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/2015/10/artichoke-spinach-pasta.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/artichoke-spinach-pasta.html#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:39:20 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19033 Artichokes are new to me and I was clueless when they landed in my bountiful basket sometime back. After looking through countless sites on how to cook an artichoke I gave it a try and ended with beautiful and tasty artichoke hearts. If you do not want to deal with cooking the artichoke, etc., you...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/artichoke-spinach-pasta.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/basil-pesto-pasta-with-vegetables.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/basil-pesto-pasta-with-vegetables.html#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2015 19:36:46 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18965 I rarely make pesto with basil since I do not get fresh basil easily, but it is one of my favorite pesto. We usually spread it on bread or toss with pasta. You can use any vegetable of choice or just toss the pasta with pesto alone. The pesto makes the pasta very creamy and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/basil-pesto-pasta-with-vegetables.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/06/sourdough-focaccia-with-rosemary-and-garlic.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/06/sourdough-focaccia-with-rosemary-and-garlic.html#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:14:06 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20654 Summer has been quite busy so far and so many things including updates to the blog have taken a back seat. Even with the zillion number of things going on, I could not resist baking this bread ever since my friend Rachel mentioned to me. I am always on the look out for new things...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/06/sourdough-focaccia-with-rosemary-and-garlic.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/pizza-pull-apart-bread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/pizza-pull-apart-bread.html#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 06:40:41 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18240 Kids love pizza and this bread was inspired by this pull-apart bread. Even the word pizza brings smiles to my kids and they were more than happy to munch on this bread. I stuck with just black olives for toppings since that is what my kids like. The bread was soft and the sauce added a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/pizza-pull-apart-bread.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/whole-wheat-bread-sticks.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/whole-wheat-bread-sticks.html#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2014 04:49:47 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16687 I had posted a version of bread sticks earlier and the main difference here is the use of whole wheat flour along with bread flour. My kids love to eat this as a snack, rather than with a meal and they did not really mind the use of whole wheat flour. The bread sticks had...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/whole-wheat-bread-sticks.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/hummus-pizza.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/hummus-pizza.html#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2014 02:52:12 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18869 For this month’s We Knead to Bake, we were given the choice to bake a pizza that is different from the usual ones. I was definitely excited because kids love pizza and it was an opportunity for me to change it a bit. I already had the dough in the freezer made using this recipe. I...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/hummus-pizza.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/zucchini-fettuccine-noodlespasta.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/zucchini-fettuccine-noodlespasta.html#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:45:13 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18508 You might still have abundant zucchini in your garden and this is one tasty way to use up the zucchini. Thanks to my friend Rachel, I get fresh zucchini from her garden every summer. Nothing beats the taste of fresh vegetables and I use it in a variety of dishes from burrito to stir fries.Since...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/zucchini-fettuccine-noodlespasta.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/tomatillo-pasta-with-asparagus.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/tomatillo-pasta-with-asparagus.html#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:10:25 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=11672 The family loves pasta. The kids love it so much that they might not mind having it daily. Now that is a guess since I have never fed the same thing even twice in a row. But I can feel it when I see their faces light up when it is pasta rather than the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/tomatillo-pasta-with-asparagus.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/quick-coccodrillo-ciabatta-bread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/quick-coccodrillo-ciabatta-bread.html#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:16:56 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15699 I finally took the plunge and bought the stand mixer. Yes, after almost a decade of baking I finally gave in because of the number of breads I had been baking. The first bread I tried in the mixer was this ciabatta bread and the dough is one of the stickiest ones I have ever...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/quick-coccodrillo-ciabatta-bread.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/broccoli-pesto.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/broccoli-pesto.html#comments Sat, 06 Jul 2013 00:54:07 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12987 Hope you all are having a fun filled Independence Day weekend. We got back from a mini vacation and it sure is tough to get back to the normal routine. With all the cleaning and washing I wanted something quick and easy for dinner and the pesto came to the rescue. I have come a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/broccoli-pesto.html/feed 2