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Badami Paneer Curry is a luscious, creamy and extremely delicious restaurant style masala made using paneer/cottage cheese and badam/almonds. Most often, paneer curries are creamy and mildly spiced but not this one. Although it is rich and creamy, it is also perfectly spicy and it pairs well with both simple and exotic Indian breads. To make curries creamy, we either use fresh cream or cashews but in this paneer badam curry, we use almond cream and it is such a game-changer!...

I have been dreaming these doughnuts up for a few weeks now and am really excited to finally share them with you guys!! I know I’ve told this story before, but when I was a kid I used to love to make blueberry muffins for my younger brother Red and me. This was around the time I was in middle school and just beginning to experiment more with cooking and baking....

My family loves when I make our take out favorites at home including coconut shrimp curry, hearty teriyaki chicken bowls and this rendition of beef fried rice. Whenever we go to our local Chinese restaurant, we order a bowl of fried rice. It pairs perfectly with so many dishes, and when you add some protein it becomes a main course! This beef fried rice features tender steak and is a great way to use up leftovers....

Well actually now that I think about it, pretty much anything can inspire me, but I really draw inspiration from the people I am surrounded by. I think that this is mostly due to the fact that I really love pleasing people. Specifically, I love to please people through their stomachs because, let’s be honest, food makes everyone happy . The main reason I fell in love with cooking was because of the reactions I received when I made a dish that someone loved....

Besan Ladoo is a quick, easy and very simple ladoo recipe made with just three ingredients – besan/gram flour, ghee/clarified butter and sugar. With this quick and fail-proof besan laddu recipe, you can never go wrong and it is very easy to make perfect, soft & melt-in-mouth ladoo. Generally, in South India, Boondi Laddu is quite a popular sweet made for Deepavali but it is slightly time-consuming. The recipe requires both time and effort, more than anything experience and practice....

Fridays and cake are honestly just the best combo. It’s a combo that doesn’t happen too often, but when it does, it’s good. If you follow along on Instagram, then you know that my favorite (and only) little sister turned ten years old yesterday. Yes, yes, yes, Asher is TEN and I have no idea how or why time has to go so fast. Also, if Asher is ten that means in five years I am going to be about to turn thirty, and oh my gosh, this scares the living hell out of me… Anyway, Asher is ten, and obviously we needed cake to celebrate....

These muffins!! They’re kind of like magic and I couldn’t be more excited to share the recipe. I love these so much! Now, I’m sure some of you remember (and hopefully love) my blender banana muffins. Yes, the idea is the same, but instead of bananas, we’re using up all the summer zucchini and really packing in our vegetables and whole grains. We love that. Every time August comes around my focus is the same....

When I need a dip for homemade buffalo wings, or a creamy counterpart to an Italian style Olive Garden salad, I whip up a jar of this homemade blue cheese dressing. It is so much better than any store bought dressing I’ve tried! I am not a huge fan of bottled salad dressings, so I make my own whenever possible. This blue cheese dressing is full of rich and savory flavors, and I make it almost every week to serve with salad, or as a dipping sauce for fries, veggies and wings....

Other than completely awesome, easy (like embarrassingly easy) and simple. I know that nothing about this recipe is a new concept or anything, but sometimes I feel like we all just need a little reminder about the beauty of simplicity. And in today’s case, I mean a little reminder about breakfast for dinner…which may just be the best kind of dinner. Anytime you can eat pancakes with butter and maple syrup you know that things are going to be good....

When I want dinner on the table fast, I turn to easy seafood recipes such as bacon wrapped shrimp, shrimp fried rice and these zesty Cajun shrimp. Don’t forget to add a side of Hasselback sweet potatoes or dirty rice for a fabulous meal! You can never go wrong with Cajun shrimp for a simple, yet satisfying meal. My version uses a blend of butter, Cajun seasonings and garlic for super flavorful results....

When I think fall, I think about apple recipes like our favorite apple nachos. Well, I also think of pumpkin, but I’ve been sharing a lot of pumpkin recipes lately so now it’s time for something a little different! Have you ever tried to make caramel apples before? They’re fun to make and eat, but sometimes I want caramel apples for a crowd which is when I whip up this super easy caramel apple dip....

Whenever I’m having a birthday party, I love to put out an assortment of homemade snacks like chex mix, chips and salsa and this irresistible caramel popcorn. In my opinion, it’s impossible to resist caramel popcorn, especially when it’s homemade! This caramel corn is sweet, salty, crunchy and buttery all in one, and it’s the ultimate snack or dessert option. This popcorn is also great for gift giving around the holidays or to feed a crowd at a picnic or potluck....

I figured there was no better way to celebrate than with beignets! I might have shared this story before, but way back before my family moved to Colorado my mom and I spent a Saturday, shopping, plotting our escape move to Colorado, and eating our weight in beignets. It’s so weird because I remember that day like it was yesterday, but it was actually over nine years ago. It was the first time I’d ever experienced a beignet before....

Hey there, hoping everyone’s weekend was amazing and filled with fun, late summer activities, and some very delicious food. We had a pretty laid back weekend with family in town. I cooked a lot, did some online shopping damage, wrote a crazy long Nine Favorite Things post, and thought about how excited I am to be able to tell you about this pasta today. This is the summer pasta alla vodka recipe we all really need....

My family enjoys a good hearty pasta dish such as chicken parmesan pasta, seafood pasta, and this ultra creamy and decadent chicken alfredo. No one can resist all that gooey melted cheese! Fettuccine Alfredo is a a classic dish for good reason – everyone adores that combination of tender noodles in a creamy sauce! This chicken Alfredo bake is a hearty dinner option that is sure to impress your family and friends....

When I need dinner on the table fast, I often turn to pasta dishes such as chicken pesto pasta, pasta bolognese and this chicken and broccoli Alfredo. You can never go wrong with pasta for dinner, especially when it’s chicken broccoli Alfredo pasta! This dish is loaded with flavor, and can be customized in so many ways to fit your tastes. How do you make chicken broccoli alfredo? Cook the pasta in salted boiling water, then add the broccoli florets during the last few minutes of the cook time....

I love a good one pot meal on a busy day, my family’s favorites include jambalaya, pizza pasta and this cheesy chili mac. It’s the perfect comfort food option that will please any crowd. Doing dishes is my least favorite part about cooking, which is why I turn to one pot meals whenever possible. My kids request this chili mac constantly, and for good reason – it’s loaded with flavor, texture and of course, plenty of cheese!...

The site is back to normal. YES! And Friday could not come fast enough! To celebrate Thursday and the anticipation for Friday, I have stuffed squash for you! Oh yeah, it is delicious. All roasted up with some butter and brown sugar. Oh man. That right there? Yeah, I could call that dinner and be so happy. Actually, all fall food is making me so happy. Please tell me I am not the only one lighting the pumpkin spice candles every single night, eating at least two honeycrisp apples a day, roasting a butternut squash every other day, dunking apples in caramel, adding pumpkin and cinnamon sugar to everything, caramelizing onions left and right, browning butter at least once a day and roasting a chicken once a week?...

I am working on something that requires me to talk about myself. And when I say talk about my self, I really mean talk myself up. For some people (like a couple of my brothers), this may come easy, but for me, OMG I cannot do it. If you’ve met me in person than you know I am pretty soft-spoken, especially when it comes to me or my work. Like I just do not like to talk about myself....

That is our new head count………… for the next eleven days. Eight have arrived. Seven more to go. If you remember last Wednesday I said we would have a total of seventeen people in our house over Christmas. Well that seventeen has now turned into twenty one. So to summarize, that would now be 11 days, 21 people, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 1 kitchen table that seats 8....