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/2016/01/refried-beans.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/refried-beans.html#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2016 17:18:31 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18820 When we go to Mexican restaurants, I mostly order veggie enchiladas and it is usually served with black beans and refried beans. After talking to my friend, I tried to create something similar at home and ended with this recipe. It uses minimal spices and is very easy to  make. The picky eaters in the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/refried-beans.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/vegetarian-tortilla-soup.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/vegetarian-tortilla-soup.html#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:44:06 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18987 What do you do when you have ton of tortillas to finish up? I have been buying tortillas in bulk from bountiful basket. On good days I take the time to separate them and pack them in ziplocs to freeze. But then some days I forget and realize that I need to use up the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/vegetarian-tortilla-soup.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 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/vegetarian-lettuce-wraps.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/vegetarian-lettuce-wraps.html#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:03:31 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18647 Sometime back we had “living” lettuce (butter lettuce) in our bountiful basket. Rather than the usual chopping it up and making kootu or salad, I wanted to try something different. Hence, these wraps were born. If you are avoiding tortillas for some reason, you can totally switch it with these big leaves. They were a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/vegetarian-lettuce-wraps.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/vegetarian-chilli.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/vegetarian-chilli.html#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:01:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8660 After brainstorming from soups to salad using corn and bell pepper for the dish-it-out event, I finally settled on the vegetarian chilli. The first time I heard of chilli was around 12 years ago, it was a snowy day and my friend mentioned how a warm  bowl of chilli would be great when we stopped...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/vegetarian-chilli.html/feed 5