Celery is one of those vegetables you mostly add to dishes which have other vegetables or if you are like me, dip them in a creamy dip/sauce or add them to salads for added crunch. We love celery as it is a low-calorie, high-fiber juicy vegetable with an amazing crunch and which I believe actually consumes more calories to digest than consumed!! Now, isn’t that fascinating? Munch on one soon or try out this simple celery soup!...

Chocolate covered stuffed dates (dates are nature’s candy!) filled with roasted almonds and peanut butter; a no-bake, gluten free, healthy eggless quick dessert, made with just 4 ingredients!! These are great at a party, as an after-dinner bite or a healthy snack for kids. They also make a great edible gift. For a vegan option, use vegan chocolate. Winters are the perfect time to enjoy juicy dates (full of fiber, vitamins and minerals with added bonus of iron content!...

This homemade treat is just as good as commercial mint candy. And it’s so much fun to make! Chocolate is so pleasurable, and dipping things in it is especially fun. Some of my favorite desserts include chocolate-covered strawberries, chocolate-covered oranges, and chocolate blueberries. These chocolate mint leaves are especially good. They taste so fresh and look so pretty! I like making them when we have people over because they are so impressive....

Creamy Creme Caramel/Flan is the easiest dessert you can make with only a few ingredients: milk, eggs and sugar! The smooth creamy texture of this flan paired with a sweet caramel sauce is to die for! It is the perfect make-ahead dessert for any party, get-together or just as a special treat for you and your family any time!! This is a repost of my earlier caramel custard dishes : Creme Caramel without condensed milk....

Spicy and bold-tasting, this 30-minute recipe elevates the humble chicken breast into a wonderfully flavorful dish. This blackened chicken is incredibly flavorful. It has quickly become one of my favorite ways to prepare chicken. It’s easy to make, and the fact that it’s ready in just 30 minutes is an added bonus. Chicken is tasty and affordable, and everyone in my family likes it. So, I make chicken recipes often, including chicken fajitas, chicken chili, tandoori chicken, and butter chicken....

Easy Homemade Queso Dip sometimes called chili con queso is a creamy, spicy, cheesy and flavorful Tex-Mex dip served with crunchy tortilla chips, potato chips or even as a dip for vegetables like carrots, celery etc. It is perfect as an appetizer at any party or as an evening snack with your evening coffee or tea. Why, you can even mix in with some macaroni to make the best homemade macaroni and cheese!...

It’s the ultimate weeknight dinner because it’s ready in less than 30 minutes, and the leftovers keep well for several days in the fridge. I love making stir-fries, and I especially like this quick and easy steak stir-fry. Beef strips, onions, and bell peppers are quickly sauteed and then flavored with a simple Chinese-style sauce. Sesame oil and sesame seeds finish the dish, rounding out the flavors and enhancing the presentation....

I like to serve them warm on top of cool and creamy Greek yogurt. It’s such a lovely combination. This simple dessert is sweet, creamy, and decadent. The combination of bananas, coconut oil, and cinnamon is delightful. There’s no need to add sugar or honey to these fried bananas! Each of the ingredients is naturally sweet, and they combine into an incredible treat that everyone in my family loves....

What is Fruit Custard? Fruit Custard is a delicious dessert in which a homemade custard is mixed with assorted fruits, offering a delightful blend of sweetness and freshness. This easy fruit custard recipe uses custard powder and you can use seasonal fruits of your choice. It is popular in India and is appreciated for its creamy texture, refreshing taste, and the ability to incorporate a variety of seasonal fruits, making it a beloved dessert choice across different regions and occasions....

Just a few days ago we had a small get together at ours, mum was in charge of stirring the curries and I took charge in making this fresh, flavourful and tasty garlic and coriander naan. Mum prepared delicious creamy Matar Paneer, Indian Vegetable Curry Daal Makhni and fluffy Coconut & Almond rice to pair up these tasty Naans slathered in garlicky ghee. WHAT IS NAAN OR NAAN BREAD? If it’s Naan or Naan bread then what about Grandad bread?...

Gobi Paratha, a filling and nutritious whole wheat stuffed Indian flatbread, filled with spicy cauliflower/gobi mixture. Being from the southern part of India, I grew up mostly on meals of rice with some rasam (spicy tomato soup like broth), sambar (another spicy mixed vegetable dal or lentil curry) or a coconut based curry like ghashi, ambat, etc. along with a simple vegetable stir fry. Breakfast was almost always, idlis with some sambhar, dosas with varieties of chutnies or sometimes puri with a simple potato curry like aloo raswala!...

Want to make best gulab jamun recipe but never found the perfect recipe? This post will answer all of your khoya gulab jamun woes so that you can achieve the best results every single time. Makes perfect jamuns that are just like those found in mithai shops – soft + spongy for days, moist in the middle with an even colour all over. The best homemade Gulab Jamun What is Gulab Jamun?...

Instant Oats-Rava Idlis – fluffy, savory and spongy steamed Indian cakes using tempered and spiced oats and semolina yogurt batter. It is the perfect healthy treat to begin your day with as a plate of sumptuous breakfast or even a brunch, lunch or dinner option! Served with a side of fresh coconut chutney, it makes for a filling, delicious and easy to make meal! This instant oats rava idli recipe (with step-wise pictures) will be so good, it will surely be added to your recipe repertoire to make often as is done in my house!...

If you like butter cookies or shortbread cookies, you should try these Jeera Biscuits. They are buttery and more on the saltier side than sweet. Cumin cookies are flaky and crispy outside but tender and mouth-melting! Jump to:About Jeera BiscuitsWhy You Will Love These CookiesIngredients For Jeera BiscuitsStep-by-Step DirectionsStoring SuggestionsHelpful TipsMore Eggless CookiesRecipe Card About Jeera Biscuits While buying our favorite cookies from the bakery is easy, making them home is pure joy!...

nowadays my lunch is more of a healthier and balanced meal and try for something which can be prepared in less time. It being winter, I am in need of hot and comfort food, and when you think about quick, easy and hot bowl in your hand, thinks about pasta! Traditional Spaghetti Genovese is Italian dish, which is prepared with pasta, potato and Pesto, and has too much carb for me to handle, So I prepared Kale spaghetti Genovese, removed potato totally and tossed in a vegan kale Pesto and added some protein-packed Soya beans to complete balanced meal....

It’s an easy recipe, too, ready in about 30 minutes, making it appropriate for a quick weeknight meal. As a mom, I often make chicken tenders. After all, most kids love them. As a parent, you quickly learn that the best strategy is to find recipes that both the kids and grownups will appreciate. That’s why I like these keto parmesan chicken tenders. They are easy to make, and everyone enjoys them - even The Picky Eater....

Ready in about 30 minutes, they make the perfect low-carb weekend breakfast! These pancakes are amazing. They are very tasty and wonderfully fluffy. The ricotta cheese adds wonderful creaminess and greatly enhances their texture. Coconut flour is not always easy to work with because it’s so absorbent. However, once you get the ratios right, it produces wonderful baked goods (these lemon poppy seed muffins are another good example). Ingredients You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make these keto ricotta pancakes....

Serve it alone, in lettuce cups, as an avocado topping (perfect for lunch!), or atop slices of almond flour bread. While certainly an indulgence and not an everyday menu item, lobster is incredible. Its meat is delicate, very tasty, almost sweet. This lobster salad highlights the lobster’s delicate flavor rather than masking it. And since I use high-quality frozen lobster meat, it’s relatively affordable for the amount you get. This recipe makes four servings, and each of these servings costs about $15 at the time of writing this recipe (October 2022)....

This easy summer dessert is egg-free and gluten-free. Make it using fresh homemade mango pulp Kulfi is a bit like the Indian version of ice cream but has some differences. It is a rich frozen dessert that has a dense texture that you can bite into. Traditional kulfi, also known as malai kulfi, is prepared by simmering milk. This creamy Mango Kulfi is so much quicker to make than the traditional method but has the same wonderful flavor and taste....

Mini Heart-Shaped Chocolate Cake Bites with Creamy Ganache; a totally eggless (egg free) chocolate cake, made with whole wheat and with a super moist, fluffy and chocolaty flavor in every bite! With smooth, velvety chocolate ganache crowning it, you cannot get any more decadent than that. Today is my younger son’s and Uncle’s birthday. I wanted to make something creative to make it special. Whenever I ask my sons, “what shall I bake”, the only answer I get is “chocolate cake”!...