The classics are classic for a reason, and this creamy mushroom toast recipe is no different. With just a few simple ingredients and barely any time at all, you can be serving up a delicious, creamy, flavorful, mushroom breakfast or appetizer – ready to impress. Plus, this recipe is super versatile, too – for a mushroom toast appetizer (like mushroom bruschetta), you just need to make a few tweaks. Use dairy-free ingredients for vegan toast, and swap out the mushrooms based on how ‘fancy’ and ‘flavorful’ you want to go....

Jul 03, 2015, Updated Nov 15, 2022 When my family was here, I made food laden with calories almost every day. My brothers love cheese and sweets and they wanted to eat all the “special food” cooked by their sister before they leave. So, I made a lot of things like this nutella strawberry french toast and this cheesecake and I also made this Spinach Lasagna. The first time I had spinach lasagna was at a friend’s place 2 years back....

While I love a super light breakfast as much as the next person, sometimes I’m really in the mood for something that’s cozy and hearty (yet still healthy), That’s where dishes like eggs in purgatory (uova in purgatorio) shine! This simple Italian baked tomato egg dish requires just one pan, a handful of simple and relatively inexpensive ingredients, and can then be enjoyed for breakfast, brunch, or even lunch/dinner! Since it’s so simple to prepare, it’s great for a last-minute meal, too!...

Being adaptable and able to please any palate, rice is a treasured ingredient in practically every cuisine. However, traditional rice dishes might occasionally focus more on the rice and less on the vegetables. If you enjoy rice but want to give this traditional dish a healthy twist, cauliflower rice is the answer. This straightforward yet tasty dish will add something new and exciting to your meal. Why You Will Love Cauliflower Rice Recipe?...

I feel like I’ve said this on every single past post that I’ve written, but – you wouldn’t believe how simple it is to make homemade pasta! Having already posted All-Natural Homemade Rainbow Pasta and Vegan Pasta (among other pasta recipes), I thought I’d try my hand at this gluten-free pasta alternative: red lentil pasta. This red lentil pasta comprises just three ingredients: gluten-free lentil flour, eggs (or flax eggs), and olive oil....

Yes, it takes a little more effort than simply opening a can, and away you go, but learning how long to soak dried red kidney beans, how to cook red kidney beans, and how to store and freeze the beans is definitely the way forward. A bag of beans is both cheaper and tastier than their canned counterparts and can be batch prepared and frozen in portion sizes. I have to admit, I always have a couple of tins of beans in my cupboards for any emergency ‘just-in-case’ situation, but I also now buy big bags of dried beans which has been revolutionary....

Mar 23, 2017, Updated Jan 02, 2018 Happy Thursday guys! Hope you all are having a wonderful week so far. I wanted you guys to know that I will be updating my blog only twice a week from now on. As you guys know, a lot has been going on in my personal life. I have been super busy making trips to India almost every month due to my mom’s health and so I have not been able to give my blog the time & focus that it deserves....

Sometimes, when you crave a simple pasta meal for your family, You can make this pasta with creamy tomato sauce in a jiffy. Dump everything in an Instant Pot or pressure cooker, and it is done in under 20 minutes. You can also add some vegetables like peas, corn, carrots with the sauce, fresh basil, or parsley for garnish and serve with garlic bread and soup. Check out my other Tomato recipes from my blog, like tomato rice using coconut milk, creamy tomato soup, tomato slice chaat, tomato basil pasta....

Oh My God! You can’t get over the taste of that delightful Veg Biryani from your favorite Restaurant? You are dying to make it at your home but found the numerous online recipes overwhelmingly complicated & decided to give up? If this sounds like You, then here is your easy guide to making a mouth-watering One-pot Veg Biryani recipe in the comfort of your home. All you need is your magical Instant Pot & 30 minutes to win over your family 🙂 In addition, See the Veg Biryani Video here to get a better idea of how to cook vegetable dum biryani on Instant Pot....

Jul 21, 2014, Updated Jan 02, 2018 One good thing about baking in US is that everything is so readily available. I realized this all the more during my India trip this time. Baking is still not that popular in India and you literally have to search a lot to find the right ingredients and even when you find them they aren’t exactly what you were looking for. I am never happy leaving family and friends behind but if there’s one reason I am happy about going back to US – it’s this!...

Fresh Lemon juice makes it slightly tangy, which further enhances its taste and gives it a distinctive flavor. The lemon millet recipe is perfect for office lunch boxes and picnics. Millets are the best replacement for rice, they taste like rice, and they cook like rice. They just are smaller in size, more like broken rice. They get digested slowly, giving sustained energy. Millets are ideal for diabetics looking for an alternative grain to rice....

Jul 01, 2021 Make it either using your Instant Pot or on stove-top. The heat here has been crazy lately. Pacific north-west and broken some serious records over the last few days. I would have never imagine temperatures of 110 F here. We would hardly get into 90s during summer but this year has been so different. Hopefully the heatwave is behind us and we will back to our regular “Seattle summer” now....

Jan 25, 2016, Updated Jan 02, 2018 I absolutely love Valentine’s Day! And it has nothing to do with love but everything to do with food. I really don’t think we need a special day to celebrate love but because I get to make delicious desserts for this day, I adore it. Plus everything is red and pink and I am the biggest fan of the color red so I go all the more crazy....

Jan 05, 2017, Updated Jan 02, 2018 New year and new week but I am totally drained out. Sometimes life puts you in spot which totally sucks out all your energy, physically and mentally. When I am stressed I eat a lot of junk and chocolate. I guess that’s what you call stress eating and I am a total victim of it. My brother has figured out that I have this problem and he’s not helping me one bit!...

Onion chutney is a great accompaniment to idli, dosa, upma, and even chapati. It is very common in all South Indian homes. I learned this recipe from my mom, and I usually make this chutney once a week. I love this chutney, even as a spread for sandwiches. Though I have used red onions, you can also use pearl onions to prepare this chutney. Ingredients You will require very few simple ingredients to make this easy South Indian onion chutney recipe....

Apr 07, 2014, Updated Jan 02, 2018 Green papaya salad is quite popular here and definitely one of my favorites. I often order it whenever we eat in Asian restaurants but this recipe is made using the orange/yellow papaya. I had in my refrigerator a papaya which hubby thought had become too ripe to eat and a mango which was too sour to eat. So in stead of throwing both these fruits I made a salad out of them which turned out quite delicious....

Are you a cilantro lover or a hater? Do you pass on the parsley? Or are you the kind of person (like me) who can’t get enough of the green delights their herb garden keeps producing? If you are, you’re definitely the best kind of person (I’m not at all biased). But it’s easy to get parsley and cilantro confused – and it doesn’t help that they look a lot alike....

Preparing homemade chutney pudi or powder is very easy and a lifesaver. This popular peanut dry chutney powder (pudi) is generally served along with jolada roti and ennegayi palya in North Karnataka. I have shared quite a few pudi or podi recipes till now, but this shenga chutney pudi recipe is my favorite and is frequently used at home. I learned this recipe from my mom, she makes the best peanut chutney pudi, and I often share it with my friends since there is so much demand for it....

How has it taken me this long to discover and appreciate good, old-fashioned American casseroles?! Recently, I combined chicken and cream of chicken soup with several dairy ingredients for the CREAMIEST chicken casserole ever. This week, I’m combining ground beef, tomato soup, and a handful of simple, inexpensive ingredients for the perfect hamburger casserole. It tastes like a hamburger in pasta bake form! Like other casseroles, it requires a short, budget-friendly ingredients list, two pots maximum, and bare minimum hands-on prep time or cooking skill – perfect for busy weeknights....

Boiled cabbage recipes get a bad reputation. Maybe it’s the smell, maybe it’s the cooking process – it just leaves a bad taste in the mouth, especially if you had to eat an overcooked version as a kid. But never fear. My boiled cabbage recipe ensures there’s plenty of flavor in this staple side dish and relegates bad memories of boiling cabbage to the past. Don’t worry – there’s no over-boiling happening here....