Speaking of being kind, while it would be awesome if your partner/kids automatically got you exactly what you wanted, I’ve learned that sometimes you need to drop some hints. I don’t know what you want exactly, but I wouldn’t say no to a nap, winning the Hamilton lottery, and someone else taking care of meal prep and cleanup! Brunch is hands down my favorite meal and something about spring time and Mother’s Day makes me feel like it should be happening a lot....

Herbal teas are rather a decoction or infusion of herbs and spices and they don’t have caffeine. You may add everything you like to your herbal tea: roots, flowers, leaves, seeds, fruit, or anything else you choose. These tea recipes are based on Ayurvedic principles. With a diet modification, these teas may help in weight loss and diabetic control as well. I am sharing some of my best healthy flavourful tea recipes that are ready in just a few minutes....

So a new week starts from tomorrow, and more than anything, what worries every busy woman like me is what to cook for my family so that despite a busy weekday schedule there is healthy homemade dinner on the table. Here’s my favourite menu of Indian Vegetarian recipes for dinner. My mantra is meal planning for the week and meal preparation for it in advance. Here is my guide to a simple and easy Indian meal plan for a week your family can enjoy together every night for a week and maybe wish to take as lunch the next day....

Ingredients Needed Italian sausage – I recommend mild/sweet Italian sausage. Onion Celery Fresh garlic Mushrooms Granny smith apple Cubed stuffing or dressing bread mix – I like Pepperidge Farms Herb Seasoned Classic Stuffing. For this recipe, I try to stay away from Stove Top because the flavor is so overwhelming. Chicken broth Pecans – Chopped and toasted. Dried cranberries How to Make Italian Sausage Dressing Preheat oven to 350℉. Lightly spray a 9×13″ baking dish with non-stick cooking spray....

You’ll need 5 egg yolks (if you need help separating your eggs, large cookie scoop), a can of sweetened condensed milk (I’m all for generics most of the time, but most generic sweetened condensed milks I’ve found are a little gritty, so I always spring for the name brand), and some freshly squeezed lime juice (key limes if you have the patience for those tiny little things…I do not, so I just look for small, thin-skinned limes that spring back when I press them....

Ingredient and Equipment Notes Simple Ingredients – The ice cream itself requires 2% milk, cream (regular whipping cream or heavy cream will work), sugar, and vanilla. Feel free to grab your favorite toppings and mix ins, such as strawberries, blueberries, and crushed or chopped Butterfingers, Twix, peanut butter cups, or Skor bars.Ziploc Freezer Bags – Remember that these bags are going to be abused quite a bit! I would stick with name brand bags for this recipe....

We are back from a short beach trip in South Carolina, and it was such a fun time! We had lots of beach time – including boogie boards, walks and beach bocci ball – lots of pool time and some cast net fishing on the docks after dinner each night. It might have just been a few days, but we packed it in! Which makes coming home a little bit easier… OK, let’s move on to the food....

That being said, I wanted to do something fun, so I made a quick label. I didn’t even take the original labels off the juice bottles, this is as easy as cutting and taping them right on. Boo-yah. These labels will cover most little mini bottles of juice (I’m using the 10 ounce ones) and bottled soda as well. It would also fit a water bottle if you want to go that route....

Happy first official day of summer! And also, happy anniversary to my parents! They got married today, the longest day of the year, and I’ve always thought that was so romantic. We are FULL into summer mode in our house and loving every bit of it! It’s going to be scorching hot here this weekend, so I’m planning some fun indoor activities with the kids but we’ll also head to the pool to cool off....

Happy Halloween! This is one of my most favorite holidays and my kids, who are 6 and 8, are super into it at this stage! My daughter is going to be a mummy (a cute, non-scary kind) and my son is going to be a policeman, with ALL the accessories. But moving on to the food… Recently I’ve shared classic baked mac and cheese as well as quick and easy stovetop mac and cheese....

Pickles are such a great addition to any Indian meal. A little bit of pickle with meal improves the taste, add some spice to otherwise bland tasting meals like khichdi etc. The lemon and chilli pickle is very easy to make. Though I don’t make too many of them, Thanks to the Mom there is a constant supply of seasonal pickles at home :). She makes a delicious variety of Punjabi pickles....

I’m not partial to any one type of cookie; I love ’em all (just check out my archive of cookies and bar recipes for evidence!). I love making them and sharing those little morsels of deliciousness around. Whoever invented cookies had the right idea in mind – lots of love and joy packed into bite-sized treats; it should be cookie and candy season all year round in my opinion, not just during the holidays....

5 4 Published Aug 04, 2023, Updated Nov 11, 2024 These healthy breakfast cookies are packed with wholesome ingredients like rolled oats, applesauce, raisins, flaxseed and walnuts. Plus, they’re vegan, gluten-free, easy to make and portable. Now that’s my kind of cookie! Why You’ll Love These Cookies Gluten-free, vegan, egg-free and dairy-free! Made with pantry staple ingredients that you likely already have on hand. Packed with fiber, healthy fat and protein....

4.18 21 Published Feb 06, 2022, Updated Jan 19, 2024 Old-fashioned oatmeal cake is similar to a coffee cake or quick bread and it’s topped with a delicious coconut pecan topping. It’s sweet and crunchy and so tasty! Why You’ll Love This Recipe Oatmeal + cake?! It doesn’t get much better. This hearty cake is made with a base of oats, but is turned into a cake. This decadent cake is fancy enough for special occasions like Easter or Mother’s Day, but also easy enough to make on just any ol’ Tuesday....

Anyway. If it gets to be lunchtime and I don’t have eggs boiled, I’ll resort to eating pieces of cut up ham and a GoGo Squeeze because when all else fails, eat like a 2-year-old. So I like to have about 6 handy. The problem is, I’m terrible at boiling eggs. Sara has this fantastic tutorial on how to boil the perfect egg, every time. And if you follow the instructions, yes, they’ll be perfect....

Ingredients Needed Tomatoes – You can use this method on literally any type of tomato. The important thing to remember is that they should be about equal in size once in the oven. So if you have some giant tomatoes, you might want to cut them into eighths, and small tomatoes might be on the same pan simply cut in half, while if I’m doing cherry tomatoes, I generally leave those whole and put them on their own pan in case they need to be removed from the oven early....

For making paneer butter masala, soft and creamy paneer cubes are cooked in a rich butter curry which is mildly spicy, ever so slightly sweet and tangy with lots of tomatoes in it. The makhani sauce is rich in butter and cashew paste. Added milk cream makes it even richer and simple flavours of dry spices and the heavenly aroma of Kasuri methi makes the butter paneer even more delicious....

And then I moved to Louisiana and overcame my fear of spiders (there are bigger, badder critters that need to die…spiders are pretty low on my list), learned that “bless your heart” is almost never nice, and that pepper jelly is amazing. Just to be clear, pepper jelly isn’t really for toast. Or peanut butter. I dunno, maybe it is for some people (bless their hearts), but the only times I’ve ever used or been served pepper jelly, it’s been in conjunction with something savory; the pepper jelly is sweet and spicy, so I’ve seen it in sauces and stir fries and served with cheeses (like this baked brie)....

You guys know we love stuffed chicken in our house right? I make it A LOT and am always trying out all kinds of variations. Spinach stuffed chicken is a great go-to any night of the week. And I love making chicken breasts stuffed with prosciutto, spinach and mozzarella for a fancier dinner like a date night in, or for company! Apple and brie stuffed chicken is perfect for some fall flavors and cheesy Mexican stuffed chicken breasts are a kid favorite....

But. One of the things I love about living where we do is our close proximity to Texas. We make several Texas trips every year and every time we do, we pretty much exclusively eat Mexican, Tex-Mex, Fresh-Mex, anything we can get our hands on. Mock me if you want, but I have only recently discovered white queso dip. In case you’re also unfamiliar with it, it’s usually kind of a thin, white, melty, cheesy dip that you use for tortillas chips....