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Home canning – also called bottling – transforms fresh, ripe, in-season foods (at their highest quality) into a shelf-stable product with a cost-effective method of locking in the freshness for long-term storage. However, the process may seem overwhelming if you’ve never done it before. Luckily, with plenty of research and first-hand experience, I’ve pulled together this ULTIMATE guide on how to water bath can. Including how it works, when to do it, what home canning supplies you need, a step-by-step process, and top tips for the best results!...

Nov 06, 2014, Updated May 07, 2023 Before I say anything, let me just say that I’m not liking the weather these days. Great it’s fall and it’s beautiful but not when it rains nonstop, also it’s getting dark at 4:30 PM and that annoys me a lot. Like a LOT. I love sunshine and I am already missing it even though I know this is going to be the same for next 4-5 months....

When hosting guests during festive occasions like Diwali, Holi, Navratri, or Ganesh Chaturthi, serving halwa can be the perfect treat to delight everyone. If you look around and dig deeper into Indian cuisine, you will come across various halwa recipes. For example, quintessential ‘gajar ka halwa’, sooji halwa, atta halwa, lauki halwa, and more. Today, I’m excited to share our favorite recipe for making badam halwa with almond flour. Traditionally, Badam ka Halwa is made with whole almonds that are soaked, peeled, and ground into a fine paste....

No matter what the season is, a tall glass of milk sets everything right. Be it summer or winter, delicious milk with flavors is adored by people of all age groups. You must have tried a variety of milk-based recipes. For instance, Kheer, payasam, and more. If you are up for something different yet very healthy and delicious, we bring you a recipe that will tantalize your taste buds and fill your appetite....

Aug 21, 2021 Beetroot was not a very popular vegetable in my home in India. I don’t remember mom making it often. One way she would make it was beetroot raita and she also added it to salads sometimes. But other than that, it wasn’t cooked much. It’s only when I started cooking on my own that I started incorporating it more often into my diet. Honestly, I really like roasted beets....

Oct 10, 2019, Updated Oct 22, 2022 This homemade recipe for besan burfi will give you melt in mouth burfi every time! Sweets made with besan (gram flour) are some of my favorite sweets. Like besan ladoo and this besan burfi! They both have essentially the same ingredients- besan, ghee and sugar but the way you make and shape them is what makes then different. In India, burfi is the term used for a sweet fudge and it can be made with anything from lentils to nuts, fruits and in this case from besan....

Feb 27, 2015, Updated Jan 02, 2018 Happy Friday guys! It’s the happiest day of the week and what makes it even more exciting? Some chocolate of course! I am not picky when it comes to chocolate, I can each chocolate in each and every form. Dark, milk, white I love it all. I love it as it is and even it’s inside cookies, cakes or even granola. I guess you guys get my obsession with chocolate....

Got leftover chapatis or roti from last night? Don’t waste them! This recipe gives a fun twist by incorporating leftover chapatis into Indo-Chinese cuisine, transforming them into delicious chapati noodles. Other noodle recipes from my blog include vegetable hakka noodles, maggi noodles, garlic noodles and thai peanut noodles. This is a great kid’s lunchbox option and is a good alternative to include vegetables and regular boring chapatis in their diet....

Crispy chicken parmesan (aka chicken parmigiana) is one of those delicious dishes that looks fancy but is fairly simple to make at home. If you’ve ever made crispy chicken cutlets, you’re already halfway there! In this recipe, the chicken is double coated with flour, then with a parmesan panko crumb mixture for an extra crispy crust – loaded with flavor, a crowd-pleasing protein for family and entertaining. For more of a saucy chicken parm, transfer the remaining marinara to a baking dish, top with the chicken, and garnish with herbs....

When you are on a road trip, looking for a quick meal, or you can’t decide on what you want to eat, Chipotle is always a go-to spot at our home. I am a big fan of their burrito bowl. When you order a vegetarian burrito bowl at Chipotle Restaurant, the rice that comes with it is called Cilantro lime rice. Today’s cilantro lime rice recipe is inspired by Chipotle’s....

Recently, I’ve enjoyed sharing simple go-to chicken recipes like baked boneless chicken breasts, air-fried chicken wings, grilled bone-in and also boneless chicken thighs, and crispy fried chicken. Now it’s the turn of this baked skinless chicken thighs recipe. Boneless thighs are economical, easy to prepare, and become delectable with just a simple spice mix. Plus, the darker meat makes it harder to “mess up,” meaning tender juicy results the entire family will love!...

I don’t know about you – but I think of blackberries as the dark horse of the berry world. Perhaps I’m wrong – but I thought that I’d show this humble but incredibly nutritious berry a break by swapping out the usual spinach salad and strawberry combination for sweet-tart and flavorful blackberries instead. This blackberry salad is super simple but still packed with flavor – just the way I like them....

Classic tuna salad is a childhood staple for many. It combines inexpensive pantry ingredients (like tuna, celery, homemade cucumber pickles, mayonnaise, and lemon juice). Plus, it has creamy & crunchy textures, is satisfying, filling, and packed with protein. I love that you can throw it together in minutes, ready to enjoy immediately or over several days. Enjoy it during the warm summer months and all year long. Not only is this easy tuna salad delicious as-is but there are also plenty of ways to customize it (refer to the Recipe Notes below)....

Feb 10, 2021, Updated May 07, 2023 These cakes are easy to make and pretty to look at. Serve with ice-cream and berries for an indulgent treat. Lava Cakes are one of my favorite things to eat (and bake)! There’s this place in Seattle which sells lava cakes exclusively and we go there often when we crave for something sweet. The melty chocolate in the center of the cake might just be my favorite things to eat- so yum!...

Sep 12, 2014, Updated Jan 02, 2018 And I’m again back to peanut butter [PB]! I think I need help, I have 5 bottles of peanut butter right now in my refrigerator, yes 5 and that explains the amount of peanut butter recipes I have on my blog – peanut butter chocolate chip granola, peanut butter frosting, peanut butter banana muffins, peanut butter ice cream, peanut butter granola bars and many more to come....

I can never get enough of strawberry season. I try to come up with fun recipes for every last summer strawberry before I have to freeze them. This time I prepared a delicious, three-ingredient strawberry sauce recipe that goes with literally everything. It’s such a sweet and delicious addition to all your favorite dishes. Did I hear you needed a strawberry sauce for cheesecake? I’ve got you covered! And the best part?...

Sep 21, 2016, Updated Jun 12, 2024 Eggs are something that I do not cook very often in my kitchen, yet I always have a large box of it in my refrigerator. That’s because I use eggs all the time in baking so obviously I need a keep a big stock of it at home all the time. Also, sometimes we eat boiled eggs but that’s mostly it. Other than that, I hardly cook with eggs....

Having just shared my recipe for Greek tzatziki, I had a little yogurt leftover and decided to make a quick ayran drink. As a Lebanese woman, I grew up eating (and drinking) yogurt daily: including thick labneh, natural yogurt, yogurt-cucumber sauce (Kh’yar bi laban), and – of course – ayran, a salty yogurt drink! It’s funny how differently yogurt is enjoyed in the UK compared to Lebanon and the Middle East....

In Karnataka, the vegetable pulao is prepared slightly differently. A green paste made of mint, coriander leaves, coconut, and whole spices is ground and added, adding extra aroma and flavor to the pulao. Usually, sona masoori rice (short grain) is used for this recipe as opposed to basmati or jeera rice. I have used basmati rice in this veg pulao recipe. You can also make this pulao by skipping coconut, which I sometimes do, tastes as good as the original recipe....

Jun 23, 2021 We have been having a bit of mango overdose lately. Our local Indian store is getting regular supply of Pakistani mangoes (which are extremely delicious by the way) and Sarvesh has been buying them like there’s no tomorrow! Right now, I have 4 boxes of mango and few more from Costco and elsewhere. We are trying to eat them as such and also in form of milkshake, shrikhand etc....