Without a doubt, this is my favorite recipe I’ve been able to share in quite a while. It’s not that it’s anything incredibly creative or different. It’s more that I was able to take a recipe we all LOVE and make it in such a simple, almost effortless, way. And the outcome is just as delicious (if not more so) than the traditional way of making butter chicken on the stovetop....
Happy Monday! I’m writing this from sunny, warm Miami. Here for a very quick trip but soaking up as much of the warm weather as I can. But by the time you read this, I’ll be home. I made this yummy bake last week and have been so excited to share it ever since. It’s so good and I think you’ll all love how easy it is to make! If you remember from last year, I made a Caprese Orzo Bake that I quickly started to make on repeat throughout the spring and summer....
I was wondering if I should really post this recipe now, especially with onion prices soaring all over the country. While veggie shopping yesterday, my jaw kind of dropped seeing such bad quality onions priced so high. I thought more than two times picking up each onion and would have to be calculative in my cooking using onions. Onion is so essential for every day cooking – atleast on most days....
I am taken aback to my childhood days, thinking of Onion Pakoda. Fried delicacies were a rare occurrence at our home, but when Amma made them we all enjoyed them immensely. On Sunday evenings, when all of us would be relaxing amma would quickly mix the besan/gram flour with other spices and onions – preparing these crispy pakodas. And there were times she used to make it as a side dish for rice as well – yes you read it right....
For as simple as this recipe is, it took me the longest time to perfect. Mainly because I had too many tomato sandwich concepts floating around in my head. Deciding on just which one to make was nearly impossible. After a few rounds of testing and buckets of heirloom tomatoes, I landed on what I think is the perfect tomato sandwich: the ideal ratio of bread, mayo, tomato, and salt—the three factors that are the most important when it comes to a really great tomato sandwich....
Check out my other Sunday Biryani recipes from here. How I made – Wash and soak Basmati rice in a cup of water for 20mins atleast. Meanwhile, in a thick bottomed kadai heat oil. Add bay leaf, cloves, green cardamom, and cinnamon and fry until they are puffed. Add slit green chillies and fry for a minute. Add julienned onions. Fry until translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell is gone....
Making spinach sauce for palak chole is very similar to making spinach gravy for dishes like palak paneer minus the butter & heavy cream. With autumn on its way, paired with a warm bowl of cumin rice or rotis, it makes for a soul comforting dinner. During winters, a ton of greens were harvested from the vegetable garden at my grandma and I grew up eating palak paneer or palak rotis every other day....
Creamy, rich and absolutely delicious Paneer Malai Korma is a mildly spiced paneer gravy that goes really well with any Indian flat bread and stuffed breads. For the uninitiated, Korma and Kurma are not the same. Kurma is a popular South Indian coconut-based gravy made with mixed vegetables or beans. Korma on the other-hand is a North Indian gravy that’s creamy, often made with pureed onions and tomatoes without coconut....
When I was thinking up recipes for the Super Bowl this year, I may have gotten a little too excited. For whatever reason, I had more ideas than I needed, but this larger than life melt was always at the top of my list. If you’re unfamiliar, Spanakopita is a simple (but delicious) Greek pie made with spinach, feta cheese, and phyllo dough. What I did here is pretty simple....
When I shared my Zuppa Toscana a few years ago, it was one of those dishes that I was scared about. I worried no one would be interested in the soup because, in my mind, Zuppa Toscana seemed like a lesser-known soup. Well, little did I know that Zuppa Toscana is actually loved by so many. I was shocked by its popularity, and to this day, it remains one of my more popular soup recipes....
I love to give homemade goodies as gifts, especially during the holiday season. Some of my favorite treats to give out include Christmas monster cookies, gooey butter cookies, chocolate spritz cookies, Italian cookies, Christmas sugar cookies, reindeer chow, chocolate covered pretzels and these impressive looking pizzelle cookies from Italy. When I’m looking for a unique and unexpected dessert recipe, I turn to pizzelle cookies. They’re light and crispy, full of flavor, and also happen to be super easy to make....
Pork tenderloin is one of the most versatile cuts of meat. It’s great as slow cooker pork tenderloin, stuffed pork tenderloin, or simply cooked in a flavorful marinade. This marinade is also great on chicken and in other pork recipes. I am all about using marinade recipes to infuse flavor into my meats, and this pork tenderloin marinade is one of my all time favorites. It produces tender and juicy results every time!...
I’m all about the pumpkin dessert recipes during the fall months. Some of my favorites include pumpkin cookies, pumpkin chocolate chip bread, pumpkin gooey butter cake and these easy yet elegant pumpkin cheesecake bars. Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars Ingredients To make this pumpkin cheesecake bars recipe, you will need graham cracker crumbs, butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, whipped cream and candy pumpkins. For more autumn desserts you should try my Dutch apple pie, caramel apple dip and fried apples recipe!...
I’ve mentioned this before, but while most prefer to bake with pumpkin, I actually love to cook with it! It’s so versatile and adds warmth, sweetness, and richness to savory dishes. I love mixing it in soups and chili and incorporating it into a creamy pasta sauce. With my family’s love of my classic pasta alla vodka recipe, I knew a pumpkin pasta alla vodka recipe would go over well, so I was excited to create it....
Um, yes please! Pretty sure I’ve said this a million times over now, but I think breakfast for dinner is probably one of my favorite things ever. I mean, who doesn’t love a stack of pancakes for dinner. They’re fun, delicious and just what a Tuesday night needs. TRUST ME. Alight, so I know that the concept of bacon and pancakes is nothing new. It’s a pretty classic combo, but have you ever had your bacon cooked into your pancakes with rye flour and topped with fresh blueberries?...
Okok, a moment with honey and chamomile, but the two kind of go hand in hand in my opinion. It’s like a spring fling or something, honey just feels springish to me. Plus it’s light, sweet and kind of pretty too, I love it. AND I love it even more with these cakes. Oh these cakes, words can not describe just how good these are, and you know, they are semi-healthy too....
I am always looking to try appetizer and snack recipes for easy entertaining. These samosa sticks are a fun to prepare and irresistible to eat. In the past, my fusion recipes like aloo samosa pinwheels and samosa tart have been a big hit with you all. So this year, I wanted to create something equally delicious but still semi-homemade and easy to prepare! Simply whip up samosa filling, roll out and cut store-bought pie crust, and stuff it with the potato mixture....
Hey everyone! Happy Monday! I know that’s not the most creative way to open today post, but it’s actually how I am feeling. Our weekend wasn’t exactly restful, but it was so nice. I spent some time filming with Malachi, and even though we were working, we always manage to have some good brother-sister time and laughs in between. I said this yesterday in the Sunday Favorites, but it’s nice being able to call “work” filming recipe videos with your brother....
When I arrived home on Friday night, I knew it would be chilly. But over the weekend, we had our first snow, and to say that I’ve entered cozy mode is certainly an understatement. I left 80-degree New York and woke up to 32-degree weather that made it feel like late October, possibly even November. I was thinking about sharing these cheesy meatballs in a week or so, but now these are all I want to tell you about....
Happy Wednesday guys, this week is already flying by! I’ll have a special post tomorrow to share a fun new launch. It’s feeling very exciting, I can’t wait!! More on all of that fun stuff tomorrow. But for now, I’m moving right on into this recipe… The craziness of the week has left me needing super quick and easy dinners. I’ve been testing out slow cooker meals, one pot dishes, and plenty of sheet pan dinners....
