This chutney is the perfect blend of sweet and spicy! With flavorful Indian spices and light muscovado sugar – it’s guaranteed to hit every part of your palette. I love that this chutney includes corn instead of the typical coconut used in South Indian chutneys.
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-Ankitha Gadag
Source: Corn and Tomato Sweet Chutney
This recipe looks absolutely delicious. Love the mix of chocolate and coconut, the pecans give it a lovely crunch to make it a richer, fuller bite. IN. LOVE.
-Ankitha Gadag
My Mom Mom made the best German Chocolate Cake…perhaps it was because of her German heritage or perhaps it was because her coconut pecan frosting was absolutely delicious…and a pure sugar rush! For today’s recipe I’ve made some chewy chocolate chunk brownies and topped them with her signature frosting…
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How to make a quick and easy sauce for seared salmon
Ever wondered what to do when cooking your favorite fish, other than add good old salt and pepper? This glaze is your answer.
It’s easy and fast to make with ingredients you have at home. I used this recipe for salmon, but it is versatile and will go great with any fish. I used ginger jam for this recipe since ginger offers great health benefits. Ginger has well known anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties that make it ideal for incorporating in everyday recipes. The combination of the gingery spice with the sweetness from the jam, make your taste buds want to dance with joy. However, you can substitute any fruit jam/preserves/marmalade when making this recipe yours (look for all natural ingredients, minus the high fructose corn syrup when choosing your jam)!
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Ingredients
(for the sauce)
(for the fish)
Preparation:
Use the searing pan for the sauce. Scrape up all the remnants.
On low heat, add all the ingredients for the sauce
Whisk until desired consistency is achieved
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-Ankitha Gadag
Learn how to make easy, step by step pound cake from scratch !
“Cake, Cake, Cake Cake….”
“Lemme get that pound cake”
From Rappers to Pop Singers, everybody loves them some cake. This lime pound cake is the perfect light desert after dinner or for a quick sweet bite with your morning coffee/tea. (I love dipping pound cake into a cup of hot coffee for a slight coffee cake flavor)
What I loved about this cake is all in the drizzle. It incorporates Tito’s Lemon vodka for a sweet yet tart frosting. It’s sweet but not overwhelming, zesty in all the right ways and moist with every bite. Guaranteed to be an intoxicating hit for your next dinner party or an indulging weekend with yourself.
On to the recipe!
For the cake:
For the frosting:
Great for a detox after a long weekend or as a juice cleanse! This green smoothie is low sugar, low carb and great for weight loss goals!
Green smoothies are a great tasting alternative to get in all your daily vitamins and key nutrients. If taken in the morning they provide a great source of energy and keep you feeling full longer. If you prefer to drink them in the evening they are a great way to end the day with a meal that won’t be too heavy and keep your metabolism working all night. If you live a busy lifestyle, then this recipe is perfect for you. It’s super easy to make and involves little to no prep time (AND if you own a Vitamix – you know how easy clean up is :))
Feel free to mix up this recipe to incorporate your favorite greens. Remember, keeping a variety of deep greens is key to getting all the important nutrients. You can also switch up the fruit – fruits that I find go well with green smoothies are: apples, limes, lemons, and pears.
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Let me know how you like it guys!!
A fizzy watermelon beer-rum cocktail that makes a perfect day drink!
What’s better than a cocktail? A Beertail!
Another seasonal drink that is perfect for summertime patio weather. Enjoy this gorgeous watermelon beer cocktail while it’s still hot outside. It’s fizzy, light and refreshing. With a boost from the rum, it’s sure to get the job done – quickly and efficiently 🙂
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As always, love to hear your feedback! Let me know how you made it yours 🙂
-Ankitha
Easy step by step method to brew your own pour over coffee with an added touch – sweetened shredded coconut!
Mornings aren’t mornings without my ritualistic cup of coffee. Problem is, I am a perfectionist and if my coffee isn’t absolutely perfect, I will justify splurging at the nearby hipster coffee-shop (there are PLENTY of those in Austin). A meager $5 cup of coffee a day quickly turns into a $35/ week habit and pretty soon I might as well have invested in part ownership of the hipster coffee-shop…
That is why I have invested in a manual pour over coffee drip. The one I have is called a Clever, and it is excellent. You can pretty much find a similar version at your local grocery store/ coffee-shop. I highly recommend that you also grind your own coffee beans as well, that way you can control the grain size (fine or course). Finer grains tend to be more bitter, while coarser grain tends to lack the robust flavor – clearly, it’s an art of balance. Either way, it isn’t a requirement.
My coffee tends to have another element in it which adds a touch of sweetness, body and balances out the palette. Sweetened coconut flakes gets mixed into the coffee grinds and trust me when I say this magic. You really have to taste it to believe it.
Alright, on to the recipe.
You will need:
-grinder (optional – but highly recommended)
-pour over coffee-maker
-6-8 oz hot water (212 degrees F)
-3 tbsp coffee beans ( I love the Ethiopian roast!)
-2 tbsp coconut flakes (Optional – but highly recommended)
Method –
That’s it, hopefully you are now on a path of financial savings from making your own perfectly brewed cup of coffee at home!
-Ankitha
Light, refreshing and creamy with cool flavors from mint and dill
You don’t normally think of soups in the summertime, especially not in Texas. However, this COLD cucumber and avocado soup hits the spot with its refreshing ingredients. It’s creamy, with a slight heat from the garlic & serrano. It gets layers of flavor from the fresh dill and mint. Contrary to traditional hot soups, this chilled soup is absolutely delightful on a hot summer afternoon on the patio (margaritas recommended).
I was inspired to create this soup when a friend put me up to a food challenge. Her criterion was “cucumbers” and “chilled.” This was out of my comfort zone. Normally, my recipes pack heat from various spices and they normally involve a protein of some form. This was such a fun challenge, because it was so easy to make with relatively few ingredients that I would never think of combining. More than likely, most of these ingredients are already in your fridge.
Anyways, give it a shot (before the summer ends!), and let me know how it turns out 🙂
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That’s it! Easy peeezzyyyy 🙂
Let me know how it turns out, would love to hear from you!
-Ankitha
Looking for a creative spin on traditional guacamole? Look no further. This recipe is bursting with flavors from your traditional guacamole – garlic, onions and cilantro… while keeping it “fresh”. This guacamole gets an element of salty crunch from the pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and robust full-bodied flavor from the cotija cheese. This recipe is sure to be a hit with your guests.
Ingredients: (2 Servings)
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