http://cooksjoy.com/blog A vegetarian cooking blog with recipes that tickle your taste buds and leave you craving for more !!! Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:27:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/grapefruit-lemonade-pink-lemonade.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/grapefruit-lemonade-pink-lemonade.html#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 01:57:09 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19449 What has lemonade got to do in the peak of winter? Well, our bountiful basket for the week had some pretty grapefruits in them. Just the mention of the name “grapefruit” made my kids walk away saying that “they are bitter”. Since we love lemonade, I decided to make the same with grapefruit. It did...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/grapefruit-lemonade-pink-lemonade.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/prickly-pear-lemonade.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/prickly-pear-lemonade.html#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:01:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18939 This is the first time I am hearing of prickly pear. It was part of the bountiful basket and it was lying in the kitchen for more than a week because I had no clue on what to do with it. Thankfully the bountiful basket facebook page came to the rescue and a lot of...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/prickly-pear-lemonade.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/tomato-carrot-juice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/tomato-carrot-juice.html#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:08:29 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14124 Today is the first day of fall and the plants are still thriving. You will be seeing a few more tomato recipes until the frost sets in. Tomato juice is something that I make rarely because the others in the family do not favor it a lot. To make it more healthy I have added...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/tomato-carrot-juice.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/mango-strawberry-spinach-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/mango-strawberry-spinach-smoothie.html#comments Sat, 10 Aug 2013 05:13:28 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13705 I had been wanting to try this combo for quite sometime and it finally happened. But for the color no one would even know that there is spinach in it. I was hoping for a nice bright yellow (what was I thinking ?!?),  but of course the red, yellow and green resulted in a completely...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/mango-strawberry-spinach-smoothie.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/mango-banana-flax-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/mango-banana-flax-smoothie.html#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:19:04 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13071 It feels as if summer just started, but it is already getting cooler and the kids are getting ready for school. This summer I have been experimenting a lot with salads and smoothies and baking has taken a back seat. I am sure no one wants to heat up their house during summer by baking....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/mango-banana-flax-smoothie.html/feed 8 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/spinach-banana-strawberry-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/spinach-banana-strawberry-smoothie.html#comments Sat, 20 Jul 2013 00:17:02 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13247 We all love to have chilled beverages during the summer and I have been experimenting with a lot of smoothies. Like with avocado smoothie, I used banana to mask some of the raw spinach flavor. I used fat free milk and since I wanted to retain the lovely green color, I added just a few...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/spinach-banana-strawberry-smoothie.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/strawberry-vanilla-milkshake.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/strawberry-vanilla-milkshake.html#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:11:18 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12217 Hope summer is treating you all well. With the temperatures soaring to the 90s, a cool drink is always welcome. Strawberries are in season and the best and easy way to use them up would be in milkshakes. For the first time I tried adding extra scoops of vanilla ice-cream and the result was a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/strawberry-vanilla-milkshake.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/banana-peanut-butter-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/banana-peanut-butter-smoothie.html#comments Sat, 22 Jun 2013 21:23:41 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12714 Have you had overripe bananas that you forgot to use up? I seem to be ending up with it off and on and even if there are a few blackened spots, the kids consider it rotten . Rather than making banana bread or muffin that does not always fit in my busy day, I have...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/banana-peanut-butter-smoothie.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/avocado-banana-milkshake-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/avocado-banana-milkshake-smoothie.html#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:00:31 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12523 Only in the past few years I have been buying avocados. For starters, avocado is pretty bland, but it is healthy and blends well in a lot of dishes. It is soft and feels like butter. Of late the avocado bug has bitten K and I have made this crunchy avocado salad countless times in...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/avocado-banana-milkshake-smoothie.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/strawberry-pineapple-flax-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/strawberry-pineapple-flax-smoothie.html#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 05:58:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12152 Weekend has been very busy with yard work. As much as I love rain, it has certainly fed the weeds terribly and we spent a considerable amount of time clearing it. The plan is to plant some tomatoes, okra and bell peppers, but my fingers are crossed since we are already at the trail end...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/strawberry-pineapple-flax-smoothie.html/feed 6