Move over mashed sweet potatoes! These smashed sweet potatoes, sweet and tender on the inside with crispy outer edges, are our new favourite side dish. An incredible side dish to go with your garlic herb roast chicken or garlic roast turkey! This no-fail crispy sweet potato dish came to me after roasting our Crispy Garlic Butter Parmesan Smashed Potatoes. Normally, sweet potatoes are roasted in the oven either cubed (like our classic roasted sweet potatoes), or in halves (like these cheesy garlic sweet potatoes)....

Ever tried buckwheat pancakes? Sure, they aren’t the prettiest pancakes around, but they make up for their humble appearance with wonderful flavor and texture. Buckwheat, a gluten-free relative of rhubarb, has a uniquely nutty flavor all its own. Thanks to the buckwheat flour, these pancakes are naturally gluten free! These pancakes possess a light and airy consistency that quietly surrenders to the pressure of a fork and soaks up maple syrup like a sponge....

Have you ever ordered a kale salad on a first date and tried to gracefully consume a meal of giant, wayward kale leaves? Awkward. Regretful. Ugh. I’m on a mission to change that. I won’t quit creating new kale salad recipes until we can all walk into a restaurant and consistently receive a great kale salad. Based on some recent experiences, I declare that my work here is far from done....

Here she is. The most green and fresh homemade hummus I’ve ever met. My standard for great hummus has risen over the years and reached a new height in Israel last fall, naturally. This one is a winner. I borrowed the fresh herbs from classic green goddess dressing, and whipped them into the hummus for a spectacularly green and flavorful hummus. I definitely questioned my green goddess concept while I was tossing expensive packets of fresh tarragon and chives into my cart at the grocery store, but this hummus proved its worth....

Updated Dec 04, 2017 Father’s Day is just around the corner, so I rounded up 10 Father’s Day gift ideas for the healthy man of the house. Whether your dad is a sports aficionado, grill master, coffee connoisseur or lover of sleep, these 10 Father’s Day gift ideas are sure to make his day extra special. What do you think – will these gifts make your dad happy? What have been your past Father’s Day gift winners?...

It sure looks like fall outside. The trees are lit up in yellow, orange and red and leaves are swirling around in the streets. This year, like every year, I’m feeling conflicted about the falling leaves—simultaneously sad to see them go, but awe-struck by their blazing glory on the way down. Sweaters, scarves and holiday cheer will be here before we know it. These gluten-free, oat flour-based pumpkin waffles are a fun breakfast for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas or any weekend from now until then....

I never truly loved a potato salad, until I made this one. This potato salad recipe is a riff on classic French potato salads, which contain no mayo and lots of herbs. I opted for lemon juice instead of vinegar for a super fresh-tasting salad. Unlike standard potato salads that are drenched in mayonnaise, this red potato salad is lightly creamy yet miraculously mayo-free. This potato salad recipe is special diet friendly, too....

Significance of Holi Holi is the ‘festival of colors’ and spring that we celebrate in different ways but with plenty of joyfulness, togetherness and love. This festival also marks the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and positivity over negativity. One of the most revered festivals of India, Holi is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm through the length and breadth of the country. This is also the day when people get together forgetting all their past resentments, begin their relationship in a new way or mend broken relationships....

Honey Garlic Butter Salmon is without a doubt one of our favourite salmon recipes, and one of the most popular and loved recipe on our site. Swapping out lemon juice in that recipe for lime juice in this Honey Lime Garlic Butter Salmon — absolutely delicious. SALMON IN FOIL Readers write in all the time asking about ingredient substitutions in just about every single recipe we post. After this Honey Garlic Butter Salmon blew up everywhere, I’ve received so many questions about substituting lemon juice out for lime juice that I had to try it out for myself....

It’s hot outside, so let’s to talk about basil pesto! Have you made it yet? Pesto is one of my absolute favorite, ultra-flavorful sauces. Great pesto tastes fresh, herbal, nutty, garlicky and luxurious, all at once. Today, I’m sharing my favorite pesto recipe and my best pesto tips. Homemade pesto is infinitely more tasty than store-bought varieties. While pesto always seems fancy and gourmet, homemade pesto is very easy to make in your food processor or blender....

Let’s talk about ginger! Ginger root is one of the foundations of Indian and Asian cuisine and I use it in just about every one of my recipes. I love it for its somewhat woodsy yet sweet pop of flavor. Since many of my readers have asked me how to store fresh ginger and what to do with leftover ginger, I thought it would be useful to share my tips and tricks on this incredible root....

About Hung Curd Hung Curd or Greek Yogurt is simply the curd or yogurt, which has been drained completely of its whey. Since you have a reference to my post of How To Make Curd, after preparing that, you can easily head to this Hung Curd recipe. Different people may have different ways of making Hung Curd at home. However, the method that I have explained here does not require you to hang the curd outside for a fresh batch of homemade Greek Yogurt....

Pasta night is a weekly affair in my house. I love it for its ease and convenience. And in all honesty, who can deny a steaming hot bowl of pasta - right? This Penne alla Vodka in Instant Pot is a classic hearty and creamy pasta dinner with a pop of heat from red pepper flakes and a bright finish from fresh basil. My recipe holds true to tradition but takes a modern and convenient approach with the Instant Pot....

Serve it with cumin rice or garlic naan for a true restaurant-style experience! If you’re looking to jazz up your chicken curry routine, you’ll love this Kadai Chicken recipe. Also known as Chicken Karahi, this simple and semi-dry Indian curry is made with a handful of ingredients, and is very similar in taste to Pakistani Chicken Karahi. Fun Fact: This curry is named after the stir-fry style of cooking in a large wok called a Karahi, or Kadai....

When I bought an ice cream maker, I envisioned an endless supply of homemade vanilla bean ice cream, on the ready for topping warm homemade desserts. My fairy tale became much more feasible this week when I discovered that I could adapt my fresh mint ice cream recipe into a light vanilla bean ice cream. Now that I know how to make it, I hope to have a pint in stock at all times....

About Mango Cheesecake Luscious cream cheese, fresh, sweet mango, and crispy digestive biscuits combine forces to make this delectable mango cheesecake recipe. Best of all, it’s made without eggs or gelatin! This 3-layered dessert masterpiece is sure to become a summertime favorite. It starts with a cinnamon-flavored biscuit crust which is then topped with a mango-flavored cream cheese filling. Then I top the whole thing off with a sweet mango glaze for an added punch of bright, sunshiny flavor!...

Mango Lassi always brings back childhood memories for me. During summers my mom would make a big pitcher of Mango Lassi every morning by blending sweet ripe mango with yogurt, sugar, ice, and a dash of cardamom. Today I’m sharing my mom’s easy mango lassi recipe with one small addition of saffron, and it comes together in a blender in 2 minutes! Lassi is a traditional summer drink that originated in the Northern Indian state of Punjab....

Intrigued? I was, too. I can’t take credit for this lovely combination of ingredients. This masala lentil salad comes from Gena Hamshaw’s new vegan cookbook, Power Plates: 100 Nutritionally Balanced, One-Dish Vegan Meals. Perhaps you have come across Gena’s blog, The Full Helping, and come to appreciate her warm writing style and wholesome vegan recipes. If not, you’ve been missing out. This salad combines tender roasted carrots, protein-rich lentils and fresh greens and mint with a garam masala-infused vinaigrette....

About Missi Roti Missi roti is also known as besan roti as besan a.k.a gram flour is one of the key ingredients. Besan imparts a nice nutty flavor to the roti. It also helps in making the roti slightly crispy. There are some variations of this recipe. Some people also make it into layered crispy and flaky missi roti. But we make it into a simple round roti and not the layered version....

Sharing one more Restaurant-style gravy of mushroom tikka masala. I had got a few requests to post this gravy recipe. this tikka masala gravy is different than the usual one I make with paneer or grilled veggies. Here I have not added fresh curd and used cashew paste. Thus the gravy is creamy and slightly sweet. Preparing any tikka masala gravy takes time. So you can divide the prep work like marinating the tikkas a night before and then grilling & preparing gravy, the next day....