aren’t drinking nearly enough water. However, staying hydrated is key to staving off unwanted fatigue and headaches while reducing toxins, aiding digestion, and generally allowing our bodies to function optimally. Which is where these fruit-infused water recipes come in! Perhaps you aren’t a fan of the ‘bland’ tastelessness of plain water yet are trying to avoid soda or are looking for weight loss detox drinks....

Quick and Simple Air Fried Butternut Squash Fall (Autumn) is upon us, finally, which means it’s time to stock up on pumpkins and squash ready to pull together curries, soups, pasta bakes, and one of my favorite fall-time side dishes – quick and simple air fryer butternut squash. Butternut squash has a delicious, sweet, and savory flavor, similar to sweet potato but not as sweet, making it a great addition to practically any meal for some flavor variation, especially when the seasoning options are so versatile!...

Cool off for a hot second with me, wouldja? I’ve got a casserole dish stuffed with apple french toast bake, crunchy jumbo lump streusel, cinnamon apples, and a tangy sour cream icing for you today. Is there a way to add a scratch-and-sniff feature to this page? The smells sweeping through my kitchen are just a little too insane for me to convey right now. This French toast casserole is the newest addition to my French toast family....

When we miss the sour green mangoes to make mango thokku, apples comes in very handy to ease the craving. Granny Smith or Green apple gives the closest taste and flavor as raw mango. But the best part about this grated apple pickle is that we can make this with any kind of apple. It is fall in the Northeast and fall here means, Apples. We spent a wonderful afternoon in a local farm picking apples and we came home with around 25 lbs of apples....