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The frustrating part about this No Bake Oreo Chocolate Tart is that it’s extremely difficult to resist and even though I have made it about a zillion times, I am only posting the recipe now because almost every time the pie got over way too soon. So let’s get straight to it shall we? This chocolate tart needs only 4 ingredients - Dark Chocolate,Cream,Oreos and Butter.Yes really! and NO COOKING- if you call heating cream cooking ,then you need real help....

Storing and Reheating Leftovers Store any leftover pasta with sausage in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat the portion you plan to eat in a small skillet or the microwave until heated through. If it seems dry, add a splash of chicken broth or milk. Always use your best discretion with leftovers. This sausage pasta recipe is the perfect one pot pasta. I love that it has a simple but delicious sauce and is full of veggies....

Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram What would you wish for? You only have 10 seconds to decide! GO!! Here’s Eric’s list: the new Zelda game, new family car, and movie passes for life. (Zelda????? You learn a lot about someone in 10 seconds.) He did it for me immediately after, and of course I was stupid and hadn’t been thinking of my list while I was counting down his, so I only had 10 seconds to think; number 1 was to get an interior decorator, 2 was a minivan, and 3 was world peace....

Dairy-Free Overnight Oats You can absolutely make this delicious breakfast dairy free, and thereby make it vegan too. This will work great with a variety of milks. While you can use almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk, my preference is soy milk because it has close to the same protein content as cow milk. In the recipe card at the bottom of the post, you will find the base recipe for this great breakfast....

This restaurant-style Paneer Jalfrazie recipe is one of my favourite dishes to serve at dinner parties. Since the paneer is fairly quick to cook, it hardly takes any time to bring this together. I like to keep all the ingredients prepped and ready to go so that it is a quick stir-fry process. On days when I’m rushing to get dinner on the table and can’t be bothered to make a side of fresh rotis or even something as simple as rice, I love to use this recipe as a filling for wraps or sandwiches and serve it with a big salad to complete the meal....

A friend of mine taught me how to make this recipe, not really giving me measurements, but more of the general idea of how to make this delicious soup. He said to me, “We are going to make a super complicated soup . . . nah, just kidding, its basically just peas.” Pea Soup is kind of miraculous because it has hardly any ingredients, takes barely any time, but because you are just letting the peas shine, you end up with something truly delicious....

This recipe has been passed on to me from my mother-in-law’s best friend.I have been making it for the past 12 years. I ate pesarattu dosa for breakfast every day during my nine months of pregnancy. The only vegetarian breakfast kept my blood sugar in the range. According to the aunt whose recipe this is, it should always be served with peanut chutney. And I second that! Personal story aside, Pesarrattu is a traditional Andra/Telangana recipe where the green Moong dal is soaked and blended into a batter with green chilies, salt, and asafetida....

Serve it alongside a bowl of creamy tomato bisque or with some brown sugar roasted sweet potatoes! Or have it as a game day appetizer with some jalapeño popper potato skins and some of the best guacamole! Sooooo, last year I made this Philly Cheese Steak Casserole. And everyone on Facebook lost their minds. I didn’t get any death threats from Philly natives, but you know what, I think that’s because they are good people who were showing some serious self restraint....

The other day my 3-year-old daughter responded to a request with “Whatever, Mom.” It was in that same moment that I noticed not one, but two pimples on her face. Like the 13-year-old kind. Chicken or the egg, my friends? Is her attitude making her pre-pubescent or the other way around? And where is my toddler?? In other news, I’m trying to be healthy lately. It’s the wrong time of year for that (hello, fall baking) but I’m making an effort for the sake of my love handles....

I saw a man at Target the other day, meandering through the junior girls section with his two pre-teen daughters. He noticed the lackluster looks on their faces as they checked out the clothes and he said, “I can always take y’all back to Walmart.” I snorted and told him that that is a pretty serious threat, and we laughed. But really, though, I feel for those girls! Target is slim pickins these days....

Shredding Cheese I always recommend shredding your own cheese from a block for recipes. Pre-shredded cheese is covered in preservatives that help it keep its shape. Freshly grated cheese melts and tastes so much better than the pre-shredded stuff. It is worth the extra time to shred your own for this potato skin recipe. Sometimes when you order potato skins at restaurants it is as if the lovely establishment took the name quite literally....

How to Make a Reuben Sandwich This is a brief overview of how to make this delicious recipe. For the full recipe with all of the measurements, see the recipe card at the bottom of the post. That being said, if there was one thing that could make my mom quickly forget she was a vegetarian, it was a hearty Reuben Sandwich. Once or twice a year she would allow herself to indulge in this delicious lunch....

I’m so excited to be partnering with Rice Krispies® to bring you this fun Halloween treat! So, I have to say that making treats for Halloween is one of my all time favorite things. Actually, making crafts and treats for Halloween is one of my favorites. I wish that it would be acceptable in the blog world to start posting Halloween ideas in like . . . . July so that I could fit in all the ideas that I have every year....

This recipe for Sabudana Tikkis (Tapioca Cutlets) was created in partnership with Hamilton Beach Canada, as one of their brand ambassadors. All opinions, as always, are my own. I only write about and recommend products I use and love myself. No festivity is complete without a table laden with colourful dishes end to end, enough to please a king. It’s no wonder that out of all the rooms in a home, many Indians take the most pride in showing you their kitchens....

So I’m sitting in a coffeeshop with Truman, working on the computer while he plays with cars. (We come here when Charlotte is in preschool, because it’s just far enough away that it would be annoying to have to go all the way home. I don’t even drink coffee. Probably management hates me.) But I was low on their list today, I’m sure. Coffeeshops in downtown Sacramento usually have a few homeless people hanging out on any given day, but on days when it’s pouring rain like today, it gets pretty crowded....

It is well known here that I love Indian food. This is evident by all of the Indian dishes that I have made. Along with meat dishes, I have vegetarian options like Indian Dal, Sweet Potato Samosas, and Indian Spiced Peas. Veggie burgers need a lot of flavor because they are usually made mostly of beans or potatoes and to me, the inspiring flavors of curry are perfect for this....

Seasoned ground beef, homemade special sauce, pickles, and cheese are tossed with fresh salad veggies and the most adorable mini burger bun croutons. This Big Mac Salad is easy to make, and completely delish! As the famous Mcdonald’s jingle goes, “Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun”. That’s what makes up a Big Mac Sandwich, and that’s exactly what we’re mixing up to make this amazing Big Mac Salad!...

At my house, a steaming mug of hot cocoa with marshmallows is a common after-dinner treat. It’s especially lovely when I’m cozied up on the couch watching TV or reading a book. Hot Chocolate Bombs are fun, and I love making hot chocolate in the slow cooker for parties, but for everyday sipping I always have a batch of this homemade hot cocoa mix in the pantry, ready to mix up with hot water....

The king cake is a New Orleans tradition based in Christianity. It’s enjoyed in other places around the country too and is a popular way to celebrate Mardi Gras. Making this King Cake can be a great way to learn about a tradition that you might not already understand, and can also be a delicious way to enjoy a yeasted cake with the people you love. What is a King Cake?...

Ever since we switched to a plant-based diet, and our food became mainly plants, we started making lots of curries. And when I say lots, I mean LOADS of different curries! We have a curry at least once every 3 days, and it can be something like a sweet potato curry, an eggplant and chickpea curry, a kidney bean curry or chickpea curry when I need that extra protein intake or this seriously easy mixed vegetable curry that I make on busy days!...