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/2016/04/celery-black-bean-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/celery-black-bean-rice.html#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:07:33 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22191 I have to admit that celery is not on the list of vegetables that I buy at the store. So, I have to come up with different things to make with celery when I end up with it through bountiful baskets. We do not eat ants on a log or anything that has to do with...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/celery-black-bean-rice.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/pressure-cooker-vegetable-stock.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/pressure-cooker-vegetable-stock.html#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2015 04:51:32 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19119 Recently I ended up with some fresh herbs like thyme, rosemary, etc. and they were put to good use in this vegetable stock. Using a pressure cooker simplifies the process greatly since the cooking time involved is less. You can use the few pieces of leftover vegetables, peels, etc. to make this stock. Using stock...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/pressure-cooker-vegetable-stock.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/celery-kootu-celery-lentil-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/celery-kootu-celery-lentil-gravy.html#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:32:27 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18663 My comfort food is always rasam with any kind of kootu. Only recently we started buying celery and although I am not fond of eating it raw, we love it in cooked dishes like this one and stir fry. There are various variations to kootu and most of the time I prepare this kootu podi in...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/celery-kootu-celery-lentil-gravy.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/vegetarian-tortilla-soup.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/vegetarian-tortilla-soup.html#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:44:06 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18987 What do you do when you have ton of tortillas to finish up? I have been buying tortillas in bulk from bountiful basket. On good days I take the time to separate them and pack them in ziplocs to freeze. But then some days I forget and realize that I need to use up the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/vegetarian-tortilla-soup.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/celery-poriyal-celery-lentil-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/celery-poriyal-celery-lentil-fry.html#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2015 04:33:14 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18677 I have to admit that I was not a fan of celery until recently. I used to avoid it at all cost. But, recently the bountiful baskets that I have been buying had bunches of celery in them. Since I hate to waste stuff, I have started trying different recipes with celery with the Indian...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/celery-poriyal-celery-lentil-fry.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/potato-kale-lentil-soup.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/potato-kale-lentil-soup.html#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:44 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19068 Wishing everyone a “Happy New Year”. Kickstarting new year with a healthy and filling soup made with potatoes, lentils and kale. If you are not a kale lover or do not like kale on its own, try it in a soup like this. You could even add spinach instead of kale, but add it at...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/potato-kale-lentil-soup.html/feed 0