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Oriana’s Thoughts on the Recipe This Instant Pot Risotto is a hearty, comforting meal that’s both quick and easy to whip up. This recipe is a lifesaver for those busy weeknights when you’re craving something warm and delicious but don’t have hours to spend in the kitchen. In less than 30 minutes, you can have a perfectly cooked risotto that’s just as creamy and silky as the classic version. Trust me, once you try this, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it!...

This turkey pot pie recipe is a yummy veggie-filled dinner, perfect for using up that tasty Turkey. We also love to fill up on Turkey Soup or whip up a Turkey Cranberry Sandwich with all of that leftover goodness! we Love Turkey Leftovers! After a huge holiday dinner (because let’s face it, what other time of the year do we whip up a turkey) we tend to have a Ziploc full of leftovers....

Oriana’s Thoughts On The Recipe Savory-sweet summer salads are the BEST!! Please, drum rolls…. Meet my Easy Watermelon Summer Salad. This Easy Watermelon Summer Salad is so easy to make that I can barely call it a recipe. It’s just cutting out some fresh ingredients, tossing, and enjoying—all the goodness without the guilt. It’s done in 15 minutes. I’m not always drawn to try unusual combinations, and to be honest, watermelon salad wasn’t something I was thrilled to taste....

Eggless Apple Cake Recipe Highlights I REALLY like the yummy Fall desserts! Eggless Pumpkin Bread is definitely my first love when it comes to Fall flavors, but this eggless apple spice cake is very close behind! This apple spice cake is always on rotation when we have an abundance of apples. Not only does it look super spectacular with all the streusel lining the top of the cake, but it tastes incredible as well!...

If you are looking for one cupcake recipe that describes this holiday season then your search is over. I mean what’s not to like about this recipe! It is all chocolate inside out. The chocolate chip cookies on the top with marshmallows and nuts just scream Christmas holidays!!! At first, I was thinking to fill these cupcakes with my favorite strawberry filling, but then I thought why not just make it an exclusive chocolate extravaganza....

Myself and 10 of my food blog friends got together to do a St. Patrick’s Day namely “#KissMeImIrish” to show off our Paddy’s Day skills. The party was organised by host Connie or URBAN BAKES and there is no way I could’ve said no! All their posts can be found below, so when you’re done checking mine out head on over! EVERYTHING looks insanely delicious! URBAN BAKES – Sweet & Salty Boozy Irish Truffle Cake 2....

Halloween is just around the corner, which means the time to start planning your spooky treats is now! While I love vegan pumpkin cupcakes and vegan chocolate cupcakes, this year I wanted to dust off some of my old cake decorating skills (I used to own a bakery, after all!) and make decorated cupcakes for the holiday. The result is these cute Halloween cupcakes! Why You’ll Love This Halloween Cupcake Recipe Easy for everyone....

Halloween treats are so much fun for any Halloween party, including our Frankenstein Rice Krispies, Gooey Monster Cookies, and these adorable Halloween Oreo Cookies – kids love them! Festive Halloween Oreos While my daughter and I were putting together some Oreo treats (these Mickey Mouse Oreos), we had the idea to make some Halloween Oreo Cookies. Obviously everyone already loves Oreos, but dipping them in candy melts and adding cute pumpkin faces with candy eyes would make them even more fun and irresistible!...

Prep Time : 5 mins Quick Cooking Oats – 1/4 cup Milk – 1 cup (boiled and cooled) Banana – 1 medium sized Banana Dates – 3 chopped Powdered Jaggery or palm sugar – 1 tbsp Method Variations– You can add any dry fruits of your choice. More Oats recipes Oats porridge recipe with dates Oats upma Instant Oats Idli Oats Savory Porridge Oats with vegetables Oats Pongal Oats Soup Instant Oats dosa Oats uthappam Read More

Change up this classic using other pizzas for inspiration like Buffalo Chicken Pizza, Margherita Pizza or Chicken Alfredo Pizza! A Valentine’s FAVORITE My husband and kiddos LOVE pizza, so I thought it would be fun to make them a heart shaped pizza in the month of February or on February 14th for Valentine’s Day. While many popular restaurants like Pizza Hut, California Pizza Kitchen, and Lou Malnati’s offer heart pizza on their menu, I think the best place to get a heart shaped pizza is from YOUR OWN KITCHEN....

Another pumpkin flavored treat that you can spread on pancakes, waffles, or bagels! It also makes for a great neighbor gift with some cute printable gift tags attached. Pumpkin spice + everything nice Have you tried pumpkin butter before? It’s pretty much a fall must-have in our house! I love every flavor in this pumpkin butter. It has all of the classic tastes of fall in one delicious spread. This butter is great for spreading on toast, bagels, pancakes, waffles, french toast, and more!...

Cook time – under 10 mins Serves -2 Ingredients needed Instant couscous – 1 cup Water – 1 1/4 cup Salt -1/2 tsp Butter – 11/2 tsp Cooking instant couscous takes hardly 5 minutes. How to prepare Couscous Sauce with vegetables and garbanzo beans Prep time – under 10 mins Cook time – under 20 mins Serves – 3 Ingredients needed Butter or oil – 1 tbsp Onions -1/2 cup chopped (I used shallots/pearl onions) Garlic – 1 pod peeled and chopped Beans and carrot -1/3 cup chopped Potato -1/2 cup boiled and cubed Cooked Chickpeas -1/2 cup Tomato puree -2 cups Chilli powder -1/2 tsp Pepper powder as needed Oregano – 3/4 tsp Salt as needed Preparation Parboil or steam the chopped carrot and beans....

How to Make Plain Quinoa Recipe This may sound a bit obvious! But, I swear that I had to investigate how to cook it the first time I prepared quinoa since this was totally new to me. It is also obvious that I’ve become a bit obsessed with quinoa. This is because quinoa has a high content of protein and fiber, which is fantastic since it makes me feel satisfied and full for a longer time....

Ingredients needed Curd – 3 cups whisked or thick butter milk (should be a little sour) Besan/ bengal gram flour/kadalai mavu – 1 tbsp or rice flour Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Sambar powder – 1 tsp Ginger – 1 inch piece finely chopped Green chilli – 1 finely chopped Curry leaves – a sprig Salt needed For the Seasoning Oil – 2 tsp (you can use coconut oil if preferred for a nice aroma) Mustard seeds -1 tsp Hing – a pinch Fenugreek seeds -1/4 tsp Carom seeds/ajwain/Omam – 2 pinches (optional) For Garnishing Finely chopped Coriander leaves Method Refer my lunch ideas Our Sunday Lunch Menu (Indian Lunch ideas) White rice Phulka (phulka direct flame method) Also refer my Roti (tawa method) Instant mor kulambu (this post) Paruppu Rasam Brinjal curry Curd Appalam Do check out the most popular Mor Kuzhambu recipe in my space....

Many of you might be bored with the regular sundal recipe.Try this for a change, which I have prepared using vegetable curry podi. Ingredients needed Karamani /Cow peas -1 cup Podi/Spice powder Bengal gram /kadalai paruppu -1 tbspUrad dal -1 tbspRed chilli -3-4 For the seasoning Mustard – 1 tspUrad dal -3/4 tspHing – a pinchRed ChilliCurry leaves -few Preparation Soak black eyed peas overnight or for 6 hours. Wash and pressure cook till soft, adding salt and just needed water....

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Lasagna roll-ups are a twist on an Italian classic and they’re both delicious and easy to make. While traditional lasagna (like my Vegan Lasagna and Vegetable Lasagna) is all about the layering, this recipe is all about the rolling! Instead of creating layers of lasagna noodles and cheese, you’ll spread the cheese-and-spinach mixture onto the noodles and roll them up. The rolls are baked in a dish with marinara and vegan mozzarella until golden brown and bubbly....

Prep Time : 5 mins Raw mango (grated)-1/2 cup Grated fresh coconut -3/4 cup Oil -1 tbsp Cumin seeds/jeera -1/2 tsp Coriander seeds -1 tsp Urad dal -2 tsp Red Chillies – 3 Garlic cloves -3 Green chillies -2 Curry leaves – few Salt needed For the seasoning Oil -1 tsp Urad dal -1/2 tsp Red chilli-1 Curry leave- few Method It goes well with rice, idli and all dosa varieties....

This pizza has a similar flavor profile and ingredients to Caprese Pizza. You’ll also want to make sure to try the bite-sized version: Mini Margherita Pizzas. What is Margherita Pizza? Naples, Italy is famous for its simple Neapolitan pizzas: pizza Marinara, pizza margherita extra, and pizza margherita. Some common characteristics between each type include a higher amount of tomato sauce than cheese, the use of fresh and all-natural ingredients, and a soft thin crust peppered with golden brown bubbles....

Prep Time : 20 mins Fresh Fenugreek leaves/methi – 2 cups Tur dal – 1/2 cup Onion – 1 Garlic – 4 cloves Ginger – 1 inch piece Green chilli – 2 Tomato – 1 Salt as required Spice Powder Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Chilli powder – 1 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp For the Seasoning Oil – 1 1/2 tbsp Ghee – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Red chilli – 1 Hing/asafoetida – a generous pinch Curry leaves – a sprig For the Top Up Seasoning Ghee – 1 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp Garlic – 4 cloves Red Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp For Garnishing Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp finely chopped Slivered ginger – 3-4 ginger strips Method If you love methi and dal, you will love my methi and dal recipes – Dal Recipes Methi Recipes Read More