Where healthy meets delicious!
Sheet-Pan Szechuan Chicken (or Tofu) with Brussel Sprouts takes only 15-20 minutes of hands on time before baking in the oven. A full-flavored weeknight dinner your whole family will love! Vegan and gluten-free adaptable! This is for those of you whole are getting sick of all the Indian recipes I’ve been posting lately! I’m obsessed…
Spicy Chai Molasses Cookies are soft and chewy on the inside with deliciously crispy edges. Seasoned with fragrant chai spices, these take old-fashioned Molasses Cookies to another level! One of my favorite things in India, were the roadside Chai stands, called Chai Wallahs. (In Hindi, a wallah is someone who makes or sells a certain good.) Truth…
Quick EASY Naan Recipe – a simple step by step guide to making traditional, pillowy, naan bread, that gets nice and crispy in a skillet with all your favorite toppings – garlic naan, onion naan and seeded naan! “To live in this world you must be able to do three things; to love what is mortal, to hold it against…
A simple homemade Garam Masala Recipe that can be made in 10 minutes – with ground fragrant spices you already have in your pantry. ( Or see the recipe notes for making Garam Masala the traditional way, with whole toasted spices!) Easy, healthy and authentic! While in India, I visited a spice market and met a kind man who blended his own…
How to make ghee, a simple process that turns butter into the most flavorful foundation for authentic Indian cooking. Removing the milk solids out of butter makes it highly digestible, soothing to the body and according to Ayurvedic medicine, helps balance out the 3 doshas. While in India, I learned that cows are sacred to…
A soothing and comforting North Indian recipe for Butternut and Potato Curry hailing from Rajasthan, featuring winter squash and potatoes using whole spices and ghee, served over fluffy basmati rice. Happiness comes from within. It is not dependent on external things or on other people. ~Brian Weiss As you can imagine, the food in India was…
How to cook FLUFFY basmati rice, the way they do in India! Easy, flavorful and oh soooooooo fluffy and light! Naturally gluten-free and vegan adaptable. While in India, one simple thing I fell in love with was the basmati rice. So light, so fluffy and so full of flavor, I couldn’t believe that something so…
Here is a collection of delicious, Ethnic-inspired Instant Pot Recipes from Around the World! Recipes hailing from Thailand, Morocco, Bali, India, Italy, France, the Middle East and more…. let’s get your creative juices flowing again. Enough Salsa Chicken already! 😉 For busy households, using an Instant Pot can be a total life saver. Not only do they make…
A simple recipe for Quick Homemade Enchilada Sauce, using basic pantry ingredients and a blender. With no cooking required, this sauce comes together in five minutes flat! Here’s a simple recipe for quick homemade Enchilada Sauce that requires no cooking, no chopping and can be made in five minutes flat using a blender! Full of…
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats with Pumpkin and Walnuts – a delicious healthy vegan breakfast perfect for cozy fall mornings! Quick and easy, filling and hearty! As the leaves drop and the weather cools, I find myself craving more warm and cozy breakfasts and often turn to steel-cut oats. In this recipe, steel-cut oats are cooked in…
Butternut Lasagna with Wild Mushrooms and Sage- a delicious vegetarian (or vegan) main dish, perfect for your holiday feast ! This can be made with no-boil noodles and can be made ahead! We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.~ Thorton Wilder Here’s a delicious…
Fragrant Lamb Meatballs with Indian Curry Sauce- a simple easy dinner that is full of flavor! Gluten-free and Paleo! I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world. ― Mary Oliver Juicy, plump, Lamb Meatballs are deliciously seasoned with garam masala spice, then bathed in the most fragrant Indian Coconut Curry Sauce. Serve…
Hearty and delicious Polenta Lasagna with Smoky Red Pepper Sauce – a simple easy, gluten-free lasagna recipe using store-bought polenta. A vegan adaptable main dish – perfect for holiday gatherings, that can be made ahead! And now I understand something so frightening & wonderful- how the mind clings to the road it knows, rushing through crossroads, sticking like lint to…
Here are YOUR favorite “tried and true”, fool-proof, all-time BEST SLOW COOKER RECIPES! I have been hearing from many of you that you want more slow cooker recipes and since I really don’t offer very many, I asked you for your favorite slow cooker recipes out there from around the web and made a compilation…
Rustic Pear Galette with Walnut Crust – a cozy fall dessert, that is easy to make- perfect for fall gatherings, holidays and parties. A delicious rustic tart can be made ahead! Hello fall! I’m loving these brisk fall days with all the red and yellow leaves swirling in the breeze. The prettiest time of year…
