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Originally posted in 2014 as these Garlic Shrimp And Avocado Crostini, these are EVEN BETTER! Crunch garlic bread meets a simple and easy to make shrimp and avocado topping, mixed with grape or cherry tomatoes and beautiful flavours! Shrimp Avocado Garlic Bread is a winner! Shrimp Avocado Garlic Bread With 4th of July celebrations coming up for most of my readers, what better time to post these than NOW! These toasts disappear faster than the kids when you ask them to do the dishes....

About Strawberry Cream Besides fresh strawberries and cream of course, other ingredients that go into making this gorgeous dessert is sugar and vanilla extract. Now, you may be wondering about the ones available at the eateries in Mahabaleshwar or other places that are loaded with more fancy things. You can jazz up your Strawberry Cream the way you wish to. I keep it minimalistic so that I can enjoy both the dominant flavors individually too....

I’ve been on a nutrition research kick lately. In my “free” time, I’ve been researching diets for cancer prevention, hormonal imbalances, adrenal support, and so on. You really don’t want to see how many tabs this girl can open when she’s on the hunt for valid resources. They would make you dizzy. As always, the answer to all ailments is more dark, leafy greens, veggies and fruit, healthy whole grains and fats, and less processed foods....

Easy to customize or make vegetarian, this delicious soup is ready in just 30 short minutes in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. What is Tom Yum Soup? The name of this popular soup, Tom Yum or Tom Yam Soup, is derived from two Thai words, Tom & Yam. Tom refers to simmering or boiling, while yam refers to a spicy and sour salad. These two words describe the flavors of this soup really well....

About Cheese and Tomato Sandwich Bread, tomatoes, cheese, some seasonings and butter – you’re sorted with a scrumptious Tomato Sandwich. I like to grill my sandwich, so I do it. But if you don’t wish to grill, you can enjoy the sandwich as it is. It tastes fab like that too. Since tomatoes and cheese is a great combination, pretty much in any recipe, this sandwich recipe too is one of my go-to ones when I’m literally not wanting to put much efforts in creating a quick snack or a tasty dish for brunch....

I hope you all had a great holiday season. On behalf of the entire Spice Cravings team, I wish you all a very healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year! I also want to thank you all for trying, sharing, and trusting Spice Cravings recipes for your family. As we bid farewell to 2023, it’s time to look back at the reader’s favorite recipes on the blog. Every recipe on this blog is tested several times so you can enjoy these bold and beautiful flavors with very little effort....

Alice Waters’ recipe for whole wheat waffles, topped with homemade blueberry ginger syrup and vanilla Greek yogurt, is hard to beat. This a.m. meal requires more effort than my simple summer breakfast ideas, but it is absolutely worth the effort. Plus, if you make it in your PJs on Saturday morning and freeze the leftover waffles, you can turn reaheat them and enjoy wholesome made-from-scratch waffles on a busy weekday....

Craving some sweet pumpkin flavored treats this weekend, I made pumpkin cookies. They weren’t just any pumpkin cookie, though—these were crazy delicious, easy, practically-healthy-for-a-cookie pumpkin cookies. Yum! I made a few adjustments to this pumpkin cookie recipe: I substituted whole wheat pastry flour for the regular all-purpose flour. I ended up with delicious, fluffy, whole wheat cookies. Added more spice than is called for. Trust me! I didn’t measure the amounts, but I added lots of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice....

Raise your hand if you have some random vegetables going south in your kitchen. I’m raising my hand high over here. Here’s a collection of flexible recipes to reference when you have leftover veggies or greens in your fridge. Let’s save the vegetables! This roundup was requested by my mom, and I hope it’s a handy resource for you, too. (Be sure to bookmark it.) You can always use the search bar at the top of the page to find recipes for a specific type of produce....

From pancakes to blondies to cookies to puddings to pies to donuts. I got your sweet seasonal Thanksgiving recipes sorted. Savouries will be coming up in the next couple of days, so keep your eyes on your inboxes! There were too many to fit in here, but I promise you, it’s going to be good. Caramel Chip Pumpkin Pancakes One thing I’ve learned about American tradition, if not anything, is that pumpkin pumpkin pumpkin anything and everything goes....

What is Cinco De Mayo Cinco de Mayo (pronounced Seenkoh-dey-Maayo) means ‘5th of May’ in Spanish, and marks the anniversary of the Mexican victory over French troops at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Like any celebration, it’s an opportunity to get together with family and friends! To pack your celebration with flavor, I’ve curated a collection of my most delicious and popular Mexican recipes. Let’s get this party started!...

What Is Aam Panna Aam is the Hindi word for “mango,” and Panna roughly translates to “tangy drink.” Aam ka Panna can therefore be described as a tangy drink made from mangoes. Generally speaking, aam panna is popular during the hot summers, particularly in Northern and Western India. This vegan and gluten-free summer sipper is made with a homemade green mango syrup concentrate that is seasoned with warming cumin, herbaceous cardamom, and sulfurous black salt (kala namak) that is then combined with water for a delightfully flavorful drink....

These almond flour pancakes offer fantastic flavor. Truly, I’d pick these over buttermilk pancakes at a diner. They’re golden, tender and so flavorful that I often enjoy them with just a spread of almond butter on top. Our two-year-old is a fan, too. Since these pancakes are made entirely with almond flour, they’re gluten free. Of all the wholesome pancake recipes on this blog, these win the “lowest in carbohydrates” award, so they don’t spike my blood sugar....

I make amti on those days when I have goda masala/kala masala in the kitchen. I had made a small batch of goda masala for making vangi bath (spiced brinjal rice). I suggest to use goda masala while making amti. if you use any other masala like garam masala then you won’t get the same results. The reason being garam masala has a different spice blend and goda masala has an altogether different one....

I know, I know. I’m always jabbering on about my new favorite kale salad and waxing poetic about kale salads in general. This salad, though! It’s crisp, sweet (but not too sweet) and features seasonal fennel and apple, which is a new-to-me pairing that you will definitely see again. I’ll admit that licorice-flavored fennel was a bit of an acquired taste for me, but now I can’t get enough of it....

Juicy, crispy and 100% addictive, bacon wrapped shrimp are so quick and easy to make, you will wow your guests every time. Always a hit with family and friends, crispy bacon envelopes a tender shrimp, what’s not to love? Drizzled with a sauce that has the perfect balance of sweet and salty makes these shrimp absolutely perfect. BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP Bacon wrapped shrimp never lasts on our table! Usually gone within about 10 minutes and leaving everyone asking for more....

About Davangere Benne Dosa Davangere is a city in central Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the states in south India. There are some dishes unique to Davangere and benne dosa is one of them. While living in bangalore, we did manage to have benne dosa from davangere. I still remember the taste of dosa, the potato palya and the coconut chutney. I had been wanting to make as well as share this recipe from a long time....

About Besan Bread Toast So, if you are a lover of the classic Bread Pakoda, the deep-fried stuffed bread fritters omnipresent in almost every nook and corner on North Indian streets, then this Besan Bread Toast is also going to woo you. I’d actually call this Besan Toast as a low-fat version of the pakora, minus the flavor and aroma of carom seeds (ajwain). So, obviously I do not add ajwain in the batter of this particular recipe....

Why This Recipe Works This special recipe is not your ordinary brinjal curry, made simply with an onion-tomato base and some spices. While I have, of course, added those ingredients, I made a few key additions to more fully develop the flavors of this classic Indian dish: coconut, peanuts and sesame seeds. The quick addition of these three simple ingredients makes all the difference in the flavor of this delicious brinjal curry....

I had got a couple of requests to post the recipe of burnt garlic fried rice. I have had this version of garlic fried rice many times in restaurants, so it was easy for me to know what goes into it and how the dish is made. Yes some of the times, I end up asking the chef in restaurants, as to how the recipe is made. Preparing garlic fried rice is similar to making Veg Fried Rice but with a small difference....