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/2016/02/bolillos-mexican-rolls.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/bolillos-mexican-rolls.html#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2016 05:02:52 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21705 I recently came across bolillos as part of the bountiful basket offering and immediately started looking for recipes to make the same. The process is pretty simple and uses the usual bread ingredients. The one new thing about the recipe is the glaze that is made of corn starch and water. It also took a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/bolillos-mexican-rolls.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/sourdough-kefir-waffles.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/sourdough-kefir-waffles.html#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2015 03:47:59 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20301 I have recently started experimenting kefir and sour dough. Sometimes we do end up with a ton of kefir. While looking around for recipes to use up the extra kefir, my friend passed over this recipe to me. The waffles turned out to be crispy on the outside and instantly became the hit.I served the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/sourdough-kefir-waffles.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/06/fermented-sourdough-biscuits.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/06/fermented-sourdough-biscuits.html#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2015 01:28:22 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20506 I was introduced to sourdough by my friend Rachel and have been baking sourdough bread since. For a change I decided to try these biscuits and needless to say they were a total hit with kids. When using sourdough you have to plan ahead since the dough takes a while to rise. This is an...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/06/fermented-sourdough-biscuits.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/sourdough-bread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/sourdough-bread.html#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:00:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20232 Sourdough bread was on my list for ages, but since the starter needs a little care I kept postponing it. The days are packed already and adding even small things scares me . But, when my friend Rachel offered me some sourdough starter, it was as if my long time dream came true. I was...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/sourdough-bread.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/shellys-whole-wheat-bread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/shellys-whole-wheat-bread.html#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2015 01:41:04 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16897 Ever since the stand mixer made its presence in the kitchen, I have been baking a ton of bread. Most of it has been white bread, stuffed bread and different dinner rolls. For a change I decided to try out the recipe printed on the flour bag that I buy in bulk. It also gave...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/shellys-whole-wheat-bread.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/grilled-corn-tomato-and-avocado-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/grilled-corn-tomato-and-avocado-salad.html#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:24:41 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18564 Recently “bountiful basket” site opened up in our place and I have been purchasing vegetables and fruits from the site. We do not know what is in the basket until pickup day and that makes it even more interesting. One such week we ended up with avocados and cherry tomatoes along with a bunch of...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/grilled-corn-tomato-and-avocado-salad.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/whole-wheat-honey-oatmeal-bread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/whole-wheat-honey-oatmeal-bread.html#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2014 07:03:30 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16348 Wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous new year. Let us kick start the new year with some whole wheat bread, shall we? Ever since I baked this oatmeal white bread I had wanted to bake a whole wheat version of the same. If you have been following this blog, then you must have noticed a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/whole-wheat-honey-oatmeal-bread.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/bienenstich-kuchen-german-bee-sting-cake.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/bienenstich-kuchen-german-bee-sting-cake.html#comments Wed, 25 Dec 2013 02:00:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16125 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake“, Aparna decided to go festive and chose this rich delicious cake. Although the cake in itself is simple to make the lack of the spring form pan and some ingredients caused me to have cold feet. The baking group was pretty helpful and patiently answered my questions. You...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/bienenstich-kuchen-german-bee-sting-cake.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/whole-wheat-sandwich-bread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/whole-wheat-sandwich-bread.html#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2013 01:41:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14953 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake” we are baking a whole wheat sandwich bread. I was skeptical since I have not had good results when I substitute whole wheat flour for all-purpose flour and the muffins used to turn out a tad dense and so on. After having cold feet for a while, I...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/whole-wheat-sandwich-bread.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/strawberry-banana-bread-with-coconut-milk.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/strawberry-banana-bread-with-coconut-milk.html#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:51 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=10887 The lonely can of coconut milk in the pantry called for desperate attention and the reason it was left behind was that it was not purchased in the Indian store and was a completely different brand. I am skeptical to try new things at times and I sit on it for a long time before...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/strawberry-banana-bread-with-coconut-milk.html/feed 16