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If you love a good homemade meal that the whole family will enjoy, try my Pepperoni Bread or my Best Chicken Parmesan! The Absolute BEST Calzones The reason that these are actually the best calzones out there is because every component is homemade which makes a real difference in the flavor. All of the ingredients are flavor packed and fresh, making these one of my favorite meals to make. While these calzones do take a bit of effort, trust me when I say that the effort is totally worth it!...

This week I am going to be making ’take out recipes made at home’. This is a very interesting theme and I started making the list. Until the last day, I was redoing my lists and still could not decide on what I wanted to make until I decided to make this Homemade Fortune Cookies. Apart from blogging, things have been pretty crazy. This is the time when both my boy’s activities are at a peak and I am running around like a crazy woman....

Lately, I have tried out so many homemade stir-fry Asian sauces and dips because I just love their sweet, salty, and spicy flavor. Today, I want to share this homemade Hoisin sauce recipe with you which is the perfect dip for summer rolls or spring rolls, but it can be also used as a marinade or glaze! What Is Hoisin Sauce? It’s a popular southern Chinese sauce and widely used in Cantonese cuisine....

Despite its complex flavor, this hot honey recipe is so easy to make. In my homemade hot honey recipe, Kashmiri chili takes center stage to infuse the honey with a kick. You may see many of my recipes call for Kashmiri chili powder and that is because this chili powder provides a beautiful vibrant red color and has a subtle heat that makes it perfect for many applications. How do I use this hot honey?...

While you are admiring these roasties, take a look at equally stunning Maple Glazed Carrots for another side dish option. If you are someone who is hoping to expand their veg repertoire, this recipe is for you. I only discovered parsnips once we moved to the UK more than a decade ago now. I mean I knew they existed but I never truly considered them as a vegetable to buy regularly....

If you love cookies then check out my 15 Must Bake Cookies! Hot Chocolate Cookies These Hot Chocolate Cookies are perfectly soft and chewy with tons of chocolate flavor. The technique for these cookies is similar to my Brownie Cookie. Melting the butter and chocolate together creates a rich extra chewy cookie. I also slightly under bake the cookies to get the nice fudgey texture inside. When the cookies are almost done baking a marshmallow gets set on top then baked for a few more minutes until set....

Love soup as much as I do? Then you’ve got to try my Stuffed Pepper Soup and my Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup! Easy Vegetable Soup (in the Instant Pot!) Vegetable soup is one of my favorite soup recipes to make throughout the year, but especially in the Fall and Winter months. It’s packed with nutritious ingredients, fills you up, and warms you from the inside out. Traditionally made in a large pot on the stove, vegetable soup has always been simple to make, but I just upped the ante by cracking the code on perfect Instant Pot Vegetable Soup!...

Well, this tutorial will show you how to make powdered sugar in 5 minutes or less so never have to worry about that again. All you need is a reliable blender or food processor and two basic pantry ingredients (see below), it really is that simple. And the benefits of making your own is that it’s way more economical and it pretty much lasts for years so you don’t need to worry about any of it going to waste....

Me and my husband are both very passionate backyard gardeners. We started out pretty small back in NY at our first home and have been doing it year after year for almost 15 years now. We have passed on our passion to our boys as well and they are a great help to us when we are out and working. One of the first vegetables/herbs that we started growing is Mint / Pudina....

The orange cake of my dreams! This Italian orange cake has been on repeat since the beginning of this year. Partially because I wanted to perfect this recipe and partially because I couldn’t stop eating slices full of this cake for every meal of the day! Warm nutmeg scented vanilla cake with real orange segments and zest running through the batter. It takes me back to when we were in one of the coastal towns of Cinque Terre....

Ka’ak is a very famous and popular street bread sold all over the city of Beirut. It is mostly sold by street vendors on a bicycle where they hang the bread from a pole for easy transportation. The Ka’ak bread is also called the handbag bread or the purse bread because of its shape. The vendors would happily slit the bread and coat it with Za’atar or local cheese. The bread is a very basic simple recipe that is slightly crusty on the outside and has a great airy crumb inside....

I absolutely love making different kinds of kuzhambu. Lately I have been cooking a lot with karamani / black eyed peas. Growing up I only ate a couple of dishes with karamani in it, like the Karadayan Nombu adai and the karamani sweet sundal. Then when I developed a liking for it, I have made savory sundal, subzi, and even vadai with it. This kara kuzhambu was on my bookmarked list for a while now from Nalini’s blog....

The Best Lemon CHicken Orzo Soup This lemon chicken orzo soup is one of my favorite go-to soup recipes, especially during winter! It is creamy and cozy, without being overly heavy. It features a zesty broth that is packed with flavor and the tender orzo pasta makes it more filling! Orzo looks like rice, but it is actually pasta! The great thing about orzo is that it cooks super fast. Don’t let it go for too long or it will get too soft!...

I love mangoes and now that the mango season is here, I am totally enjoying the fruit. After moving to the South, I found a couple of different varieties of mango and I have been taste-testing them. During one such buy, the mangoes looked very ripe from the outside, but when I cut them they were quite sour. Not knowing what to do, I kept the sliced mangoes inside a container and put them in the refrigerator....

Phool Makhana / Fox nut / Lotus seeds - I have heard a lot about this but never got a chance to make anything with it. Last month, I bought a pack of it from my local Indian stores and was planning to make a savory snack with it. This week I am making festival recipes and that is when I thought about using lotus seeds to make this delicious Makhane ki Kheer....

What You’ll Need For This Recipe Orange Liqueur: I love using Cointreau or Grand Marnier for my margaritas. They have a more complex flavor and are not as sweet as triple sec. Tequila: I like using a nice silver tequila but use any one you enjoy. No plastic bottles though please! Simple Syrup: You can buy this or make it by bringing equal parts sugar and water to a boil in a pot....

published Nov 18, 2022 Crepes, pancakes, waffles…you name it, and I love it. Breakfast is such a special meal — it can set the tone for your entire day. Whenever I skip it, I find myself feeling pretty “hangry” (hungry and angry for those who have never experienced it!), and no one likes that. I’ve experimented with lots of different pancake recipes that I’ve shared with you here. Some are savory, like these Chinese scallion pancakes....

Take creamy decadence a step further and serve with a traditional side of Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese. You may be wondering why I would fiddle with a time-honoured bonafide classic? While Count Stroganoff himself might have eaten steak seven nights a week in his St. Petersburg Palace, not all of us can afford the luxury. Thus, the meatball version of the saucy stroganoff was born. Not only is ground beef a more economical alternative to fillet steak, it’s far more family friendly if you have little kids....

If you have a little more time in the morning, why not add our homemade Spiced Chai Latte to your wholesome porridge! So warm and cozy. We keep hearing from all kinds of reputable sources that breakfast is the most important meal. However it’s hard to treat it as one simply because we are all so busy in the morning! Great news is this millet porridge could be made ahead and simply warmed up when needed....

Appam is a traditional South Indian sweet made as Neivedhiyam/Offering to the god during several festival and Pooja’s. There is couple of different ways to make them and this Nei Appam recipe is one of them. The recipe here is very easy and can be made in a jiffy. Having an Appam pan or Appakkarai makes the job very easy and it ensures less usage of ghee. If one does not have the Appam pan, you can always deep fry the appam in ghee (preferred)....