2013: Salted Caramel Apple Pie 2014: Apple Pie Bars (with Salted Caramel on top) 2015: Apple Crumble Pie 2016: Apple Slab Pie with Maple Icing 2017: Traditional Apple Pie 2018: Apple Hand Pies My recipe for homemade individual apple hand pies is really fun for summertime; hand pies are an easy grab and go dessert, so they’re great for summer picnics. Awesome portion control. No serving utensils or plates required. Can be served warm, room temperature, or cold and honestly taste great each way....

Why You Really Must Make This Barley Pilaf With Mushrooms If you’re looking for a fantastic side dish that’s also exceptionally easy to make, you’ve come to the right place. This Barley Pilaf With Mushrooms is truly one of those side dishes that you just can’t get enough of. I could honestly eat it as a main dish, and you’ll probably want to as well after trying some! I used to make a similar dish almost 30 years ago....

Before we jump into the second part of Bean Science, here’s a quick recap from Part I. I apologize in advance for the heavy use of emojis 🫘💨. Beans turn hard on drying, and this contributes to longer cooking times. Pectin is a complex carbohydrate found in plant cells and is one of the significant contributors to hardness in dried beans. Salt, baking soda, citric acid (lemon juice or lime juice), and sodium citrate are effective agents that can change the chemistry of pectin and help beans cook faster and turn creamy and tender....

Trifles were one of my favorite desserts growing up. My grandmother made them with fruit, cakes , custards and creams. Unfortunately, I never thought one serving was enough. Every layer in a trifle is waiting to be discovered. It’s what I call the permutation effect. By itself each layer has it’s own beauty and combined with each of the other layers in different combinations it is even more exciting. The idea behind adding black pepper to this cake, came from an old Indian cold remedy that involves freshly ground black pepper and honey....

Have you tried this variation of classic Danish pastry dough before? It’s a quicker method to real Danish pastry and an adaption of several trusted sources: Cooking Illustrated, Joy of Cooking, and pastry master Beatrice Ojakangas. I combined all of the recipes I studied to produce a shortcut version of the famously flaky buttery dough. This is a Shortcut Homemade Pastry Dough This is not the traditional method of making real danish pastry....

Bread gulab jamun is an instant and easy version of the classic Indian dessert, gulab jamun. They are delicately soft, delicious, melt in the mouth, deep fried bread balls dunked in a cardamom infused sugar syrup. Each bite into a succulent, pillowy, sugar syrup soaked bread ball is pure bliss, especially when slightly warm. It takes some effort and experience to master the art of making the perfect gulab jamuns from scratch using khoya....

Cook a cup of raw brown rice and keep aside. In a bowl, combine 2-3 tbsps olive oil, 1/4 tbsp grated orange zest, 5 tbsps orange juice, 1 tsp vinegar, pinch of nutmeg pwd, salt and pepper to taste. Mix well. Add the cooked brown rice, one chopped apple, 2 tbsps raisins, 2-3 tbsps chopped celery (both stalks and leaves). Toss all the ingredients. Finally add 2 tbsps toasted, coarsely chopped toasted walnuts....

There’s also nothing like finishing the day with dense fudgy brownies, cupcakes, and cookie dough. These fudge brownie cupcakes are so chocolatey that your head will spin. They aren’t light and fluffy like regular chocolate cupcakes, nor are they as dense as homemade brownies. But they are so rich, so moist, so fudgy, and will practically melt in your mouth. Eating one is by far, the best chocolate experience I’ve ever had....

Why This Will Be Your Go-To Lunch Fast. A tasty lunch or dinner ready in under 30 minutes with the help of your Instant Pot. Easy. Prep your veggies, cook the chicken, toss all of the ingredients together, and enjoy!Versatile. Swap out some simple ingredients to change the flavor of this recipe to fit your taste preferences. Delicious. All of the classic flavors of chicken salad with the popular kick of buffalo chicken....

I don’t know if you know this, but I’m not a huge pizza lover. I adore pasta, so I’d never turn down going to an Italian restaurant, but I’ll always choose pasta (or meat/fish) over pizza. I think it’s the sheer amount of tomato paste, the often slightly soggy base, and the fact that every mouthful tastes the same, that generally makes me ignore that side of the menu. The only exception was when we were in Italy last year....

To say these homemade breadsticks are delicious is a gigantic understatement, especially when dipped in your favorite marinara or pizza sauce. These cheesy breadsticks are covered with butter, garlic & herbs, and mozzarella cheese. Bake until golden and you have a side that majorly competes with the main dish. Does any other food even exist when you have cheese + garlic + bread? (Homemade cheese bread and asiago-crusted skillet bread agree—no other food matters....

Chicken Salna also called as Chicken Chalna is the best side dish with South Indian style Parotta and vegetable salna for the vegetarians. You will find most road side stalls located in busy market areas and along the highways in Tamil Nadu serving Parotta with Chicken Salna. The mere sight of this famous street food makes you hungry and crave for a bite of the flaky layered parotta dunked into the aromatic chalna....

What Makes These Air Fryer Chile Rellenos Perfect? Fast. An air fryer recipe done start to finish in 40 minutes.Easy. Char the peppers, stuff them with a delicious filling, cook, and drizzle with sauce.Vegetarian. A satisfying and filling vegetarian recipe.Versatile. Serve as a main course or as a side dish.Delicious. Robust flavors thanks to charred peppers and a variety of flavorful spices. The odd thing about this recipe is that it’s for 3 Chile Rellenos....

No reviews 1/2 cup mixed nuts and seeds, chopped (walnuts, pistachios, pumpkin seeds) 1/2 Tbsp Maldon salt flakes 12 oz/ 340 g milk chocolate (I used Guittard’s 38% cacao) 6 oz/170 g bittersweet dark chocolate (I use Guittard’s 74% cacao) 1/2 tsp Resham Patti chilli powder Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ

1 Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan and line with butter paper. 2 Place a medium heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Place butter in the bowl and let it melt. Remove the bowl from the simmering water and stir in the sugar. It will appear grainy at this point. 3Whisk in eggs, one after the other and add the vanilla essence before adding the flour....

What Makes This Chocolate Pudding So Great? Low Carb. Only 3 net carbs per serving.Rich. Tastes indulgently chocolatey without the guilt.Creamy. A smooth texture you’ll want to Easy. Just pour and cook, then chill for the perfect keto pudding.Delicious. So good you’ll have to share it with the rest of the family. Keto comfort foods really help you stay on your eating plan, so it’s a good idea to have a few tried and true keto desserts that you can rely on....

My most favorite festive season is here and nothing beats the warm baking aroma that whiffs through my home on a cold winter morning! 🙂 Wishing all my dear readers who are celebrating, a blessed Christmas and happy holidays! I have been baking away a good part of the morning and our Christmas breakfast menu included gooey cinnamon rolls, savory muffins with peas and corn, smoked barbeque sausages and stuffed omelette....

My daughter Inaaya only eats coconut in this form. She absolutely loves this coconut raita and asks for seconds. My husband calls this to be a great side dish to parathas and dhoklas too. What Is Raita? Raita is a delicious yogurt-based Indian side dish mixed with raw or cooked vegetables or fruits and/or Bundi. It is like a cold salad for the western world, and it has complex textures which make a wonderful side dish....

If anything can move fast, it has got to be time. I certainly have a hard time keeping up with it and now that it’s almost mid-December here I am writing my final recipe for the year (there’ll be one more post this week from me sharing some of my favorite holiday recipes). We’re taking a long and much needed trip to visit my family in India. A big family reunion and a fun wedding, it is going to be fun time....

Summer for sure isn’t done yet so there are days (many in fact) when I crave for a cold caffeinated drink over something hot. illy Cold brewed iced coffee is my go to drink these days. I always made cold coffee or frappe but that gets too heavy and drinking that everyday may not be best option. Finally discovered the Cold brew method of making coffee and totally hooked. It is super easy and effortless....