And tacos and all things healthy and delicious!! I figured that some fresh, colorful food would be welcome today, seeing as a lot of us may have eaten one too many plates of nachos or chips full of queso yesterday. I don’t know, maybe that’s just my idea of Super Bowl Sunday though? Either way, this is some seriously good food to start off the very first week of February....
I make my own masala (spice blend) to rub on the chicken wings, however you can totally reach out for a jar of curry powder and substitute! Serve with green chutney for the perfect savory bite or if you love a sweet spicy combo- tamarind chutney or mango chutney goes well too! I love this chicken wings recipe with a robust curry flavor. They’re wonderfully spicy, tangy, and delightfully crispy!...
Dappalam is a traditional Andhra stew recipe, made during both regular meals and special festival fare. Known as Mukkala Pulusu – a tamarind based sweet spicy tangy gravy, it goes really well with hot rice, dal and ghee. During Sankranthi celebrations, an elaborate meal is cooked and Dappadam/Dappalam is necessarily made. Unlike Sambar or even Andhra Style Pappu Charu, there is no dal in this stew. It is similar to that of Kuzhambu made in Tamilnadu without dal, but then that’s where the similarities stop....
The Easiest One Pan Caprese Pesto Orzo Bake. Trust me, this is going to become your new go-to for busy nights. Roasted tomatoes with garlic, shallots, and olive oil, all tossed together with dry orzo pasta, basil pesto, then finished with melty mozzarella cheese. This incredible dish is all made in one pan without even having to boil any water. Just mix, bake, eat, and enjoy! I know this is a recipe post, but for long-time readers, I just have to quickly say how incredible the last few days have been....
The holidays just would not be the holidays without cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Like a lot of families, it’s tradition to have cinnamon rolls for our Christmas Eve breakfast…as well as a few times throughout the months of November and December. Growing up, my brothers and I would bake the canned cinnamon rolls. I remember them being our favorite breakfast of the year. I mean, what kid doesn’t love a cinnamon roll, right?...
Issues I tell ya. SO, you know what I still continue to find incredibly uncomfortable after two+ years? Telling people about what it is I do. It’s like “Oh hey, I write a food blog and I spend all day cooking. Yes, all day.” It’s the weirdest most awkward thing. What is even worse is when my mom tells people…in front of me. It’s typical mom stuff that all teenagers dread....
I really don’t even know where to start. So many things to chat about today, so many pictures to share…ehhh! Ok, so I may be jumping the gun a tad with today’s fall inspired picnic, but I just cannot help myself. The leaves are really starting to change here in the mountains and the mornings are crisp. Like extra crisp. Like 30 degrees and frost CRISP. Basically what I’m trying to say is that fall is here and I am embracing it....
Hey, hi and happy Saturday! Excited to be stopping in today for a quick cocktail post. I’m slowly getting back into Cocktail Saturday posts, which won’t officially begin until October 6th, but first, I just had to share with you this autumn inspired Fig Bourbon Cider Smash. The official kick off to Holiday Cocktails will be Saturday, October 6th (mark your calendars!) with our first Spooky Cocktail of the month....
Here we go! With Halloween on Thursday, my thoughts are slowly shifting to the Thanksgiving holiday, and I am so excited! One of the many fun things about creating and sharing recipes with you all is that I can really embrace and honestly overshare all holiday recipes, which are my favorite to create. If there is one season I love the most for cooking and baking, it’s this time of year....
Another Saturday, another drink! This week, we’ve got something icy, peachy, spicy, sweet, and boozy too. In the summer, when everyone is either off traveling or out having fun on the weekends, frozen cocktails on a warm Saturday night are the best! Peach season is sweet, but it’s also short. So I wanted to share this recipe right away, ahead of the summer harvest that will take place in a few weeks....
When the weather is nice, I love to grill vegetables to go alongside our meals. Some of my favorites include potato foil packets, grilled asparagus and these fabulous grilled mushrooms. When I’m looking for an easy side dish to go alongside steak, chicken or fish, I often turn to these grilled mushrooms. The mushrooms get almost caramelized by the heat of the grill, and they’re coated in the most delicious garlic butter sauce....
The grilled sweet potato. He’s darn good looking and way sweeter than you may be thinking. He is packed to the brim with quinoa, black beans, peppers and corn. Topped with melty, ooey, gooey sharp cheddar cheese and diced avocado. He’s slightly smoky and a little crisp from the grill. But somehow he disappeared…. And fast! Oops. Sorry little buddy you were just too good. Okay, enough. Sorry about that....
You can never have too many drink recipes during the holiday season. Some of my favorites include Christmas sangria, the Jack Frost cocktail, a pomegranate margarita, Mexican mule, blood orange margarita, a cranberry Moscow mule, a cranberry mimosa and this easy Grinch cocktail. When you need a quick drink that will get your holiday party going, try this delicious Grinch cocktail. You’ll feel generous with this sweet and sour mixture of melon flavored liqueur, vodka, pineapple juice, lime juice and lemon lime soda....
One more eleventh hour gift guide for you guys, Last-Minute Stocking Stuffers! Stocking stuffers are one of those things that tend to be left until the very last minute. So we pulled a few items you can pick up online via overnight shipping or run to your local store and grab. Or maybe this guide will just spark some quickie ideas for you…like socks from Target! Either way, we hope it’s helpful!...
Ginger Garlic Paste is one of the most essential things in my kitchen and take any Indian home, almost nothing gets done without a good ginger garlic paste. Be it curries, gravies or infamous biryanis, it is this humble ginger and garlic paste that adds immense flavor. With our fast paced lives, we get everything ready-to-use in nice disposable packets but is it as good as homemade stuff? Surely not....
Homemade Soft Pretzels, generously sprinkled with sea salt. And to top it off? Buffalo Cheddar Cheese Sauce! Yes, I know. Wow! Can I just say that this might be the best Super Bowl snack there is? Well, actually I don’t know the Buffalo “Fried” Goat Cheese is pretty amazing too. But I mean pretzels, buffalo sauce and cheese! Maybe we’ll call it a tie? It is the Super Bowl, so you do need lots of snacks!...
These are fun, cute, and easy too! The story around these is pretty simple but I’ll break it up into two parts. Part one. Come summertime, like clockwork, I think about southern recipes. What would my grandma be serving at our Sunday night dinners or weekly cookouts? Cornbread was always a favorite with our family. Both my grandma and my mom enjoy baking cornbread, and of course, they love eating it even more....
Lotus Stems are certainly exotic from the place I come from. Neither have I ever seen them nor tasted them. I spotted them at first after moving to Bangalore, kept immersed in a large bucket of cold water. I couldn’t dare myself to buy them, not really sure what could I do with them. Last year, after a lot of thought and hesitation, we ordered Honey Chilli Lotus Stem at Nasi and Mee – one of our favorite restaurants....
Karnataka Hotel Style Coconut Chutney is a vibrant and bright green coconut chutney that is typically served in restaurants across Karnataka and in particular Bangalore. Piping hot idlis in a pool of green & vibrant coconut chutney is a real thing of beauty. In the pre-covid era, we would venture out every few months in search of this comfort and more than idli-sambar, this darshini style coconut chutney served with rava idlis happens to be my most favorite....
When I want to cool off on a hot day, I turn to summer drink recipes such as vodka punch, mango iced tea, a Mexican mule, agua fresca, strawberry lemonade and this simple but satisfying mango mojito. A mojito is always a safe bet for entertaining. This classic cocktail from Cuba is always a hit. When you add mango flavor to the mix, you get an extraordinary drink! This is one of my all time favorite mojito recipes....
