This summertime salad features ruby red Bing cherries. It’s rounded out with spicy arugula and some of my favorite Middle Eastern ingredients—couscous and pistachios. I added celery for some complementary crunch and goat cheese for a creamy component. Homemade balsamic vinaigrette brings these unlikely ingredients together. This green salad is light, filling and very refreshing. I’m stuck on the slow summer wavelength. You, too? Let’s embrace it. Let’s sit in the shade and watch the sun go down....

Chickpea salad has become a mainstay in my fridge over the past few weeks. It’s super easy to throw together, and makes a fresh, protein-packed side dish. I love this no-cook recipe because it calls for vibrant vegetables that are easy to come by any time of the year. Mix them all together and you’re done. This is one of my first recipes on my blog, and it inspired the “Outrageous Herbaceous Chickpea Salad” in my cookbook, Love Real Food....

In this glorious stack of pancakes, there’s so much cinnamon and juicy sweet hints of sultanas (or raisins if you wish) happening! There’s nothing better than taking a bite and juicy sultanas bursting into your mouth! What a way to wake up first thing in the morning. There’s no secret how much I love pancakes. And if I can turn any pancake recipe into a ‘taste like cake’ recipe, I’ll try it, like I did with these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes....

About Dal Bukhara Dal Bukhara, the more refine version of the very well-known dal makhani, is nothing but whole black gram (urad dal) slow-cooked with tomato puree, choices of spices and herbs, and finished with copious amounts of cream and butter. This is exactly how it should be kept, for the real essence of the dish can only be experienced this way. Dal Bukhara as a dish rose to fame when Chef Madan Jaiswal of the renowned Bukhara restaurant at ITC Maurya, New Delhi created it for its guests and patrons....

About Dal Pakwan Dal Pakwan is not just an ultra-tasty combination with a variety of textures in it, but is also a comforting dish that can be had for any meal. Not just breakfast or brunch, but even for lunch or dinner. In this Dal Pakwan Recipe, I have shared the procedure of preparing the dal and the pakwan. I have pressure cooked the chana dal or Bengal gram in this Dal Pakwan Recipe....

What is Dibba Rotti In Telugu language, the word ‘dibba’ means ‘plump,’ ‘fat’ or ‘stout’ and ‘rotti’ is simply a ‘bread.’ Thus, in literal term, Dibba Rotti means a bread which is plump, fat or stout. Although it means a thick bread but the texture and taste is nowhere like a regular bread. Dibba Rotti is more like a crisp, thick and spiced idli which we all like at home. You can even say that it is a combination of a soft idli and a crispy dosa....

About This Donut Recipe Doughnuts, or donuts, are a classic sweet goodie that have long been enjoyed in some version in nearly all corners of the world. Thick, rich, sweet dough is formed into a circle – with or without a hole – and either baked or fried to fluffy, tender perfection. They are very simple and similar in concept no matter where you are, but the different varieties of donuts are nearly endless....

Restaurant-Style Chow Mein This vegetable chow mein recipe surely satisfies that Chinese take-out craving. Fresh and colorful vegetables are stir-fried in a super hot skillet, then tossed with perfectly cooked chow mein noodles and a spicy-sweet-salty sauce. (Hungry yet?:) It’s a super-fast, homemade, easy chow mein recipe that takes less time to make at home than ordering delivery at your favorite Chinese restaurant. Easy Chow Mein Recipe - Faster Than Take-Out If you are anything like me and crave Chinese take-out on the regular, then this vegetable chow mein recipe is for you....

Fasting food is meant to be light and easy to digest. so that it does not pull you down energetically and you can easily devote your mind to the spiritual practices like mantra chanting, reading spiritual books or remembering the name of god or practicing meditation or your spiritual sadhana. E.g. “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya” – is a powerful mantra that you can chant on this day. If you eat heavy food which is difficult to digest then all the energy of the body goes in digesting the food and it also makes you sleepy....

Easy Ethiopian Beef Stew Key Wat (or ‘Wot’) is a signature dish that you’ll find in most Ethiopian restaurants. It may also be referred to as Key Sega Wat (spicy) and Alicha Sega Wat (mild), and it uses the quintessential spice blend known as Berbere, a well-balanced spice mix that can easily be made at home. This, combined with beef stew meat, creates an utterly rich, ultra-satisfying and easy Ethiopian beef stew that you can prepare any night of the week....

There’s nothing like throwing a roast into a slow cooker or an Instant pot and coming to fall apart beef that melts in your mouth. Our french dip recipe gives you delicious, full-flavoured sandwiches perfect for an easy meal! FRENCH DIP SANDWICH Stuffing fresh bread rolls with tender beef along with melted provolone cheese, then dipping it into a perfect au jus makes this an incredible sandwich you NEED to try at some point in this lifetime....

Forget everything you know about pickled relish! This jalapeño relish is fresh, bright and spicy, but not too spicy. It’s unsweetened, but the apple cider vinegar does tame the jalapeño heat a bit. This relish is for more than sandwiches and hot dogs—think nachos, quesadillas, tacos and burritos, too. Jalapeño relish will liven up your Fourth of July leftovers, and it makes staples like scrambled eggs and beans and rice much more exciting....

About Gudi Padwa Festival Like I said, Gudi Padwa Festival is the New Year for Maharashtrians and the people of some other states. In Andhra Pradesh, this new year festival is known as Ugadi. For the Kannada Hindus of Karnataka, this day is Yugadi and for the Sindhi community, it is Cheti Chand. Other states have it as: Poila Boishakh – West Bengal Bihu – Assam Navreh – for Kashmiri Pandits of Jammu and Kashmir Baisakhi – Punjab Vishu – Kerala Puthandu – Tamil Nadu...

The recipe of gutti vankaya kura was shared by a reader from Andhra, many years ago in my initial days of blogging. From then onwards I have made this delicious stuffed eggplant curry recipe with a few changes to the original recipe. There are quite a numbers of variations while preparing gutti vankaya kura. This recipe has some gravy and is not dry. Also the brinjals are cooked in the pressure cooker, thereby saving time....

Considering that today is officially the first day of summer (though we’ve been suffering through 100 degree summer temps for weeks), it seems fitting to share my new favorite frozen drink recipe. I tried this banana almond smoothie recipe for the first time yesterday and awoke this morning with a vicious craving for another. Packed with vitamins, minerals and omega-3’s, this is a breakfast smoothie that sticks with you until lunch....

Italian Herb Bruschetta Chicken is exactly like the traditional crusty bread version, but instead of bread, we use chicken rubbed with minced garlic and seasoned with Italian herbs for a lighter meal in minutes! Drizzled with balsamic glaze for an extra punch of flavour, the whole family loves this weekly dinner. EASY CHICKEN RECIPE This was one of those meals I’d make almost daily when dieting, because somehow this chicken has so much flavour it doesn’t taste like ‘diet food’ at all....

Kotte kadubu is made during festivals and auspicious occasions in Udupi, Mangalore and the coastal regions of Karnataka. These fragrant idlis are made both by the Kannadigas as well as the Saraswat brahmins from Karnataka. A variation also exists in steaming these idlis in turmeric leaves, screw pine leaves (kewra) and banana leaves. Turmeric leaves infuse a beautiful fragrant aroma in the idlis. Kotte kadubu is also made during Ganesh Chaturthi festival....

About Mango Ice Cream Mango ice cream is a delightful treat that you can easily whip with fresh or frozen mangoes. Come summer and we always look forward to enjoy mango ice cream made with fresh ripe mangoes. You will find that both my mango ice cream recipes are easy. All you need is a blender to blend the mangoes and a beater or stand mixer to whip the cream. You do not need an ice cream maker at all....

Jan 30, 2024 The Best Mardi Gras Food After experiencing Mardi Gras in New Orleans, I have a new profound love for Southern food. The parties themselves down Bourbon Street or the French Quarter were out of this world. And the food I ate along the way had so much flavor. So, here I am, excited to bring a taste of New Orleans back into your kitchens with these delicious Mardi Gras recipes!...

About Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe As a family, we love soups. It doesn’t matter if it’s cold or hot outside, there are so many terrific and tasty soup recipes that are perfect for any weather! A few of our year-round favorites include Tomato Soup and Sweet Corn Soup. Today I’m sharing with you another classic homemade soup recipe we adore, cream of mushroom soup. This naturally vegetarian dish is hearty, rich, and full of deep umami flavor....