This simple One Pot Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta with Whipped Ricotta is the perfect pasta dinner. Super quick, easy, and so delicious! Sun-dried tomatoes are cooked in oil with Spanish paprika and chili flakes then tossed together with hot penne pasta, plenty of parmesan, and fresh herbs. When the hot pasta is tossed with the creamy whipped ricotta cheese it melts into the most delicious sauce. It’s so delicious, and one of those all-in-one dinners that everyone at the table will love....

I took a little break from sharing cocktails after the holidays, but with warm weather ahead, I figure it’s high time to start back up again! I always have so much fun getting creative with cocktails. Drinks are an area of recipe development where I can really let my creativity run, and just have fun. Drinks are never “serious”. They’re meant to be quick, simple, easy, delicious, and so fun!...

I love to pass out treats to friends and family during the holidays. Some of my greatest hits dessert recipes are Christmas crack, chocolate covered cherries, crock pot candy and peppermint patties. These fun and festive Oreo balls also get rave reviews and you can decorate them for any holiday or special occasion. When the holidays roll around I’m always looking for new fun and festive treats to add into my baking rotation....

M’m, M’m, good. (No idea why the Campbell’s slogan just came out of my head – sorry, it’s been a long three days.) Let’s talk about how I decide on a recipe, because for me it’s a hard task. See, it all depends on my mood, that and if there happens to be someone I am feeding that day that I am trying to please. More often than not, I go by my mood because I live in a family of picky, try nothing new, eaters....

Paneer Butter Masala – one of the most popular Indian gravies using Paneer or Cottage Cheese. I can swear that this is one curry recipe that finds its way into road side eateries to highway dhabas to super posh restaurants – all alike. No restaurant menu would be complete without the legendary Paneer Butter Masala. Not just that, it is the safest option to order when you are not sure about a restaurant....

There is no end to the number of Indian bread recipes, be it the everyday roti or chapathi or paratha to the exotics like Naan, Kulcha, Rumali Roti and such like. After stuffed Parathas, I love homemade Kulcha and having made it many a times, I thought of trying out stuffed variations of Kulcha. That’s how I made this delicious Paneer stuffed Kulcha. Kulcha for the uninitiated is the leavened Indian bread that is quite fluffy and light....

Ending the week on a very sweet (and very cute) note with these chocolate Jack-O’-Lantern cookies. I love these cookies so much. Sometimes I make recipes and they just don’t turn out. Sometimes I remake them and can get them to work. Then, sometimes I have recipes like today that originally were something completely different. But over the course of two weeks turned into an entirely new recipe. That is this recipe, and it’s probably my favorite of the month....

It’s officially holiday appetizer season and I’m embracing it more than ever this year. We all know that I tend to share appetizers only around the holidays. That’s just when they come to mind for me – everyone needs holiday appetizers. And I’m excited, as I have a few new ones I plan to share between now and Christmas. But we’ll kick off the season with these cheesy spinach dip buns....

You can serve it as as a drink or for diwali dessert as well - totally amazing! Do try it for Diwali! Fusion recipes are my favorite thing to create during festive season. I adore traditional recipes, however indian fusion recipes truly get me excited 🙂 Each year on Diwali, I try to work on few savory as well as desserts recipes. Here are some indian fusion dessert recipe ideas from the past :-...

Especially the Monday after St. Patrick’s Day. Simple is good. Quick is good. Easy is awesome. Does anyone else feel like time is just flying by? I mean geez, Easter is in less than two weeks. Spring officially starts on Wednesday (yes, THIS Wednesday) and before I know it is going to be June and I’ll be heading to Cleveland for the summer. While at least I hope I will be heading to Cleveland for the Summer....

Let me just say that deciding on today’s post was hard. With only a few days left before Christmas, each and every recipe that I share feels so important. I know this sounds insane, but it’s truly so important to me to only give you guys the best of the best recipes, especially during the holidays! I had three recipes that could have potentially been today’s post, each perfect for this time of year....

Just yesterday I was saying how I never share any side dish recipes. Recipes that are stand-alone sides for occasions like picnics and summer gatherings. I’ve mentioned this before, but when it comes to serving my family dinner, I don’t like to simply serve grilled chicken or straight tacos. I love to provide them with a full meal. Maybe that’s a main dish, like grilled steak with a side of sweet potatoes and a salad....

During the fall season, I make my fair share of pumpkin treats such as pumpkin cheesecake bars, pumpkin enchiladas, pumpkin bars and pumpkin chocolate chip bread. That being said, one of my favorite ways to enjoy this seasonal ingredient is with a simple roasted pumpkin dish. Roasted Pumpkin Ingredients This roasted pumpkin recipe requires fresh pumpkin, olive oil, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and black pepper. This roasted pumpkin makes for a fun Thanksgiving vegetable side dish....

So maybe these don’t look exactly like pumpkins, but they’re close enough. We’re about to enter into the time of year I love the most. Halloween is Sunday and that means the holidays are basically here. Since I’m never one to forget about Halloween (it’s actually my second favorite holiday), I really wanted to create a sweet cookie that would be cute for both Halloween and Thanksgiving. I came up with the idea for these cookies while hiking, then kept thinking on them the rest of the day....

SIDE NOTE: I am over on the Food Network Snapchat today talking about my indoor herb garden, make sure you check it out on Food Networks Snapchat Discover Channel! The coolest thing that I have EVER experienced happened Sunday night. BABY GOATS!! YES! I walked into the goat pen to bring the goats in for the night and there they were. Two of the cutest, tiniest baby goats. Oh my gosh!...

Slowly but surely I am slipping deep into holiday mode. Case in point, these cookies. They’re perfect for this year’s Christmas cookie box…which I’ve been planning since September. They have holidays written all over them. And yes, these are crazy DELICIOUS. So the truth is, I had another recipe I wanted to share here today. It’s was something a little fancier than a cookie, but a little more time-consuming. And while I’m sure the recipe could have been good, it’s was a little annoying....

Once you try cooking chicken breasts in a smoker, you’ll never want to eat chicken any other way. Serve your smoked chicken with sauteed mushrooms and onions, glazed carrots and baked potato wedges for a complete meal. Smoked Chicken Breast Ingredients To make this smoked chicken breast you will need chicken brine, boneless chicken breast, BBQ rub and BBQ sauce. If you want to smoke other parts of a chicken, check out my recipes for smoked chicken wings, smoked chicken thighs and a whole smoked chicken!...

Need a quick appetizer? This salmon dip is ready in just 5 minutes and looks so impressive. It’s also great smeared onto a bagel for a breakfast treat. Serve this dip alongside other favorites such as baked chicken wings and cowboy caviar for an amazing party! Smoked Salmon Dip Ingredients To make this smoked salmon dip you will need cream cheese, sour cream, salt, black pepper, lemon zest, fresh dill, fresh chives and smoked salmon....

When the weather is nice, I’m constantly smoking different cuts of meat such as smoked pork chops, smoked chicken thighs, and of course this tender and juicy smoked tri tip. In my opinion, tri tip is one of the most underutilized cuts of beef. It’s inexpensive, tender and easy to prepare. This smoked tri tip is full of flavor, and is super simple to make! Smoked Tri Tip Ingredients The ingredients for this recipe could not be any simpler....

Ingredients Salted butter Light or dark brown sugar Espresso powder or instant coffee powder Vanilla extract Large egg Blackstrap molasses All-purpose flour Baking soda Ground ginger Ground cinnamon Kosher salt Granulated sugar Powdered sugar Milk Vanilla bean powder What you will need in the kitchen: Parchment paper Mixing bowl spatula Small bowl Tablespoons Prepared baking sheets Christmas cookie cut outs Airtight container wire rack electric mixer More cookies!! When I say I have been baking cookies non-stop, I mean it....