The best thing about the Instant Pot is being able to perfectly cook meat, and poultry in it quickly and effortlessly. Try this recipe and you will never roast chicken in the oven ever again! When I first heard that you can cook a roast chicken in the Instant Pot, I was skeptical about trying it. I thought that it will turn out like boiled chicken, but I was wrong!...

For a delicious and convenient dinner option, air fryer hamburgers are definitely worth a try! This quick method of cooking will give you juicy crispy burgers right from your own kitchen. My Air Fryer gets a lot of action because I love how easy it is to use and the fact that I can use less oil in my cooking is a bonus! The large square basket lets me cook more things at the same time, and the cleanup is also a breeze, which is half the battle when it comes to cooking dinner....

Perfect for feeding a crowd, a big pot of this Irish style chili is just what you need. This just may be the perfect make ahead dish for your St Patrick’s Day celebrations. How far ahead? You can make it a day ahead and then reheat it. And, like many dishes do, this one does actually taste better the next day which is a true hidden bonus. Just look at how cute my homemade shamrock tortilla chips are!...

How do you make Mexican Rice? Blending fresh tomatoes with onion and garlic form the basis of the liquid for cooking the rice in. This unique and very effective method of cooking results in the most flavorful and easy rice dish you’ll ever make! Ingredients: Fresh tomatoes, Onion, Garlic, Chicken or Vegetable stock, Oil, White rice, Salt, Cilantro. Adding Flavor to Rice I very rarely cook rice in plain water. Why not add flavor to the cooking liquid?...

This can be served as a dessert or as a breakfast centerpiece. The best part? It can be made a day ahead and served in the morning straight from the fridge. I love serving this when my whole family is together for holidays. While this is a dish that you would serve a crowd, you can also make simple Nutella banana crepes with this recipe. Another great breakfast recipe for a crowd, that can be prepped the day before is my French toast casserole....

This Warm Apple Cinnamon Cake celebrates the start of fall with apples and cinnamon. There is no other spice which infuses warmth as cinnamon does.In my book cinnamon can be paired with anything be it chocolate,oranges or coffee or lemon.I love it in my curries,my cakes and my coffee! Ingredients for Apple Cinnamon Cake All purpose Flour or Refined FlourApplesSugar- White or Brown or un processed palm sugar or jaggeryEggsBaking SodaSaltMilkOil...

The sweltering heat and the unwelcome humidity for the past few weeks has led me wanting to shed skin and simply drown in a cold pool somewhere. But alas, neither am I an amphibian nor am I able to grow new epidermal layers! Just when I was almost done sulking about the weather and about to make peace with it, out come the heavy clouds and makes me run to the nearest shelter!...

It’s the week after March break – which just means that energy levels of us parents coming back from a fun-filled busy week with our kids are slowly dying out. It’s also still a bit chilly outside, which means that a warm comfort meal ranks high on the wishlist! The simple solution – a one-pot meal like this Paneer Pulao, warming enough to drive away those heebee-jeebees! One-pot meals are a great way to save time when you’re in some desperate need....

My Facebook feed has been lit up with people talking about their kids eating them out of house and home this summer. And here I thought it was just me! OMG. I know it is partly because I’m a working from home mom so I really notice when I sit down to start work again only to have another kid beg for a snack . . . . but seriously....

I love just about most cakes, as long as they’re not too sweet because that just spoils it for me. This cake has the perfect amount of sweetness and if, like me, you don’t like an overly sweet dessert, then you have found your cake here. The pairing of the nutty pistachio along with frosting that is fluffy, whipped cream with fresh orange zest. Together, this pairing makes for a heavenly combination!...

I am so excited to share this labor of love with you. This amazing Pot Roast recipe went through so many trials to get right until it was just perfect. The first recipe, my husband flatly reported, was exactly what he expects a pot roast to taste like. The problem with that was that I wanted it to be something that knocks your socks off. After a lot of trial and error and even more research, what I have for you is a delicious pot roast recipe that is both decadent with a deep flavor and easy....

When it comes to cooking a fulfilling dinner on weeknights, my keyword, or should I say keywords, are QUICK and SIMPLE! I have many a times blogged on how much I love easy recipes that hardly take any of my time and effort and yet seem to please our over-demanding palates. Truly, entering the kitchen at six in the evening after a long day at work doesn’t leave me even in the slightest mood to cook anything at all, let alone something fancy!...

Now we just scoop, put the dough balls onto a parchment lined baking sheet and make those old fashioned criss cross fork marks that scream, “Amazing Peanut Butter Cookie Alert!!” We are wrapping up summer right quick my friends! And I must tell you that I am kind of giddy about it. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer, but there is something so refreshing about fall. Pumpkin spice, apple, crisp evenings, crunchy leaves ....

Happy Wednesday, my friends! I am just coming back from two whirlwind days in NYC where I got to spend time at Facebook. Like the actual Facebook and learn from them all about best practices and what I can do to best interact with people who want to follow me there. It was super inspiring, and also a little bit mind blowing. My biggest take away from yesterday was that I want to have a space on Facebook that I can connect with you more directly....

On my last visit to Northern Italy (Emilia Romagna region), they had an asparagus festival and boy do they know how to make the best of this vegetable. The most delicious way that I have had asparagus was served with a lemony, cheesy sauce. This Roasted Asparagus with Lemon Ricotta Sauce is my attempt to recreate this simple, yet delicious side dish and it may not be exact and hard to follow in the footsteps of the Italians, but it is still really good....

These are so healthy and delicious that they super addictive! Good thing they are Vegan,Low Carb,Gluten Free and high protein! Basically, a dieters dream! I know how tough it can be to ditch those chips.I know only too well! but these little crunchy goodness will make everything so much better! The challenge with makhanas is that the flavours don’t stick that easily to them.My trick is to add the seasoning along with some fat AFTER they have been dry roasted to super crispyness Makhana is also a great snack for people with diabetes....

Chocolate For Fudge The base of this easy fudge recipe is chocolate chips. Semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips can be used in this chocolate fudge recipe, depending on your taste preference. You will see the best results with higher-end chocolate like Godiva or Ghirardelli, but this absolutely can be made with Nestle baking morsels. This creamy chocolate fudge is a great spin on the popular ice cream flavor. It is just as easy to make as the original, but makes for a perfect holiday gift....

Please tell me I’m not the only parent that this happens to. So you’re sitting there contemplating trading your child for a goat and all the sudden they do something that makes your heart grow by 8 sizes, all Grinch style! Like the other day. Quinn had dumped sand all over our deck, kicked her baby sister, made her brother cry, and set fire to the house (<—— that’s a lie ....

I’m so excited to be partnering with Nestlé to bring you this super easy craft to serve their amazing candy in to all the little goblins and ghouls that show up at your door! You GUYS! It’s October and that means that we can really go nuts with all things Halloween! I’m not sure why, but Halloween crafts are totally my favorite. And I like to make them as easy as possible....

On days when I am absolutely out of groceries (which is very, very rare – I must admit), you can still find onions, garlic, tomatoes, potatoes and eggs in my kitchen. This is because I go in panic mode when I’m running short on any one of these items and stock up on them regularly. I consider these ingredients to be my holy grail of cooking and with them in tow, a quick, nutritious and tasty meal is never far behind....