This is a fully loaded mushroom recipe – there’s 750g / 1.5 lb mushrooms in this! Mushroom Risotto It’s such a let down when you’re faced with a giant bowl of Mushroom Risotto, only to find you have to fish around desperately through piles of gluey rice to find a a few piddly bits of mushrooms. Let me assure you, no fishing expedition will be required for this Mushroom Risotto!...
Hefty and interesting enough for lunch, but not so heavy it loses its summery personality. Though mind you, I happily serve this year-round! After a (very!) extended water break, the inaugural Holiday Salad Marathon has resumed! Today – how the French make canned tuna fabulous: Nicoise Salad (Salade Nicoise) Nicoise Salad – or in French, Salade Nicoise – is a classic salad originating from the city of Nice in Provence, France....
Enjoy after breakfast or at any time of the day, this is a delicious beverage that does more than quench your thirst. Orange Juice Regular consumption of oranges builds immunity and improves the overall health. High vitamin C in orange juice has proved to be an immunity booster in kids and grownups alike. Oranges also help in balancing the hormones, stimulates the production of collagen to improve the health of skin....
Homemade bread is one of my passions. After you try these Brazilian rolls, make sure to also check out my Fluffy Brioche Buns, Mediterranean Black Olive Bread, French Baguettes and Honey Oat Bread. Phew! I can’t tell you what a relief it is to finally post this recipe. I get requests for it daily, and I was eager to get it done for y’all! I have been working on perfecting it for the past year or so....
I grew up being taught that instant meals were bad bad bad. The same applied to take out, frozen meals and canned meals. It wasn’t until I moved out of home and instant ramen became a regular in my midweek meal rotation that it dawned on me that my mum used to dish up ramen all the time – using instant ramen. “That’s against her rules!”, I thought. “What a hypocrite!...
You’ll love how the syrup is made using peach juices, rather than just a plain sugar syrup. Peach flavour to the max! Peach Cobbler Fruit cobbler is a traditional American dessert that pushes everybody’s comfort food-lovin’ buttons. Peach cobbler especially is a solid favourite, particularly in the Deep South. There’s two main types of peach clobbers – those with a batter topping, and the ones with the American biscuit / Aussie scone type toppings....
To make these peanut ladoo, cornflakes or poha can be used to give a crunchy feel while we bite into it. However it is optional using them, you can make the ladoos even without cornflakes or poha. These make a great sweet snack for the kids’ school box. I often make these for my kids. If you are trying to increase the protein intake of your kids, do give them these regularly....
This recipe is sponsored by DeLallo If you are hosting a party or like to plan ahead for the holidays, puff pastry is going to be your BFF. Recipes made with it freeze and reheat like a dream. It’s why every year, I add a new puff pastry appetizer recipe to my repertoire, like these Ham and Cheese Pinwheels, these Spinach Puffs, and these Cranberry Brie Bites. I even ventured into puff pastry breakfast recipes with these Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls....
In restaurants and juice bars you will see several kinds of pineapple milkshakes customized to individual choice. Various ingredients like nuts, plant based dairy alternatives, flavorings & protein powders are also used. But a simplest & delicious pineapple shake can be made at home with just 3 ingredients. No additives, super fresh, delicious, creamy and above all healthy!! Ancient Ayurvedic wisdom teaches not to consume milk and fruits together as it can disrupt healthy digestive system....
Happy Halloween Week, everyone! What are you going to be for Halloween this year? I will be working on Friday, but since I’m bartending at Wicked this week, I think I’ll wear a witch hat or something! Lola also has a cute costume to wear this year. I mean, if she manages to not destroy it in 10 minutes. But let’s talk about food, shall we? Today I’m here to share with you a recipe for Pumpkin (and Coconut) Brigadeiros....
About Rabri Rabri is a dessert made by simmering full fat milk until it turns thick and layers of cream are formed. It is then sweetened and flavored with cardamoms, rose water & saffron. The process of making rabri is similar to Basundi, however rabri is more thicker and condensed for longer than for basundi. There are 2 ways of making rabri. The first method is to simmer milk until it reduces to 1/3 of the original quantity....
Red millet or finger millet are known as ragi or nachni in most Indian languages. These tiny grains are a powerhouse of nutrition and are mostly used as a health food in most South Indian homes. To know more about these wonder millet you can read this detailed post on Ragi or finger millet. There are a few laddu recipes for which one need to understand or have experience with string or ball consistency....
I also really love brown bagging. During my four years working at Target’s corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, I packed my lunch almost every single day, despite the fact that the office has a stellar cafeteria and was within walking distance of every fast food destination you can imagine. The less-than-glamorous truth is, while I look forward to going out for date night dinners and happy hours, lunch is a meal that I’ve always preferred to prepare for myself, even when it meant carrying it in a lunch box....
S’mores! They are everywhere right now. All over the Internet, tempting us mere mortals that don’t have a camp fire/fire pit/any kind of fire, really. The word s’more is believed to be a contraction of the phrase “some more”. Very fitting, I think, since I’m always wanting some more of it! :P
Salisbury steak meatballs There’s a good number of meatball recipes on this website. Sixteen, to be exact. So to say that these Salisbury steak meatballs have shot straight into the top 3 is a big call – but I’m standing by it! Think – savoury seasoned juicy tender beef meatballs smothered in a wickedly tasty mushroom gravy. It’s got even more flavour than ordinary Salisbury steaks even though we use the same ingredients....
Sometimes the simple meals and recipes taste just as good as the complex ones, don’t you think? Take this sauteed broccoli with garlic, for example. It’s incredibly easy, and just 3 ingredients, but SO good, even though it’s SO simple. I love serving this sauteed broccoli recipe as a side for a low carb dinner, or as part of a meal prep lunch. The pan fried broccoli recipe is easily adapted to any type of cuisine… meaning there’s never a bad time for broccoli stir fry!...
In this post I share how to make crunchy thin sev. It is addictive and can be enjoyed in so many ways. About Sev Sev is a generic Hindi term used to refer to Indian fried noodles that are crunchy. There are numerous variations of Sev that vary in thickness, size & flavors. In the Indian Markets, you are likely to find Karasev, Plain sev, Ratlami sev, Nylon sev, Palak sev, Bhujia sev, Indori Sev & the list goes on....
I might actually pour myself two blackberry margaritas, because until 1:30 p.m. yesterday when an astute follower (hi, Ashley!) messaged me on Instagram to regretfully inform me that I’d put up my #FBF post a day early, I was solidly convinced that it was Friday. The caption now reads #TBT instead. Shhhhhh. Skinny Blackberry Margarita – Make Any Day Feel Like Friday Whatever your calendar is telling you, this skinny blackberry margarita recipe wants you to know that it is perfectly acceptable to pretend that it’s Friday, even if only for one drink....
A friend introduced me to kani salad at a Japanese restaurant many years ago. My choices there are usually limited, since I avoid rice for multiple reasons and don’t care for the typical semi-wilted Japanese salad usually offered. (Maybe I just haven’t had luck with getting fresh salads at these places?) Anyway, the salad was amazing, but unfortunately, I later found out that the imitation crab sticks used in almost every spicy kani salad recipe is not gluten-free and has added sugar....
STICKY DATE PUDDING – A CHILDHOOD FAVOURITE Who else has childhood memories of Sara Lee frozen Sticky Date Pudding?? It is the only store bought dessert my mother ever bought – and only on special occasions. And as much as I loved it, my one gripe was always that there was not enough Butterscotch Sauce to go around. Never fear. You won’t have that problem with this recipe! 😂 I know this recipe is called Sticky Toffee Pudding by most of the world – other than Australia and New Zealand it seems....
