About This Recipe Traditional Italian pasta bolognese recipes feature a meaty tomato sauce served over tagliatelle, pappardalle, fettuccine, penne, or rigatoni pasta. They originate from Bologna, Italy, as an “everything but the kitchen sink”-type dish made with whatever ingredients are on hand. Many bolognese sauces therefore usually include minced meat, vegetables like carrots and onions, and lots of garlic. However, with just a couple of tweaks it is easy to make a vegetarian and vegan version of bolognese sauce....

More on Sprouts Salad If you are not really into salads and feel that these bowls of fresh greens, vegetables or fruits are not able to suffice as a complete meal, then you’re highly mistaken. For instance, take this Sprouts Salad recipe. The flavors in this are refreshing, it tastes good and is enough to keep you full for a long time, in the most nourishing way. The best part is that you can make your own sprouts at home and use directly to make this Sprouts Salad recipe....

This cake was originally designed to be an upside-down strawberry-rhubarb cake. I envisioned a gorgeous, glossy pink-and-ruby top, but I turned over the cake to find a shaggy-edged, brown-ish mess. Usually, I don’t discriminate blog recipes based on appearance, but this cake was not cute. Not cute at all. It was, however, a remarkably tasty cake. I relished a slice, took Cookie on a walk and carried on with my evening....

I have quite a cookbook collection. They’ve overflowed my bookcases and spilled over to both coffee tables. They’re stacked on my desk and sometimes they accompany me to bed. Flipping through the best cookbooks sends my mind into a tizzy and leaves me feeling sort of desperately, overwhelmingly inspired. I want to make everything and it kills me that I don’t have time for all of them. I watched my mom self-publish a few books when I was young, so I know how much effort and care goes into the making of a book....

About Sweet Pongal There are some South Indian recipes offered in temples that are a favorite with us – Ven Pongal, Curd Rice, Tamarind Rice, Paal Payasam and this sweet Pongal. I have had these recipes as prashad (naivdeyam) in many South Indian temples and loved their taste. Sweet Pongal is made with cooked rice and yellow moong lentils to which jaggery is added. Jaggery is Indian unrefined cane sugar and has a molasses-like flavor and taste....

An Easy Mash-Up Burger Recipe Tacos or burgers? This is a common question in our house come dinner time. My girls will say tacos, but hubby and I always vote for burgers. This dilemma led me to create one of my favorite recipe mash-ups yet - taco burgers! Ground chicken gets an exquisite, pumped-up flavor from aromatic vegetables and taco seasoning to create a filling, satisfying, Mexican-spiced meal. All that’s missing is a large dollop of sriracha mayo on a toasted hamburger bun to round-out all those flavors....

About This Tomato Biryani There are many ways tomato biryani aka thakkali biryani can be made. My recipe is one of the easiest version and is a delicious biryani cooked in one pot or pan. So fewer pots and pans to clean. I have already shared easy and quick Pressure Cooker Veg Biryani on the blog. The entire recipe is made in a thick-bottomed pot or pan. Covered with a tight-fitting lid and slow-cooked....

About Tomato Omelette Before you tell me that there is no omelette without eggs, let me tell you that this unique variant of an egg-free omelette is called Tomato Omelette in Western India. It is served in most of the vegetarian Udupi hotels and is popular with many people. It is also called Tomato Cheela in Hindi and Tomato Dhirde in Marathi language which translates to tomato pancakes. Basically this snack is a tangy variation of the Besan Chilla but popularly known as Tomato Omelette....

What’s Special About This Tomato Rasam Tomato Rasam is a popular South Indian soup-like dish that is not just known for its flavors, but also health benefits and a wholesome choice of dish for any meal. In fact, it’s often served as a spiced hot drink that helps ease cold/cough symptoms and digestion issues. Since ‘tomato’ is referred to as ‘thakkali’ in Tamil language, this delish piquant rasam version is also known as Thakkali Rasam....

My tryst with Turmeric Pickle I’ve always considered turmeric as an important spice in my recipe and food in general, because of the unique natural color it can impart to any dish and its many nutritional benefits. While enjoying a regular lunch at one of our Gujarati friend’s place, she had served us two pickles. One was with fresh turmeric roots and the other with mango ginger (aam haldi or amba haldi) roots....

About Vazhakkai Fry Put in simple words, the English meaning of the Tamil word ‘vazhakkai’ is raw unripe banana or plantain and ‘varuval’ means ‘fried’ that can be deep fried, shallow fried or even stir fried. South Indian cuisine has many such easy recipes made with a variety of veggies that are not just super flavorful but also are nutritious. These work as fantastic side dishes to make a regular meal wholesome....

These veg lollipop are too good and disappear in no matter of time. Veg lollipops make for a great vegetarian appetizer or a starter snack at get together and parties. You can serve them with any dip or sauce or chutney. The veggies that I use for this recipe are potatoes, cabbage, carrots, capsicum and onion (or spring onions). You can add other vegetables like broccoli, French beans, cauliflower, etc....

Why this Recipe Works There are several good eggless sponge Cake Recipes out there that use alternative ingredients to create a tender, moist cake. Many require ingredients like curd (yogurt), apple sauce, aquafaba, or other fruit/bean/nut purees. But I wanted to make something special that is particularly fluffy and just as soft as any cake made with eggs. After several trials and failures, I finally developed this perfect wheat cake recipe using whole wheat flour and sweetened condensed milk....

About Wheat Halwa The Atta Halwa is also a recipe that really gets quickly, within 15 minutes flat. While you are roasting the whole wheat flour, the sugar syrup gets done and comes to a rolling boil. Later, you just add it to the golden atta with a nutty fragrance and keep stirring it till the halwa gets to a semi-thick or thick consistency. The texture of this Wheat Flour Halwa is just like the Suji Ka Halwa....

If you recently bought a big bag of almond flour from Costco and are wondering what to make with it, you’ve come to the right place! Here you will find everything you need to know about almond flour and almond meal, including health benefits and how to store it correctly. And if you’re looking for tasty and healthy recipes with almond flour, you will love this collection of delicious dishes including the reader’s favorite almond flour pancake recipe, and chocolate brownies (from scratch!...

Sep 29, 2023 Sweet potatoes have always been one of my favorite vegetables to cook with. If you haven’t fallen in love with sweet potatoes yet, let me tell you why you should. They’re a nutritional powerhouse that’s high in fiber and loaded with antioxidants. They have a creamy texture and a hint of sweetness that makes them such a versatile ingredient in a wide range of recipes. There are many ways to prep and cook them....

Updated Aug 08, 2024 How to Prep, Store, and Use Zucchini It’s no surprise that my love for zucchini runs deep. It can mimic the texture of pasta, be pureed into a silky soup, be grated into crispy fritters, and the list goes on (and on). So when you’re overflowing with zucchini in the summer, here are a few ways to prep and store it: Spiralize into zucchini noodles: I love to use my spiralizer to make zucchini noodles for tons of gluten-free pasta-like dishes....

Good morning! It doesn’t feel much like December outside, but Christmas is less than two weeks away. I imagine you might be looking for holiday party-worthy treats and breakfast options that can serve a crowd, so I rounded up twenty-three recipes for you. Below, you’ll find everything from cookies and other baked treats, to snacks and sides, to meatless main dishes and a few drinks, of course. You’ll find them organized by category, plus details on which are gluten free and/or vegan....

Did you grow up with green bean casserole on your Thanksgiving table? I actually did not. If we were at Grandma’s house, she made her usual green bean side with home-grown green beans, bacon and onions, which I refused to eat because I only liked canned green beans. C’mon, little Kate. If we were at our house, Mom heated up canned green beans with nothing else, which was exactly how I liked them....

This almost goes without saying, but I overindulged this holiday season. Didn’t you? Since my pants are feeling a little snug, I’ve been on the look-out for light, healthy meals that will get my eating habits back on track. These apple cheddar quesadillas certainly fit the bill. To make the quesadillas, I used organic, whole wheat tortillas, sharp cheddar cheese and crisp, thinly sliced granny smith apples. Cheese and apples alone didn’t have quite enough flavor, but adding a thin layer of dijon mustard to one half of the quesadilla before cooking took it to a whole new level....