I mean, this Thai Lemongrass Chicken is not even close to a salad, but yet it’s so beyond colorful. I LOVE it! I love color in the dead of colorless winter. Oddly, I also love winter white, but not when it comes to my food. Ok wait, I take that back, give me white cheese + carbs and I’d be pretty happy. Monday though, Monday needs color! Healthy, colorful and EASY, but I think we had the easy recipes discussion last Monday....
I never really thought I would say this, but potato salad is really where it’s at. I’ve realized it can actually be so delicious. Growing up, my family wasn’t the potato salad eating type. I know that a creamy potato salad is a pretty classic summer side at most BBQs and backyard gatherings, but it wasn’t something my family ever served. Because of that, I just assumed that potato salad was gross....
Vinayaka Chavithi/Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the festivals I look forward to every year is almost here. The elephant God, Ganesha loves all kinds of food and that is probably why, I like Him so much too. Every year, we make atleast 5 to 7 varieties of specialties and for anyone from Andhra (telugu speaking people) Undrallu is an absolute must. In some places, they are called as Kudumulu as well and apparently, it is one of the most favorite things for our Ganesha too, so much that it gets mentioned in his slokas too....
It may be totally vegan (…well…it can be…), but this sandwich is honestly amazing, with so much flavor! Even my family agreed, this sandwich KILLS it. Ok, not any of the brothers, but the parents more than approved. Although, I’m sure if Brendan had been around when I made this sandwich he would have totally agreed, this sandwich tops all others. And please, true BLT lovers, do not hate me for this....
Every one of us is quirky and I am no exception. Whenever I try any new dish, I try my best to decipher the recipe. And then there are times a recipe is handed down to us, in the form of ingredients. I never buy anything without looking at the ingredients and if I do end up liking that stuff, I would try to figure out the recipe from those ingredients....
South indian cuisine has quite a lot of flavored rice recipes made with dry powdered spices, curry leaves and a sour agent (tamarind or tomato or lemon). Tamarind rice is a popular recipe and it has a few variations. Some recipes mix the cooked rice with tamarind paste and stir fry (I make this version), the other recipes cook the rice in tamarind and spices flavored water. Tamarind rice is a beautiful combination of rice flavored with fresh ground spices....
Isn’t it funny how sometimes the most comforting recipes can slip under our radar? I make raita practically every day during summer, and yet it somehow didn’t make its way onto my website until now! But hey, better late than never, right? I hope you give this recipe a whirl and discover the joy of homemade cucumber raita. What is Cucumber Raita Raita is an indian condiment made by mixing yogurt with chopped, pureed or grated vegetables or fruits, hot & tangy spices and fresh green herbs....
With all the writing I’ve been doing lately, I have barely come up for air. My cooking has been cut down to only a few days a week. So making a delicious healthy meal in just 15 minutes and dinner is done… sooo my kind of meal. Plus there’s practically zero clean up. Clearly I love this. Once I had made this for like the fourth night in a row, I figured I probably needed to share it with you guys....
It is crazy how fast time seems to be going! When I was younger my family would spend Easter in Florida with my grandparents. We would have a huge Easter egg hunt in the back yard. It was always so much fun. My grandma would dress up as the Easter bunny and my mom would make up some seriously awesome Easter baskets filled to the brim with Malley’s Chocolate (yeah, she would fly with the chocolate all the way from Cleveland to Jupiter, FL....
I am spending the weekend with my family, but wanted to stop in to say hi and share a few of my favorite Super Bowl recipes that I’m pretty excited about this year. Are you guys ready for Super Bowl 51? It’s crazy that the holidays have past and it’s already time to be talking about the Super Bowl, but I think we can all relate to the feeling of time flying!...
And just like that, it’s July 1st, and the 4th of July is days away! I’ve always loved the month of July. The first full month of summer brings the longest, hottest days of the year. Fun summer parties, days spent at the pool, summer travel, and the best of summertime produce. July is pretty awesome. Our gardens and farmer’s markets should be well stocked with the best of the season’s produce, from corn and zucchini to ripe tomatoes to peaches and summer berries....
Aloo Bharwan Mirchi is a quick and healthy appetizer made with mildly spiced potatoes filled into chilli peppers. Stuffed Mirchi is pan fried on a cast iron skillet, making it one of the delicious but low-calorie starter/appetizer recipe. I find it perfect with less spicy chilli pepper variant that is used to make bajji/fritters that is common all over India. This Aloo Bhareli Mirchi is almost similar to a mirchi bajji, except for the deep-frying part, so it is much simpler but as delicious!...
If there’s one cookie you need to make this fall, I do think it’s these. They’re kind of like fall, baked up into a super sweet cookie. Such a delicious treat as the weather begins to cool off. Ever since September first hit, I’ve wanted to make my favorite apple cider doughnuts. I’ve been craving those warm, sweet fall flavors for a while now. Since I’ve already shared my go-to baked apple cider doughnut recipe with you all, I wanted to share something new....
This yakhni pulao, also called mutton pulao features fragrant basmati rice & bone in , tender mutton pieces cooked in yakhni (spiced mutton stock). Yakhni pulao is made several different ways in indian and Pakistani cuisine. In this post, I am sharing indian style, awadhi yakhni pulao recipe which belongs to Lucknawi (oudh) cuisine from north indian part of india. For this reason, it is sometimes, also known as awadhi pulao....
I’m on a roll with the salads right now. Monday brought us crunchy Thai peanut chicken salad. Yesterday, we shared an Italian pasta salad (that I’m so into right now). And today, we’ve got the perfect spring/summer chicken salad. I feel like I’ve shared this story before, but as you all know, I spent a good chunk of my summers as a kid hanging out with my Nonnie. She’d have me over to her house....
I am a huge avocado fan, I eat avocados almost every day on avocado toast, in salmon with avocado salsa and this fabulous avocado dip. This dip also works well as a sandwich spread, as a topping for nachos or burritos, or as a salad dressing! While I’m a big fan of the rich and creamy cheese based appetizer recipes, sometimes I’m looking for something a little bit healthier to bring to a gathering....
I can’t tell you all how long I’ve been meaning to share this recipe with you guys. Are you ready for this? Since the very first day of writing that first blog post on HBH almost eight years ago. Yupp. This recipe is eight years in the making and it’s safe to say I am pretty excited to share it. These rolls feel almost “retro” to me at this point, very 2012....
Baked chicken is given an Asian makeover that kids and adults alike will love. They also happen to be super easy to make! When I want easy to eat chicken, I make cornflake chicken, air fryer chicken tenders or these baked sesame chicken fingers. Now that the holidays are behind us it’s time to get back into old routines. For me, that means more diligence with meal planning and making better food choices....
It’s has been my long time wish to make Bakery Style Thengai Bun at home. It is no secret here on the blog that baking is my first love and I enjoy making baking eggless breads & eggless cakes. But often times, I don’t store a lot of baking supplies at home. I always have baking powder, baking soda and instant active dry yeast along with my trusted all-purpose flour....
There’s nothing like a pasta salad in the summertime. I’ve told this story before, but pasta salad used to be one of my favorite summer dinners that my dad would make. He’d often make a pasta salad on random nights when my brothers had already eaten. Since anything with the word salad in it was not their kind of meal. His pasta salad was super simple. Pasta, broccoli, cheese, olive oil, lots of herbs, and then whatever random items happened to be in the fridge....
