Enjoy this Asian-restaurant favorite in under 30 minutes with this simple, weeknight-friendly recipe using an Instant Pot or stove. What is Chicken Wonton Soup? Chicken Wonton Soup is a flavorful, clear soup with tender vegetables and soft bite-sized dumplings called Wontons. These wontons are stuffed with minced chicken and vegetables, then cooked in broth that’s infused with ginger, garlic, and seasoning. Since my family loves this soup, I figured out an easier way to get the same restaurant-quality taste at home, using store-bought frozen wontons....

Creamy, soft rice pudding filled with a hint of vanilla and cinnamon and juicy sultanas (raisins). The ultimate comfort food! Find out how to make old fashioned rice pudding right at home with our popular family recipe. It gets rave reviews from everyone we serve it to. The best rice pudding recipe you’ll ever eat! Old fashioned rice pudding When made the wrong way, rice pudding can be bland, lacking in flavour and awful in texture — but the way my Colombian mother taught me is a no fail recipe for a successfully creamy pudding so full of flavour....

Updated Dec 04, 2017 I’m so excited to introduce you a new series here at Downshiftology – Everyday Inspiration! If you’re anything like me (and I have a pretty good feeling you are!) you’re motivated by inspirational quotes, words of wisdom, mantras, positive affirmations and all around happy thoughts. Words that light you up and spread a little love, kindness and encouragement. Words that resonate deep in your core – and by that, I mean you’re instantly shaking your head in agreement, while saying to yourself, “Oh, I so needed to hear that today!...

What’s better than a mug of hot chocolate on a snow day? I’ve been working on my own hot chocolate recipe for a while, and it’s finally time to share it. This hot chocolate recipe is made with simple, wholesome ingredients and tastes more grown-up than the packets of hot chocolate I loved as a kid. It’s rich and complex, but not so decadent that I can’t finish the cup....

Behold, my favorite luscious dessert! This cheesecake recipe hails from the Basque region of Spain—specifically, from a restaurant called La Viña, where fresh cheesecakes line the walls and smell like heaven. Honestly, I’m not sure why this cheesecake (tarta de queso in Spanish) is called Basque cheesecake over here. We should call it La Viña cheesecake or Santiago Rivera’s cheesecake to give full credit to the man who created the concept in 1990....

Making fried noodles is slightly tricky and things can go wrong. If frying a very small batch, then the noodles turn out good. But if frying a large batch then there can be problems. In this post I am sharing a method which I follow to fry noodles at home. I have fried whole wheat noodles, instant noodles and hakka noodles with this method and all of these have turned out well....

About Fruit Cream Fruit cream a.k.a fruit salad with cream or cream fruit salad is a wonderful dessert option because it is quick and easy to make. This dessert features mixed fruits and whipped cream. For the fruit, I decided to include bananas, pears, dragon fruit, pomegranate and blueberries. The flavors paired together perfectly! One thing I love about this dessert is the fact that it includes scented rose water. This adds a delicious subtle rosy flavor that compliments each fruit really well....

About Fruit Lassi Come summers, and the classic Punjabi beverage lassi is one of the most common choices invariably. The popularity of this drink is not just limited to Punjab and North India, but across the length and breadth of the country. Different households have their own variations. This Fruit Lassi is one of my ways of making this creamy and delicious drink. Some more varieties that I have tried include:...

There are some variations in preparing goli baje. I am sharing a no onion no garlic version and A fool proof recipe to get these crisp as well as soft fritters the way they are meant to be. I must have tried preparing goli baje about four times and something would go amiss every time. After four trials I finally managed to get the recipe right. So the recipe I am sharing like all the recipes posted on blog is a tried and tested recipe and will give you incredibly soft and light goli baje....

With the popularity of my Grilled Chilli Lime Chicken Fajita Salad, and the Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad, it’s clear you all love these ‘meal in a salad’ er, salads, just as much as I do! Greek Lemon Garlic Chicken Salad complete with Tzatziki and warm homemade Garlic Flatbreads! I love this! This is a lunch I order whenever I go any where. It’s always a decision between this and a Chicken Avocado Caesar Salad....

Golden crisp little toasts infused with olive oil and garlic are piled high with Caprese flavours and ingredients, then drizzled with balsamic glaze for an extra flavour explosion in your mouth! These Avocado Caprese Crostini have been SO popular since I first posted them back on February 7th, 2015! Basically I wanted to upscale my toast, and I think I did a pretty good job of it. Cherry tomatoes, basil and melted mozzarella cheese, PLUS the addition of avocado slices make these a wonderful addition to any dinner table!...

The holidays are closing in on us fast, and my pants are already snug (mashed potatoes, I’m looking at you). I’ve been perfecting this Bircher muesli recipe since I finally figured out how to make overnight oats tasty. If you’re looking for ways to keep your cravings and energy level in check this holiday season (who isn’t?), I hope this Bircher muesli recipe will be a big help. It’s basically overnight oats with fresh apple and applesauce, oats, raisins, nuts and nut butter....

Here’s one of those recipes that’s so stupid-simple, I almost feel silly sharing it. And yet, it’s so tasty that I can’t keep it to myself. Pecan milk, where have you been all my life?! Pecans make an incredible nut milk. It’s nutty and tastes like, well, pecans—even more so if you use freshly roasted pecans instead of raw. I prefer mine with a touch of maple syrup and a dash of vanilla....

Moong Dal Halwa always brings back fond childhood memories for me. Growing up, whenever we visited my grandparents during festivities, my Grandad would always get freshly made moong dal halwa from a popular sweet shop in Delhi, called ‘Madan Lal Halwai’. It was warm, oozing with ghee, garnished with chopped pistachios, and just melted in your mouth. Simply amazing! Easy Moong Dal Halwa Recipe Like many Indian dessert recipes, I got this one from my mom-in-law....

This Lemon Garlic Asparagus recipe is extremely addictive and takes less than 10 minutes to cook! Crispy on the outside, nice and tender on the inside and full of incredible lemon, garlic and herb flavours! Asparagus Inspired by this Lemon Herb Mediterranean Chicken Salad, this new asparagus recipe will be a hit at your spring dinner or lunch table! Serve it with a main OR as a snack! Either way, you’ll be licking your plates clean thanks to the incredible Lemon Garlic and Herb dressing that they are cooked in AND drizzled with afterwards!...

The recipe of Dark & Stormy is very similar to Moscow Mule, except that this cocktail uses dark Rum instead of Vodka. Rum has a more alcohol forward taste as compared to Vodka, which makes this different. The intense oaky taste of rum gets contrasted and balanced by the spicy-sweet ginger beer. This is one of the cocktails you can enjoy year round, be it the holidays, backyard BBQ, or any occasion really!...

Last Friday, I stepped off the plane from Montana into Kansas City summer. Ninety degrees and sunny. I ditched my jacket and daydreamed about all the summery outfits I’d rather be wearing while I waited for the bus to take me back to my car. Acclimating to skin-prickling heat is never a pleasant process, but I am so ready for non-stop sunshine and long afternoons by the pool. I’m also ready for some frozen treats!...

Is a great meal really complete without a great side dish? We don’t think so, which is why we’ve added this creamy mashed potato recipe to our list of favorites alongside our crispy parmesan asparagus with garlic butter, our parmesan roasted carrots and our buttery sautéed green beans. Unlike other mash potato recipes, our mash is not just made up of butter, but SOUR CREAM! Half butter, a good amount of sour cream and hot milk make the most perfect creamy mashed potatoes to go with anything for a quick and easy dinner....

I have a story for you. I can’t believe I haven’t told you already! A few Fridays ago, I drove out to Green Dirt Farm in Weston, Missouri. The clouds grew ominously dark on my way out there, so I knew we were in for another storm. We watched the clouds roll closer and closer as we sampled some amazing cheese and wine (if you live in the Kansas City area, you really must go)....

What is Modak Modak are steamed dumplings with an outer rice flour dough and a coconut-jaggery stuffing. These sweet dumplings are also known as Ukadiche Modak in Marathi language. The word ukadiche means ‘that which is steamed’ or ‘steamed’. The word ‘ukad’ also means steamed rice flour dough. So in simple English “Ukadiche Modak” means steamed modak. The South Indian variation of Ukadiche Modak is called Kozhukattai or Kolukattai which is made during Vinayaka Chaturthi in the Southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu....