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/2016/09/butter-lettuce-chickpea-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/09/butter-lettuce-chickpea-salad.html#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:19:10 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21035 A simple, but filling salad with vegetables and garbanzo. Pinenuts add a nice crunch and the salad can be customized based on vegetables on hand. Off to the recipe. Salad ready. Enjoy!]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/09/butter-lettuce-chickpea-salad.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/roasted-red-bell-pepper-quinoa-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/roasted-red-bell-pepper-quinoa-salad.html#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2016 02:00:15 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19828 A simple, but healthy salad featuring quinoa. Truth be told, I go blank when I am in charge of making salads for any potluck. I will gladly swap for making bread instead . But, I do try to include salads in our meals off and on. Roasted bell pepper adds a ton of flavor and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/roasted-red-bell-pepper-quinoa-salad.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/farro-cucumber-tomato-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/farro-cucumber-tomato-salad.html#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2015 03:50:32 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19782 We are heading towards the fall season and some of you might still have a ton of tomatoes from the garden. This is a very easy salad to try with those tomatoes. It is filling, healthy and the farro adds a nice texture to the salad. I have used grape tomatoes, but feel free to...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/farro-cucumber-tomato-salad.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/three-bean-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/three-bean-salad.html#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:00:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20788 I have never thought of adding green beans to salad and thanks to my friend Rachel who popped this salad idea into my head . When she sent home a big box of fresh picked green beans all washed and ready to go (thanks to Esther), my brain as usual wanted to make rice or...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/three-bean-salad.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/avocado-cucumber-sandwich.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/avocado-cucumber-sandwich.html#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2015 02:37:19 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19742 In our last week’s bounty basket we got a few English cucumbers. These are the long variety with tiny seeds. This simple cucumber sandwich is a perfect teatime snack and the usual sandwiches have a spread of butter and topped with these beauties. Since avocados were on hand, I decided to replace butter with avocado and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/avocado-cucumber-sandwich.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/cucumber-kootu-cucumber-lentil-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/cucumber-kootu-cucumber-lentil-gravy.html#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2013 05:18:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13999 This is a simple lentil based gravy with cucumbers. It uses a spice-mix that can be prepared in bulk and kept it air tight containers. This spice mix makes the preparation of this gravy a breeze since there is no grinding involved and the curry is ready quickly. Any vegetable like cabbage, carrot, beans, etc. can be...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/cucumber-kootu-cucumber-lentil-gravy.html/feed 6 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/2013/09/corn-chaat-snack.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/corn-chaat-snack.html#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2013 05:19:47 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13016 Although the corn season is beginning to fade, you can still find corn here and there. This is a simple and healthy snack with corn and summer vegetables. There is no hard and fast rule with this snack, use as much or as little of the vegetables. You can also add different items like pineapple...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/corn-chaat-snack.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/cucumber-feta-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/cucumber-feta-salad.html#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:47:34 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13106 Having used only the cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese for the past few years, feta was a big jump for me. I finally mustered the courage to pick up a big box of feta cheese from the store. Since I stay away from cheese, I was skeptical with my decision as to how to finish up...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/cucumber-feta-salad.html/feed 8 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/cucumber-pineapple-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/cucumber-pineapple-salad.html#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 06:13:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12345 With the kids having summer vacation, things are pretty crazy at home. Simple salads and quick fix dinners are my life savers at the moment. I would have never thought of combining cucumber and pineapples until K came home with the English cucumber. I am not sure why it is called so, but it is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/cucumber-pineapple-salad.html/feed 10