Everything about this Shrimp and Avocado Salad recipe sings to me. It is made with fresh ingredients – some of my favorites in fact – and it is such a satisfying meal. With so many nutritious ingredients this will be a recipe that you come back to over and over again. Using Frozen Shrimp If you live in an area where fresh seafood is readily available- lucky you! If, like me, you don’t, frozen shrimp is often the answer....
You may know granita served as a dessert or palate cleanser, but did you know it is actually part of a Sicilian breakfast? Lemon being the traditional flavor, it is served with local brioche bread roll (tuppo, pictured below). It is also served as a palate cleanser or enjoyed after meals. If you’re looking for a traditional Sicilian dessert, Cannoli is another most recognized sweet treat or one that you may not know about is Chocolate Salami....
Chamomile is steeped with healing turmeric, ginger, fresh mint and honey. From the sniffles, to stomach upset, this tea will help warm, comfort and relax as you head down the path to health and wellness. There’s no getting around the colds and flu that are floating around this time of the year. If, like me, when you’re feeling under the weather all you want is a soothing cup of tea and this tea has so many components to help relieve your symptoms....
Welcome spring citrus season. This creamy custard is light and citrusy with visible flecks of orange zest that is the perfect, light spring dessert. The texture of the custard is thick. It is like Bird’s custard brand, or pudding, but not set firm like custard tart. Custard can be served three different ways. Thin (like a sauce) that I like to serve Over Frozen Berries, with Sticky Toffee Pudding and is also perfect to drizzle over fruit pies....
Homemade Teriyaki Sauce While you can buy teriyaki sauce for stir fry, it is easy to make your own and the flavor is amazing. In my Teriyaki Sauce Recipe, I share how to adjust the sauce for lower sugar, less sodium, and to be gluten-free. This is our go to stir fry sauce. You’ve likely seen it many times before on Simple Joy, but it was time for it to have its own dedicated post....
This recipe is easy to make and even easier to eat. These come together with simple ingredients and store bought hacks. It makes these a fast dessert that is decadent and perfect. How to Make these Sugar Cookie Bars This is a brief overview of how to make this delicious recipe. For the full recipe with all of the instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of the post....
I was sitting in the living room working on something and kept hearing the Kitchenaid mixer turn on. Anytime the mixer turns on, that means something delicious is about to happen, right?? I went to investigate, only to find that Eric was taking a video of the mixer turned on, with nothing in it. The video was because we’re trying to sell it on Craigslist and someone wanted to see it operating....
Soaking Potatoes for Fries The whole reason for soaking potatoes before you bake them into fries is to help pull out some of the starch. You can actually see the water get starchier as they soak. In doing this, we can make sweet potatoes in the oven and they will still come out crisp. I have made this recipe about a billion times, first to perfect it, and then to accompany another set of photos for a different recipe ....
Blending Taco Sauce This sauce can be enjoyed as is, but will be slightly chunky due to the onions. For a smooth sauce, use a blender or an immersion blender after cooking. Be careful when blending hot liquids – let the sauce cool slightly and blend in batches if necessary. This taco sauce is no different. It is made with simple spices and a tomato base. It is easy to make, and so delicious on tacos....
Juicy tomatoes, fresh basil, and creamy fresh mozzarella cheese make up a classic and refreshing Caprese salad. Add some pasta and a delicious homemade salad dressing to turn the Italian favorite into a big bowl of Caprese pasta salad that everyone is going to love! Instead of sliced mozzarella, this recipe uses mozzarella pearls, which are my favorite part of this dish. I love turning favorite meals into new and exciting recipes!...
Small Kitchen Appliances As much as I don’t love having a million different kitchen appliances, I truly do use all of these and would be lost without them. This Crock Pot is so loved in my house that I have three! It has never failed me. It is big enough to serve my family of five easily and cooks food perfectly. I have absolutely fallen in love with my Instant Pot....
Bagel Breakfast Sandwich is the perfect way to fuel your morning. It is packed with protein and makes the perfect on-the-go breakfast or snack. So good, you’ll be looking for an excuse to have one every day! What more could you ask for in a breakfast sandwich? So go ahead and give this Bagel Breakfast Sandwich a try, you won’t be disappointed! For more delicious egg breakfasts, check out my recipe for Breakfast Burritos, these Sheet Pan Eggs , or Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese....
The other day a reader emailed me and told me that her boyfriend doesn’t really like red meat, and as a red meat eater she was struggling with what to make for them. Ahhhh, I totally get this. Nathan and I grew up in really different houses, and when we came together we weren’t even a little bit on the same page. He’s a much more flexible person than I am, so he now eats similarly to me, and I leave out onions for him....
After an awesome fun filled India holidays , I was still rejoicing for a month that I never mustered any enthusiasm to regular chores and blogging. Guess its just a phase. Once you start working on the first post, the want to do it better and more grows. In the month of March , I enrolled myself to Neel’s LFP course and believe me it was an eyeopener. The course made me work hard with more dedication and brought out the better side in me....
This is part 2 of Indian IP Series Part 1: Instant Pot for Indian Cooking Part 2: Which Instant Pot Model to buy Part 3: Making Indian Food in Instant Pot Also, if you are in India and are wondering about it’s usage here- do read my post on it. Different Models of Instant Pot There are a lot of different models of instant pot available in the market. Also, just to clarify, Instant Pot is the leading brand of electric multi pressure cooker....
My wedding was a blast – as it should be. All of your favorite people in one room celebrating you finding the love of your life should definitely be a good time. There was so much dancing and singing and hugging, and just love. At one point, someone handed me a White Russian, and I remember just standing at the edge of the dance floor watching everyone having a great time as I sipped....
During the winter holiday season, what is better than wrapping your cold hands around a warm mug of spiked hot chocolate? (see below). This just may be the ultimate whiskey hot toddy and comforting dessert drink all rolled into one. Why the combination of Belgian and Irish? It’s purely selfish, actually. They’re my two favorites and Belgian chocolate is arguably the best chocolate in the world and a little ‘luck of the Irish Cream’ is always a comforting idea in the cold weather....
I love parathas. I grew up on them. Ate them everyday, twice a day for as long as I can remember. Now that I am a mother, I am always looking to add more vegetables to our diets. And adding them to parathas is a great way to do just that. I make all sorts of parathas with pureed spinach, beetroot, methi leaves, and pumpkin puree. They are perfect for packed lunch for school and when we travel....
Mom WIN!! Remember last week when I blogged about these Mustache Valentines? Remember how Gavin didn’t . . . . really . . . like them? {Cough . . lame . . . cough.} Well this week I took him and his very sick self (seriously, what do you do when you are stuck at home with a sick kid and you need more cough medicine and Tylenol???) to Target....
You might think that the best thing about living in California is the weather, but you would be dead wrong. The best part about living in California starts in mid-May. The sun starts to heat a bit more. You see an umbrella pop up here, a table set out there. Cars veer off onto the side of the road, unexpectedly, I think even the drivers themselves are surprised sometimes. (I know I often am 😂) It’s the strawberry man....
