Look, my weather might not seem like it’s the middle of May, but regardless of my surroundings, I’m embracing the late spring tomatoes and fresh herbs. I just can’t wait for summer to arrive! Thankfully, my grocery store has had really pretty cherry tomatoes this past week. I even found some herb plants, which have been such a blessing. I just adore fresh spring and summer herbs. Basil, Thyme, cilantro, dill—they’re all so good....

Holi, the indian festival of colors is later this week and my kitchen is buzzing with the colors and aromas of festive dishes and these rose cheesecake bars turned out to be so amazing. Holi is the time for throwing parties with friends and family and taking forward the theme, besides traditional gujiya and thandai, I like to make a few fun snacks & desserts. Good food, good times! We are on a thandai high at this time of the year and I love using my homemade thandai masala in a ton of recipes....

These are ridiculously easy to whip up and all you need is 3 ingredients. When a recipe calls for few ingredients, I recommend good quality ones since it makes all the difference in the taste. Use fresh pistachios which are sweeter in taste, mawa with a good quality of fat content(you won’t need much ghee then) and rose water or rose essence that is not more than 6 months old....

Royal Falooda is a delicious summer special dessert made at home with very easily available ingredients in any pantry. Falooda is not traditional to India or has been brought over to the country from Persia with merchants coming in for trade. Ever since, this special dessert has evolved with many different flavor combinations and has been Indianized. This is one of those summer special desserts that is quite popular across India....

So, I made a simple yet slightly elaborative spread for Tamil New Year lunch yesterday and for the dessert, I initially planned on making Saggubiyyam/Javvarisi Payasam – something my mom made for me growing up. When the husband walked home with big juicy mangoes, I quickly changed my decision to make Mango Sago Kheer 🙂 But then, I had some left over milky, creamy and delicious payasam that I decided to convert them into Saggubiyyam Payasam Popsicles....

When I need a fast veggie dish to go alongside our meals, I turn to favorites such as roasted crispy brussels sprouts, simple air fryer asparagus or this delicious sauteed broccolini. Sauteed Broccolini Ingredients This recipe calls for broccolini, butter, garlic, salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning and chopped parsley. Try this side dish recipe with a fantastic main dish like Cajun turkey, chicken saltimbocca or instant pot pot roast....

You can never go wrong with potatoes. Enjoy baked potato wedges, garlic mashed potatoes or these cheesy and decadent scalloped potatoes. This recipe is a great way to use up leftover ham! Scalloped Potatoes Ingredients To make this delicious scalloped potato recipe you will need butter, onion, garlic, flour, milk, salt, black pepper, cheddar cheese, potatoes, ham and parsley. These potatoes are perfect for everyday or for a holiday. Serve them with some of my favorite Christmas recipes like green beans with bacon, eggnog cake or slow roasted prime rib....

More and more over the last few years of writing HBH and developing new recipes every day, I’ve really learned what I love, and have grown into my own personal style of cooking. In the very, very early days I had so much more time to create these hugely elaborate recipes, that to be honest, no one would ever have the time or patience to make. Thankfully that was only for a very short period, I quickly realized that simple is usually best....

Happy (Easter) Monday! Hoping you all had a great Easter Sunday and enjoyed some delicious food, had fun cooking and baking, and all-in-all just relaxed a bit. It’s weird, this past month has felt almost as though we’ve traveled back in time to fall. With the world being in self-isolation, it’s felt like much more of a cozy comfort food kind of time, versus a light-fresh spring eats kind of time....

I don’t know what it is about this time of year. But here I am again, creating one sheet pan dinner after another. Today’s recipe is Asian-inspired and it’s one of my favorite sheet pan meals. It’s that sticky, sweet, and sour sauce…it’s just a little bit addicting. Something about this back-to-school time always inspires me to create quick, family-focused dinners that everyone will love. Sweet and sour chicken (of any kind) is my oldest brother’s favorite dinner-out or order-in meal....

I am always on the lookout for new and exciting recipes this time of year. Ideally, they should be pretty simple to make and able to feed the family. Because when everyone is in town for the holidays I need dinners they’ll all enjoy. I’m sure many of you can relate. With our family getting bigger there are even more people to feed over the holidays, so new (and simple) dinners are a must....

Back with another recipe after a week and it is Sourdough Pav Buns recipe. Experimenting and using Sourdough has been the new normal at home, just like many other things with the covid lockdown. Every weekend is dedicated to caring for my Sourdough Starter and baking Sourdough Bread. A revelation I had during one of my experiments in the last couple of months is that the Sourdough need not be sour at all, an acquired taste for many....

With its dark golden crumb and flavor of floral honey in each bite, this honey cake is a perfect bite much needed warmth on a cold fall evening. While it bakes, the kitchen smells wonderful. Since honey cakes tend to become dry sometimes, the recipe uses full fat greek yogurt, which makes it incredibly moist. A Perfect Tea cake I love teacakes. Not only they make teatime special but they are incredibly easy to make....

As we draw closer to Halloween and the end of October, I’m starting to think more and more about the upcoming holiday season. I am just SO excited. This year will be really special and I’m looking forward to sharing some yummy recipes with you all! I’ve started planning my Thanksgiving menus and brainstorming recipes for the month. There are so many fun things to plan for, we need only the best recipes this time of year!...

I’m home and back in the kitchen today! Always good to be home, but I’m actually excited to be traveling more soon. Now that I am home, we have more fresh herbs than I really know what to do with! I’m inspired to attempt to use everything up. Obviously, I made these stuffed shells before leaving, but I’m eager to share this dish with you all! I love making and serving stuffed shells, but for some reason, I only make them every so often....

I mean, it was just last Friday that I posted this sweet Raspberry Rhubarb Galette, but hey, I don’t think you can ever have too many galettes. You know?? Besides, this one is a savory, cheesy galette, so clearly the two are very different. One for dinner, one for dessert. My kind of food. Perfect! So once again, on a totally random note, since I for the life of me cannot think of a way to tie this post into a discussion about snapchat?...

Hey, Hi!! Let’s have a Fajita Thursday!!! Okay, so I may be a little overly excited about these here steak fajitas but I just can’t help it. Something about fajitas just screams Fiesta! They’re such a fun food to make and to eat! 🙂 Ever since traveling to San Diego last year, I’ve been slightly fajita OBSESSED. In San Diego, they sure do know how to do fajitas right. Meaning they’re served on a sizzling hot cast iron skillet where you can still see the heat coming off the peppers....

When I’m looking to impress, I whip up a festive brunch menu featuring bacon and egg casserole, baked donuts and amazingly delicious sticky buns. These sweet rolls are as good as anything you’d get at a bakery! Sticky Buns Ingredients To make sticky buns you will need for the dough, yeast, warm water, warm milk, sugar, butter, salt, eggs and all purpose flour. For the filling you will need butter, granulated sugar, dark brown sugar and cinnamon....

By right, this post should have made it to the blog yesterday. Not only it was Valentine’s day, but it was our Wedding Anniversary too! Yes yes, we are that couple who got married on the Valentine’s day 🙂 As hard it is to believe, we completed five years of wedded life. It doesn’t feel that long at all and time sure seems to have flown away. All I remember from these five years is nothing but happy memories....

I love to prepare stuffed veggies such as stuffed zucchini, stuffed cabbage and these fabulously delicious stuffed peppers. My family requests this recipe time and time again, it’s just that good. Stuffed bell peppers have been popular for many years for good reason – they’re totally delicious! My version features a hearty beef and rice mixture with plenty of melted cheese. Serve your stuffed peppers as-is, or add a side salad for a meal that your family will be sure to love....