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This concept started out as a Thanksgiving stuffing recipe. It took a few twists and turns through the development process. Here’s what we ended up with: Wild rice, tossed in a gingery dressing, plus some kale for extra green stuff and health bonus points Roasted butternut squash Red pomegranate, green onion, and crumbled goat cheese, which yield a festive color combination Pepitas (green pumpkin seeds), toasted with a little cinnamon for warming spice...

Add in the optional fresh homemade basil pesto and garlic for added flavour and this favourite and popular summertime salad is THE most refreshing salad for your dinner table! OR make it into a main and serve it with chicken! Something like this Chicken Avocado Caprese Salad. How do you make a Caprese salad There’s really nothing like a classic Caprese salad…but when adding avocado, you quickly realise that was the one thing missing in Caprese!...

What is Usal Both usal and misal are two very famous dishes in Maharashtrian cuisine. But, don’t get confused between them. Usal also called ‘oosal,’ is usually a curry made with legumes, lentils or sprouted beans. Whereas, misal which means “mixture” in Marathi is the usal curry or rassa topped with onions, chiwda or farsan, sev, lemon juice, coriander leaves and optionally curd (yogurt). This entire delicious mix is served with soft and fluffy pav a....

Balsamic Chicken Avocado Caprese Salad… Now THIS was and still is a family favourite! With so many Caprese recipes making their way onto Cafe Delites, like our Caprese Grilled Cheese and Grilled Chicken Cypress with Buffalo Mozzarella, this salad has been a long time coming. My list of recipes is getting so out of control, I’ve made the extremely difficult decision to STAHP adding to it, and actually start COOKING from it....

About Chocolate Fudge Recipe This ridiculously easy recipe is not the traditional old-fashioned way of making chocolate fudge, which is why I love it so much. Unlike the traditional method, you don’t need to spend hours cooking and reducing the fudge mixture. All you need is 3 ingredients and 15 minutes of time to make this delicious homemade candy! It’s such a time saver during the holidays when all you want to do is cook less and spend more time with your family and loved ones....

Ohhh..kayyyy. So how do I put this. You know those Cinnamon Cheesecake Swirled Pumpkin Blondies with Chocolate Chips I made a coupl’a weeks ago? Ummm… Well, I wanted to make them again. But me being, well, me…can’t make the same thing twice. I’m forever altering recipes and changing things around. I don’t know why. It’s like a foodie disorder. And this one? Yeap. I twerked it. So basically, I wanted them, but I wanted to try them with white chocolate chips…there’s something about white chocolate and cheesecake and pumpkin and honey just meshing and fusing and marrying each other to create the most harmonious loving relationship besides chocolate and peanut butter....

About Coconut Cookies This Coconut Cookies recipe is that fool proof way of preparing a batch of yummy vegan cookies that you can enjoy with your friends and family, just about any day of the year. These literally get done within minutes, and the only time taking part is when the cookies are getting baked. So, a perfect sweet-snack for your festive occasions too. Besides the main ingredients, whole wheat flour, desiccated coconut and jaggery, these Coconut Cookies are also aromatic and earthy because of the hints of cardamom and ginger in them....

Hallelujah for a new week! I’m sure it seemed quiet around here last week, but a lot was going on behind the scenes. This website is now operating like it’s 2017, thanks to a new server with better technology. I think it’s all running properly now, but please let me know if see anything strange—pages not loading properly, features not working, and so forth. Acronyms and technical terms are still swimming around in my head, but I wasn’t totally out of touch last week....

Corn and rains, a love affair Corn cobs have a special place in India as the quintessential monsoon snack, where the produce is roasted on charcoal till well charred, then slathered optionally with butter and finished with a drizzle of lemon juice, some salt and chili powder. The joy of having corn cobs or ‘bhutta’ like this, on a rainy day, is unparalleled. Of course, this can be made at a home pantry too, in a similar or different way, using ingredients as per personal preferences....

Crispy skinned chicken simmered in a beautifully thick and creamy sauce, using NO cream, with a mixture of herbs, a good kick of garlic and parmesan; simple ingredients for maximum taste. Creamy Parmesan Herb Mushroom Chicken with so many flavours in the one pan. Chicken Thighs This is the first recipe I’m sharing with you all for 2017. A low fat alternative without depriving us of any flavours. This chicken was SO GOOD, I had to make it a second time right after everyone had eaten, because they ALL wanted MORE....

Comforting One-Pot Indian Meal Dal and rice are pure comfort food in most Indian homes. Toor Dal, also called Arhar Dal, is probably the most popular lentil all over India. It’s a staple in many households and is made daily in some homes. The creamy texture of this light and flavorful lentils places it among the soul foods in Indian cuisine. In this simple Instant Pot recipe, I cook the lentils with sautéed onions, ginger, garlic and tomatoes, and season it with mild Indian spices....

We love the dal they serve at dhabas. The dhaba dal is usually made with chana dal, tuvar dal and urad dal. In my recipe, I have also included moong dal and masoor dal. Depending on the availability, you can vary the proportions of the lentils or make this recipe only with 1 type of lentil or combine two or three or four lentils. I also use less oil as compared to the dhaba versions and yet the dal tastes so good....

This perfect sweet and savoury, five-ingredient garlicky sauce with a hint of lemon will become your family’s new salmon obsession. This tasty honey garlic salmon can be whipped up in only 15 minutes. It’s no secret you all are loving this Browned Butter Honey Garlic Salmon two years after posting it, way back when Cafe Delites was still a baby. Following the success of our Browned Butter Honey Garlic Salmon video recipe, a few readers have been writing in to ask if there is any possible way to avoid browning butter....

HAPPY Thanksgiving! Roast Turkey How to cook a perfect Roast Turkey without brining this holiday season! Dried out breasts and meat are a thing of the past with our perfect Turkey Recipe. Slathered with a garlic herb butter then oven roasted to get the most perfect, juicy meat and golden brown skin. Crispy Skin Slow Cooker TURKEY Fill your ovens with other important things this Thanksgiving and let your slow cooker take on most of the work!...

Caramelised onions in a rich stock with an intense depth of flavour is what makes this classic French Onion Soup stand out from the rest. Simmered with fresh herbs, optional white wine and a side of Cheesy Garlic Bread, this soup is worth every second you spend in the kitchen. FRENCH ONION SOUP French onion soup is loved and enjoyed by people all over the world; however, many are too intimidated to try making it at home....

Cookie and I zoomed five hours down I-35 to Oklahoma on Monday. When I left, I was still feeling a little sour about being the only single person at last weekend’s Friendsgiving. Sharing that dark drive through Kansas with just my loyal co-pilot and Jad and Rob from Radiolab was pretty nice, though. This margarita has been on my mind ever since I saw it in Bon Appetit’s November issue, but I didn’t get around to making it until right before I left town....

Spring weather comes on with a vengeance in central Oklahoma, where I grew up. I miss it. I miss the way the energy crackles in the air as the warm, southern winds crash into the cooler winds from the north. I miss the eerily still, humid mornings that prickle the back of my neck and tell me something isn’t quite right. Inevitably, on those days, the wind will pick up and my hair will turn into a million little whips again, all flailing in different directions....

What is Gond Like I mentioned in the beginning, ‘gond’ is the Hindi word for ‘gum.’ These are natural gums derived from the sap of trees, some of which are edible and some not. Indian cuisine traditionally uses some of these edible gums in making the Gond Ke Laddu, a common sweet snack. In addition to this Gond Ke Laddu recipe, there are various other dishes that include gond as an important ingredient....

Bored by your dinner plans? This green goddess tahini will liven up any basic meal! I’m always so happy to have it in the refrigerator to serve as an appetizer or snack. A dollop or two brings together random leftovers and simple meals made with veggies, greens, whole grains or beans. You can also spread it onto your sandwiches or wraps. Green goddess tahini is here to save the day....

Pulao are simple and quick recipes to prepare on busy days. This pulao variety has green chutney added to it, which makes it slightly spicy and more flavorful. The only additional step in this recipe is to make the green chutney. So when you do not want to have the usual pulao, then you can make this spicy chutney pulao. Some more spiced rice recipes that you can check are Methi rice and Tawa pulao....