I mean seriously, the flavor is awesome, but the color is totally insane. OK, so maybe the flavor has me a bit more excited than the color, BUT I do love, love, love the color. Looking at these just makes me think of summers on the lake, in the hot sunshine and humidity back in Ohio. I will not lie, I greatly miss a good Ohio summer. And by good, I mean a light on rain, high on sunshine and heat, Ohio summer....

Did you ever decorate a gingerbread house as a kid? One of my favorite childhood memories is of spending the day at my Aunt Carol’s house with my cousins, decorating gingerbread houses. She’d bake the gingerbread houses from scratch before we arrived. Then each of us would get to decorate our own house to take home. It’s only now just occurring to me that she must have had to do so much prep work before hand to make all those houses....

I try to serve seafood at least once a week for dinner. Some of my family’s favorite recipes include grilled tilapia, seafood pasta, shrimp boil, bouillabaisse and these fabulous grilled scallops. If your family loves seafood as much as mine does, try serving crab mac and cheese with these scallops for a memorable meal. Grilled Scallops Ingredients For this grilled scallops recipe you will need sea scallops, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper....

When I’m grilling during the warmer months, I always like to add some veggies to the mix such as grilled brussels sprouts, grilled eggplant, grilled corn on the cob and these zesty grilled sweet potatoes. You can’t go wrong with grilled vegetables – they’re easy to make and packed full of flavor. One of my favorite summer side dishes is grilled sweet potatoes. This dish is quick and easy to make, and always gets rave reviews from family and friends....

My family is a seafood loving group, and I’m always serving up their favorites including shrimp curry, seared ahi tuna and this simple but satisfying grilled tilapia fish recipe. Serve your fish with some easy side dishes, or add it to Greek couscous bowls for a fabulous healthy meal. You can’t go wrong with tilapia – it’s inexpensive, readily available, and is mild enough for even the kids to enjoy....

First things first – We moved in our new home last to last weekend and it still feels surreal to be living our dream finally. I know I have been MIA since a few weeks and I missed this space immensely. There is no way I could have made it here all the while getting the new house ready and packing up stuff at the old house. On top of it, we had our families visiting and then the big move....

September 14, 2023 One Pot Buffalo Chicken “Helper”. September 19, 2022 Cider Braised Chicken with Caramelized Onions. September 11, 2023 Garlic Butter Pizza Egg Rolls. September 8, 2022 Crockpot Crispy Buffalo Chicken Tacos with Jalapeño Ranch. September 13, 2023 Chili Crisp Chicken Ramen in Ginger Soy Broth. September 10, 2022 Spicy Blackberry Margarita Sour. September 12, 2023 Apple Cider Doughnut Cookies.

As I write this the snow is falling outside my NYC hotel room, and well, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! This is so cheesy, but New York in December, and with white fluffy snow, is the most magical experience. I am so happy it decided to snow on my last day here in the city. I’ll be home by the time you read this, and back in the deep, deep Colorado snow....

These biscuits are, without a doubt, one of my favorite recipes this month. Honestly, they’re very similar to the Cheddar Biscuits I shared a few months back. The second I shared that recipe, I knew I would need to share this variation ahead of summer. These are perfect to serve at a BBQ or throw into a picnic basket. They’d even be a nice addition to a cozy dinner in the fall....

Instant Aval Dosa is a quick and delicious dosa made without rice or urad dal. It is instant with less than half an hour of preparation time and there is no fermentation needed for the dosa batter. It works out perfectly well for those busy mornings and evenings for a quick fix of filling meal, with chutneys and sambar. Poha Dosa is quite soft and fluffy, the batter stores well for over a day in fridge too....

Irish nachos are fantastic for parties or for watching the game. I also love to make white queso dip and waffle fry nachos whenever friends or family come over. I think nachos are one of the greatest food inventions. Crispy chips are pretty great on their own, but when you load them up with toppings and put them in the oven they become something magical – the ultimate appetizer! As much as I love the traditional chips-beans-cheese-salsa flavor combination, I think these Irish nachos are even better....

I think you’ll give yourself a good laugh, and on Thursday everyone needs a good laugh don’t cha think? You see, my crazy, insane titles (I actually took the word casserole out) are meant to make people smile. It’s secretly my purpose behind them all… or I wish them to be. In reality, I just don’t like leaving a single thing out, but we have talked about this before. No need to be repetitive....

In tToday’s Deepavali series is a traditional classic sweet - Jangiri recipe! For years, I have had my eyes fixated on making it at home, but I always thought it was too challenging for some reason. This year I asked my Instagram followers for Diwali recipe requests and the most asked for this! From being on my to-do list for years, it became a reality – all thanks to the small push from you guys!...

Today’s recipe is one of my favorite from the childhood days – Kara Dosa or the Adai dosa. This dosa is totally different from the usual dosa for all the different pulses used. Amma used to make this dosa once in a while and I used to love it for its color. Usually Adai is also like dosa except that its thicker like an Uthappam. The batter prepared for the Adai is similar to this Kara Dosa and that’s why this is also called as Adai Dosa....

It is one of the many keema recipes from the indian subcontinent. Keema Masala is easy to make and pairs great with parathas, naan or roti. You can make my recipe on stove top or instant pot or pressure cooker, I am including instructions for all these methods. If you love to often cook goat or mutton, here are few of my favorite recipes like simple goat curry, easy keema pulao, rich and aromatic bhuna gosht & mutton korma recipes....

There’s nothing better than a comfort food casserole, my family always requests chicken and rice casserole, beef noodle casserole and this zesty King Ranch chicken. This casserole is a great way to use up leftover chicken! You can never go wrong with a cheesy casserole, am I right? This King Ranch chicken is a Mexican style casserole with plenty of chicken, creamy sauce, tortillas and of course, a healthy amount of cheese....

Kurma, a gravy made with vegetables is cocnut based and is served as a side dish for many South Indian food items like Chapati, Poori, Barotta, Idiyappam or even dosas. Different households have different way of preparing Kurma. I love the one that my Amma makes and it’s a standard in my kitchen too. Works amazingly well with any vegetables or even soya chunks. Most of the Kurma recipes are served as side dishes to tiffin items and it has been so in our home as well....

Summer solstice is on Thursday, and you all, I’m so ready for it! In my mind, it’s been summer since June 1st, but now that it’s really official – according to the calendar, we can break out all of our best summer dishes and start utilizing the amazing produce that summer has to offer. Of course, zucchini is one of the summer vegetables that seems to be most abundant from June through September....

And I’m loving every last bite of them. For as much as I love sharing over the top indulgent recipes, in real life, this is the kind of food I love and crave the most. Fruits, veggies and I are bestest of friends, which is clearly why I am having so much fun with all these Healthy January recipes. This Lemon Garlic Roasted Broccoli Salad has got to be one of my favorite ways to serve up broccoli....

I realize that I have zero authority to declare this, but once you try these I think you will agree. In all seriousness though, I know this is kind of a crazy recipe. Especially for summer food. Summer food is supposed to be all about light and healthy. These definitely would work nicely in the fall, especially come football season (perfect game-day food!). Lucky for us though, zucchini is here now, which gives us the perfect excuse for a little summer indulgence....