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Later came various recipes from other parts of India I couldn’t help but experiment with once I got a taste for cooking. Running through it all the while is the amazing food culture of Britain – a diverse mix of true classics like Cornish pasties and Yorkshire puddings, to dishes from international cuisines we’ve somehow adopted. There’s nothing quite like eating Taiwanese Bao in Kings Cross or Vietnamese Summer Rolls in Shoreditch for lunch and going home to true Gujarati daal-bhaat, shaak and rotli, followed by Mombasa-style mogo chips as a cheeky midnight snack....

Made with a graham cracker crust, drizzled with dark chocolate and filled with fresh berries. Top them with vanilla whipped cream and enjoy! These are great to make for a party, you can assemble the tartlets ahead and fill when you’re ready to serve. These can also be made gluten-free by using gluten-free graham crackers. Everyone in my house loved these, hope you do too! How To Make Berry Tartlets

I know that summer is just going to fly by, so I’m trying to soak up all of the sunshine, ice cream, beach days, and grilled food that I can while it’s here. One of my favorite things about summer is making s’mores over a crackling campfire—there is just not much better than melty chocolate and marshmallows! Instructions for No-Bake S’mores Pie No-Bake Smore’s Pie Recipe We all have those days when we crave s’mores but can’t make a fire....

Stacy’s blog is all about that food you can eat without all of the guilt and calories. She makes exciting healthy dishes fun; sometimes by spicing them up with exotic and exciting things and sometimes by keeping things simple, hearty and traditional. Check out her recipes for Ras el Hanout Spiced Crackers, Lebanese Vegetable Soup and traditional Latkes. Sound amazing, don’t they? They are. Well, I’m guest blogging my recipe for Sprouted Pulse Baked Samosas over at Nutrition as Nature Intended today and I hope you enjoy them just as much as my family and I did!...

Sheet Pan Potatoes, Sausage and Peppers This is such a fuss-free way to roast sausage along with some potatoes, onions and peppers. Drizzle it with extra virgin olive oil, add some fresh rosemary and stick it in the oven. Don’t you love a meal that only dirties one pan!? This easy one-dish meal makes clean-up a breeze, and the smell in your kitchen will make everyone hungry! If you want to make clean-up even easier you can line the sheet pan with foil....

As soon as the weather cools down, I know it’s time to break out all of my favorite pumpkin dessert recipes. If you’re as big of a fan of pumpkin as I am, you’re going to LOVE this pumpkin pudding cake, these pumpkin snickerdoodles, or these insanely good pumpkin cheesecake brownies! Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Nothing screams fall more than a cozy pumpkin treat. With these amazing pumpkin cinnamon rolls, you get double the pumpkin in every bite!...

This is the perfect dish for feeding the family or to have for a party or get-together! Try this BBQ Chicken Nachos or Beefy Enchilada Nachos for a few other nacho options that your family will love! Sheet Pan Nachos Recipe Nachos baked are so simple to make and one of my go-to family dinners! After a busy weekday, I love to just chow down on a crunchy nacho loaded with all the toppings....

Pasta with Sausage, Escarole and Beans Escarole and beans with sausage is a typical dish in Italian cuisine. Here I tossed it all with pasta, and loved the results! It turned out to be a winner with everyone in my home, even my picky kids. You can easily make it gluten-free and swap out the escarole for your favorite greens. When I make pasta dishes, I try to incorporate lots of lean protein and loads of veggies to keep the dish balanced with large enough portions that will keep me satisfied....

Basil is one of my favorite herbs to cook with. Particularly when it has to do with PESTO. I love me some good pesto. This dish is so easy and delicious and Springy. It only requires a few ingredients and comes together so quickly. My husband isn’t really a “pesto person” but he loves it when I stuff it in some baked chicken and smother it in melty cheese! Who can blame him, anything covered in cheese is wonderful!...

Piña Colada Sorbet This homemade low fat piña colada sorbet is the perfect solution to satisfying any sweet tooth, especially in the summer time. I also love my frozen Chocolate Sorbet, made with chocolate and espresso, or my Cherry Sorbet using real cherries! I’ve been playing around with my new ice cream maker and I’m having fun with all the possibilities. My freezer is starting to look like a colorful sorbet shop, which is not necessarily a bad thing!...

We LOVE pie at our house and we have so many favorite flavors that we make year-round. I always use my Grandma’s pie crust recipe. My kids love this strawberry pie in the Springtime, and this chocolate pie for the holidays. What Are Pie Crust Cookies? No more throwing away the extra pie crust that you have left over! Simply roll the dough out and bake it into airy and tender cookies that melt in your mouth....

At the luau, they put on an amazing performance! It was so much fun and the food was amazing. Later that night we went to their fire night show. Everything was incredible about our experience at the PCC! Now let’s talk about how amazing these bars turned out. A shortbread cookie crust layer on the bottom. A delicious and creamy cheesecake combined with macadamia nuts, white chocolate chips, pineapple and coconut....

Another pineapple inspired appetizer I love is my Pineapple Cheese Ball. The combination of pecans with the pineapple is amazing with a sweet and savory taste! The Best Pineapple Salsa Something about Spring and Summer always inspires me to look for more color in my recipes. Maybe it is the blooming flowers of spring and the bright warm sunshine. Whatever it is, I just have to have a rainbow of colors on my plates in the warmer weather....

I used to love going into Indian sweet shops as a little nipper, especially around Diwali. Wide-eyed and full of wonder, the shop keepers would see me peering through their glass cases at the majestic displays of endless halwa, burfi, penda, jalebi, kaju katli, mohanthal gulab jambu, rasmalai and everything in between. I very quickly became an expert at getting free samples. My dad would always ask me what I’d like in my special box of sweets....

Super Sundays It was 1995 and I had begged my dad for a costume tiara from Bombay Stores in Bradford all summer. He finally caved in after some heavy persuasion and a nice daal kachori pick up from Kaushy Patel’s Prashad. This was pre-Gordon Ramsay declaring it his Best Restaurant and long before it even became a dine-in restaurant. In those days, we would be treated to some Indian snacks from Bradford’s only vegetarian mithai shop one Sunday a month....

Hearty Vegetarian Pumpkin Chili Recipe Packed with vegetables, beans, pumpkin puree, beans and tons of flavor, then served with cheese, tortillas, avocado and all the yummy toppings, this pumpkin chili recipe is one of my favorites. Don’t be alarmed by the ingredients list – it looks long but truly it’s just a bunch of spices that you likely already have on hand and veggies. I recommend that you prep all of the ingredients before you start cooking, then once you sauté all your vegetables the rest of the time it’s pretty hands off while it simmers....

Easy 3-Ingredient Recipe We love serving these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies when I need a quick dessert that doesn’t take all day to put together and is a crowd favorite. If you’re like me, you love to save time and still make something that tastes great. Try these other quick 3-ingredient sweets: easy 3-ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies and 3-ingredient Brownies. Ingredients Needed for Pumpkin Cookies Stock up on cake mix, pumpkin puree, and chocolate chips so you can whip up these cookies all season long!...

And this Vegan Broccoli Salad takes it all to an entirely different level. Broccoli and fennel are mixed with toasted nuts and breadcrumbs before being coated in a superstar of a salad dressing. The complex flavors are out-of-this-world and the blend of textures always keeps you coming back for more! Every crunchy-crisp bite is so satisfying, but it’s the sweet and spicy dressing that takes this vegan broccoli salad over the top....

Ropa Vieja Recipe Ropa Vieja is one of my favorite Cuban dishes, served over white rice and accompanied with black beans. It’s considered a comfort food and is often served on special occasions or at family gatherings. The name “ropa vieja” literally translates to “old clothes” in Spanish, and the dish is named this way because the shredded beef used in the recipe resembles torn or tattered clothing. Leftovers can be made into tacos, bowls, served over loaded fries, and more!...

I love a good sandwich. There’s just something about them that I can’t resist, and I end up making them pretty often! I know what you might be thinking, do I really need a recipe to make a sandwich? Think of this recipe as inspiration for how you can make more than just a ham and cheese sandwich this week! If you want more inspiration, you should try this Cuban Sandwich, this really filling Corned Beef Sandwich, and this light and refreshing Cucumber Sandwich....