The comfort of sipping hot pepper rasam on a cold day! There are very few blissful moments in this world and I am sure hot pepper rasam on a cold day definitely qualifies to be one. I was never a fan of black peppercorns. Even as a kid, I used to fish out pepper from my food and secretly thrown it off. If only I had known the health benefits!...
Happy Christmas cocktail Saturday! These are my favorite posts to share. Very excited for today’s cocktail (or mocktail), it might end up being my favorite of the season! Hoping everyone is enjoying their long holiday weekend. It’s the perfect weekend to mix up Christmas cocktails, light a fire, and watch holiday movies on repeat all night. The festive, coziest season is here. I hope you all plan to enjoy it!...
Not our usual Friday post, but I’ve been trying to listen to you all a bit more and share more recipe collections. I know so many of you really enjoy them! Plus, when it comes to Mother’s Day, I always have a good amount of recipes inspired by my sweet mom. She LOVES a brunch dish, sweet dessert, and even a fun cocktail or two. So sharing all of her favorites below!...
Recently I posted Matar Paratha recipe with season’s fresh green peas. Today’s recipe is Mooli Paratha, made with fresh radish and radish greens. I have hardly ever made this paratha as it is slightly difficult to manage the heavy water content in fresh radish. I usually resort to making Radish Sambar or end up making parathas using a similar recipe as Spring Onion Paratha. This time though, I wanted to make a stuffed mooli paratha and conquered it to share the recipe here....
When I’m entertaining, I like to serve a variety of snacks such as baked chicken wings, bean dip, and these cheesy and melty mozzarella sticks. Mozzarella Sticks Ingredients You can make mozzarella sticks with string cheese, flour, Italian style breadcrumbs, salt, black pepper, eggs, milk, oil, parsley and marinara sauce for dipping. If you make mozzarella sticks, you can have a cheesy party platter with some of my favorite appetizer recipes like white queso dip, a jalapeno cheddar cheese ball or spinach artichoke dip....
I didn’t plan it this way ok? I really didn’t. I was not meant to post two back to back Kerala special recipes, no matter how much I love this Kerala cuisine. But I just couldn’t wait any longer to post these bite sized nibbles, made out of a special variant of banana/plantain from Kerala called Nendran. Nendran banana looks distinctively long and sleek, with its flesh in a slight orangish tinge....
Such a fun post to share today. Not only is today’s recipe delicious (and healthy), but I’m also sharing a new cookbook that has quickly become one of my favorites, Inspiralized & Beyond. First, for those of you who do not know Ali of Inspiralized, you should familiarize yourself with her. She’s possibly one of the hardest working, most creative people out there. Inspiralized & Beyond is Ali’s third cookbook....
Umm, but I may have forgotten the goat cheese for photos. UGH. So very sorry about this, but in my defense, my working conditions have been pretty dusty and intrusive lately. At this very moment, I have three carpenters sawing wood in the next room over and if you looked at the photos of my house, you already know that everything is OPEN. SO, this means I have saw dust all over me and yeah, I do think it may be effecting the effectiveness of my brain....
Did I just say peeps (as in people)? UGH. My Tuesday brain is clearly tired and thinking about Easter, and apparently Peeps…like the candy. You know what’s weird? I really do not even like Peeps, but yet I continue to buy those neon colored bunnies and chicks every single year. You know what is even weirder? My mom loves Peeps, but only if they are stale. What?! Yeah, I think she has me beat there....
I know, I know, cookies without butter. You’re probably thinking I am crazy. But please. DO NOT be scared way. I mean just look at those rounded guys…….. The pictures speak for themselves. These cookies are chewy, soft, and slightly crumbly (in the best way!). And yes, they are made without any butter. Not even a teaspoon. These are no-butter oatmeal cookies and they are drool worthy! This cookie recipe has been around for a while....
I couldn’t think of a better Monday night dinner. I can’t even begin to express to you how simple this is, but even more importantly, how delicious! We all know the story. When I grew up our dinners consisted of beef tacos, pasta with red sauce, maybe a takeout pizza here and there, or on very special nights, BW3s. And then, of course, there was chicken and rice. So much chicken and rice....
You guys, this quarantine cooking is getting, well…it’s getting interesting. The honest truth? I have mixed feelings about this recipe. Yes, this is delicious, it’s hearty, it’s cozy, it’s easy, and it’s full of pantry and freezer staples. It’s is THE “quarantined” dinner. But? It’s also not my usual style of cooking. Or at least not the usual type of recipe I share here on HBH. When my brothers are in Colorado, I cook them their favorites…chicken noodle casserole, potato chip chicken, and basically all the old school Gerard family childhood favorites of our midwest roots....
Orzo pasta salad is an unexpected and delicious addition to any meal. The combination of crunchy vegetables, protein packed chickpeas and creamy feta cheese just can’t be beat! Serve this salad alongside other summer favorites such as sparkling raspberry limeade, fig salad, and shish kabobs for a memorable meal. There’s nothing better than the perfect side dish when it comes to a summer get together. I enjoy coming up with various side dishes that are fresh and new like this orzo salad....
Excited to share our 2021 Thanksgiving menu and guide with you guys! This year I’m focusing in on make-ahead recipes, with tried and true classics…and a few new fun ones too. These are the recipes we all want to see most on our Thanksgiving table, but with a few surprises. We’ve got everything from cocktails to desserts, from buttery mashed potatoes to extra crispy sweet potatoes. We’ve included recipes like homemade parker house rolls, my favorite harvest salad, pudding pie, cranberry-thyme smash, and so much more....
It’s time to shift our focus from Halloween fun to Thanksgiving blessings! November is here! Part of me is happy Thanksgiving is late this year – more time to plan and prep for the Christmas craze! But the other part of me wishes Thanksgiving was a week earlier, solely because we’d have more time to celebrate Christmas! I know that’s silly, but I am such a Christmas girl! Regardless, I’m still so excited for this year’s Thanksgiving....
Paneer recipes are one of the most satifying when it comes to vegetarian friendly meals. One of my favorite ways to eat paneer (indian fresh cheese) is by simply pan frying followed by a sprinkle of chaat masala and squeeze of lemon. Secondly, I am a huge fan of chopped salads, the texture of bite sized protein and vegetables together is beyond amazing! The starting point of this recipe was combining the two together to make a sort of a chopped salad look-alike using our favorite thing out there- paneer!...
What is Phirni/Firni Phirni is a creamy pudding made with ground basmati rice. The ground rice is slow cooked with milk till everything achieves a velvety consistency, it is sweetened and then is typically set and served in shallow earthen pots and is best eaten chilled. Setting in earthen pots imparts it a nice earth aroma which is so unique and only adds to its taste. How is Phirni Different from Kheer Both kheer and phirni are milk based rice pudding, however the difference is that in phirni, rice is ground and then cooked with milk versus kheer in which rice is cooked as it is, without grinding in milk....
Yes yes YES. We’re not just making any margaritas though. Nope, we are making pineapple lime beer margaritas. So really, all of my favorites combined into one. Or ok well, the pineapple and the lime are two of my favorites, but my family…ok Lyndsie, has taught me that tequila should be well respected…as should a good Mexican beer. Since I do the mixing and mashing of recipes, I thought well, why not combine the two and make a beer margarita....
Following the Hotel Style Coconut Chutney recipe, here is another simple Poondu Chutney recipe made with fresh garlic cloves and red chillies. A delight for all garlic and spice lovers, this chutney comes together in a jiffy and goes really well with hot idli and crispy dosa. The fiery red color is from the use of Guntur red chillies and true to its name, there are a lot of garlic cloves in this chutney recipe....
Nothing really says mid summer like a good fruit galette, and this raspberry ginger stone fruit galette is the best. It’s no secret that I’m living up the summer produce to the best of my abilities. Say hello to this summer bowl, this zucchini bake, and these peach shortcakes. I have so many fresh ideas for summer produce coming up this August, and I can’t wait to share them! Speaking of which, how is it already the last week of July?...
