Cooking Learning 04

A sparkling drink made from Cranberries and Pineapple. This delicious and easy to make New Years' Eve drink should be on everyone's menu! 2016 has almost come to an end with just ONE day to go! It has been such a wonderful year for my blog. Now that we are closing the year, I wanted to end it with a sparkling drink that is perfect for the New Years' Eve!  As I mentioned in my last post Chocolate Cranberry Cake , 75 bloggers were sent packets of  Cape Cod Select Premium Frozen Cranberries . Using them I first made a chocolate cake. Next, I made this sparkling drink.  To see many more creative ideas of using these berries, check out the   Instagram   and   Pinterest board   from Cape Cod! New Years' Eve call for some easy to make and yet yummy drinks. And because most parties have a few people who do not consume alcohol, it is always a good idea to have a couple of non-alcoholic drinks on the menu. That was my exact thought the day I made this amazing dr...

A chocolate cake studded with cranberries and interleaved with cranberry flavored cream cheese. Yes this is all you need to make the Holidays yummy! Christmas is over and we are all looking forward to the New Year's Celebration and waiting to welcome 2017. The Holiday season was exceptionally busy for us, between parties, blogging and moving houses. Finally it is all over and I finally have the time to write down this and a couple of other recipes for the  Cape Cod Select  Holiday Blogger Recipe Contest.  Yes, Cape Cod actually sent a bunch of us two packets of their fresh and delicious cranberries and we were to make recipes using them that was perfect for one of the categories: beverage, entree or baking. So I baked a cake that was FULL of Cranberries for this contest.   I made an eggless cake as it was for a party and I had to make something that would suit all the guests. The cake was a rich chocolate flavored one, but to add some holiday cheer I mixed in a ...

Adding sauteed vegetables, falafels, hummus and feta cheese takes this pita based pizza to the next level!! Pizzas, a family favorite is such a wonderful meal when you want something filling, warm and tasty but do not care too much about calories. But when you want a pizza that is low on calories but yummy, you have to reinvent the classic.  That was exactly my thought when I first made this pizza. Substitute the pizza base with wheat pita, sauce with hummus, toppings with baked falafels and mozzarella cheese with feta cheese. What you get is a yummy Greek inspired pizza that is easy to make and pretty low on calories.  I made this pizza a few months back with regular baked falafels and freshly made pita breads. But I never took any pictures and the dish was forgotten quickly. A few days back I bought myself a few containers of  Boar's Head Hummus from Safeway.   Plus, I made some  Pita Breads  and  Beetroot Falafels  for a mezze platter. I had ...

A sweet and flavorful wreath bread filled with rose jam (gulkand), dried rose petals and crushed pistachios. An Indian inspired bread that is perfect for Christmas! We have stepped into Christmas week and it is time to bake something yummy and perfect for the week. The festival is made up of wreaths, gingerbread men, cranberry delights and all kinds of cookies.  For this Holiday, I decided to bake a wreath bread that is FULL of Indian flavors. The bread dough is just like other breads. However, the filling is a super festive combination of Rose Jam ( Gulkand ), dried rose petals and crushed pistachios . Together, these ingredients are perfect to make a sweet bread that works well for Christmas and beyond.   I have seen a lot of Xmas breads that were generally filled with Cranberry Jam, dried fruits, nuts and cherries. However, I wanted to make something different that was Indian inspired. So instead of the traditional jams, I used an Indian Rose Jam.  Gulkand , as it ...

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SingWithPost #CerealAnytime #CollectiveBias How about a warm dessert that is perfect for winters? Filled with the flavors of cinnamon and butter, this grape nut cereal in a Hasselback Apple is perfect for all your family gatherings! The days are getting shorter and the weather is getting gloomy and cold. And yes, the Holiday season filled with shopping, cooking and eating is here. To keep up with all this and more, it is time to make some yummy dessert using Post  Grape-Nuts cereal. Yes, you read it right; we are making an interesting dessert using a morning cereal!  A few days back I got this box of  Post  Grape-Nuts   from Walmart. I was only hoping to have something delicious and healthy from the store, but to my delight this box came with code that can be entered on their  National Sweepstakes  website for a chance to win $100,000 or free mov...

Adding beetroot to falafels makes them super pretty and add a great flavor and taste to the chickpea balls! Hello folks! I have been off and on the blog since a few weeks given my vacation to India and Dubai. Now I am back home and I couldn't wait to start cooking and shooting again. On my brief visit to Dubai I had hummus for all my meals; breakfast, lunch and dinner. And I was craving more of it post the trip.  That is when I happened to find Boar's Head Hummus at my local Safeway store.  While I had just the  Traditional Hummus  on my trip, this brand has NINE flavors;  Fire Roasted Artichoke and Spinach ,  Roasted Garlic ,  Traditional ,  Roasted Red Pepper ,   Kalamata Olive Tapenade ,  Roasted Pine Nut ,  Fiery Chipotle Pepper ,  Southwest Style Black Bean and  Tuscan Style White Bean . I bought three of these and now I HAVE to try the rest too. They are super awesome in taste, non GMO and Gluten Free. Do get...