So often I associate seafood with the warmer months of the year and tend to forget about it when the weather is bitter cold. However, this year I’m really making an effort to use more seafood…even if we’re experiencing below-freezing temperatures this week. Yes, it’s freezing here, but that’s why these scallops are the perfect recipe. They remind me of spring so much. And you guys…I’ve officially hit that point where I’m very much over the cold and ready for warmer days....

I love to host brunch parties, and I often serve breakfast casserole with bacon, tropical fruit salad, and a homemade baked good like these decadent homemade cinnamon rolls. Your guests will be so impressed with your baking skills! Homemade Cinnamon Roll Ingredients To make my best cinnamon roll recipe you will need for the dough, warm water, yeast, warm milk, eggs, sugar, salt, butter and flour. For the filling make sure to have butter, dark brown sugar and ground cinnamon....

To make ghee at home, you need just one ingredient- unsalted butter! With its golden hue, irrestible aroma and a rich & nutty taste, homemade ghee is superior in quality and a cheaper alternative to what you will purchase from the store. Whether drizzled over steaming basmati rice or dal (lentils), kneaded into flour to make flaky indian pastries such a gujiya & papris, or used as a medium for curries & deep frying mithai (sweets), Indian food is unimaginable without ghee....

Because your Tuesday needs a good cupcake, and because Easter is this Sunday, and because I just could not wait to share these with you. I mean, do you see how cute these are? Of course, they taste great too, but I’m not going to lie, their cuteness is what has me so excited. So you guys…I’m sure you have noticed, but I love flowers. The older I get, the more I love them....

Hoping everyone had an amazing 4th of July! My family and I are still in Mexico and today we are celebrating my oldest brother Creighton’s birthday. I’ll be home tomorrow night, but until then I’m enjoying the Mexican salty air and sunshine! Oddly, today I am sharing a bit more of an Italian recipe with you guys, but don’t worry as soon as I get back I’m going to be recreating some of the amazing Mexican meals we have had here!...

Javvarisi Pasi Paruppu Payasam is a simple but delicious sweet recipe that can be made very quickly. Growing up Saggubiyyam Payasam – Javvarisi Payasam/Sago Kheer and Paruppu Payasam/Moong Dal Kheer used to be quite regularly made. This payasam recipe combines the best of both the payasam recipes, using both moong dal and javvarisi. Unlike regular payasam recipes, this one is made with jaggery. Personally, I love jaggery based sweets and this moong dal sago kheer is just as decadent....

Today’s recipe is a very healthy and nutritious breakfast Kavuni Arisi Idli, made with Black Rice. A few months before the lockdown and covid-19, I had got a pack of Karuppu Kavuni Arisi – Black Rice. I had read and heard a lot about this local lesser known variety of indigenous black colored rice native to Tamilnadu. During one of our last trips to our hometown Chennai, we stopped at a store specializing in organic produce and that’s where I found a good range of indigenous varieties of rice....

As the weather continues to warm up here in California we’ve been spending more and more time outside. Our backyard is perfect for entertaining and we’ve been inviting family and friends over for dinner every weekend. As much as I love hosting dinner, I also love being able to spend time with my guests. I often turn to one pan meals like this lemon thyme chicken with vegetables to make entertaining easier – everything bakes in the oven together which means you won’t be stuck in the kitchen for hours!...

Makhana or Phool Makhana is known as foxnut - comes from the seeds of Indian water lilies or in other words, locally also called as Lotus seeds. So after looking at Makhana in stores for years, not really sure what they were or how is one supposed to eat them, I picked up a pack a couple of months ago. And that has the best thing. Actually the Makhana itself doesn’t taste like anything and is pretty bland making it one of the perfect ingredients if you know what I mean....

Salmon is the perfect fish for grilling – it doesn’t fall apart and it doesn’t dry out. When you add a simple yet flavorful marinade to the mix, you get a crowd pleasing dish that will end up on your permanent dinner menu rotation. For me, summer is all about grilling, and one of my favorite things to grill is seafood. I make this marinated salmon constantly during the warmer months and there are never any leftovers....

A few years ago, I used to not even make tea let alone drink it. I have been an avid coffee drinker for about a decade but I grew up drinking neither coffee nor tea. It all changed when my husband started making ginger tea and what started as a one off thing almost became a weekend ritual. Recently due to some health issues, I had to stop drinking coffee altogether and may be that’s why, I started liking tea a lot more....

Stopping in for a special post today to share a new favorite cookbook of mine, Lexi’s Clean Kitchen! If you guys are unfamiliar with Lexi and her blog, Lexi’s Clean Kitchen, I highly recommend you familiarize yourselves by heading on over and taking a look, you’ll love what you see! Lexi creates incredible recipes and they all have a healthy spin, perfect right? She just recently released her first cookbook and it’s simply amazing....

Doing something a little on the different side today and sharing a Mother’s Day gift idea! Don’t worry, food is still involved, plus it’s extra special food, because the recipe is my mom’s famous oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, which can be found in the HBH cookbook! I have no idea if I’ve told you guys this or not, but as a kid I loved crafts, and even more than crafts, I loved making things look pretty....

Pasta is always a hit with both kids and adults alike – my family enjoys seafood pasta, pasta pomodoro and creamy mushroom pasta. I am a huge fan of mushrooms, whether they’re baked, stuffed, roasted or grilled. I just can’t get enough of them! This mushroom pasta is a blend of garlic mushrooms, crispy bacon and homemade parmesan cream sauce, all mixed together to form the most delicious dinner....

This weekend marks the unofficial end to Summer and while I am sad to see summer go, I am pretty excited for fall. It might just be one of my favorite seasons. Yeah, one of. I can’t choose. Basically, from now until December twenty-fifth is my all time favorite time of year. I love the leaves changing, the coziness fall brings, the pumpkins, the fresh apples, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, the football and all the football food!...

When it comes to ice cream, I grew up enjoying summers with a good DQ blizzard, creamy chocolate soft serve, and any kind of chocolate peanut butter ice cream we had stashed in the freezer. My brothers loved sherbert. Kai loves mint chocolate chip, and my dad (and now Oslo) are big creamy vanilla guys. We always had all of the above in the freezer throughout the summer, but we never had strawberry ice cream....

When I’m looking for a side dish that I know will please the whole family, I turn to favorites such as baked mac and cheese, roasted potatoes and carrots, and this sweet and decadent noodle kugel. My mom makes the best noodle kugel for every holiday. It may sound like an unusual dish, but the flavor combination just can’t be beat. This kugel dish pairs perfectly with a variety of main courses and also happens to be quite easy to make....

Happy Christmas week everyone! I’m hearing one of two things from you guys right now. Either a totally chill week with less work and fun holiday prep, or complete craziness with kids home, last-minute gift buying, present wrapping, and holiday dinner prep too. Can you guys guess what we’ve got over here? Complete craziness? Yes, 100%. But It’s OK! It just wouldn’t be the holidays without a little craziness. Craziness is a Gerard Family Christmas....

One Pot Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Burrata Pasta. This simple saucy pasta is made in under 30 minutes, uses just one pot, and is a great pantry staple recipe that’s made fresh with plenty of herbs. Made with seasoned olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and creamy melted burrata cheese. Then finish with fresh basil. The perfect quick-cooking pasta that’s great for low-key nights. Some days just call for super easy, super fast recipes....

I am sharing dhaba style paneer bhurji recipe in this post, which has an added nuttiness of besan (or gram flour) along with onion tomato masala. Fuss free paneer recipes such as aloo paneer curry, paneer tawa pulao, paneer chowmein and paneer bhurji are a weeknight favorite in our home. These recipes arent too rich and satifsy your paneer cravings. I love making paneer bhurji when I want a break from egg bhurji....