There is something rather addictive about a brioche: a goodness so subtle, it makes me wonder if the femme or homme who uttered the phrase “je ne sais quoi” for the first time ever was tucking into a brioche. This beautiful bread has a light but close-knit and soft crumb, an elegant, barely-there sweetness, and a flaky, golden crust that melts in your mouth. In France, a brioche (pronounced bri-yosh) is considered a “viennoiserie,” a breakfast bread like croissant, falling as it does at the cusp of a bread and a cake....

There is perhaps no pasta dish that teases and titillates a vegan cook’s imagination as maddeningly as Pasta Puttanesca. Brazen and vibrant, this Italian classic, which literally translates to whore’s pasta, appears at once attainable (all but one ingredient is vegan) and forbidding (darn those anchovies!). Italian lore has it that Pasta Puttanesca was thus named because it was invented by prostitutes hoping to lure customers in with its rich aroma....

on Sep 22, 2017, Updated Jul 07, 2020 Let’s not let weather dictate what we eat right now because these vegetarian portobello mushroom fajita tacos are the perfect way to feel like it’s a party. Taco night is a pretty regular affair here at the Dsouza’s and we are always experimenting. A lot of this and that went into these mushroom fajita tacos and I have to tell you, these can give any meaty tacos a run for its money....

on Dec 21, 2022 I love this time of the year, and I’d be lying if I said that I don’t go just a little bit crazy making (and eating) many a Christmas desserts. There is something so cosy about baking at this time of the year and having your entire home smell delicious is an added bonus! Looking for more Christmas Dessert recipes? Also try my Cakey Red Velvet Cream Cheese Crinkle Cookies, Sticky Toffee Pudding – Super Moist Cake or Eggnog Tres Leches If you are just like me but don’t know where to start, I’ve got you!...

I have a thing for Japanese food. Something about the simple perfection that is Japanese food just totally does it for me. I still remember the first time I tried the curry. Curry ramen is fast food In Japan curry is fast food. You pay for it at a machine. The machine spits out a token. Sit down and give them the token. Your meal appears. You don’t even need to talk....

on Jan 25, 2023 There’s so many pasta recipe variations out there in terms of flavour combinations, shapes, etc, but not so many in terms of cooking techniques. This Baked Pasta is different – it’s a no-boil, one-pan airfryer recipe for maximum convenience. Perfect for those busy mornings when prepping a tiffin or for lunch between meetings. This is one of those recipes that you’ll keep coming back to. If you’re thinking … no boil?...

on Jan 13, 2023, Updated Jan 24, 2023 I love dishes that look fancy but are extremely easy to make. And I kid you not when I say this Air Fryer Mushroom and Spinach stuffed chicken breast is just that! Not only does this one look incredible, but it tastes even better, and is one of the easiest chicken recipes out there. Since I am currently doing Air Fryer January where I am bringing you the yummiest recipes you can make in an air fryer, I realised this one is just perfect!...

You might also like these recipes for authentic Indian samosa, vegan keema samosa and samosa puff pastry squares. Who doesn’t love a samosa with a savory pea and potato filling? This spicy, crispy pocket is a favorite the world over, and makes great finger food or a snack. Jay loves samosas – “Y’know it’s my most favorite food in the world, mom!” – so I often get requests to make it....

on Jun 27, 2022, Updated Sep 11, 2023 Step #1 Kneading Once you have all your ingredients measured and ready to go, we can begin the baking process. The first step is mixing and kneading. First you combine the respective ingredients to form a single unified mass. Then you proceed to kneading this mass into a well formed dough. Kneading requires you to stretch and fold the dough multiple times in a rhythmic manner....

on Jul 25, 2016, Updated Aug 28, 2020 This caramelized onion and rosemary chicken makes it to our dinner table at least twice a week now. Every time we open the fridge and realize we are out of everything except chicken (happens quite often), we end up with this. Not complaining at all. Denver left for the US a few days ago and I’m like because I miss him so much already....

on Jul 10, 2018, Updated Sep 25, 2023 This recipe is actually two months old and I wasn’t sure if I should post it on the blog. Because I made this when we were visiting my sister in Seattle. But then I remembered the flavors and that creamy lemon sauce and how we sat on the floor and licked the plate clean once I was done photographing this recipe. That’s true yums....

You will impress yourself. And your friends. Family too. It’s a different way to get to the same place. If you’ve ever wondered why your curries don’t come out like restaurant dishes read on. This easy curry recipe is all about onions Just about every Indian curry is about onions. They are the foundation. The spices make a curry sing but the onions are the heart. The soul. There’s no way to get around this....

There are lots of people out there who don’t love green beans and it’s probably because they’ve only ever eaten canned green beans, which are soggy and mushy and gray. I was a fence-sitter myself until I started to experiment with recipes that would preserve the amazing, crisp-tender texture of fresh green beans, and infuse lots of flavor: recipes like these Creamy Chipotle Green Beans, this classic Vegan Green Bean Casserole and this south Indian Paruppu Usili, a dish of green beans with scrambled lentils....

You might also like these recipes for whole wheat burger buns and vegan brioche buns. I wanted to come back with a bread recipe because I know those are the ones many of you love. Ergo, these fabulouse Garlic and Herb Sandwich Buns. I love the idea of baking, and inspiring others to bake. So what if it’s summer? You don’t have to sit next to the oven while the bread bakes, and what are exhaust fans for?...

Indian taste meets addictive North American junk food flavour. Grilled. With butter. And Indian spices. There is nothing not to love here. Dishoom’s gunpowder potatoes are famous for a reason Dishoom is a trendy Indian restaurant in London’s west end. Big lines. Big prices. Posh Indian. A big deal. But there’s no reason you can’t make them yourself. This is my adaptation of their gunpowder potatoes. These are a bit more restrained and lighter on the whole spices but pretty similar in concept....

on Aug 03, 2022 How many of us have told our kids to go easy on the ketchup? Because we all know ketchup from the bottle isn’t great for our kids bodies or ours. My experience growing up was a little different though. I grew up eating homemade tomato ketchup as a kid – that’s right, homemade! It’s something my grandmothers – nani and dadi would always have in the fridge, and I still remember the taste to this day....

Indian restaurant curry base or base gravy is the foundation of the whole thing. Get this figured out and you are on your way to making better curries than you can buy. Indian restaurants cook a whack of different curries to order. Ever wonder how they do it? For sure they don’t have 25 curries simmering away in the kitchen. Nobody can run a restaurant like that. They have a secret....

This is a really easy-to-put-together recipe, and you’ll be so, so glad you made it. The tofu cubes are chock-full of flavor, and so is the spinach and the quinoa. Together, they make food magic happen. I love bowls like these because of the ease and convenience of putting them together, and the fact that they make you feel like a million bucks on a satiated tummy. Now how can anyone argue against that?...

But most evenings find me in the kitchen cooking something up for dinner – something that will hopefully brown-bag beautifully for lunch the next day. And nothing makes me happier than when that something is a smoky, hearty vegan lentil and pasta salad. This recipe is so simple and it comes together with two of the most common pantry ingredients: lentils and pasta. But it is so deep, rich and flavorful, you might find yourself making it again and again....

You might also like these recipes for spicy urad dal, vegan dal makhani and vegan dal bukhara. There are so many north Indian legume dishes that are deeply loved around the world, among them Chana Masala and Dal Tadka. Another fabulous lentil recipe that oozes comfort, also from north India, is Maa ki Dal. And it starts with the name. Maa ki Dal literally translates to “Mom’s Dal” – now didn’t you feel your belly grow all warm and mushy at the sound of that?...