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/chocolate-dipped-shortbread-cookies.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/chocolate-dipped-shortbread-cookies.html#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2014 01:54:33 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19565 Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. This was a last minute treat that I made for the kids particularly the little one who, was eagerly waiting for Santa. Shortbread cookies uses simple ingredients namely flour, butter and sugar and is very easy to make. If you have a food processor, then these cookies are even...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/chocolate-dipped-shortbread-cookies.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/snicker-bar-cookies-peanut-butter-cookies.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/snicker-bar-cookies-peanut-butter-cookies.html#comments Mon, 23 Dec 2013 05:30:04 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15988 Peanut butter cookies just got better. While chit chatting with my friend Rachel she casually mentioned these snicker bar cookies that her family loves. She was also kind enough to print out the recipe for me and also answered the silly doubts that I had. The recipe said it makes two dozen and when I...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/snicker-bar-cookies-peanut-butter-cookies.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/greek-yogurt-chocolate-cookies.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/greek-yogurt-chocolate-cookies.html#comments Sat, 14 Dec 2013 02:05:38 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=10979 These cookies were made ages back and I was hesitant to post it initially because it did not look pretty. While glancing over “taste of home cookbook”, I noticed a recipe that uses sour cream. It is an interesting ingredient in a cookie and I had to try it out. We do not buy sour...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/greek-yogurt-chocolate-cookies.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/black-forest-cake.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/black-forest-cake.html#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 06:44:13 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12103 She was three, she turned four and now she is five . Happy birthday to my baby girl. Time has flown by so fast and she is surprising me each day with her talks, interests and naughtiness of course . Her first choice of cake was obviously red velvet; she loves pink. But she agreed...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/black-forest-cake.html/feed 16 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/carrot-cake.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/carrot-cake.html#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:42:48 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8499 Let me start by wishing everyone a happy new year. Carrot cake is K’s favorite and I have been making this cake for years, but it has always been a single layer with no frosting  just to cut some calories . When we were invited to a friend’s house for Christmas, I took that as...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/carrot-cake.html/feed 9 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/carrot-banana-cupcakes.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/carrot-banana-cupcakes.html#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:16:09 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8402 Baking after a span of 2 months did feel great . Carrot cake is K’s favorite and it has been on my list for a long time. I am just waiting for an occasion so the cake can be shared with friends. As much as K loves it, I would not want him to eat...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/carrot-banana-cupcakes.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/red-velvet-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/red-velvet-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting.html#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 03:42:04 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=3141 Happy birthday to my little princess who turned 4 today. It looks like only yesterday I baked the strawberry cake for her 3rd birthday and she is already four. The red velvet cake has been on my list for quite sometime and I was all set to make it for my son’s birthday, but then...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/red-velvet-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting.html/feed 46 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mocha-chocolate-shortbread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mocha-chocolate-shortbread.html#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mocha-chocolate-shortbread/ This shortbread was something that popped out all of a sudden this weekend. My son had his scouts awards program and we had to make dessert. This whole week K was brainstorming on what I could make and he suggested making a pie and some cookies. But for some reason pie seemed to be the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mocha-chocolate-shortbread.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/marble-cake-with-whipped-cream-frosting.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/marble-cake-with-whipped-cream-frosting.html#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:25:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=299 Marble cake is made with 2 batters, white and the chocolate. The chocolate batter is added to the white batter and is swirled around giving you streaks of chocolate in the cake. I made this cake for my boy who turned 7 this January. Time sure flies fast. I had initially planned on making a red...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/marble-cake-with-whipped-cream-frosting.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/jaffa-cakes-for-the-gourmet-seven.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/jaffa-cakes-for-the-gourmet-seven.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=271 This is the first post for “The Gourmet Seven” and we have chosen the theme to be chocolate. It is apt as this month chocolate plays a good role . Jaffa cake is basically a small cake with a jelly layer followed by a chocolate layer. I had a very good experience making this cake...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/jaffa-cakes-for-the-gourmet-seven.html/feed 7