(For this and other Parks & Rec-themed printable Valentines, click here!) While I would love to have a Galentine’s Day brunch, it’s more realistic for my gals and I to get together to celebrate our friendship in the evening. And for me, that means charcuterie boards (which, in my world, has evolved into other snacky boards. I want them all.) As I was planning and shopping, I kept saying, “Kate, don’t be extra....

Serve tamatar chutney as a side dish with Paratha, or toasted Buns, as a sauce with pakora, cheela or any savoury fritters. This simple recipe that tastes delicious is the next in my 20 minutes recipe series and Indian basics. You know how much I love any recipe that helps me plan my Indian family meals. And, after many of your heartening feedbacks about her simple and easy sabzi recipes with very few ingredients....

If you like creamy custard pies like Coconut Cream Pie and Banana Cream Pie, then you’ll love this Vegan Chocolate Pie! It’s an easy and dreamy vegan dessert you can make entirely from scratch or with a few shortcuts. The 4-ingredient chocolate filling is heavenly while the whipped topping is impossible to resist! The best part is this vegan chocolate cream pie is even easier than the traditional version. A classic chocolate pie is made with an ingredient-heavy filling that’s whisked together and heated on the stove....

4.8 12 Published Jun 19, 2018, Updated Jul 24, 2023 I eat meat so I make this blackened chicken Cobb salad all the time, but I wanted to create a vegan Cobb salad for everyone wanting a little more plant-based protein in their life. This salad has a lot of similar components to a traditional Cobb salad, just with a vegan upgrade. Vegan Cobb Salad Ingredients baby spinach, spring mix or chopped romaine – I like using baby spinach for this salad....

Have you ever tried the cranberry bliss bars from Starbucks? Featuring a cranberry-packed blondie bar, these sweet treats are topped with a luscious layer of cream cheese frosting, orange zest, and dried cranberries. Thankfully, these copycat bliss bars are even better than the classic and are made completely dairy and egg free! The base is adapted from my Vegan Blondies recipe, which are always a tasty treat. These vegan holiday treats are easy to love and made up of 3 delicious layers:...

There’s no better time to enjoy refreshing fruit desserts than during summer. That’s why I’m obsessed with this Vegan Key Lime Pie! Cool, creamy, and zesty, it’s an easy no bake dessert that can be made days ahead of time for backyard barbecue parties or summer celebrations! I don’t think you’ll find a vegan key lime pie that’s easier to put together or more delicious than this recipe. It’s made with three simple layers:...

My go-to recipe for vegan mayo that is ultra creamy and thick with the right amount of tang. Perfect anywhere you would typically use mayo. It’s really easy to make, too! With just 5 ingredients, 5 minutes and a blender, you will have healthy vegan mayo ready for the week. Let me show you how! How to make vegan mayo with cashews: The most important thing you need is a high powered, quality blender, such as a Vitamix....

I can’t believe we’re less than a week to Christmas - how did that happen?! I swear we just had Thanksgiving. The holidays always seem to fly by. Then again, I know these next two weeks with the kids home will also feel rather long… We had a lot of family time this past weekend. My in-laws were here for a visit, we went for a short visit to see my husband’s cousin, then my brother and his family came up for a quick visit so we saw them over at my parent’s house, along with my cousin and her family....

Sheet pan dinners are a life saver in my house. They are easy to prep, they are hands off while they cook and then dinner is just ready and waiting on you. That can be a real help on the crazy days. Sheet pan dinners are also fuss-free — no tricky techniques — and come together so easily. Prep the food, season it and stick it on the pan. Ta da!...

We are somehow back to Monday and this will be M’s first full, 5-day week of kindergarten. We’ve also got fall activities ramping up and I have a busy work schedule this time of year. So quick and easy is the name of the game most nights! (Though, yes, that’s pretty much always the case 😉 ) This honey garlic chicken recipe fits the bill - just 5 ingredients and 15 minutes are all you need to whip up this dinner....

Winters are the perfect time to indulge in a healthy and hearty bowl of soup . Since we have very short winters in Delhi and we love soup I tend to make soup for dinner and make most of the winters. Tomato Pasta soup or pasta e Fagioli is classic Italian soup which is a 30 Minutes recipe. Pasta soup is quite filling for a dinner. You can serve the soup on its own or serve it with a side of toasted bread, grilled cheese or simple eggs cooked as per your choice....

From croissants to crème brûlée and from choux pastry to sweet shortcrust pastry, from buttery masterpieces to custard-filled delights, these French classics have elevated culinary creations to a sublime art form. Here’s a curated list of the best French pastry recipes and common French dessert recipes that you’ll want to try, at least once in your life! Classic French pastries (pâtisserie) and variations Elegant, fancy, decadent, dreamy, simple… these are all words used to describe classic French pastries....

5 4 Published May 24, 2022, Updated Nov 21, 2023 That said, the key to this is making sure your salad has a good source of protein. Without adding some sort of protein, salads aren’t as filling so you’ll likely to eat a salad and be hungry 20 minutes later. Not great, especially if you’re trying to eat more salads for weight loss. Not with the salad recipes I’m sharing today… every one of them is packed with protein....

4.7 71 Published Apr 17, 2020, Updated Jul 24, 2023 This is a super simple, five-ingredient, pantry staple recipe for chickpea sweet potato curry! I’m so excited about this recipe because it’s ridiculously delicious and you likely already have all of the ingredients you need in your pantry. Here’s What You Need yellow onion sweet potato curry paste (red or green curry paste will work) coconut milk chickpeas – I used canned chickpeas for ease...

I’m grateful to Iowa Corn for sponsoring this post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Iowa with a group of 11 other bloggers and learn about ALL things corn. Iowa Corn sponsored the trip and were such gracious hosts. They had a packed schedule and all kinds of fun stuff planned for us. The night we arrived, we had a catered dinner at Iowa Distilling Company....

French toast has long been a breakfast favorite with my son, who’s 10 now. I make him classic French toast all the time and if it’s a special occasion, we go for a stuffed French toast. Even my daughter can’t resist that. And at the holidays, we all devour my mom’s overnight French toast casserole. When my kids were little, I made a healthy, low-sugar version of French toast sticks for them....

This side dish feels like I’m giving springtime a big ole hug! It mixes all of those early spring favorites - asparagus, peas and basil - with some shallot sautéed in a little butter and oil to bring all those fabulous ingredients together. Such crisp, fresh flavors. A perfect way to awaken the senses after winter and to bring on the veggies. I can’t get enough! I’ve been making this asparagus and peas with basil dish for years and years....

If an apple a day truly kept the doctor away, then I would never need health insurance. I love apples! It’s always been one of my favourite fruits and I always get some when I shop for groceries. Apples are also a key part of many classic desserts such as apple pie, apple tart, apple turnover, apple cake etc., and Fall beverages such as spiced apple cider. But have you ever tried apples in a savoury dish?...

Batata vada is also known as aloo vada is a potato snack recipe from the streets of Maharashtra. Potatoes are known as ‘Batata’ in Marathi and Vada means ‘fried dumpling or fritter’ so it literally translates to deep-fried potato dumplings. You can also call it a fried Potato stuffed fritter or a fritty as they call it in Italy. Call it by any name but it is one of very delicious and popular Indian street food that you can now find across the world....

If you like ice cream, then you’ll absolutely love this bavarian cream dessert! Set in molds and served, accompanied with any flavor sauces you like. This dessert originates from South Germany (Bavaria), and is a super simple yet delightful dessert to make. The best way for me to describe this dessert is that it’s a combination of panna cotta and ice cream in one delicious, creamy, silky smooth dessert....