Everyday lunch recipes with a touch of creativity
Portable cream cheese stuffed pumpkin spice pancake cups are perfect for hectic mornings and even lunch boxes. Store leftovers in the freezer for easy grab-thaw-and-go breakfast. Cream cheese stuffed pumpkin muffins? Nope. These are just your regular pumpkin pancake batter baked in a muffin tin No standing near a hot stove flipping pancakes Portable Easy […]
Homemade, Better-for-you, tastier and totally customizable DIY pizza lunchables!!! My kids LOVE store bought pizza lunchables! Can ya blame them? You get to build your own pizza sitting at the school lunch table. FUNNNNN. Here is my attempt to make it a wee bit healthier and the best is that you get to pack […]
Ultimate recipe mashup!!! This simple chocolate chip banana sheet cake tastes like a chocolate chip cookie and banana bread combined. Great with plain, with coffee/milk or packed into kids lunch box. Very excited to share this chocolate chip banana sheet cake today. A soft, snack cake that tastes like a chocolate chip cookie but with […]
Crispy, crunchy, cinnamonny crisp that is incredibly easy to make, yet so delicious and fun. It’s October ….FINALLY!!!! My previous Halloween post was a little creepy. So, I went a lot mellower this time. These crisps are too darn tasty and ridiculously easy to make. Don’t have a witch hat shaped cookie cutter? Use a pumpkin/bat/ghost/cat. […]
So soft and fluffy, these pancakes are made with healthy avocado instead of butter. Bonus, they are topped with a crisp pecan praline crust. Mmmm…. pancakes. But…. Made with trendy avocados and then topped with a pecan praline crust. Yesss Slightly crisp and sweet crust on top of a light and fluffy pancake. These are […]
Creamy, dairy-free milk that tastes delicious plain or with coffee / tea. A tall glass of milk has been my breakfast as long as I could remember. May be it was due to the fact that I was a late riser on school days or was just too busy packing up my homework (yeah, I […]
Light and refreshing mojito with fresh spring blueberries! One of my favorite part of being a food blogger is taste testing, the boozy ones in particular. Weekends are more involved with taste testing various drinks and the sole purpose is to share my readers with fruity, delicious drinks (YES and nothing else….wink wink). This mojito […]
Tempering chocolate can be challenging at times for the seasoned bakers yet the silky smooth, shiny melted chocolate that sets right without any dull finish can be rewarding. How hard can it be to melt chocolate for your baking recipes? Place chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for few minutes (depending […]
Buttermilk contributes an amazing tenderness to many baked goods and pancakes. It is certainly a must have for any baker but, at times I don’t like running to the store only for that. My handy sub is 2/3 cup plain yogurt + 1/3 cup water for every cup of buttermilk. This yields the same thick […]
No More Tears…. Almost every Indian savory dish begins with sautéing onions. Needless to say, I had to find the most effective method to reduce my crying. I have heard and and read many…many tricks over the years – some are effective to a certain extent while others aren’t even worth experimenting. Some of the […]