After a few days spent in the sun in LA, I’m craving fall weather and cozy fall baking. I’ve been enjoying traveling so much, but what I’m looking forward to is getting back into everything warm and cozy! Fall is the sweetest (literally), most special time of year. I’m thrilled to have this yummy fall pumpkin bread to share today. It’s been two weeks since I last made this bread....

All month long I’ve been focusing on September apple recipes, but with October first just a couple of days away, I cracked and decided to share my first pumpkin recipe of the season. Part of me wanted to wait until it was officially October to share these muffins, but the other part of me just couldn’t wait. In the end, I figured that most of you would probably prefer to have this recipe sooner rather than later, so today we’re talking pumpkin coffee cake muffins (with cinnamon honey butter!...

When the fall season rolls around, I make the most of all the pumpkin and winter squash in the grocery stores by making dishes such as roasted butternut squash, pumpkin dip and this amazingly delicious pumpkin soup. Pumpkin Soup Ingredients To make this rich, velvety pumpkin soup you will need sugar pie pumpkin, bacon, onion, carrots, garlic, dried thyme, chicken broth, cream, pumpkin seeds, parsley, salt and black pepper. If you want to make this pumpkin soup recipe for Thanksgiving make sure to check out my popular Thanksgiving recipes like southern cornbread dressing, honey roasted carrots and Cajun turkey....

I’ve been waiting for Thanksgiving week to be here for so long. This is always such a fun week with so much excitement in the air. I’ve never put a ton of pressure on myself to make Thanksgiving perfect. I think this is why I am able to look forward to it so much. All of my brothers are in town (well one arrives tomorrow). I’m excited to spend some time with them, take a minute to soak everything in, and be thankful for all this year has had to offer....

You can never go wrong with steak for dinner, whether it’s with mushroom steak sauce, steak tacos, or served with garlic butter like this ribeye recipe. When I’m ordering dinner at a steakhouse, I always go for the rib eye. It’s my favorite cut of beef, and it also happens to be easy to make! This rib eye steak features garlic and fresh herbs in a butter sauce, and the flavors are way better than anything you’d get dining out....

After a week full of Diwali sweets and snack recipes, I am gearing up for one more week of delicious and homemade Deepavali recipes. Nothing gives me as much joy as cooking does and this is one such time of the year where I meticulously plan and strike off recipes from my to-do list. So, I have quite delectable recipes (some easy, some not so much) coming up for the rest of this week too....

Today I am sharing a popular street food recipe from Tamilnadu, called as Kalaan. A hot, spicy & delicious snack made in roadside pushcarts across many cities in Tamilnadu, it is also known as roadside kalan or rottu kadai kaalaan. Until recently, I never had a chance to try this but I had heard a lot about it from the husband who is a huge fan. Having never tasted this, I was clueless in going about making it at home and that’s one reason for not trying this at home....

Wait, what? Brie with cornbread? Blueberries with cornbread? Brie + blueberries + cornbread? Is this weird? Because if it is, weird stuff tastes good. Plus, these days… I am all about experimentation. These are the best blueberry muffins I have ever had. Sweet buttermilk cornbread muffins studded with even sweeter roasted blueberries and then stuffed with warm melty brie? Honestly, there is not one thing not to like about these....

One of my favorite ways to cook salmon is in foil, it seals in all the flavors and produces perfect results every time. For this recipe, salmon is combined with fresh corn, asparagus and peppers to make these colorful and delectable foil packets. If you’re like me, you like quick dinners but don’t like sacrificing the taste. That’s why I love doing foil dinners like these salmon foil packets. They’re so easy because you just toss them together, throw them on the grill, and move on with your night until they’re finished....

The first Friday of fall calls for something sweet and decadent. Enter these cookie bars. I went back and forth (many times) about just what to share today and after polling a few family members, I finally landed on these bars. A lot of times I’m not very good at “trusting my gut”. In fact, it bugs me a bit when people say to “trust your gut” because I’m that girl that just doesn’t know what her gut is telling her....

Ending the week with chocolate cookies because cold and short January days always call for a cookie. I know that everyone is focused on the New Year and new goals. And many of you might not be looking for cookies, BUT cookies can still be wholesome and delicious. And these cookies are proof! I made these thinking, “no way will these actually work, they’re too healthy”. But to my surprise, they worked perfectly and tasted even better....

You can never go wrong with a green vegetable to pair alongside your favorite dinner recipes. I serve a veggie every night such as Italian salad, roasted asparagus, green beans almondine or these simple yet satisfying brussels sprouts. How Do You Make Sauteed Brussels Sprouts? It’s easy to make buttery, flavorful brussels spouts that will amaze at dinnertime. To make this sautéed brussels sprouts recipe, first melt some butter in a pan or large skillet....

Yesterday it was still light out at seven and the sun shined all day. It was awesome. Of course, tomorrow it will probably snow, but I can feel it, spring is on its way. Hooray! Asparagus has been on sale here for the last week, so despite spring still being a week away I am jumping ahead a little. What’s new, right? I mean, I just can’t help it. I get so excited over new seasons....

It just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a double serving of mashed potatoes. For my family, the mashers are just as important, if not more important, than the turkey. But really it’s the meal altogether. You can’t do a turkey without a side of gravy and really good mashed potatoes, you know? It’s classic, and it’s what we all want the most on Thanksgiving Day. Speaking of Thanksgiving, we’re exactly two weeks out and planning is very much underway!...

With all my Sourdough experiments still going strong, I have a very simple commercial yeast based recipe to share. With this No Knead Slow Raise Margherita Pizza, all you need is a small amount of active instant dry yeast and some patience. The dough literally works itself, without us having to indulge in elbow grease. I have many pizza recipes posted before – Farmhouse Pizza, Thin Crust Tawa Pizza, Mint Pesto Pizza and even a fool-proof Margherita Pizza....

If you ask me, you really don’t need an occasion to make or serve gulab jamuns. Enjoy them for indian festivals like Diwali or Holi or Dusherra or any special ocassions. A box of gulab jamun makes for great edible gifting too. These fried dough balls are simply irresistible! What is Gulab Jamun Gulab Jamun is one the most popular south asian mithai. It feels impossible to discuss Indian cuisine without mentioning this iconic sweet....

When I need a potato side dish recipe to round out my meal, I turn to favorites such as oven baked potatoes, crispy smashed potatoes, and this sour cream mashed potatoes recipe. In my opinion, you can never go wrong with sour cream mashed potatoes. They pair perfectly with so many main course options including grilled turkey breast, Moroccan chicken, Tuscan chicken, chicken fricassee, Instant Pot pot roast, slow cooker short ribs or Easter ham....

One of my favorite things to do is take our favorite takeout dishes and try my best to recreate them at home. There’s just something so fun about homemade takeout, especially when you live in a little town as we do. Our takeout options are more limited, so sometimes the only option is to just make “takeout” at home! After I made orange cauliflower a few weeks back, my brothers were all over my case to make a more classic crispy orange chicken....

Happy Sunday everyone. I hope you guys all have a fun and or relaxing day planned, and that it is full of sunshine! I wanted to share these quesadillas I made for the kind people over at the Inspired Homes site. They are waffled dillas full of spicy, grilled pork al pastor, cheese, rice and a tomatillo salsa verde that could pretty much just be eaten with a spoon…I mean, having it in a cheesy quesadilla, is obviously better, but the point is that it’s spoon worthy!...

If there’s one thing that every home cook should know how to make it’s a good roasted chicken, and one for every season. Roasted chicken is a classic, it’s easy, and it’s delicious. It’s also what I consider healthy comfort food, and really it doesn’t get better than that. Especially on a busy (and very snowy) Monday night. Speaking of Monday, who else is excited for the start of a new week?...