Enchilada is a common Mexican recipe. I have been making enchiladas for a while, but it had always been cheese Enchiladas. Cheese enchiladas are easy to make and a quick fix on a busy weekday night. Black Bean enchilada involves slightly more preparation, but it pays off in the taste. I use store bought…
The new trend of making these quick videos have been very addicting lately and I have been bookmarking many recipes to try. Strawberry cream cheese pastry is one such recipe that I had bookmarked from one of the Buzz feed videos and I can’t believe how quick and easy it is to make. Using store…
Bread baking does not limit to baking just the loaves and the rolls. Pizzas and focaccias also fall in the bread category as they are yeasted and use similar ingredients and baking techniques. I bake pizza often at home and it just feels so good to roll the dough out and shape them. Focaccia though…
Biscotti’s are Italian Cookies that are part baked, sliced to reveal a feast of mixed nuts and then baked again until crisp and golden. These light and crunchy cookies have walnuts in them and are flavored with orange and coriander seeds. Walnut Biscotti’s are twice baked cookies that originated in Italy. Traditionally an Italian classic,…
Gobi Manchurian is an all time favorite Indo-Chinese style street food. Using an air fryer to fry the cauliflower is a guilt free way to indulge often. If there is one recipe that my boys ask me to make over and over again, it would be this Gobi Manchurian. It is so exciting to see…
Taste the perfect blend of tangy and spicy in this delicious Chettinad Style Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu. Pairs perfect well with rice. For the third day of BM, I have a beautiful Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu from the Chettinad region. I am big fan of Chettinadu cuisine and absolutely love the spicy and flavorful ingredients that they…
This Air fryer bitter gourd chips will turn you into a Bitter gourd lover and you will keep coming back for more. Bitter gourd also known as Bitter melon, Pavakkai (in Tamil) and Karela (in Hindi), is one of our favorite vegetables. We grow a lot of them during summer. They are very easy to…
Kongu Thakkali Kuzhambu is a delicious and simple side dish for idli and dosai which has the right balance of spicy and tangy. It is so exciting to be back again with my BM group after what seems like an eternity. I have been focusing quite a bit on fixing my old posts and updating…
When I am drinking coffee outside, there are few that are my favorites. Caramel macchiato tops my list. I like it hot as well as the cold. The specialty of the coffee is the layered effect that you can see in the cup. This specialty drink when you order outside can easily cost about $4…
This picture was taken by my 2 yr old 🙂 When I was shopping at my local farm market, I came across these beautiful baby Cucumbers. They were so attractive that I immediately bought a few home thinking I would let my kids snack on it. Last night when rummaging through my refrigerator, thinking of…
After all the festivities at home, it is very hard to get back to a normal routine. Tomorrow when kids have to go back to school, the question in every mother’s mind would be, what do I pack for lunch? Ideally a lunch being packed to the kids should have variety and it should be…
We all need this comforting Cheesy Potato to begin or end the week. This is a delicious and very easy to make side dish for Holiday dinner. Potatoes are such a versatile vegetable and it is one of the best choices for appetizers. There are not many people who don’t like potatoes and when cooking…
