Our Favorite Holiday Punch! We ALWAYS have something festive to drink during special occasions and holiday parties. This non alcoholic holiday punch recipe is our family’s FAVORITE (kids and adults love it)!! The sweet citrus and bright flavors pair perfectly with any of your holiday spreads. Whether it’s for Thanksgiving or Christmas, it’s sure to be a hit with all of your guests! For more tasty drinks to spice up your festivities, try Wassail, Apple Cider, Christmas Punch, or our classic Hot Chocolate....

Oats give cookies such a nice, substantial texture. We have a recipe for Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies, Oatmeal Coconut Cookies, as well as these yummy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! Oats in Cookies! We love adding oats to our cookies. An Oatmeal Cookie Recipe adds that perfect chewiness and texture (sometimes I prefer an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie over a regular Chocolate Chip Cookie.) Here is why you should make them:...

Prep Time : 5 mins (excluding soaking time) Rice flour – 1 1/2 cup Rava – 1/2 cup Maida/ all pupose flour – 2 tbsp Jeera/cumin seeds – 1 1/2- 2 tsp Whole black pepper – 1 tsp Green chilli -1 very finely chopped Thick Buttermilk – 1/4 cup Onion -1 Water -appoximately 2 3/4 cup Oil for making dosas Salt as needed Now let us see how to make onion rava dosa –...

How to make Onion Sambar Prep time -under 15 mins Cook time -under 30 mins Yields – 3 -3 1/2 cups of sambar Ingredients needed Pearl Onions -1/2 cup (cut it into 2 if they are big) Tur dal – 1/3 cup Turmeric powder – a pinch Tamarind – small gooseberry sized ball Salt -1 tbsp flat rock salt (use less if using table salt or iodized salt) For the paste Oil – 1 tsp Coriander seeds – 2 1/2 tsp Bengal gram dal/ channa dal/kadalai paruppu – 1 1/2 tsp Red chillies -4 Raw rice – 1 tsp Grated Coconut -2 1/2 tbsp For the seasoning Oil – 2 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp Curry leaves – few Preparation...

How to make Pal Kozhukattai Prep time – under 15 mins Cook time – under 30 mins Serves – 2 Ingredients needed For Rice balls Parboiled rice – 1/2 cup Salt a pinch Ghee – 2 tsp Sweet sauce Jaggery – 3/4 cup Thin coconut milk – 1 cup Thick coconut milk – 1/2 cup Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp Edible camphor – a pinch (optional) Preparation Wash and soak rice for 2 hours....

Ingredients needed Rice Ada -1/3 cup (I used ready made rice ada) Milk -3 cups Sugar -1/2 cup Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp Cashew nuts – 4(optional) Raisins – 5-6 (optional) Butter-1/2 tsp Preparation Method After 10-15 mins, add 1/2 tsp of butter and stir. Delicious Palada Payasam is ready. Serve hot or chilled. Do not forget to check out Ada Pradhaman Recipe (prepared with rice ada, jaggery and coconut milk) Read More

Fudge is a Christmas staple in our home, it’s a perfect treat for gifting! Besides the Classic Chocolate Fudge and Cookies and Cream Fudge, we love to make this Peanut Butter Fudge recipe! Homemade Peanut Butter Fudge There is nothing like a little homemade fudge. It reminds me of my grandma making her famous Chocolate Fudge every year for us. The smell of fudge brings back so many childhood memories!...

Layered desserts like Pistachio Dessert, White Chocolate Lasagna, and Magic Pumpkin Cake are among our favorite family treats. This Peppermint Chocolate Delight is a delicious Christmas must-make! festive christmas treats The kids love whipping up Christmas treats like the Christmas Popcorn we whipped up last week. It was so good, but I have a recipe today that I think is even better. It’s called Peppermint Chocolate Delight. We made it a few weeks ago and it was so good that it was gone super fast....

Prep Time : 15 mins (excluding soaking time) Whole Green gram – 1 cup Raw rice – 2 tsp Onion – 1 (optional) Ginger – 1 inch piece Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Green chillies – 4-5 Salt to taste Toppings Finely chopped onions Method More Dosa varieties How to make dosa at home (basic dosa recipe) Onion Rava dosa Instant wheat dosa Moong dal dosa (split yellow moong/pasi paruppu) Vegetable Uthappam Adai Oats uttapam Read More

Prep Time : 15 mins Potatoes – 5 medium size (as seen in the pic above) Onion – 3/4 cup thinly sliced Tomato – 1 Green chilli -3 slit Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Salt to taste For the seasoning Oil – 4 tsp Mustard – 1 tsp Urad dal – 3/4 tsp Channa dal /kadalai paruppu/bengal gram – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves – few For garnishing Coriander leaves...

Good dips like French Onion Dip, Apple Brickle Dip, and Pumpkin Dip are a MUST at any Halloween party, and this Puking Pumpkin Guacamole fits right in! It’s not only an eye-catcher, but tastes SO good! A barfing pumpkin! I’ve blogged about Avocados several times because I LOVE them, especially in guacamole. When I saw this super fun idea on Pinterest from My Foods Looks Funny , I knew I had to do it myself....

For more of our favorite beef stew variations, be sure to try Mexican Beef Stew and Instant Pot Beef Stew as well! Everyone Loves Beef Stew! This crockpot beef stew recipe is one of those recipes that we got from the sister of a friend of a friend years ago (grandma has been making this since we were little). It’s now a family favorite soup that we HAVE to make each winter because it’s so classic and delicious....

Easy Slow Cooker Pork Chops Recipe Highlights You won’t believe how easy and delicious these Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Pork Chops are!!! I have been planning out the week’s menu, but I haven’t been in the mood to cook big and elaborate meals. All I want is a quick and straightforward dinner, and there is nothing simpler than a slow cooker meal. These Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Pork Chops are unbelievably tender and flavorful....

Prep Time : 15 mins Lady’s finger -400 grams Onion -2 cut lengthwise Tomato -2 chopped For the stuffing Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Chilli powder -1 tsp Coriander powder – 2 tsp Amchur powder – 1 3/4 tsp Garam masala powder – 1 1/2 tsp Salt as required For the seasoning Oil – 3 tbsp Cumin seeds /Jeera – 1 tsp Curry leaves -few Preparation Method More stuffed curry recipes Stuffed Capsicum recipe Stuffed Brinjal recipe Stuffed Bitter gourd...

Oriana’s Thoughts On The Recipe These Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Red Velvet Cupcakes have become my son’s all-time favorite! He asks for these delights over and over, and it’s easy to see why. The rich, velvety texture combined with a hint of chocolate and a burst of vanilla makes these cupcakes irresistible. They’re incredibly easy to make. You only need one bowl and a whisk—no fancy equipment is required. These cupcakes are not just a hit with the kids; everyone in the family loves them....

This Sweet and Salty Chex Mix recipe is ready in minutes, kid-friendly, and great for sharing, just like our Brownie Puppy Chow! White Chocolate Popcorn and our original Chex Mix are also crowd favorites. Homemade sweet and salty Chex mix Who doesn’t love a good munchable?! When I’m craving something to snack on I often have a hard time deciding “sweet” or “salty”. Well with this tasty Sweet and Salty Chex Mix you can have the best of both worlds!...

How have I never shared Vegan Stuffed Peppers with you before?! Shame on me. They are the ultimate convenience lunch/dinner, super easy to pack and even eat on go, and deliciously flavorful. Continuing with winning qualities, these quinoa stuffed peppers are super customizable. Plus, you more than likely already have the ingredients in your pantry and fridge. YAY for stuffed peppers! Anyway, quinoa goes well with everything and is so foolproof and easy to make....

When you find a cookie recipe that has JUST the right amount of chewiness, you can’t go back to any other recipe! That’s why we love this recipe, along with out Giant Chewy M&M Cookies and our Chewy Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies. Perfectly Soft and Chewy! Now, if you’ve followed this blog for awhile you know I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Sugar Cookies! And I LOVE Sugar Cookies with almond extract the best....

This is a salad is the queen of salads. It is so easy and simple to make, and so delicious that even salad haters will love it! For more classics, try Chicken Caesar Salad and Antipasto Salad. Crisp & Refreshing! My hubby usually orders a Wedge Salad at restaurants, it’s his favorite side dish. They are crisp, refreshing, and usually involve cheese! He loves salads, and this is one of his favorites....

TIPS TO SCALE A RECIPE & CAKE PAN SIZES Cake pan substitution is a topic that raises many questions. I receive many messages daily asking me how to adapt a recipe for a different cake pan or scale it up or down. I wish I have a simpler answer, but adapting recipes is complicated. This is especially true for eggless recipes. It requires several calculations, which leads to a big chance of error at every turn....