egg muffins
Appetizers and Snacks

Mini Omelet Muffins

These breakfast muffins are great for days when you have to make breakfast for a lot of people. They are quick and easy,  you can do other chores or just sit and relax  while they […]

sandwich
Appetizers and Snacks

Open Faced Crispy Potato Sandwich

You can’t go wrong with this simple open potato sandwich. Open sandwiches are my latest favorite for two reasons- One, you get to eat two sandwiches yet have two less slices of bread. :). second, […]

sabudana vada
Appetizers and Snacks

Sabudana Vada (Tapioca and Potato Fritters)

Sabudana (Tapioca pearls) is used to make variety of Indian dishes like sabudana vada, khichdi, papad and kheer and is specially eaten during festival days when people observe fast(vrat) in India. These melt in your […]

tex mex cups
Appetizers and Snacks

Mini tex-mex cups

This is a totally delicious, mouth watering and fun to eat snack which  is extremely easy to prepare. I love these ready to use phyllo shells from Athens, they make it so convenient to prepare […]

potato pattie
Appetizers and Snacks

Potato Chickpea Patties

Any kind of  cutlet, tikki or kebab  is my family’s favorite  and this Friday evening was perfect for that. Everybody was in relaxed mood and was craving for something fried and spicy. I made these […]

beans
Appetizers and Snacks

Healthy Green Beans

Fresh green beans are not only healthy  full of vitamins, minerals and micro nutrients but are also tasty. They are also very low in calories; one cup of green beans contains approx 34 calories. So […]

mushroom
Appetizers and Snacks

Mushroom and Green chilli Saute

I always keep mushrooms handy as they are healthy, tasty and very less in calories. they can be used in so many ways- put them in omelet, noodles, soup or put them in curries. I […]

salad
Appetizers and Snacks

Spinach Salad with Mandarin Oranges

This simple salad is full of flavors from fresh spinach, soaked almonds, crunchy cucumber, diced tomatoes combined with the sweetness of juicy mandarins. I used the canned mandarines from costco that come with juice and […]

tacos
Appetizers and Snacks

Roasted Vegetable Crispy Tacos With Quick Salsa

Its amazing how leftovers can be used to prepare totally different, wholesome meals without much effort. I use leftover vegetable(sabzi) to make stuffed paranthas, pulaos, soups, tikkis etc all the time and I am sure […]

roasted vegetables
Appetizers and Snacks

Oven Roasted Vegetables

 Don’t like vegetables? try them roasted. While steamed vegetables are considered the healthiest, roasted vegetables are not less healthy. Adding a little olive oil and some seasoning makes them so much tastier to eat.I love  […]