Purattasi Masam Purattasi is one of the auspicious Tamil month for Hindu. In north India, “Purattasi” is called Ashwin month. Mahalaya Paksha or Pitru paksha and Durga Navratri fall in Purattasi Masam. Maavilaku for Purattasi My parents’ kula deivam is Perumal (Lord Venkateshwara ) so every year during Purattasi Amma prepares Maavilakku, sakkarai Pongal, and vadai- offer it to God. Some of my friends make Purattasi thaligai | Thaligai podrathu | Thalu....
What is Purple Cauliflower? You may have seen purple cauliflower in your local grocery. Some carry purple, green (Romanesco), and orange (Cheddar) cauliflower in addition to the ubiquitous white cauliflower. All four colors are natural variations of cauliflower – they are not dyed or genetically modified. Purple cauliflower can be used interchangeably for white cauliflower. The color variation occurred naturally in the late 19th Century, but growers quickly began cultivating the aesthetic variation....
Now that summer is officially in full swing, I have to admit that I haven’t had a a chance to enjoy much “relaxing” time. We’ve been going pretty much nonstop, and I am craving lazy days. I know there are some on the horizon, but right now I am trying my best to enjoy the chaos. Does anyone else over-cram their summer schedules? Like WHY DO I DO THAT? Although, I have to say, when schedules are packed with beach days, vacations and friends, there really isn’t much to complain about, right?...
This plant-based recipe is perfect for your weekly meal prep, and with back to school also quickly approaching, it can be a great recipe to throw in your lunches as your schedule gets busier. What’s also great about this pasta salad is you can mix and match the ingredients so it can be fantastic for your kids lunches for even the pickiest eater, just pick and choose the vegetables they love and toss them in!...
Who out there loves countdowns? Because I feel like fall is full of them. Countdowns to Thanksgiving. Countdowns to Christmas. Countdowns to seeing your favorite people. And at any point in time, we’re all about an hour away from Smashed Sweet Potato, the kind of dinner you make when you’re too excited about everything else in your life to be bothered with cooking an involved meal. And this smashed sweet potato really quenches any craving you may be having....
❤️ Why You’ll Love Spelt Flour Waffles Easy: These Spelt Flour Waffles are easy to make and only take 15 minutes max to prep the batter. Versatile: Add whatever toppings you like to these delicious waffles, or make them into pancakes instead of waffles. Healthy: Feel good about serving these waffles to your family with the extra added benefits of the spelt flour. 🍲 Ingredients Spelt Flour – Spelt flour is better for you than the typical all-purpose flour that doesn’t have many health benefits to it....
Why You’ll Love This Spring Mix Salad Green: Snap peas, broccolini, asparagus, and more. This spring mix salad is packed with so many greens! Flavourful: This spring mix salad has so many delicious ingredients and is topped with a homemade lemon shallot salad dressing. Not to mention the addition of walnuts gives an amazing crunch! Fresh: Prepped and made in only 20 minutes, this salad is best enjoyed the day it is made....
Of ALL THE BAKING I do here in my kitchen the recipe most requested and most baked is chocolate chip cookies. Certainly I am all about the special occasion dessert, I mean duh, but if I’ve learned anything from you nice folks it’s that easy, everyday classics are your jam. Those are the recipes you come back to time and time again. Why Add Pudding To Your Cookie Dough?No Chilling Your Dough For This Sprinkle Cookie RecipeGet the Recipe...
If you’re from Hawaii, or have ever been to Hawaii, you’ve probably heard of POG. Passion Orange Guava juice is a delicious Hawaiian staple, and you’ll usually get your introduction to it on the plane ride over. Well this is like…POM. Passion Orange Mango juice! It has all the same delicious tropical flavors, but a little different! So whether you just can’t find the guava juice for POG, or want to use that mango sitting in your fruit bowl, give this tropical mango juice a try!...
Why you’ll love these potstickers: Easy: This recipe takes about an hour to put together but it’s incredibly easy if you follow the instructions Versatile: Eat these on their own with the chili sauce, add them to a soup, whatever your heart desires Vegan: Made with plant-based ingredients but you could fool even the meat-eaters in your house with this Ingredients: Here are the key ingredients you’ll need to make these Vegan Potstickers:...
Whether you know it or not, Caesar dressing usually includes eggs and anchovies (the bacon of the sea). They add umami and savoriness that can be hard to replicate. But that’s where this food scientist brain comes in! With a bit of tasting, a lot of trials, and some magic (ok, really, it’s just mustard), this vegetarian Caesar salad is just like the real deal, even meat-eater-approved! here’s what you’ll need For The Dressing...
This is the type of cookie my husband likes…you have white chocolate, coconut and a crispy-chewy texture. Baking cream cheese right into the dough keeps the texture soft in the center, but the edges crisp up so everyone’s a winner. They are really quite unassuming looking…but I have to say, quiet cookies are usually the best cookies. Add too many fancy drizzles, candies or sprinkles and it’s like you’re trying to cover up something....
Winter vegetables cover many common vegetables as well as some lesser known ones. And despite the name, many winter vegetables are grown year-round. So, what is a winter vegetable? What is a winter vegetable? Vegetables technically do not have seeds, while fruit does. Because of this, many ingredients we use as vegetables are actually a fruit (think tomatoes and zucchini – both technically fruits). But, for the purposes of this article, anything that would be used as a vegetable, we consider a vegetable....
The Only Summer Treat You Need At the peak of summer (or even in spring, because let’s face it—some of those days can be hot), there’s nothing better than cooling down with your favorite popsicle. (I would know—I wrote a best-selling popsicle cookbook for this very reason!) Today, we’re trading in plain old fruit pops for popsicles with some oomph! These 3-ingredient fruit and yogurt popsicles are loaded with fresh fruit and protein-packed Greek yogurt....
And when it comes to meal prepping, people always ask me how I do it. That’s why I created this go-to vegan meal prep guide with all different quick vegan meals so you can do it too. Special shout-out to my partner, Patience Fruit & Co. for providing such bomb ingredients to help me put this guide together for you. Taking The First Step With High Protein Vegan Meal Prepping To be more successful at cleansing, healthier eating habits, or whatever your intention might be with this is to meal prep, dedicate a few hours on a weekend or evening to make quick vegan meals so you have the healthy and nutritious food available....
Memories from my childhood take me back to days when we had a daily dose of Murabbas- amla and Gajar. My mother made sure to give us Amla Murraba the first thing in the morning! Back then, we had so much energy to spend that it was quite easy to digest the sugar high from it. Slowly, it became difficult to consume so much sugar from one large piece of Amla....
South Indian tiffin ideas - Kerala special breakfast Appam, Vegetable Ishtu, thengai paal - tiffin combo TMF Preparation for the combo Firstly, Soak rice and dal for the required time and grind the batter and ferment the batter overnight Next day morning chop vegetables and keep it ready Prepare the ishtu in stove top or instant pot Make thengai paal in microwave using store brought coconut milk After vegetable stew and coconut milk are ready, finally prepare Appam Serve hot Click on the images for the recipe link...
Yesterday being a weekend evening, felt like having some quick snack. I fist thought of doing Baked Besan Bonda/ Baked Onion Pakoda, but I didn’t have enough Besan flour. I also didn’t have enough patience to soak and do anything. Suddenly I noticed I had some leftover rice. One of my friends had once told me that her mom makes Vathal (Fryums) with leftover rice. My mom prepares Vadam with rice flour and tapioca sago, dries them in sun for 2 days and it is deep fried in oil....
Published 6/27/2017 • Updated 3/25/2024 This blueberry muffin banana nice cream is the perfect combination of blueberry muffins and ice cream! You only need six simple ingredients to make this soft serve, and guess what? It’s raw, vegan, gluten-free, and the most perfect dessert you will eat all summer. Throw it all in a food processor and blend that baby up! No ice cream maker required. What You Need to Make This Blueberry Muffin Nice Cream Recipe Frozen bananas: we use ripe bananas for this recipe as this stage is their sweetest and provides a creamy texture....
I am a cheesecake girl.Loud and proud. Like, if I were on death row and had to pick a last meal it would start and end with cheesecake.Not that I have thought about that possibility or anything. Whatever. And since I am scared of making an actual cheesecake I stick with cheesecake bars. Who doesn’t like cheesecake you can eat with your hands. I mean… So I made eat-with-your-hands cheesecake....
