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If you’re ever there you must do three things… Go to Varsity Donuts for some of the best donuts you’ll EVER have.2. Go to Radina’s for a true college-town coffee shop experience.3. Go to So Long Saloon and order the raspberry chipotle bean dip. It is to die for. In fact, it was one of the primary reasons we went to Manhattan in the first place! Our friends bragged on it so much and insisted we go to this packed bar in the middle of downtown and try this dip....

Fresh ginger adds the perfect subtle spiciness and complexity to this classic concoction, and it couldn’t be easier with just 3 ingredients and 25 minutes required. Let us show you how it’s done! How to Make Ginger Lemonade This lemonade requires just 3 simple ingredients (besides water): agave, lemons, and ginger. It starts with simmering fresh ginger in a mixture of water and agave to create a naturally sweetened ginger “simple syrup” mixture....

What is Poha Chivda? Poha chivda is a popular Indian snack made from flattened rice, also known as poha. This crunchy and savory mix often includes a variety of spices, nuts, and dried fruits. It’s a perfect tea-time snack and is commonly enjoyed during festivals, especially Diwali. Two Versions Of Poha Chivda Recipe Texture and Flavor: Roasting makes the poha light and crispy. The flavor is mild for this roasted chivda....

I know. We’re nomads. Get used to it. If you’ve followed Minimalist Baker for any length of time, I suspect you’ve had a hard time placing a finger on where exactly we are at any given time. We were married in Kansas, moved to Oregon, moved back to Kansas, now Missouri, and now back to Oregon. Whoof. I would be confused, too. But you know what? That’s OK. Life ebbs and flows and interests swell and dwindle and we as people change....

Obviously, my opinions have since changed. I would consider myself a quiche fan, but certainly not an aficionado. But I wanted to give a tofu version a try. After mastering tofu in stir fries, peanut sauce, and spring rolls, a quiche seemed like the next step in my tofu journey. And I’m happy to report my experiment was a success; you could say I’m a total tofu quiche convert (it’s what all the hipsters are doing)....

About This Recipe Using the same dough, you can make paratha just like this rajgira paratha. There are few things you need to keep in mind while working with this gluten free flour. Because it has different properties and nature then our regular chapati atta or maida. So below I have mentioned tips to make this perfect. There are only selected flours are allowed during the Hindu fast. And this Singhare ka aata is one of them....

Enjoy as breakfast sandwiches or slathered with (vegan) cream cheese. Just 9 ingredients required for bagel bliss, friends. Let us show you how it’s done! Who Invented Bagels? Today, bagels are a type of bread so well-known it’s hard to imagine a world without them (and let’s not, it’s too sad)! While the earliest known recipe for a bagel-like bread (called ka’ak) appeared in a 13th-century Arabic cookbook, bagels as we know them were popularized by Ashkenazi Jews in Poland in the 17th century, possibly even earlier....

Making veg biryani at home requires some time and it is a little lengthy process. But all the efforts are worth since you have made the best tasting vegetable biryani. Of course, you will get a lot of praise from your family members or loved ones, I bet. Biryani has more complex and stronger flavors compared to the pulao. Why is it called dum biryani? A: Dum is not the type of biryani but is the cooking method, also known as ‘dum pukht’....

When we talk about the Indian style Bombay veg sandwiches, it calls for sliced vegetables. The method is very simple and usual like apply butter, chutney, arrange the vegetable slices and toast or grill. But This is not the case for this veg cheese toast sandwich recipe. Instead of slicing the the vegetables, I have finely chopped then. and mixed with boiled, mashed potatoes. To flavor it up, I have used the homemade sandwich masala....

As many of you know, I had a small obsession with banana cream pie blizzards before going dairy-free. As in I probably ate one per week – kind of embarrassing, but true. Origins of Banana Cream Pie Did you know there’s a national banana cream pie day (March 2nd)? Yep, it’s that good! So where did the idea come from? It’s believed that cream-based pies date as far back as medieval times....

If you’ve ever tried Cheez Its you know how salty and cheesy they are. It’s kind of addictive if you favor savory foods. Well, the thing is, a little sea salt and nutritional yeast (nutrition diva and flavor bomb) can totally mock that flavor of the real thing without going into dairy land! It’s kind of like magic. The awesome thing about this recipe – besides the fact that it requires just 7 ingredients – is that it’s quick and considerably healthy!...

It’s sweet, tart, SO vibrant, plant-based, and bursting with freshness (hello mango, raspberry, beet, and carrot). Just 8 ingredients, 5 minutes, and 1 blender required. Let’s do this! How to Make This Mango Beet Smoothie This vibrant veggie and fruit-packed smoothie begins with frozen mango for a sweet, creamy base, plus frozen raspberries for tartness, antioxidants, and fiber. Next, we add chopped beet, which contributes the vibrant red color, plus folate, antioxidants, and heart health benefits....

Origins of Tzatziki Tzatziki is a cucumber and yogurt-based sauce or dip commonly served in Greek cuisine. It’s thought to have been inspired by a similar Indian sauce called raita. Our plant-based version is similarly cool and creamy, but made without the dairy! How to Make Vegan Tzatziki It all starts with my 2-Ingredient Coconut Yogurt, which creates the perfect creamy base for this dip. Next comes a finely grated cucumber, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper!...

Aloo Baingan Aloo Baingan is a Pakistani & North Indian-style vegan curry made with potatoes (aloo) and eggplant (baingan or brinjal). Though not as glamorous as Baingan Bharta, Aloo Baingan can be just as exciting when made well. Enter your email below and get it sent straight to your inbox. Plus, get recipes & tips every week! The secret to next-level Aloo Baingan is to pan-sear the eggplant before adding it to the curry....

It was inspired by my Pumpkin French Toast Bake. It is perfect for fall. It is INSANELY delicious – crispy, tender, gooey, satisfying. It’s packed with cinnamon-sugar apples. It requires just 7 ingredients. It can be made in 1 morning – no overnight soaking involved. That was a mouthful but seriously, you NEED this French toast in your life! It starts with day old wheat bread cut into cubes and left out to dry....

As said the stuffing is made from potatoes, But you can try the same with different kind of stuffing e.g. mixed veg, paneer, tofu. For making bread roll, I suggest using stale bread which is a day or two old. Though you can use fresh but it’s easy to work with stale one because we are dipping the bread into water for shaping purpose. Here I have used white bread....

You’ll need 3 ingredients (plus ice cubes), 5 minutes and a blender to make it. Iced coffee vs Cold coffee: Taste & Texture: This cold coffee is frothy, creamy and sweet with full-on coffee flavor. This is Indian cafe-style cold coffee that uses instant coffee granules vs brewed coffee used in iced coffee. This one is light and sweet (that’s how most Indians like their coffee in India) This one is frothy and sometimes topped with ice cream, whipped cream or chocolate syrup....

We love it for picnics in the park, as a side dish for BBQs, or as part of a summer meal. Make it a meal by pairing with tempeh or grilled tofu or chicken skewers. Let us show you how it’s done! Recipe Inspiration This sesame noodle salad is inspired by a Taiwanese dish called Ma Jiang Mian (Chinese Sesame Noodles). Our search for the dish’s origin story came up empty, but common ingredients seem to include wheat-based noodles, soy sauce, sesame paste, vinegar, sesame oil, and sugar....

This porridge is vegan and gluten-free, and keeps well, making it perfect for meal prep! And, it requires just 5 ingredients, 1 pot, and 30 minutes, friends. Let us show you how it’s done! What’s so Great About Millet? Millet is a nutritional powerhouse! Compared to most other grains, millet has more calcium and protein, and it also contains B vitamins, fiber, phosphorous, magnesium, and iron. Go millet! How to Make Millet Porridge We start this millet breakfast bash off by simmering the millet in a generous amount of liquid (water and dairy-free milk) to ensure it gets super tender....

How to Make Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream Oh strawberries, how we love you. You’re sweet and juicy, loaded with vitamin C, and also give us fiber, folate, potassium, and more (source). Plus, you make some seriously dreamy ice cream! We used fresh strawberries (versus strawberry flavor or syrup) to maximize both nutrition and flavor. Making the strawberries into a compote concentrates their flavor and reduces the amount of liquid that can cause the ice cream to be icy versus creamy....