AKA – Green Bean Fries! What’s better than sauteed or roasted green beans? Fried green beans of course! We can’t get enough of these “Green Bean Fries” that we first tried at a restaurant years ago. Now we make them at home and especially love them for game day appetizers or dinner parties with friends and family! These are great on their own, but we love dipping ours in cold Ranch Dressing....

You may know gorditas from Taco Bell (can we talk about how they have such great vegan options?!), but have you ever tried making them yourself? Friends, get ready for a treat! Gorditas are hand-formed tortillas made from masa dough, which are then puffed up on a griddle until soft and browned in spots. Because they puff up, an air bubble forms in the middle, so when you slice into the gordita, it forms a pocket prime for stuffing with all kinds of delicious things....

Only 4 Ingredients! Snack on these sweet and salty holiday pretzel bites in under 10 minutes! Our kids LOVE to whip up these easy treats for quick snacking and for sharing. They are about as easy as you can get – 4 ingredients, 4 steps, and UNDER 10 minutes! Keep these Christmas candies on hand so you can whip them up at a moment’s notice. They’re great for cookie plates, parties and family get togethers all holiday long!...

This is one of our favorite desserts to make for parties and showers. For more bakery-style desserts, try Cream Puffs or Shortbread Cookies. Delicious Chocolate Eclairs Eclairs have always been the one thing I’ve been dying to master—and guess what? They’re pretty easy! I was hesitant the first time I tried making them at home, but they were actually a huge success and my husband absolutely LOVED them! Don’t be intimidated by the long list of steps in the recipe....

This classic version is delicious, but we also LOVE this strawberry shortcake poke cake! Strawberry shortcake kabobs are so fun for a bridal or baby shower, and these bars are perfect for any occasion. Can you tell I love strawberry shortcake!? classic summer dessert Who doesn’t like strawberry shortcake? It is such a CLASSIC dessert. Isn’t it everyone’s favorite spring/summer dessert? It’s definitely best when strawberries are in season and at their prime ripeness (which is typically April – June)....

This recipe is easy to make at home with some of the standard spices in your pantry, which will be perfect for our classic Pepperoni Pizza and Pizza Casserole. Homemade Pizza Seasoning – it’s easy! Did you know you can make your own pizza seasoning at home? It’s so handy to have whenever you’re in the mood to have a pizza night – one of our favorite dinner recipes! Fortunately, you just need a few ingredients and most are probably sitting in your pantry or cabinets now....

Try Sweet Chex Mix or our classic Chex Mix recipe for another delicious snack! on the Go Snack to Love! I love to whip up a big batch of a simple trail mix recipe to take on family excursions and for on-the-go snacks and appetizers. It’s also a favorite to add to our charcuterie boards as well as airplane snack bags. What we love most about this trail mix is that it’s customizable to include all the ingredients you love most....

Our mother means the world to us so this Mother’s Day let us do something special for her. Something thoughtful, something fun and gourmet. My mom always says “Never skip your breakfast” . Can she ever be wrong? Nahh.. breakfast is indeed important to start off your day well. So let’s throw her a mini breakfast party and a “HEALTHY” one. She always takes care of our likes , dislikes , nutrition and taste....

I am back to my Indian roots with this recipe. The famous aloo baingan also known as potato eggplant curry is made many ways. Today I am happy to share with you one of the easiest and express way to cook it. No roasting, no long hours of cooking required to make this yummy version of aloo baingan. Everything goes raw into one pot and within minutes a delicious curry is ready to devour....

Instant pot beef stew is a hearty home-cooked dinner in no time! You’ll want a Dinner Roll, Crescent, or Breadstick to sop up this broth-y goodness!! a bowl full of home Growing up, I always loved when my mom whipped up some homemade soup or stew. Chicken noodle was of course the go to, but oh how I loved those days when she would whip up her classic Beef Stew Recipe!...

Whether or not you’re into baking at home, you know that bread is made with yeast. But—yeast is a living thing, isn’t it? Does that mean you can’t eat bread because you’re killing yeast by eating it? Let’s be honest: there are a lot of thorny topics in veganism, and I’ve tackled some of them here on the blog in my posts on questions like Are Marshmallows Vegan? and Is Honey Vegan?...

Prep Time : 5 mins Tamarind – very less ( just 7-8 grams) Tomato – 1 big or 2 small Sambar powder – 1/2 tsp For grinding Jeeragam/cumin seeds – 1 tsp Tur Dal – 1/2 tbsp Red Chilli – 1 Curry leaves – 4-5 For the seasoning Ghee – 1 tsp Mustard – 1/2 tsp Jeera seeds – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves – little For Garnishing Coriander leaves – finely chopped 2 tbsp...

Prep time -under 10 mins Cook time – under 10 mins Serves -1-2 Ingredients needed Raw Mango – 1 (medium size) Cooked rice -3 cups Chilli powder – 2 tsp (my homemade powder is not very hot) Turmeric powder -a generous pinch Salt as required For the seasoning Sesame seed oil -2 tbsp Mustard seeds -1 tsp Curry leaves -few Preparation Peel the skin of mango and cut it into small pieces....

These potatoes make for a great side dish any time of year, but especially during the holidays! If we don’t mash our sweet potatoes, we’ll roast them with parmesan, stuff them with pork, or turn them into sweet potato soup! Sweet potato mash a-mazing-ness Don’t wait until the holidays to make mashed sweet potatoes. You’d be robbing yourself of delicious joy! Make these easy potatoes any time of the year because they’re easy, creamy and so amazingly delicious....

These Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect bite-sized treat. Made with healthier ingredients, these cookies also provide some guilt-free pleasure while still being delicious! Mini Skinny Chocolate Chip Cookies It did not take much to create a skinny chocolate chip cookie recipe. All I did was take one of my favorite cookie recipes, replaced the sugar with SPLENDA Naturals, and made the cookies themselves a little bit smaller portions....

Ingredients needed Mixed beans -1/2 cupOnion (finely chopped) -1Garlic cloves (finely chopped) -4Butter -1 tbspTomato – 3 big blanched and pureed- How to blanch tomatoes?Water – 2 cupsSalt and pepper as requiredAll purpose flour (maida) -1/2 tsp Preparation Soak beans overnight. Rinse it, add a cup of fresh water and pressure cook beans with salt for 3 whistles.The beans seeds should be soft but not mushy. Blanch tomatoes and puree it in a blender....

The holidays are around the corner, and if you are anything like me, I know that your To-Do List will be overloaded. So, I decided that it was time to start sharing easy finger foods, like these Mushroom Goat Cheese Mini Empanadas. They look and sound super impressive, but I promise you, they’re simple to put together. Bursting with flavorful mushrooms, onions, garlic, and French goat cheese, these Mini Empanadas makes a mouthwatering appetizer perfect for any celebration....

Prep Time : 10 mins Basmati Rice- 1 cup Button mushrooms- 150 grams Onion- 2 medium size Ginger-Garlic paste- 2 tsp Green chilli- 2-3 Mint leaves- handful Coriander leaves- handful Thick Curd- 3 tbsp (should not be sour) Salt to taste For the seasoning Oil -1 tbsp Cinnamon -1 inch piece Bay leaf -1 Cloves -3 Method Read More

Like the Copycat Orange Julius, this orange juice smoothie is bursting with bright summer flavor. It is packed with vitamin c and makes a tasty breakfast drink! For another yummy drink, try our Strawberry Banana Smoothie. Packed with Vitamin C With a family of six kids, it feels like if one gets sick, EVERYONE gets sick. During “sick season” we try especially hard to wash hands consistently, and do things to keep our immune systems in good shape....

Mini Pancakes! Poffertjes are sweet Dutch mini pancakes. They’re a popular street food and a beloved breakfast treat in the Netherlands. After trying this unique dish on our travels, the kids insisted we recreate this favorite treat at home! These adorable little pancakes are cooked in special poffertjes pans or griddles, which have multiple indentations for creating round, golden-brown pancakes. The kids especially love flipping them with little skewers! They are typically served with powdered sugar and a dollop of butter, but you can also enjoy them with Maple Syrup, Homemade Whipped Cream, Nutella or even a scoop of Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream....