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Though I’ve run across many recipes for steel cut oats on my favorite blogs and inside my most dog-eared cookbooks, somehow the fact that steel cut oats are infinitely better than their old-fashioned counterparts escaped me. Steel cut oats are so creamy that they seem positively indulgent—so decadent that I can’t resist eating tiny bowlfuls for dessert. If you haven’t given steel cut oats try yet, please do. I promise you’ll never look at oatmeal the same way again....

Yeah, I would be skeptical of this cheese-less queso if I were you. Queso literally means “cheese” in Spanish. This dip is a dairy-free, cheese-like fraud—a fraud that this dairy-eating queso lover thoroughly enjoys. That counts for something, right? I was highly skeptical of vegan queso until Ali convinced me to give Füd’s vegan nachos a chance. She said they’re the best nachos in town, vegan or not, so I agreed to meet her there for lunch....

These vegetarian enchiladas are a hearty and satisfying dinner. Make them on a weeknight and you’ll enjoy leftovers for lunch the next day. Or make it on the weekend and invite friends over to make a party out of it! You could make a double batch and freeze the extras—you’ll find freezing instructions below. You’ll love the fresh filling in these enchiladas, made of sautéed bell pepper, broccoli, onion, spinach, black beans and warming spices....

Indian wheat is high in protein and belongs to the aestivum variety used by everyone in the world for making great bread. So whole wheat bread loaves in India should work right? Why my atta bread just doesn’t work the way I want it to? Why is it dense and crumbly? I used to bake good soft and fluffy 100% percent whole wheat breads when I was abroad and suddenly after moving back to India, the same recipe would give me horrified loaves....

September is when summer and fall produce collide at the farmers’ market. It’s the best of both worlds, which is why this list is a long one. I propose that we make good use of all the tomatoes, corn and peaches while we still can. Labor Day weekend is upon us, and it seems impossible that we’re celebrating our daughter’s third birthday soon! For more Labor Day recipes, check this roundup....

Updated Dec 04, 2017 I think I may be getting a bit of a reputation as the cassava flour girl! After returning from Bali last year (where cassava flour is used heavily), I realized just how awesome this gluten-free, grain-free flour was. So I wrote this post on what you need to know about cassava flour. And started whipping up recipe after recipe after recipe. Now, many of you have found me and Downshiftology through a Google search on cassava flour (hello, you!...

Updated Oct 23, 2024 Why You’ll Love These Valentine’s Recipes These recipes are easy yet impressive. Making a dinner reservation is easy, but dinner at home is extra special and romantic. So I’ll show you how to master restaurant-worthy classics with simple everyday ingredients that are foolproof and cheaper than eating out. There are ideas for an entire menu. In addition to dinner mains, you’ll find the best desserts and cocktails to complete your dinner menu....

Updated May 15, 2024 What is Whole30? In case you missed my list of Whole30 breakfast recipes or Whole30 lunch ideas, let me quickly tell you what Whole30 is all about. It’s a program that’s designed to remove inflammatory foods and identify any foods that might have a negative impact on your individual body. By eliminating this specific list of foods for 30 days, you’ll know which ingredients you may have sensitivities for....

About Arbi Sabji At home, my husband is quite fond of arbi (colocasia or taro roots). Not that I am not, as now, even I’ve got a habit of consuming it and absolutely love it too. So, whenever in season, I am cooking this root veggie at least once in a week. Also, whatever I know of arbi recipes, it is all courtesy my mother as well as mother-in-law. I remember picking this particular recipe from a small pocket cookbook from my college days, that I still have....

Update: Check out my new, comprehensive guide to making perfect baked frittatas here! The original post: Frittatas: I love them. But before I read Stonesoup’s guide to the perfect frittata, I was too intimidated to try making my own. I thought I’d have to start cooking the eggs on the stove, try to flip the eggs without making a mess, move it all to the oven, and so forth. Jules discovered that the best way to make frittatas is to simply bake them in the oven, which got me excited about making frittatas....

Entertain with ease and in style! Email your friends and/or family members the recipes you want at your Labor Day party and get them to join in on the fun and bring a dish. Take the pressure off… put your feet up, and enjoy your weekend! Happy Labor Day! REMEMBER: TO SEE A RECIPE, CLICK ON THE IMAGE OR THE LINK ABOVE IT! Appetizers/Starters: Cheese Ball Antipasto is the perfect centre piece....

Nachos, my low-brow delicacy of choice, bring back fond memories of my former jobs in food service. In high school, my first “real job” was working in a concessions stand at a little league baseball park with my best friends. After school and on weekends, we giggled and bumped hips as we poured glugs of processed cheese into plastic compartments. We handed out countless nachos, microwaved hot dogs and Gatorades to hoards of hungry boys, taking breaks behind the corner to gleefully dip our own round and salty chips into that artificially orange cheese....

This is like a huge fluffy muffin in a tin. Hence the name I gave it. A big, fat muffin, with hardly any fat, except for the fat juicy blueberries. And that’s the only fat I wanted in this cake. And it may not seempossible, but every mouthful still melts in your mouth with blueberry and coconut flavours so perfectly paired together, every mouthful is just pure joy. So soft, just like a muffin....

What day is it? What time is it? I’m in a tornado of last-minute cookbook details. Imagine a vortex of words, vegetables and papers with notes on them, swirling around a very frizzy-haired me in the middle. Then add Cookie running in circles around my feet, catching the crumbs and stray kale leaves. That’s about right. With all the recipe testing, I’ve hardly been eating proper meals. Don’t worry, I’m not going hungry....

A variation to the regular stuffed paratha is this broccoli paratha. They taste good and even folks who do not like broccoli will like these parathas. This is a nice way to use broccoli if you have picky eaters. If you like cauliflower paratha then most probably you will like these parathas as well. For best taste use broccoli that is fresh and green. It should not be wilted or discolored....

Hello from the other side. I survived cookbook edits round two, which is the most intense round because a copy editor went through and pointed out my every inconsistency. Oh, my perfectionistic heart! The book and I are better for it, though, and part of me loved arguing over the use of among vs. between. I can’t wait to get caught up with you guys and caught up on sleep, too....

With a hint of butter and garlic, our creamy Buffalo chicken dip recipe is a hit wherever you serve it. Using rotisserie chicken to avoid lengthy cooking times, it doesn’t get any easier than this! If you thought our Spinach Artichoke Dip, Satay Dipping Sauce and even our reader favourite Guacamole were good, wait until you’ve wrapped your lips around this gem! BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP With the growing popularity of our Crispy Buffalo Wings, we thought you might be keen for another Buffalo dish....

About Butter Cake Recipe There is nothing quite as delicious as a soft, thick and tender butter cake. Lovely to enjoy any time of day, its a simple but very satisfying sweet treat that is fantastic to serve at casual get togethers or keep on the countertop for snacking. This recipe is similar to a classic Vanilla Cake, but with a good bit more butter for an even richer taste and a denser crumb....

Fried rice or for that matter Veg pulao are a nice lunch option most of the times in our busy lives. In fact, if you have some Leftover rice, you can easily create your signature recipe of a fried rice. Usually when I cook fried rice, I cook the rice first, cool the rice grains and add to the fried veggies. This cabbage fried rice recipe has Indian spices used in it and the taste is different from the usual Chinese veg fried rice....

Have you experienced cashew butter? It is sublime and somehow much more delicious than a handful of toasted cashews. A spoonful of homemade cashew butter tastes like a treat. It’s nearly as enticing as cookie dough, as far as I’m concerned—sometimes, I add a few chocolate chips to achieve the full cookie dough effect. This homemade cashew butter recipe is easy to make in a food processor. The trick is to lightly toast your cashews before blending for the best flavor and texture....