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/sun-dried-tomato-hummus.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/sun-dried-tomato-hummus.html#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:30:40 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18865 We use a lot of burritos and home and one of our favorite dip to use for wrap is hummus. There is a ton of variations of the same and today I am using the sun-dried tomatoes that have been sitting in the pantry for a while. More than using hummus as a dip, we...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/sun-dried-tomato-hummus.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/sheermal-shirmal-saffron-flavoured-flatbread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/sheermal-shirmal-saffron-flavoured-flatbread.html#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2014 20:02:26 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19363 For November’s We Knead to Bake, we baked “Sheermal” that is a saffron-flavored slightly sweet traditional leavened flatbread. This is one of the easy breads out there and for a change it uses ghee rather than butter. Ghee gives a rich flavor and a wonderful fragrance to the bread.Sheermal felt like a thicker, fluffier version of the naan bread...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/sheermal-shirmal-saffron-flavoured-flatbread.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/komaj-persian-date-bread-with-turmeric-cumin.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/komaj-persian-date-bread-with-turmeric-cumin.html#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:59:23 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18353 For this month’s We Knead to Bake, we are baking this cute, soft Persian bread that is stuffed with dried prunes. The original recipe uses dates, but I have used prunes. The bread is slightly rich, fluffy and the pretty yellow color is from the turmeric. Cumin is my favorite spice and love that this...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/komaj-persian-date-bread-with-turmeric-cumin.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/roasted-red-bell-pepper-hummus.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/roasted-red-bell-pepper-hummus.html#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:58:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12546 It is hard to believe, but it has been three years since I started blogging. Each day is a learning process and I am overwhelmed with joy at all the virtual friends I have gained over the past three years. Even though I am bogged down juggling kids, work, home and a zillion other things,...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/roasted-red-bell-pepper-hummus.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/cilantro-jalapeno-hummus-garbanzo-dip.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/cilantro-jalapeno-hummus-garbanzo-dip.html#comments Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:00:41 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16474 Hummus is a dip made with garbanzo (chickpeas) and it can be used as a dip for vegetables, chips and so on. During our recent trip we had lunch at Panera and we totally loved the soup and sandwiches. The inspiration for this hummus is from the spread that was used on one of the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/cilantro-jalapeno-hummus-garbanzo-dip.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/greek-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/greek-salad.html#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2013 01:18:04 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14437 Have you ever been in a situation where you plan to cook something and at the nick of time find out you are missing an important ingredient? Well, it happened to me AGAIN . This time it was feta cheese and my dreams of greek salad almost went down the drain. I have tasted greek...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/greek-salad.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/hummus-wrap-with-vegetables.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/hummus-wrap-with-vegetables.html#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:41:03 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=5325 When Anusha announced Dish-it-Out with potatoes and bell peppers, I was wondering what I can do with those vegetables. I did not want to make a stir fry since that seemed too simple and then I remembered the hummus wrap we had during our recent trip to Yellowstone. I had also soaked a big pot...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/hummus-wrap-with-vegetables.html/feed 8 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/07/healthy-zucchini-falafels.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/07/healthy-zucchini-falafels.html#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:32:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=4501 This has been the perfect month for the zucchini event and I have been making the most use of the fresh zucchini given by my neighbour Rachel. Thanks Rachel for the fresh vegetables . In one of our conversations, she mentioned zucchini falafel and since I had been waiting to try out falafel with chickpeas,...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/07/healthy-zucchini-falafels.html/feed 27 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/hummus-chickpeagarbanzo-dip.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/hummus-chickpeagarbanzo-dip.html#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 03:30:49 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=1494 Another one in the Mediterranean series is the hummus. This is a dip made using chickpeas (garbanzo). Being a huge garbanzo fan, it is not a surprise that I love this dip. It can be used over pita bread or even regular bread and is very easy to make. Hummus is also a nice dip...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/hummus-chickpeagarbanzo-dip.html/feed 17 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/falafel.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/falafel.html#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:47:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=252 Falafel is a deep fried snack made using fava beans or garbanzo. I made this along with Pita bread long back and wanted to try it with garbanzo before posting. But I could not get around to making it again since I am busy making new things for the blog . It surprises me that I...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/falafel.html/feed 7