It’s a summer staple that I make at least once a week. It goes with many main dishes, including meat, chicken, and fish. I love making salads in the summer. Whether main-dish salads such as chicken cobb salad or side salads such as creamy cucumber salad, they are tasty and fresh and save you from heating up the oven. This simple cherry tomato salad is the side dish I make most frequently in the summer....

These Eggless Cranberry Pistachio Cookies can be a classic and festive addition to your Christmas cookie tray. They look beautiful and taste almost like shortbread cookies full of nuts and dried fruits. Jump to:About Cranberry Pistachio CookiesWhy You Will Love These CookiesIngredientsStep-by-Step DirectionsStoring SuggestionsMake-Ahead and Freezing SuggestionsHelpful TipsMore Cranberry RecipesRecipe Card About Cranberry Pistachio Cookies The recipe is simple, with only a handful of ingredients, but yields buttery, tender, and melt-in-the-mouth cookies....

Our Latest Videos About Crispy Okra Bhindi or Okra is always been my favorite vegetable, and my husband loves it too. I also do not mind the stickiness of the okra. I like any type of Bhindi sabji. However, this crispy okra recipe is my absolute favorite, and I can eat a bowl full of it just like that. This recipe is straightforward and does not take long. It is easy to prepare and comes together quickly....

A refreshing, crunchy and easy to make fruity salad with crisp apples, juicy grapes, crunchy celery and heart-healthy walnuts in a creamy no-mayo but “curried” Greek yogurt dressing; perfect as a meal by itself or as an appetizer or side with any meal. Add more of your favorite salad ingredients to this Curried Waldorf Salad to make it your own. Jump to Recipe Summer is just around the corner in many parts of the world....

Easy Diwali or Deepavali Recipes - A delectable collection of sweet and savory recipes that are sure to light up your Diwali and add to the fun and festivity this season! No festival in India is complete without some scrumptious snacks; sweet or savory (homemade or store bought) spread out on the dining table! The whole house; actually the whole country (and now with the Indians all over the world, world over) is lit up with beautiful oil/ghee diyas, colorful lights and the sounds of crackers bursting all around....

Serve with a side salad, steamed greens or air fryer cauliflower for a delicious lunch or light dinner. In this creamy potato tart, yogurt lemon and thyme potato slices are encased in a flaky pastry. It is quick and easy to make but oh. so. delicious! It is a little bit like baking potato dauphinoise in a pastry case. Tart recipes are perfect all year round, and I can’t resist experimenting with flavours:...

About Tres de Leches cake, also known as Pastel de Tres Leche, meaning ‘three milk cake’. It is a moist cake soaked in three different types of milk and is typically baked in a sheet pan. It is a Latin American Dessert served on a special occasions like wedding and christenings and is both rich and light at the same time. You may notice the similarities with the Mexican Fresas con Crema, which also made with a sweet milk sauce....

With a mix of creamy Brie, herb-infused Boursin, and tangy Colby Jack cheese, this cheeseboard recipe is perfect for any occasion. Whether you’re serving it as a casual snack or as the centerpiece of your next dinner party, this cheeseboard recipe is sure to be a hit. With a mix of creamy, tangy, and savory flavors, it’s the perfect way to enjoy a delicious meal with friends and family. To get started, you’ll need to gather a few key ingredients....

Innsbruck is the capital city of the Tyrol, in Western Austria and is scenically shadowed by two magnificent mountain chains. It is known internationally as a winter sports hub, but we would be keeping our feet firmly on the ground! Strictly sightseeing only. A simple train journey from Vienna would take us direct to Innsbruck station. We were visiting Innsbruck on the third day of our holiday (day 1 – Vienna, day 2 – Salzburg) to see the Swarovski world and spend our spare time in the Old Town....

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If you make it without the frosting, it makes a great breakfast or snack cake. With the frosting, it’s a rich dessert, best divided between two people. I love baking cakes! A few of my favorites are keto chocolate cake, keto birthday cake, and almond flour cake. But when you want something quick, this keto mug cake is perfect. In this recipe, I decided to take it up a notch and added frosting....

They are ready in just under an hour, and they keep well in the fridge for several days. These decadent truffles are one of my favorite keto desserts. Similarly to keto chocolate and keto fat bombs, they are amazingly rich and chocolatey, low in carbs, and high in fat. Truffles are by far my favorite indulgence. So when my husband and I started eating a low-carb diet, I was on the lookout for a good reliable keto alternative....

Lauki Parathas or Bottle Gourd Parathas are nutritious and easy to make Indian whole wheat flat breads with healthy bottle gourd/lauki, carrots and exotic, good for you and aromatic Indian spices! Paired with any curry or even just a bowl of raita, they make for a delicious meal! Parathas are the quintessential flat breads that everyone craves for besides rice in India. Being rice eaters from the southern part of India, parathas or rotis were never in our recipe repertoire but with family craving for a variety of different cuisines and tastes, they were the easiest and healthiest dish I could whip up for my kids and of course like any kid, they loved it....

Mirchi Cha Thecha/Green chilli–coriander chutney (vegan) is a fiery, spicy but fresh, green coarse chutney from the state of Maharashtra (in India), made with fresh green chillis/jalapenos, coriander leaves/cilantro and garlic cloves, normally served with Jowar bhakri (flatbread made from sorghum) and bajra roti (flatbread made with pearl millet) or even regular chapattis (Indian flatbread with wheat flour)!! The first time I got to taste this fiery, spicy but delicious chutney was in Pune (in Maharashtra) where I had gone to attend a family wedding....

Moong dal chaklis; savory, crunchy deep fried spirals (Indian snack) made with moong dal/yellow split green gram and rice flour dough flavored with some aromatic Indian spices like cumin, sesame seeds, hing/asafoetida and red chilli powder!! These are the perfect munchies to share with your family and friends!! Scroll down the post for tips, tricks and step-wise pictorial instructions as well as a printable Recipe Card! Jump to Recipe Print Recipe With festivals or special occasions always on the horizon be it Diwali, Ugadi, special pooja days, Thanksgiving, Christmas etc....

What was your favorite popsicle flavor when you were a kid? Mine was always orange, a tangy and refreshing flavor on hot summer days. So this Orange Creamsicle Smoothie is all about going back to those fun childhood days! About Orange Creamsicle Smoothie When I was in India, we often used to go to have fresh fruit juices or sugar cane juice because of the heat. And when it comes to fresh juices, my first preference was always orange juice....

This recipe works with boneless pork chops or bone-in ones, so you can use whatever chops you have on hand. I serve these pork chops to my family often. They are delicious, affordable, and easy to make. The seasoning - garlic and paprika - adds so much flavor. Pork, in general, is an easy choice for me because of its robust flavor and relatively low cost. I cook many pork recipes, including roasted pork tenderloin, pork stew, pork medallions, and pork stir-fry....

3/4 cup semolina ( any ) 1/4 cup plain flour + for dusting few tbsp water Oil for frying very small round cookie cutter Method:- Mix both flours and add little water at a time to make a dough. Not too hard not too soft. let it rest for few minutes. Knead dough again and mould into two equal parts from it. Now take one part and make a ball, dust little flour on worktop, roll out few mm thick round chapati....

RED KIDNEY BEAN AND COCONUT CURRY Pantry/Food Cupboard staples meal ideas: To answer the age-old question of “what to cook”, we always turn towards our food cupboard to look for inspiration. These days, stocking up on fresh vegetables isn’t easy but we can find some tins and dried lentil packets. We have drastically had to change the way we shop and are relying on pantry essentials now more than ever. It is vital that we eat nutritious food at this time but without compromising on taste....

ROASTED VEGETABLE SOUPS Soups always taste better when vegetables are roasted, roasted veggies add so much flavour. When you roast the veggies, sugar of the vegetable caramelises and that flavour enhances the taste of the soup. The great thing I like about roasted vegetable soup is that you can roast the veggies ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator for a few days. Then you’ll need only 10 minutes to prepare a soup on busy days....