Coconut Macaroons
Macaroons have always been one of my favorites. It tastes absolutely delicious. So I decided to make it at home. I had some shredded coconut sitting in my pantry so decided to make coconut macaroons this time. It came out absolutely yummy. In fact, I think I am gonna make this for the Christmas party this week. Preparation Time : 30 minutes No of pieces : 16 Ingredients: Egg whites : 2 Shredded Sweetened Coconut : 14 ounces Salt : a pinch Vanilla Extract : 2 tsp Sweetened Condensed Milk : 14 ounces Method Of Preparation : Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Combine the shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Whisk the egg whites and salt on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment...
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Kale and Cheese in Puff Pastry
Kale and Cheese Puff Pastry makes a wonderful appetizer. You can also have it for breakfast with a glass of orange juice. This is easy to make and you can substitute the Swiss cheese with Gruyere cheese or any other similar tasting cheese. And I have used kale here. You can also try spinach or any other leafy vegetable of your choice. Try this for this holiday season and let me know how it turns out. Preparation time: 45 minutes No. of servings: 12 pieces Ingredients: One package puff pastry (2 sheets) Kale – a bunch (or 3 cups chopped) Garlic cloves – 2 Swiss cheese – 1/2 cup Dijon mustard – 1 or 2 tbsp (adjust to taste) Parmesan cheese – 1/4 cup Fresh or dried oregano – 1/8 tsp Crushed red pepper – 1/8 tsp Pepper powder...
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Cranberry Scones
I am such a great fan of scones! Whenever I go to our farmers market they have these freshly baked scones and I can’t resist to come without some in the cart. Plus. I have always wanted to make it at home. Finally I had some cranberries sitting in my pantry from when I made some cranberry sauce. So I decided to make some cranberry scones out of it. It came out really well and tasty. You can try this at home yourself and let me know if you like it. Preparation Time: 45 minutes No of pieces : 8 Ingredients: All purpose Flour : 2 cups Granulated sugar : 1/3 cup Baking powder : 2 1/2 tsp Salt : 1/4 tsp Unsalted Butter : 1/4 cup Dried or fresh cranberries: 1/2 cup (if you are using fresh cranberries...
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Chocolate Marble Cake
For this Christmas, I am planning to make cakes, cookies, muffins and breads. This Chocolate Marble cake is a very simple recipe. It came out good and I am planning to give it to all my friends. Here is the recipe for the yummy Cake.. Time of Preparation : 1 hr 30 minutes No of Servings : 12 Ingredients: Semi sweet chocolate chips – 1/2 cup Milk – 1/4 cup Butter – 1/2 cup (room temperature) Sugar – 1 cup Eggs – 2 (room temperature) Vanilla extract – 1 tsp Half and half – 1/4 cup Sour cream or yogurt – 1/4 cup All purpose flour – 1 1/2 cup Baking powder – 2 tsp Salt – 1/4 tsp Method of Preparation: Melt the semi sweet chocolate chips in milk and keep it aside. Sift the flour, baking powder...
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Homemade Fruit Cake
It’s Christmas time. Are you ready to make your Fruit Cake? Fruit cake is a tradition in most of the families during Christmas. My friend’s mom make it every year and distribute it to her family and friends. It’s my favorite. This year I want to try it myself for my family and friends. I adapted this recipe from Food Network’s Free Range FruitCake by Alton. And I used my own techniques to obtain a soft and moist cake. The secret of this recipe is addition of molasses and honey which gives a nice color and a moist texture. This cake can be made in advance, say before 2 weeks to one month and stored in a dark cool place or your refrigerator. You can also make two and store one in the freezer for later use. Before freezing...
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Maple Pecan Bread
I had Pecan bread at one of my friends’ place and I have been wanting to make it ever since. I had gotten the recipe from her and I have been wanting to try this recipe. I love maple syrup on pancakes and the flavor of maple. So I just twisted this recipe a little by adding maple flavor. If you want you can also try without adding maple flavor. It will turn out delicious either way. It came out very tasty and perfect. My husband and MIL loved it and they both keep saying it tasted just like the walnut cake they used to love from Adyar Bakery in Chennai. Try this recipe and let me know if you liked it. Preparation Time : 60 minutes No Of Servings : 20 Ingredients: All Purpose Flour : 21/4 cups...
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Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies are the easiest to make and will be light to eat. I made these cookies for thanksgiving and everyone liked these cookies. If we have different shapes of cookie moldings, we can make these cookies in different shapes. Time of Preparation : 40 minutes No of cookies : 50 Ingredients: Butter (Room temperature) – 1 Cup White sugar – 1 1/2 cup Egg – 1 Vanilla Extract – 2 tsp All purpose flour – 2 3/4 cup Baking soda – 1 tsp Baking powder – 1/2 tsp Method of Preparation: In a bowl, mix the all purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder and keep it aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Add the flour mixture little by little and beat...
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Thumbprint Cookies
These thumbprint cookies are the super hit of this vacation. Everyone loved this cookie and the nuts and jam made them extra tasty. Here goes the recipe for this Thumbprint cookies. Time of Preparation : 40 minutes No of Cookies : 20 Ingredients: Unsalted butter – 1/2 cup (room temperature) White sugar – 1/4 cup Egg white – 1 Egg yolk – 1 Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp All purpose flour – 1 cup Salt – a pinch Nuts (I have used walnuts) – 1 cup (roasted and chopped) Jam – 1/3 cup Method of Preparation: In a bowl mix the butter and sugar using hand mixer until fluffy. Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract and beat well with the hand mixer. Keep the egg white aside. Add the all purpose flour and salt little by little and...
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Triple Chocolate Chip Cookie
For the first time I tried to make cookies and these triple chocolate chip cookies came out good. I made some four different kind of cookies and soon they are coming in SpicyTasty. Time of Preparation : 45 minutes No of cookies : 36 Ingredients: Unsalted butter – 1 cup White Sugar – 1 cup Brown sugar – 1/2 cup Egg – 2 Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp All purpose flour – 2 1/4 cup salt – 1/2 tsp Baking soda – 1 tsp White chocolate chips – 1/2 cup Dark chocolate chips – 1/2 cup Semi sweet chocolate chips – 1/2 cup Method of Preparation: Beat the unsalted butter until soft. Add the white sugar and brown sugar and and beat with the hand mixer until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat them. Mix the...
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Classic Three Cheese and Vegetable Lasagna
Lasagna is a wide and flat type of pasta. This Lasagna is filled with various vegetables, pasta sauce and three types of cheese. If you are looking for a simple and delicious recipe for lasagna, you are at the right place. Specially for the vegetarians and veggie lovers. Try this recipe for a special occasion or a weekend dinner and enjoy. Preparation time: 60 minutes No of servings: 10 Spice level: 2.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Lasagna noodles – 9 Chopped onion – 1/2 cup Chopped vegetables – 1/4 cup each (mushroom, red peppers, green peppers, zucchini, broccoli) Chopped oregano – 1 tbsp Chopped basil – 1 tbsp Frozen spinach – 1 cup (thawed) Ricotta cheese – 8 oz Parmesan cheese – 1/2 cup Shredded mozzarella cheese – 2 cups All purpose flour – 3 tbsp Butter- 2 tbsp...
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Red Velvet Whoopie Pie
From Wikipedia: The whoopie pie (alternatively called a gob, black-and-white, bob, or “BFO” for Big Fat Oreo) is an American baked good that may be considered either a cookie, pie, or cake. It is made of two round mound-shaped pieces of chocolate cake, or sometimes pumpkin or gingerbread cake, with a sweet, creamy filling or frosting sandwiched between them. Whoopie pies are considered a New England phenomenon and a Pennsylvania Amish tradition. Today I have made a Red Velvet Whoopie pie filled with delicious cream cheese frosting. This is a big sandwich cookie and may be you need someone to share it with or may be not :). Make these delicious cookies for the Thanksgiving and share it with your friends and family. Preparation time: 45 minutes No. of servings: 12 Ingredients: All purpose flour – 2 cups Unsweetened cocoa...
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Cinnamon Roll
Cinnamon Roll is a sweet pastry made of yeast dough and filled with sugar, cinnamon and raisins and finally sprinkled with vanilla glaze. The smell of cinnamon bun is so refreshing that you can never say no to it. This is a simple eggless recipe which can be easily. Prepare this dish for the Thanksgiving and enjoy your holidays. Preparation time: 2 hours No. of servings: 12 Ingredients: All purpose flour – 2 1/4 cups Active yeast – 1/2 pack (1/8 oz) Warm water – 3 tbsp Sugar – 1 tsp Baking soda – 1/2 tsp Baking powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – 1/4 tsp Butter milk – 3/4 cup Oil – 1/4 cup For Filling: Light brown sugar – 1/2 cup Ground cinnamon – 1/2 tsp (If you want less cinnamon add 1/4 tsp) Butter – 1/4 cup...
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Muffin-Pan Potato Gratins
I recently saw this recipe in a TV show and fallen in love with this recipe. Super easy and it tastes soo good and yummy too. Never tried potato gratins before so I wanna try it this time for thanksgiving and it came out really good. My family members loved it. If you are looking for easy and quick appetizers, this is one of them. This will make a perfect Thanksgiving appetizer. Let me know if you try this recipe. Preparation Time : 45 minutes No Of Servings: 6-7 Ingredients: Unsalted Butter : 1/2 stick (room temperature) Russet Potatoes : 2 (medium) Ground pepper : for seasonings Salt : for seasonings Heavy Cream : 6 tbsps Method Of Preparation: Preheat Oven to 400 degrees. Grease the muffin pan with butter. Now thinly slice the potatoes. Place 2...
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Who says peanut butter cookies have to be a favourite for just the kids? This easy peanut butter cookies recipe will help you expand your appetizer/dessert menu for Thanksgiving dinner. I really liked how it turned out and I am probably never going to buy these from a store now that I found out how easy it is to make these! This is especially good since you know what goes into making the cookies that yours kids are eating. Everyone likes their cookies in various forms of chewy, crispy, etc. Just adjust the baking time to lower for chewy cookies and higher for crispy. You can put a saran wrap and put the sheet in the fridge to cool completely. Preparation Time : 45 minutes No of cookies : 20-25 Ingredients: Unsalted Butter : 1/2 stick (room temperature) Brown...
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Chocolate Truffles (Version 2)
For this Thanksgiving we are planning to visit my sister-in-law. I want to try lots of cookies and chocolates for the two sweet little kids. Today I tried making simple chocolate truffles. It took just 5 minutes for the preparation and they are really yummy. Time of Preparation : 5 minutes and 2 hours for refrigeration No of truffles : 24 Ingredients: Semi sweet chocolate chips – 1 1/2 cups Sweetened condensed milk – 1/2 can Vanilla extract – 2 tsp For coating – color sprinkles, cocoa powder, chopped nuts Method of Preparation: Take a wide pan and melt the chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk. Remove from heat, add the vanilla extract and stir it. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until they become firm. Take it out and roll them to 24 equal sized balls. Roll...
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie is my favorite among cookies. This recipe makes chewy, soft cookies filled with oats, raisins and walnuts. This makes a healthy breakfast or a perfect snack in the evening with tea. Kids will love it. You can make the batter in advance and refrigerate it for a few days and can prepare the cookies whenever you want. Make these cookies for this Thanksgiving and enjoy. Preparation time: 25 minutes No. of servings: 22 cookies Ingredients: Unsalted butter – 1/3 cup (room temperature) Light brown sugar – 1/2 cup Large egg – 1 (room temperature) Pure vanilla extract – 1 tsp Instant cooking rolled oats – 3 cups All purpose flour – 1 cup Baking soda – 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder – 1/4 tsp (optional) Salt – 1/2 tsp Chopped walnut – 1 cup Raisins – 1...
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German Chocolate Cake
I am a huge fan of Homemade Cakes and often try my hand at baking different cakes until now I never got a chance to take pictures and write down the recipe. Our little bundle of joy vinay just turned 6 months old and I wanted to celebrate it with a cake. Instead of buying from our favorite German Chocolate cake from a local restaurant (Dusty’s Cellar) I figured may be i’ll make it for him with my own hands and lots of mommy love. German Chocolate cake is a layered cake with coconut and Pecan filling and bittersweet chocolate icing. It came out really good and everyone enjoyed it. Ingredients: For the Filling: Condensed Milk : 1 can Vanilla : 1 tsp Butter : 1 stick Egg Yolks : 4 Shredded Coconut : 2 cups (I’ve used dry...
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Strawberry Vanilla Cake
I have made a Strawberry Vanilla Cake with a vanilla flavored base cake, whipped cream and fresh strawberries. And I made this cake for our dear friend Sajana and Robin. It came out really good and everyone loved it. I have a couple of important tips for you to bake a perfect cake and decorate it. How to keep my cake from crumbling? Right oven temperature is important. Do not bake for too long. You can add an extra egg to make it firm. Adding gelatin works. How to avoid runny whipped cream? Add some gelatin or agar agar to your whipped cream to make it firm. Instructions are below. Keep it refrigerated all the time. Hope you enjoy this cake. Here you go… Preparation time: 2 and 1/2 hours (including cooling period of cake) No. of servings: 9″...
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