This homemade Instant Pot Pav Bhaji recipe is a classic Indian popular street food that is flavorful and filling. With cooked veggies and savory spices, it can double up as a snack or as a one-pot recipe for a busy weeknight. I agree to be sent email. It is also easy to customize the dish with your favorite veggies. Why this recipe works This is a classic recipe made easy by the Instant pot....

We will all soon have leftover turkey lying around waiting to be turned into something delicious. Of course a sandwich is a good idea but if you want to take it up a notch, these samosas are EXACTLY what you should be making after Thanksgiving or Christmas. The shredded turkey and a few spoonfuls of leftover cranberry sauce are combined with cheese and seasonings before being folded into samosa pastry....

Lemon meringue pie has been one of my all-time favorite desserts for as long as I can remember. However, few things are as disappointing as a bad lemon meringue pie recipe. For me, the crust isn’t as important and I am happy with either a cookie or pastry crust. But the filling and meringue have to be spot on. The filling should be creamy, bright and packed with lemon flavor....

Published on June 14, 2021 Lemon Sugar Cookies-soft and chewy sugar cookies bursting with lemon flavor. If you like lemon, you are going to love this sugar cookie recipe! I love all kinds of cookies, but traditional sugar cookies with frosting have never been my favorite. I am just not a frosting gal. (If you put a frosted sugar cookie in front of me, I would eat it, but they just aren’t my absolute favorite....

Mango sago is a popular dessert in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The first time I had this dessert was when the famous Hongkongese dessert shop Honeymoon Dessert (满记甜品) opened in Beijing. I was hooked! The sweet creamy fruity base was loaded with gooey tapioca pearls and mango chunks. It was a magical moment when I felt extremely happy after eating a spoonful of the mango sago. It immediately became my favorite summer dessert....

Updated April 09, 2020 Perfect Mediterranean Salad I hibernate during the cold winter months. I leave my house to go to the gym, grocery store, church, and that’s about it unless something special comes up. I hide under my covers and wait for the snow to melt. We got a ton of snow over the holidays and I don’t think it is going anywhere anytime soon, so I am trying to find ways to survive inside....

This Caprese sandwich is the easy lunch of my dreams. Not only is it perfect for feeding my family but it literally takes 5 minutes for me to prep before the whole thing goes into the oven. The cheese melts, the tomato gets a little roasty and finished with a quick basil pesto, fresh fior di latte (or buffalo mozzarella), it’s the kind of sandwich you will be craving for days to come!...

Updated March 26, 2019 I don’t like to listen to Christmas music or put the Christmas decorations up until after Thanksgiving. Now that Thanksgiving is over we can officially start celebrating Christmas. Bring on the Bing Crosby, Christmas lights, and candy canes. I spotted eggnog in the store the other day and bought a quart to help put us in the festive mood. I personally don’t like to drink eggnog, but I thought it would be fun to bake with it....

We love healthy muffin recipes chock full of ripe bananas and other nourishing goodies around here! My toddler can’t get enough for breakfast and I’m obsessed with chowing down on an afternoon muff paired with an oat milk latte. Dreamy. Have you tried my Gluten Free Banana Muffins, Chocolate Banana Muffins, Banana Chickpea Muffins, or Blueberry Banana Muffins? You must make them all! Ingredients Bananas: Super ripe and spotty, almost brown bananas make the yummiest, sweetest muffins....

If you spent a month at my house you’d see these babies on regular rotation. Why? Because a) they satisfy my mega chocolate cravings, b) they’re made with good-for-ya ingredients and lower in sugar than most and c) they last forever in the fridge. The texture is beyond. Flawless, I tell you! It’s my super moist gluten free banana muffins but make it chocolate. My moist and rich chocolate banana bread but make it muffins....

Updated April 28, 2011 I recently created a special cookie for my Joshua. He loves my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, so I used the oatmeal dough as the base. He is also in love with everything lime, so I added in lime zest and a couple drops of fresh lime juice. I wasn’t sure how the juice would take to the cookies, so I just added a little. I had a good thing going, so I continued on....

Ingredients You could usually any braising beef for this recipe but oxtail is a fantastic, affordable option. Ask your butcher to cut the oxtail into sections for you, this makes cooking much easier. Because of all the connective tissue in oxtail, it’s important to allow the oxtail to cook slowly, for up to 4 hours, until the meat is falling off the bones. I used classic ragu sauce aromatics to flavor the sauce....

About this puri Adding palak or spinach to the puri or chapati makes it even more nutritious, appetizing, and eye-catching. My kids love it when I add greens to the poori or paratha recipe. Serving them paired with aloo masala makes a powerful combination of fiber, protein, and carbs! That’s a sumptuous meal! I agree to be sent email. Other options for pairings are soy chunks kurma, potato masala, potato kurma, or a tomato chutney depending on your preference....

It is a simple, vegan, one-pot meal. Now that the school season is back, you will have one less thing to worry about while you manage your kids’ online zoom session. It’s a neat one-pot recipe that doesn’t leave you with a ton of dishes to wash and also provides wholesome nutrition by adding greens to your diet. As the name suggests, Spinach Rice is as simple as it sounds....

Ingredients Full recipe + amounts can be found in the recipe card below. Olive oil. Fresh garlic. Anchovy fillets. Don’t let the anchovies put you off. This pasta is not even a little bit fishy and the anchovies melt into the sauce to add serious depth of flavor and umami-richness. Chopped tomatoes. Kalamata Olives. Capers. Chilli flakes / Red pepper flakes. Pasta. (I used spaghetti but any pasta shape will work....

It’s kind of like a circular open face pb nanner sammie. Actually it’s exactly like that. The chickpea flour crust is pretty dreamy because it cooks up in less than five minutes and is packed with fiber and protein. You can find it at pretty much any grocery store these days! If you’re feeling savory, go back the old favorite, my Chickpea Flour Breakfast Pizza. It’s a real winner, loaded with eggs, salsa, avocado, and green onions galore....

Updated November 17, 2019 Halloween is tomorrow, I hope you have your costumes and candy ready! Our boys are super excited and can’t wait to go trick or treating. I am looking forward to sneaking into their candy bags to find Butterfinger candy bars so I can make Peanut Butter Butterfinger Cookies. They are the perfect cookies for using up Halloween candy. I am always looking for ways to use up Halloween candy because every year we end up with WAY too much candy....

What Are Garlic Chives? There are a few varieties of chives in Chinese cuisine and the nomenclature can be confusing. Namely, there is the thin, flat Jiu Cai (韭菜, Chinese chives), which are a common ingredient in dumplings. They require a shorter cooking type and will turn soft once cooked. The garlic chives in this recipe are also called flowering chive, flowering leek, or leek flower (Jiu Cai Hua, 韭菜花). It has a hollow stem and an unopened flower bud on top....

Published on October 21, 2024 Quinoa Salad with spinach, crisp apples, bacon, white cheddar, pepitas, red onion, and a simple maple mustard dressing. This hearty salad is perfect for fall or any day! The maple balsamic dressing brings warmth and depth to the salad, balancing the flavors perfectly. It is easy to whisk up and is so much better than store bought dressing. This salad not only looks vibrant with its rich colors but also offers a delightful mix of textures and tastes that celebrate the season!...

Updated December 29, 2015 It’s November! How did that happen? The holidays are here! We teamed up with Driscoll’s for their “Taste a New Tradition with Raspberries” campaign. I have always loved the holidays, but the holidays are even more special now that we have children. Children make the holidays magical. We have been continuing some of our favorite traditions from both of our families, but we are also starting some new traditions with our boys....