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/2016/10/jicama-black-bean-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/10/jicama-black-bean-salad.html#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2016 01:31:59 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21859 This is my first attempt with Jicama and salad came to the rescue. Jicama tastes between a turnip and a pear and has a nice crunch to it. You can eat it raw or add to soups, stir-fries, etc.  Healthy salad ready. Enjoy!]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/10/jicama-black-bean-salad.html/feed 0 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/2016/02/breakfast-tostada.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/breakfast-tostada.html#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2016 00:24:52 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19344 Tostadas are crispy tortillas and you can top them with a variety of ingredients. It turns out that when the tortillas are not fresh enough, you can bake/fry them to make them interesting tostadas. But, since the kids love crispy tortillas, I make these irrespective of whether they are fresh or not. Here, I have...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/breakfast-tostada.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/sweet-potato-chips-baked.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/sweet-potato-chips-baked.html#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2015 00:49:08 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21217 I had this variety of chips in mind for a long time. The first attempt ended with something completely different and now I realized that baking at a low temperate was the key to crispy chips. At high temperatures, the chips would just burn before getting crisp. This does take about an hour in the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/sweet-potato-chips-baked.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/2015/10/artichoke-spinach-pasta.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/artichoke-spinach-pasta.html#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:39:20 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19033 Artichokes are new to me and I was clueless when they landed in my bountiful basket sometime back. After looking through countless sites on how to cook an artichoke I gave it a try and ended with beautiful and tasty artichoke hearts. If you do not want to deal with cooking the artichoke, etc., you...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/artichoke-spinach-pasta.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/farro-black-bean-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/farro-black-bean-salad.html#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:00:33 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19007 Farro is a nutritious grain and has a nutty texture when cooked. Summer is almost waning away and I am trying to enjoy the fresh produce as much as possible. This salad is loaded with black beans, corn, tomatoes and avocado. To be  honest, although I love to eat salads, I am not in favor...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/farro-black-bean-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/2015/05/butter-lettuce-avocado-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/05/butter-lettuce-avocado-salad.html#comments Sun, 24 May 2015 14:54:34 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18805 I hardly buy butter lettuce and when it was part of the bountiful basket that I buy off and on, I wanted to make something simple and interesting with it. This salad caught my eyes since it had some of my favorite ingredients like avocado and marinated onions. The crisp butter lettuce combined with the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/05/butter-lettuce-avocado-salad.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/fennel-vegetable-soup.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/fennel-vegetable-soup.html#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2015 04:31:26 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18693 Fennel is new to me and while looking for recipes to use the same, I came across a healthy soup. I modified it based on the ingredients on hand and to our liking and totally loved the result. I have used fennel seeds for a few recipes and a little goes a long way, but...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/fennel-vegetable-soup.html/feed 1