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/2014/01/mango-chocolate-muffin.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mango-chocolate-muffin.html#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2014 06:00:50 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16351 I had mentioned in this post about how I was having fun with mango pulp making muffins, lassi and so on. These muffins were a complete hit and my boy loved them. Ten years ago I had no idea about tweaking baking recipes, but now I have been tinkering with the basic banana nut muffin recipe...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mango-chocolate-muffin.html/feed 11 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mango-shrikand-sweetened-yogurt-flavored-with-mango-pulp.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mango-shrikand-sweetened-yogurt-flavored-with-mango-pulp.html#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2014 14:00:58 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16353 Shrikand is basically a thick yogurt based dessert that is sweetened with blueberries, strawberries and so on. It is delicious, rich and creamy. I have used fat free Greek yogurt and that stuff is really thick I should say. I am happy to finally use up the can of mango pulp that had been lying...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mango-shrikand-sweetened-yogurt-flavored-with-mango-pulp.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/mango-strawberry-spinach-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/mango-strawberry-spinach-smoothie.html#comments Sat, 10 Aug 2013 05:13:28 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13705 I had been wanting to try this combo for quite sometime and it finally happened. But for the color no one would even know that there is spinach in it. I was hoping for a nice bright yellow (what was I thinking ?!?),  but of course the red, yellow and green resulted in a completely...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/mango-strawberry-spinach-smoothie.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/mango-banana-flax-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/mango-banana-flax-smoothie.html#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:19:04 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13071 It feels as if summer just started, but it is already getting cooler and the kids are getting ready for school. This summer I have been experimenting a lot with salads and smoothies and baking has taken a back seat. I am sure no one wants to heat up their house during summer by baking....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/mango-banana-flax-smoothie.html/feed 8 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mango-pachadi-raw-mango-relish.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mango-pachadi-raw-mango-relish.html#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:27:37 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9196 This pachadi is usually made during Tamil New Year and since I missed blogging about it last year, I decided to post it way before the festival this year. The pachadi has various tastes like sweet, sour, salt, etc. and depicts that life is also filled with a variety of emotions. It was quite a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mango-pachadi-raw-mango-relish.html/feed 11 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mango-avocado-black-bean-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mango-avocado-black-bean-salad.html#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:48:07 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=4854 I have started liking salads for a variety of reasons and a couple of main reasons being they are easy to put together and they are healthy too. Of course “healthy” is going to vary based on the person’s perspective. This salad was put together last summer, I know it was ages back and it...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mango-avocado-black-bean-salad.html/feed 7 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/mango-cucumber-salsa.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/mango-cucumber-salsa.html#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:00:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=4818 Hard to believe that summer is coming to an end, but the good news is that the temperatures are finally cooling down from being in 3 digits. I made this salsa a month ago when I had some ripe mangoes from the Indian store. Of course cucumbers are in season and they made a perfect...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/mango-cucumber-salsa.html/feed 10 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/mango-lassi-mango-yogurt-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/mango-lassi-mango-yogurt-smoothie.html#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 04:21:52 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=2111 Lassi is a yogurt based drink common in India. Summer is in full form in some parts of the world and I see a lot of fruit related events floating. Although we are still enjoying the spring season, there have been a few days where the temperatures were in the 90F range. So to beat...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/mango-lassi-mango-yogurt-smoothie.html/feed 11 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/04/strawberry-mango-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/04/strawberry-mango-smoothie.html#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:01:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8 Strawberries and mango are on sale at the local grocery .. time for smoothie. Although it is not summer yet in this part of the world smoothies are always refreshing and healthy anytime. Strawberries combined with the sweet mangoes are a treat always. So what are we waiting for .. let us gear ourselves for...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/04/strawberry-mango-smoothie.html/feed 10