4.4 39 Published Apr 12, 2019, Updated Sep 18, 2024 Oatmeal on it’s own doesn’t have much protein in it and unless you’re making it with milk instead of water, not much fat either. So you’re essentially eating a bowl of carbohydrates. I’m not knocking carbs at all (I love carbs!), but what I am knocking is not eating a balanced meal that will keep you feeling full for hours....

Making flaky, buttery French croissants at home I am really stoked to share this recipe and guide with you guys. It’s been MONTHS in the making, and hundreds of croissants have been sacrificed to the pastry gods to perfect this recipe. But before I get into it, a couple of things first.. Croissants are French viennoiserie pastries that are actually from Austria (Vienna). They are made with a yeast leavened dough that has been laminated with butter, in multiple layers....

Empty tomato paste into a bowl (a decent-sized cereal bowl will do the trick) and add the dry ingredients. Fill the can with warm water, add to the bowl, and whisk it all together! Allow to stand until ready to use. This overs two average-sized pizza, freezes extremely well, and gets along great with children.

5 0 Published May 06, 2022, Updated Jul 29, 2024 Not only is this recipe easy to make, but it’s super flavorful thanks to the lemon garlic butter sauce we’re cooking the salmon in. Plus, there are only five simple ingredients involved (not including salt and pepper), all of which you probably have in your kitchen right now. It doesn’t get much better than that, am I right?! Why You’ll Love This Recipe The combination of honey, lemon and garlic is chef’s kiss!...

I’m using peanuts because these are part of a dish I’ll be posting in the next few weeks. Just place your nuts and a little granulated sugar in a saute pan and turn the heat to medium. It’s okay if the sugar starts to clump a bit. As the heat increases, it will melt the sugar and turn it into a liquid. Use a rubber spatula to constantly stir, coating your nuts in the caramelized sugar....

This is a fantastic baking trick to have up your sleeve, and this glorious beauty was stuffed inside Glazed Coffee Donuts and it was magnificent! Pastry cream is one of my favorite custard desserts to whip up because it can be used in a variety of French pastries and desserts. But I often also make regular chocolate pastry cream, I’ve only recently turned my hand to making white chocolate pastry cream....

Summertime is here and this is the best time to consume yogurt or dahi. Not only it is cooling in nature but it is a great probiotic as well and helps greatly in maintaining good gut health and digestion. This is also a season to consume plain or sweetened yogurt, a variety of lassi, shrikhand and raita. Curd and yogurt is the base of all of these. To make all of the above yogurt recipes you need a good quality curd and you can easily make the best yogurt at home with my method....

Aloo matar, Alu matar or Aloo mutter, call it by any name this peas and potato curry is divine. This dish gets this name because , Aloo means potato and Matar/ mutter means green peas. This simple and easy peas and potato curry is easily one of the best thing is you can make it in 10 minutes if you are a meal prepper like me or in 20 minutes from the scratch....

Not just that it takes approximately 30 minutes in Instant pot or pressure cooker. Convinced? Let me show you the recipe of how to make this simple lentil curry for dinner. First of all, let’s talk about lentils. I used dried brown lentils for the curry because In India we believe in making our curries mostly from scratch. Making these lentils from scratch is easier, cost-effective and healthy (no added sodium) and in case you pick organic, it’s better....

December has always been about the holidays for me – Christmas lights, decorations, New Year traditions, the presents, the sense of family and love, and then the food. Especially the Christmas food. A gingerbread house and pavlova are usually tradition. But so are all the classic holiday candy recipes like chocolate truffles, marshmallows, chocolate caramels, peanut brittle, honeycomb candy etc.! Since I was raised a Buddhist, we didn’t celebrate Christmas, but we sure enjoyed the holiday spirit!...

This traditional Indian sweet is easy to make milk pudding that you can make at festivals and get-togethers. Ground rice and full-fat milk is slow-cooked and flavoured with saffron, cardamom or rose water and nuts are added in a small amount. The pudding is very aromatic because of using basmati rice and saffron. Firni is traditionally served in small earthen pots shown as Sikora or matki. The flavour of firni gets enhanced because of the infusion of earthen flavours....

Here’s my comprehensive guide to making a simple, healthy, and absolutely delicious Labneh & Marinated Tomato Toast. This dish promises a burst of flavors with every bite and is sure to impress your taste buds. So why wait? Gather your ingredients and give this recipe a try. If you love sandwiches and toasts I am sure it’ll become a regular in your kitchen. Why Should You Definitely Try This Recipe Labneh Tomato Toast recipe is a symphony of textures and flavors....

Many of my family’s most requested dinners involve fried or poached eggs and after getting frustrated with babysitting eggs on the stove top, I started experimenting cooking them in the oven and had fantastic results. The trick is to use a muffin pan. I prefer using a jumbo muffin tin because I like the finished size of the eggs more than I do from a standard tin, but either will work....

Ingredients Needed Butter or oil Celery Carrots Onion Fresh garlic Kosher salt and black pepper Dill – dried or fresh. Chicken broth – boxed/canned or reconstituted form Better Than Bouillon. Rice – I use whatever rice I have on hand, which is generally medium grain white rice. You can use jasmine, basmati, brown, or wild rice- you’d just need to give brown or wild rice a little more cooking time. Cooked chicken, shredded – Leftover chicken breasts work well, or rotisserie chicken....

That being said, I’m trying to mentally start switching gears and start thinking about all of the stuff I need to do, like buying 47 bottles of glue for each of my kids’ classes (WHY SO MUCH GLUE?) and making sure they have shirts and shoes since they’ve pretty much been living barefoot and shirtless since June. And then I get on the internet and see all of the super-mom stuff I’m for sure not thinking of, like themed first-day-of-school breakfasts and beginning of the year teacher’s gifts (Huh?...

Masala Paratha is a simple and flavourful North Indian breakfast recipe. A delicious spiced flatbread, masala paratha is crispy and a perfect variation of plain paratha recipe. Parathas makes a healthy breakfast option that keeps you full for long periods of time. Served with yogurt or curd, pickle and either tea or coffee. You can also smear it with butter and make a roll for your to go breakfast. You can even enjoy it with semi-gravy recipes for a hearty lunch....

I’m still wrapping my head around the fact that yesterday was Christmas. It seemed to slowly creep up on us and then suddenly it was over. Like, did that just happen? Thankfully, we had an amazing holiday, celebrated with friends and family all weekend long, and have a trip to see more family later this week. So I still feel very festive and in the holiday spirit. ❤️ OK, let’s move on to the food....

Methi paratha recipe: stuffed methi paratha a crispy paratha stuffed with flavourful fresh leaves of methi. You can serve it for breakfast with curd or with dal or sabzi for a delicious winter meal. There are two ways to make methi paratha, most of the recipes will tell you to knead methi leaves in the flour. Then parathas are made with this dough and cooked as usual with ghee. But when I make methi paratha, I usually prefer to make a stuffed version of the paratha....