Jessica in the Kitchen

I love exploring new flavors and ideas, but there’s something to be said for those classic, go-to recipes you return to again and again. Pesto pasta is definitely one of those dishes. It’s easy to make, perfect for customizing, and it’s always packed with flavor. Even though it takes minutes to whip up for a weeknight dinner, it somehow always makes me feel like I’m eating a meal from a fancy Italian restaurant....

gotta Love Some Sweets! What better way to celebrate the New Year than with an indulgent treat or several? Before everyone recommits to healthy eating on January 1st, we pull out all the delicious desserts to serve for our New Year’s Eve party! We’ve rounded up plenty of yummy desserts for New Year’s, it will be hard to choose just a few! It’s a great chance to showcase some of your most delicious and fanciest sweets....

We Love to Add Veggies! Get your kids to eat their veggies!! When seasoned and cooked properly, veggies are a much more appealing side dish, and easy to eat—especially for the littles. We all know veggies are a great way to get a well-rounded meal full of healthy nutrients and are often a low-carb side dish. Favorite Vegetable Side Dish Recipes These delicious veggie side dishes are some of our favorites....

Prep Time : 5 mins Agathi Keerai – 2 cups chopped-firmly packed Turmeric powder -a pinch Powdered Jaggery – 3/4 tsp (optional) Split Skinned Moong dal/pasi paruppu -2 1/2 tbsp Grated coconut – 3 tbsp Salt needed For the seasoning Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds -1 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Dried Red chillies -2 (break each into 2) Method Read More

We LOve A Festive Treat We love celebrating our patriotic holidays with family and delicious food – especially desserts! Fourth of July and Memorial Day are filled with so many favorite treats like today’s American Flag Cake (which is so simple, festive and delicious). After you try this yummy recipe that is based off of our White Chocolate Sheet Cake, you’ll see why this is one of our go-to 4th of July desserts....

Ingredients needed Raw rice – 1/2 cup Sesame seed Oil – 1 tsp Salt – a pinch Water – 1 cup For the seasoning Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds -1 tsp Asafoetida/Hing – pinch Red chilli – 2 Green chilli – 1 Curry leaves – few Grated coconut – 1/4 cup Salt as per taste Preparation of the dough There are 2 methods to prepare this dough Soak rice for 4-5 hours....

How to make soft appam without yeast Raw rice – 1 cup Par boiled rice – 1 cup Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp Urad dal – 2 1/2 tbsp (whole urad dal without skin) Coconut milk -3 tbsp Cooking soda or appam soda – 1/2 tsp Appam pan (also called appa chatti) Appam preparation After 10 minutes- appam batter can be used to make soft appams. Method Even coconut chutney goes well with appam....

Prep Time : 10 mins All purpose flour/maida – 180 g (1 cup + 1 tbsp) Apple – 1 medium size (300 g) Eggs – 5 eggs (250 g) Sugar – 200 g (3/4 cup + 1 1/2 tbsp) Butter – for greasing Baking Powder – 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder – 1/8 tsp Method If you found this post useful, I would really love it, if you pin it or share it with your Facebook fans or Twitter followers or Google+ circles or Instagram today....

Baked Parmesan Asparagus is probably my favorite way to turn asparagus into a yummy side dish because it’s SO quick and easy! If I have a little more time, I also like to Wrap the Asparagus in Bacon or Puff Pastries with Cream Cheese. easy Baked Asparagus side One of my all-time favorite veggies is Asparagus. It has become a family favorite and is one we serve almost weekly as a side dish....

Baked rice pudding is a classic custard-like dessert. Similar to Arroz con Leche or Bread Pudding, this winter treat is a must! An old-fashioned dessert Baked rice pudding is an old-fashioned type of rice pudding similar to a custard. We have another stovetop Rice Pudding recipe that is more like a porridge similar to Arroz con Leche. Any of these delicious dishes make a warm comforting treat on a chilly winter night....

Use our Scrambled Eggs, Hashbrowns and Bacon recipe to make this delicious breakfast burrito recipe that the whole family loves. Easy Breakfast Burritos There is nothing like a hot filling breakfast on a cold morning. One of our favorite on the go breakfast are the breakfast burritos made with flour tortillas stuffed with eggs, cheese, bacon, and hash browns. We love them because: Make Ahead + Freeze. They’re perfect for making in bulk and freezing to warm up later for busy mornings....

Despite the “wheat” in its name, buckwheat is not a type of wheat at all! It’s actually a seed from a plant related to rhubarb. Because it’s not really wheat, it’s naturally gluten-free, and it adds different qualities to foods when you use it in recipes. Take these buckwheat pancakes! They have a unique nutty, earthy flavour, a texture that’s both hearty and light, and a deeper colour than typical vegan pancakes....

A Candy Cane Breakfast! How CUTE is this candy cane Danish?! We are known to add a festive twist to our food any chance we get, and this Danish is an easy one to doll up – simply shape it like a candy cane! It’s great for Christmas morning or for breakfast when company is in town. This flaky crust is filled with strawberry preserves (and fresh berries) along with a sweet and tangy cream cheese filling....

Prep Time : 10 mins Eggs -3 small Milk -1 1/2 cups Vanilla essence -1 tsp Sugar -45 grams/3 tbsp Sugar for caramelizing -1/4 cup 2 Ramekins or any mold Method After refrigeration You can use a steamer or a pressure cooker also for preparing caramel custard. Note If you found this post useful, I would really love it, if you pin it or share it with your Facebook fans or Twitter followers or Google+ circles today....

When those cravings hit and you need something sweet ASAP, it’s nice to have a recipe like this mug cake on hand! This is ready in less than 10 minutes, just like our no bake cookies and homemade reese’s. Satisfy your sweet tooth You see, I LOVE food (I’m a food blogger, right?!) and I especially love sweet treats. Of course, I want to enjoy all the delicious dessert recipes and satisfy my sweet tooth, but without feeling too guilty about all the calories....

Using Cinnamon Bread to make this french toast recipe really elevates it. Of course, we love our classic French Toast, but using something besides regular bread is fun to try! Take our Pound Cake French Toast as another (delicious) example. take it up a notch! We love breakfast at our house. We even have breakfast for dinner at least once a week! One of my favorites is French Toast. I especially love kicking it up a notch by using fancy or flavored bread....

Enjoy friends! If you make this coconut whipped cream, please snap a photo and tag #jessicainthekitchen on Instagram! We’d also love it if you would leave a comment below, and give the recipe a rating! Thanks so much! Luckily this coconut whipped cream recipe is incredibly easy to make. Coconut milk whipped cream is basically coconut cream that’s been thickened in the fridge and whipped with powdered sugar, resulting in a thick and creamy vegan whipped topping....

A Favorite in the Crock Pot Cobblers and crisps are some of our favorite desserts, especially in the fall. We also love having all things apple-flavored during these months, like Apple Cobbler and Apple Crisp. Because things get to be a little hectic in the fall, we wanted to come up with the perfect Crock Pot Apple Crisp that hits all of those fall favorites. This recipe is so good and so simple that we have it on repeat all fall long....

Crockpot breakfast casserole is great for feeding a crowd or just your family on a weekend morning! All your favorite flavors of breakfast in one easy dish. Serve this alongside fresh fruit, Mini Applesauce Muffins, and a Strawberry Banana Smoothie. Slow Cooker Breakfast Crockpot recipes might be my best friend. Is there anything better then throwing everything into one pot, turning it on, and walking away? Nope. Have you ever made a breakfast casserole in the slow cooker?...

3-Ingredient Key Lime Popsicles Recipe Highlights Finally, It’s the time of the year when eating popsicles every day is acceptable! My kids LOVE frosty treats, so I’m a big fan of keeping homemade popsicles around the house to help beat the heat when the temps outside are boiling. You just can’t beat the homemade flavor. Plus, making my own popsicles means I personally know what is into them. I can control the ingredients and the amount of sugar....