Need a salad for when summer tomatoes are at their peak? Here’s our pick for you: this cucumber tomato avocado salad! This one is all about the ingredients: ripe and juicy tomatoes, cool cucumbers, and creamy avocado. They’re mixed with lime juice and cilantro for a tangy pop that perfectly accentuates their flavors. This one is great as a side dish for any meal; it specifically jives well with Mexican flavors with the lime and cilantro....

Want to change up your standard weekend pancake routine? Try this easy Dutch baby recipe! I actually learned how to make this kind of breakfast pancake during the two years I spent in Europe. Friends I was staying with in Germany made them regularly, and I loved how easy and simple they were. Think of a Dutch baby as a mix between a popover, pancakes, and Yorkshire pudding. It’s made from a batter using similar pancake ingredients but omits the leavening agents....

You can never go wrong with classic recipes, like a classic banana bread, classic chocolate chip cookies, and this foolproof vanilla cake. Vanilla cake is hands down, one of the most underrated desserts, in my opinion! I’m not even kidding- This is the best and easy vanilla cake recipe you’ll ever make. Vanilla Crazy Cake Recipe- Vegan and Gluten-Free! This Vanilla Crazy cake– often referred to as a vanilla wacky cake and vanilla depression cake is the vanilla version of this crazy chocolate cake....

Need ideas to start your morning? Or love breakfast for dinner? Try this genius Breakfast Burrito Recipe! In just 15 minutes, you’ve got a burrito that’s bursting with zesty flavor. Many breakfast burrito recipes call for rice or cooked meat or potatoes: and who has time for that in the morning? (Not us.) You’ll need just 5 minutes to cook two layers of eggs here: one chorizo-spiced and one cheesy....

Preparing Curd Rice: Soaking and Draining the Rice To begin the recipe curd rice, start by ensuring the rice is clean and ready for cooking. Wash the rice thoroughly and then soak it in about 3 cups of water for at least 15 minutes. This soaking process helps to soften the rice grains, ensuring a creamy texture once cooked. After soaking, drain the water and set the rice aside, ready to be transformed into a delightful dish of curd rice....

Upgrade your creative cooking skills with the exclusive range of gourmet salts from The Salt Box. Flavorful, vibrant and aromatic…. these aren’t your regular cooking salt. They can be used to season both savory and sweet dishes. Moreover, they also make impressive Christmas gift for the foodies in your life.I made these succulent and healthy grilled chicken thighs and sweet potatoes with their Vintage Merlot Salt and Cypress Charcoal Salt....

Alex and I don’t eat a lot of tofu. But this marinated tofu: well, it’s special. It’s packed with savory umami: toasted sesame oil and ginger and garlic and soy sauce. There’s a touch of maple to balance, and it’s mixed with green onion and sesame seeds. Oh: and you don’t have to cook it! All you have to do is throw in the fridge to marinate: so it’s almost totally hands off....

Got pomegranate seeds? We’ve got a recipe for you. Try this perfect Pomegranate Smoothie! This delicious pink drink is bursting with fruity flavor and one of our favorite ways to use pomegranate seeds (except eating them by the handful, of course!). It pairs the jewel-toned seeds with frozen pineapple and banana to make a creamy puree that’s full of nutrients and vitamins. Throw in a little Greek yogurt for protein and you’ve got a smoothie that’s filling and irresistibly good....

Christmas is just a week away. Yayyy!! Super excited! Apart from Christmas, there’s something else that makes this time of the year extra special for me. I celebrate my birthday during this holiday season. So, for me, this is ‘twice the fun’ time. I don’t usually bake my own birthday cakes. But, this year, I really want to share with you this super simple, easy-to-throw together vanilla cake with basic whipped cream frosting....

Craving more vegetarian Indian recipes? Try my chana masala, paneer tikka masala, and vegetable korma next. I love cooking eggplant because it’s mild in flavor and works seamlessly with all different spices and seasonings. When I want to accentuate its best features, I make aubergine curry. Also known as brinjal curry, it combines softened eggplant with an Indian spice blend in an aromatic tomato and coconut milk curry sauce. We like to serve it with basmati rice and 2-ingredient naan for an even more satisfying dish....

We have a special treat for you today. As you may know, we love travel and cuisines from around the world. This red lentil curry recipe comes to us straight from Ethiopia—via Indianapolis! Exodus Refugee Immigration is a well-known organization in our city that welcomes refugees to Indiana and offers them a place to call home. Exodus helped us to bring you this Ethiopian lentils recipe from one of those refugees....

How to make a flax egg Here’s the formula for how to make a flax egg, the replacement for 1 standard chicken egg: Now that we’ve gotten the hang of the flax egg, we often swap them into baked goods if we forget to buy eggs. You can store ground flax seed in your fridge and have it ready to go at any moment. But I’m getting ahead of myself! Here’s everything you need to know about flax eggs....

That’s simple and healthy recipe. Also helpful for regular diet. What a healthy recipe ??? 🙂 Its a perfect snack for my children . Thanks Manjula I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy cooking from your site. I am vegan and have made the following meal twicce now, once for guests and just this week for Christmas Eve dinner. Menu included: garden fresh tapas (I used vegan cream cheese and they were delightful), Spicy Lentil Soup (was a favorite for sure!...

Here’s the perfect easy holiday dessert: try gingerbread cake! This soft, moist version of the iconic cookie is so easy to whip up: no rolling or cutting out dough required! You don’t even need a mixer. Stir up the batter and bake it into this beautiful moist and spiced cake. The rich molasses flavor tastes like a soft and fluffy version of the cutout cookies, and it’s made in a big pan to feed a crowd....

We are pizza fanatics, and a pizza night with firing up our outdoor oven is our idea of a good time. We’ve spent years developing the perfect pizza dough and pizza sauce. But we have a few good friends who eat a gluten-free diet who had to feel left out…until now! This gluten-free pizza dough recipe makes a chewy, satisfying pizza crust that’s perfect for piling on toppings. It’s a huge improvement on those customary gluten-free crusts with the texture of cardboard....

More sour cocktails Sour cocktails are a family of cocktails that combine liquor, citrus, and sweetener. There are so many variations; here are some favorites: If you’re a lover of bourbon drinks, add this one to your “to do” list. The combination of the zing of the lemon, the nuance of the honey, and the spicy whiskey finish is perfection. As two cocktail experts and certified mixologists, this is one of our favorite modern classic cocktails because it’s just so fun and refreshing....

Looking to drink your daily fruits and veggies? Try this Detox Smoothie, full of all-natural, fresh ingredients! This green puree is 100% fruits and vegetables: no powders or supplements (and no detox diets). It’s ideal for when you want to infuse your body with good-for-you ingredients, and bonus: it tastes amazing too. The burst of tangy, sweet tart flavor made us instant fans. As smoothie experts of over 50 smoothies recipes, this one stands out....

I has tried it in June and it was really delicious, but now i will add masala which you have described and well i hope it tastes more good. My daughter is fond of your recipes and has made them a part of her daily cooking. Thanks for your delicious tips. hi aunty you have any recipe that i can bake.i dont want fry. Served it today, made from freshly plucked mangoes from our tree....

Here’s a spooky drink that’s over-the-top fun: Halloween Punch! This blood red cauldron magically bubbles and boils, releasing tendrils of smoke all over the room. If that’s not impressive, we’re not sure what is! On its own it’s a fruity Halloween punch for kids, but turn it into a Halloween alcoholic punch by adding aged rum. It’s so much fun, we wish it was Halloween every month so we’d have another excuse to pull it out!...

You may come across other homemade crunch bar recipes, but those are quite frankly sub bar. Most of them call for 2 or 3 ingredients, mostly melted chocolate with crispy rice cereal. Is that a crunch bar? Technically, yes. But taste-wise, it is very, VERY average. Instead, I’m here to share with you my homemade version which tastes amazing and one recipe that thousands of my readers have continually made over and over again!...