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/2014/04/flaounes-cypriot-savory-easter-cheese-pies.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/flaounes-cypriot-savory-easter-cheese-pies.html#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2014 03:57:06 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17917 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake” we are baking flaounes that are savoury cheese pies baked for Greek Orthodox Easter, traditionally made on Good Friday. This is usually made with “flaounes” cheese that is hard to find outside Cyprus and instead we used a mixture of mozzarella and cheddar. A couple of special ingredients namely Mahleb...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/flaounes-cypriot-savory-easter-cheese-pies.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/focaccia-caprese.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/focaccia-caprese.html#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2014 05:50:03 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17208 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake” we were given the choice to bake any yeasted bread. I missed baking the focaccia caprese last month since I could not find fresh mozarella, but baked this one instead. On a recent trip to the grocery I spotted fresh mozarella and the caprese hit my mind instantly.Who...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/focaccia-caprese.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/roasted-asparagus.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/roasted-asparagus.html#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:29:40 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17273 Everyone in the family loves asparagus and I could not pass it up when it went on sale recently. I loaded the cart with about four pounds of asparagus and started thinking about the various things that can be made with it. A simple stir fry with Indian spices is the most welcomed dish and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/roasted-asparagus.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/khaliat-nahal-honeycomb-buns-or-bees-hive-buns.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/khaliat-nahal-honeycomb-buns-or-bees-hive-buns.html#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:00:08 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14154 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake” we are baking honeycomb buns. If you love bread, you have to bake these buns. They not only look cute, but are soft and taste great as well. These buns felt like a smaller version of the pav buns posted a couple of years ago. We had the choice...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/khaliat-nahal-honeycomb-buns-or-bees-hive-buns.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/broccoli-pasta-pasta-e-broccoli.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/broccoli-pasta-pasta-e-broccoli.html#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:12:01 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9852 The magical word in my house is “pasta”. Everyone is happy when there is pasta or spaghetti. Kids eagerly look forward to dinner, there is no fuss or whining from the little one and I get to add in my favorite vegetable – broccoli, in abundance. Of course, I have to deal with one picky...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/broccoli-pasta-pasta-e-broccoli.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/tofu-and-squash-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/tofu-and-squash-fry.html#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:40:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=5540 I have special requirements when it comes to tofu and the foremost is that it should have a crispy crust. Until now I have achieved it only through baking as you can see here and for the first time I decided to try using the pan to fry tofu. I found that the main difference between...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/tofu-and-squash-fry.html/feed 5