It was the little guy’s birthday last week. His 6th, to be precise (ohh, I still haven’t gotten used to saying that!). Six years now that I’ve been a mother/personal assistant/playmate/nurse/teacher/personal chef/groomer. As he grows up, I find that I need to wear some of those caps for a little lesser time with each passing…
Roasted Tomato And Red Pepper Soup
So, notice any changes around here? Yep, my little blog baby is out of her WordPress.com crib and has her own room in the wide wide web world. Big girl! I hope you guys like the changes and bear with me as I work out the kinks. So, to start things off, I am sharing…
Fresh Peach Muffins {With A Crunchy Oatmeal Streusel}
I love muffins, they are so much fun to bake and eat. The traditional muffin method is the easiest way of whipping up a baked treat. Just combine the dry and wet ingredients in a huge bowl, mix, bake and you’re done! Muffin recipes are usually really forgiving, and they turn out so fluffy and…
Grilled Sweet Corn With Mint-Chili-Garlic Butter
On our last grocery run, my son picked out these beautiful fresh sweet corn. Which kid doesn’t love corn, right? Its beauty lies in its simplicity. While there is canned corn or frozen corn, nothing beats the fresh kind. And it is really easy to cook too. Cook corn just enough to take the rawness…
Strawberry Vanilla Cake
I’ve been on a hunt lately, a hunt for beautiful stoneware that can go from the oven straight to the table. And it has to be heavy stoneware, not glass or glazed porcelain. When I began this search, I quickly realized that the most beautiful pans do not come cheap. And the ones I did…
Honeydew Melon, Cucumber And Lime Popsicles
It’s getting hot, hot and hotter by the day. Some days are hot and humid and that is the worst combination ever. And on days like that, the best things to eat should come straight out of the freezer, icy cold and delicious. But if I had ice cream every day during the Texan summer,…
Lentil-Spinach-Eggplant Fritters With An Avocado-Herb-Yogurt Sauce
Wh-aat??? It’s August already? Where did the time go? I’ve been cooking my little heart out with fresh summer produce all summer long, but the recipes barely make it to the blog. I am so sorry about that guys, but I will try my best to bring you all of them before the season comes…
Peach Iced Tea {With Peach Simple Syrup}
This summer, we’ve been trying to eat healthy, more mindful of what we put in our bodies, trying to avoid eating out whenever we can help it. Speaking of dining out, our go-to drink of choice has always been a nice, cold glass of southern iced tea. While maintaining a healthy diet, I still believe…
Peach Vanilla Jam
There’s a reason peaches are synonymous with summer and the south. They need the bright, hot southern summer sun to ripen to perfection. And the ripe fruit itself resembles a golden orb, like the one in the sky. We have sort of made it an annual summer tradition to pick peaches at a local farm…
Watermelon-Berry Popsicles
Today’s recipe is going to be an easy and really quick one. You just need to be patient for a few hours till the popsicles set in the freezer, that’s all. Now, who doesn’t love popsicles, right? I think it is the treat-on-a-stick allure that brings out childhood memories and makes it an all-round favorite….
Milk Tea, Cardamom And Rose Cake {With Brown Butter And Cardamom Glaze}
It’s been rather quite around here. Like I mentioned in my previous post, I am enjoying having the little one home all the time this summer. Not that I am not trying new recipes or playing around with my camera, but I am simply not bound to my usual schedule of posting at least twice…
Blueberry Limeade (Or Lemonade)
Oh, summer, how I love you! Yes, you are hot, sweaty and annoyingly, blindingly bright on most days. But I don’t care. I love not having to wear jackets, scarves and boots. I love that I can literally be out of the door at a moment’s notice. And even though I end up looking like…