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Moong Dal ka Halwa is so yummy that one spoon is enough to take you straight to the food heaven! Yellow dal paste or moong dal paste cooked in ghee and scented sugar syrup is a total delight for the taste buds. Read on if you want to cook perfect halwai style Moong Dal halwa recipe. This Indian Halwa has this sweet aroma of ghee, saffron and cardamom and crunch of crushed pistachio and almonds, I was actually drooling halfway through the making of the halwa....

5 3 Published Aug 21, 2022, Updated May 21, 2024 Mason jar salads are a breeze to whip up and make for such a convenient, portable meal option. Even if you work from home like me having salads already prepped for a healthy lunch saves so much time. This Nicoise mason jar salad is one of my favorites! It screams spring and summer to me. The veggies are so refreshing and the tuna gives it plenty of protein but still keeps it nice and light....

holiday memories… Growing up, Thanksgiving was always a really big deal at our house. Like…a really big deal. The way things ended up working out, my brothers and sisters always ended up doing their own Christmas or spending it with their spouses’ families, but everyone always came home for Thanksgiving. It was all the fun and festivity of Christmas, but none of the pressure and stress. Plus, my brother had a deathly poultry allergy (totally serious here), so we always had a turkey AND a ham, which is like the best of the holiday foods all in one place....

If you’re not a bread-maker, this recipe is totally for you. You don’t have to proof yeast, you don’t have to let the dough rise more than once, and you don’t even need to worry about shaping it nicely. This is as easy as it gets, and they’re done in about an hour (I always allow just a little longer). I actually based this quick rolls recipe off of our Everyday Cinnamon Rolls, and it remains very, very similar....

These are pretty darn easy, and although they do take quite a bit of time to cook, the actual work you have to put in is less than 5 minutes. Your oven will do the rest! First up, remove the cores of your apples. If you don’t have a little apple coring gadget, the sharp end of a vegetable peeler works great. I just do one side of the apple, about half way to the core, and then flip it over and do the other side....

Creamy paneer Aka Indian cottage cheese tossed in a delicious masala cooked with freshly ground black pepper. Serve this with naan, rice, chapati, dosa, sandwich filling or as Paneer pepper masala wrap. Possibilities with this tasty paneer recipes are many. Paneer pepper masala is perfect for dinner TONIGHT! I am a staunch advocate of meal preps, but with this paneer recipe, You really do not need much pre-prep as it is one of simplest 20 Minutes recipe you can make....

4.16 53 Published Jun 16, 2017, Updated Sep 27, 2023 Isaac is obsessed with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches so I knew he’d love a smoothie with a similar flavor profile. Enter the peanut butter and jelly smoothie with only five simple ingredients — frozen blueberries, peanut butter, a frozen banana, protein powder and almond milk. Because this smoothie is meant to be a meal replacement I make sure it has a good balance of macronutrients (carbs, protein and fat)....

It’s a healthy dessert perfect for breakfast/brunch too! Panna cotta My first panna cotta was one I made many years ago, after seeing it on TV. It sounded fancy, but seemed pretty simple, and I decided to give it a go. I made a classic panna cotta with passion fruit, and it was love at first sight and taste! I’ve shared a few different versions of panna cotta on the blog before, including a base recipe for classic panna cotta, along with other variations such as this white chocolate panna cotta, creamy matcha panna cotta, and even a boba milk tea panna cotta!...

You’ll need garlic, lots of fresh basil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, whole buttermilk, 2% Greek yogurt, and parmesan cheese. Place the garlic and basil in a mini blender jar or mini food processor. Process until finely chopped. Add yogurt, buttermilk, salt, and pepper and process until combined. Add cheese and pulse until just combined. Transfer to a serving dish, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve. Before serving, sprinkle with additional kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and chives or green onions....

0 2 Published Apr 26, 2024, Updated Aug 03, 2024 Since it was a salad packed with protein I knew I had to try it, and I’m so glad I did! This salad is flavorful and delicious and it’s packed with over 45 grams of protein per serving. Now, that’s my kind of meal-sized salad! Why You’ll Love This Salad Rich in Protein – With ingredients like chicken, turkey bacon, salami and chickpeas, this salad is packed with a whopping 47 grams of protein per serving, making it a filling lunch or dinner option....

5 26 Published Jan 23, 2023, Updated Jun 27, 2024 This dough is made with just 2 simple ingredients and there’s no yeast or waiting for the dough to rise. And thanks to the protein-rich Greek yogurt in the dough and the ground chicken sausage as a topping this pizza is loaded with a whopping 30 grams of protein per serving! Why You’ll Love This Recipe It’s high protein! One slice has about 15 grams of protein....

3.94 69 Published Sep 09, 2021, Updated Oct 24, 2024 This particular overnight oats combo is one of my absolute favorites! I basically wait all year for it. Pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon give the oats the fall flavor I love and the almond milk makes them nice and creamy. Pumpkin Overnight Oats Ingredients old fashioned rolled oats – rolled oats are the best for overnight oats. Instant/quick oats and steel cut oats don’t work the same because they don’t absorb liquid the same way rolled oats do....

This post is sponsored by the National Pork Board. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. We were supposed to be camping in the mountains this past weekend, but the weather just got too cold. The kids were so sad, but we tried to do a make-up of sorts at home. We ate dinner outside on Friday night, followed by a fire pit and s’mores. We set up their inside tent and sleeping bags in the playroom and they slept in there that night....

I’ve started quick pickling lots of things–vegetables like carrots, onions, radishes, and peppers also handle this treatment extremely well. But. Just plain cucumbers are always my favorite. These are delicious on tacos, stir fries, sandwiches, eaten by themselves while I stare into the fridge at 11:30 pm, pondering the meaning of life. You’ll need 8-9 ounces of English or baby cucumbers, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and smashed garlic....

I’m not complaining–I’m grateful for our opportunities, and honestly, I’d rather be busy than not busy. But simple things like dinner are also stressing me out. I’m sick of eating out, I don’t have a huge appetite, and I don’t have a lot of time on my hands, so I guess I’m kind of in the mood for fancy-ish comfort food. That’s easy. And not horrible for me. Not a terribly tall order, right?...

Place them under a broiler on low heat and sit there and stare at them. Really, don’t go anywhere, just stare. I don’t care if it makes them feel awkward, you’ll be happy you did when you don’t start a kitchen fire. When the marshmallows are done, carefully stir up your hot chocolate. I like to partially stir so I still have some chocolate goo at the bottom to eat....

We are 9 days from Christmas, and I’m totally ready and not at all ready. Presents are bought, wrapped and ready to go. Plans are mostly made and menus are nearly finished. But I’m still reeling from the fact that it’s mid-December, Christmas is here and it’s almost the end of the year. At least tomorrow is my kids’ last day of school before having two weeks off. We’re not traveling this year, so it’ll be a low-key break....

We’ve been on a roll around here with the slow cooker recipes recently. I’ve got so many delicious ones to share with you over the next few weeks. It’s so easy to just toss everything in and have dinner cooking away. Slow cooker honey garlic chicken and slow cooker cream cheese chicken are two favorites - of mine and of so many readers. They are easy to prepare and require just a few ingredients....

4.25 265 Published Jan 18, 2023, Updated Sep 18, 2024 Plus, lately the weather here in Richmond has been so sporadic. One day it’s warm and sunny and the next it’s cold and rainy. Luckily this soup is the perfect rainy-day dinner! A few weeks ago, one of the EBF team members, Emily came to town. She typically manages social media, but came to help me out in the kitchen for a week of recipe testing and creating!...

Tender beef is cooked low and slow in a sweet and savory sauce, then you can pile it high on soft buns, or pair it with vegetables, or any other way your heart desires to eat delicious shredded beef. The sauce mixes up quickly with pantry ingredients, including honey, worcestershire, soy, and of course, balsamic vinegar. When it’s done cooking, it easily shreds with a fork and you spoon more of those cooking juices over the top....