I happen to love cheesecake, but I don’t love all the calories that come along with it. These little bite sized versions are made with Greek yogurt which means less guilt with plenty of great flavors. This post is sponsored by Clover Organic Greek Yogurt. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Dinner at the Zoo possible! I love cheesecake, but it’s too dangerous for me to have an entire cake in the house – I might eat the whole thing!...
You can’t go wrong with corn during the summer time, some of my favorite preparations include Mexican corn salad, black bean corn salad and this simple yet satisfying grilled corn. Serve your corn alongside other summer time favorites such as dill potato salad, bbq pork chops, grilled shrimp skewers or grilled chicken tenders for a memorable meal! Grilled Corn On The Cob Ingredients To make this grilled corn on the cob recipe you will need ears of corn, olive oil, butter, garlic, parsley, thyme, salt and black pepper....
I know a salad might not seem all that exciting, but I promise you this salad really is worth it. It’s a little different, maybe even slightly “retro” with its highlight of quinoa (I feel like quinoa had its moment back in 2012). But it’s all things, “holy freaking YUM”. Originally, I wanted to recreate a BBQ grilled corn quinoa salad that I made all the way back in 2012....
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Yeah, well I really was not kidding, and this sweet tea is the reason why. It’s pretty much an antioxidant, flavor packed, energizing sweet tea. And I mean, the color isn’t so bad either. I think I get a boost of energy from just looking at it. Gosh, I love this pretty ruby-red color. Color like this in food…naturally, just makes me ecstatic. No really. So where to start today?...
Every loves butter popcorn right? What if it can made right at home – no I am not taking about the instant, overly buttery ACTII popcorn. Nothing wrong with it except that I think it is not so good compared to popping your corn kernels with condiments you love. All you need is good corn kernels and the right technique to make it delicious! Don’t worry I got you covered with this simple recipe 🙂...
When I’m looking for a quick meal, I turn to Asian style dishes such as chicken and green beans, chicken and asparagus stir fry and this flavorful honey garlic chicken. Honey Garlic Chicken Stir Fry Ingredients To make this honey garlic chicken stir fry you will need chicken breast, vegetable oil, salt, black pepper, carrots, broccoli and garlic. To make the savory sauce make sure to have chicken broth, soy sauce, honey and cornstarch....
My favorite thing to do is to cook for others. Creating a recipe that I know someone is going to love is such a fulfilling thing for me. It’s one of the reasons I love cooking so much. When my family was in town over Christmas, I knew that I would have to make Indian Butter Chicken. Butter Chicken is one of my brother Creighton’s favorite dishes. The rest of the crew loves a good Indian dish too....
Instant Rava Paniyaram is an easy and quick recipe to make kara kuzhi paniyaram using rava/sooji. This instant appe or paniyaram can be served as breakfast or dinner but also works as a quick snack. As this is an instant version, it does not require grinding batter or even fermenting it. With no prior preparation, kara kuzhi paniyaram can be made in just half an hour. Rava Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram Instant Rava Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram is a savory version of appe/paniyaram made with roasted rava/semolina....
I try to make my own sauces, dressings and seasonings whenever possible. Some of my favorites include blackened seasoning, steak sauce and this easy Italian salad dressing. My husband loves Italian dressing, in fact, he orders it on his salad every time we go to a restaurant. I decided it was time to learn to make this iconic salad dressing at home, and to my surprise, it is simple to prepare, yet totally delicious!...
Kabuni is an Albanian rice dessert, made with rice fried in butter and caramelized sugar. I would have had any idea or would have never cared to know about this recipe, if not for Lina’s February Cake Challenge. I somehow missed her first post on this cake challenge and caught up only on her last reminder. Given how my life was at that moment, I did not know if I could take part in the challenge....
Kajjikayalu is a traditional Andhra special sweet, a deep-fried pastry that is stuffed with simple coconut based stuffing. Kobbari kajjikayalu are made for Deepavali and any celebrations. Although it is very similar to Somas recipe made in Tamilnadu or Gujiya made in the North India, the stuffing used inside the flaky pastry is very unique. A mixture of dry or fresh coconut, powdered sugar, cardamoms and fried gram is stuffed into pastry sheets made from scratch for kobbari kajjikayalu....
I like to recreate my family’s favorite Chinese dishes at home, including pork fried rice, beef and broccoli, Szechuan chicken, and kung pao beef. This stir fry is so easy to make, and is perfect served over steamed rice. I have been ordering kung pao beef at my local Chinese restaurant years – I love the combination of the flavorful steak and crunchy vegetables in a spicy sauce. I’ve since learned to make this dish at home, and now instead of picking up the phone to call for take out, I have my favorite meal on the table in no time at all....
Buckwheat flour or kuttu ka atta is a popular ingredient in many north indian fasting recipes. Kuttu atta recipes like kuttu ke pakode, kuttu ka cheela etc are prepared and served in vrat ki thaali. Kuttu ke atte ke poori used to be served with vrat ki aloo sabji in my grandmother house and it is truly one heavenly combo. These satvic pooris are popular on Shivratri, Jananamashtami or other hindu fasting days....
It has not a thing to do with this gorgeous galette that I cannot wait to tell you all about, but first I have got to get these thoughts out of my head. I have quite a few, so if you really just want to hear about the galette, just scroll on down, I’ll take no offense. You know how some people will share “a day in the life”? Well, I am not going to do that because I feel like I am SO boring, but let me just tell you about my grocery store trip the other day....
You are going to want to read all of it. Promise, I will make it short. First, there is this fudge. Man, I know the name is obnoxious, but it is crazy good. It’s sweet, peanutty, chocolatey and salty. Perfect combo for the week before Christmas. This fudge is made of a base of dulce de leche, sweetened condensed milk, a touch of peanut butter and lots of chocolate. You guys, I made this fudge yesterday....
There are a number of recipes on this blog that are inspired from my Amma (my mom) and her kitchen. She is best at cooking traditional Andhra dishes and some that she learnt over her years of stay in Chennai. A number of her recipes are my favorites, needless to say – as mom is the first and best cook for many of us. Given my parents stay in Bangalore, I wanted to feature some of her recipes that are popular among our family....
I grew up eating traditional rasmalai and its mini version called Indrani . I was introduced to mango rasmalai a few years back and instantly loved it. Chilled mango flavored milk took the dessert to another level! I like to add sweet juicy cubes of mango as well to the milk for extra mango goodness. If you can lay your hands on kesar mango or alphonso mangoes from India, the pulp and cubes of those are the best thing to use....
If you know me well you also know how I hate deep fried stuff – both making and having. Often times when I tell this to people, I get raised eyebrows especially since they think it is because I am too health conscious. And I have to agree that it is true to a major extent. Other than that, it is really the strong smell of hot oil while frying food that I can’t stand....
We eat Mexican food at least once a week in my house, some of our favorites include chile colorado, chicken fajitas, beef enchiladas and this super simple yet versatile Mexican rice. Everyone needs some great side dishes in their cooking repertoire, and this Mexican rice is one of the best options. I always keep the ingredients on hand so that I can whip up a batch at a moment’s notice....
