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/2016/04/strawberry-banana-sourdough-pancakes.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/strawberry-banana-sourdough-pancakes.html#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:42:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22235 Maintaining sourdough starter is not hard, but finding recipes that use it seems to be the hard part. When I came across this pancake recipe I was really thrilled because now I can use the starter to make pancakes and kids seem to be more interested in pancakes than with bread. This is also very...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/strawberry-banana-sourdough-pancakes.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/strawberry-shortcake.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/strawberry-shortcake.html#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 02:08:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18174 I had this shortcake on my list for quite sometime. It has a few steps to it, but is still pretty simple. Strawberries are in season now and is a perfect time to make these beauties. The crunch from the biscuits, the richness from the cream and the sweetness of the strawberries all work perfectly...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/strawberry-shortcake.html/feed 1 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/spinach-banana-strawberry-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/spinach-banana-strawberry-smoothie.html#comments Sat, 20 Jul 2013 00:17:02 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13247 We all love to have chilled beverages during the summer and I have been experimenting with a lot of smoothies. Like with avocado smoothie, I used banana to mask some of the raw spinach flavor. I used fat free milk and since I wanted to retain the lovely green color, I added just a few...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/spinach-banana-strawberry-smoothie.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/strawberry-vanilla-milkshake.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/strawberry-vanilla-milkshake.html#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:11:18 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12217 Hope summer is treating you all well. With the temperatures soaring to the 90s, a cool drink is always welcome. Strawberries are in season and the best and easy way to use them up would be in milkshakes. For the first time I tried adding extra scoops of vanilla ice-cream and the result was a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/strawberry-vanilla-milkshake.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/strawberry-jam-no-pectin.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/strawberry-jam-no-pectin.html#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:46:47 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=11526 Hope everyone is enjoying the summer and it is hard to believe that it is almost a month since the kids started vacation. While looking for recipes to finish up the last batch of strawberries in the fridge, I stumbled upon this recipe and I was surprised to see apple as an ingredient. Pectin is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/strawberry-jam-no-pectin.html/feed 14 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/strawberry-greek-yogurt-muffins.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/strawberry-greek-yogurt-muffins.html#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:19:49 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=11433 The first muffin I made was a banana walnut muffin and that was years ago. Being very new to baking I still remember how proud I was with the result. I had no idea how a muffin would taste, but it rose well and looked good. My friends who tasted it later said that it...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/strawberry-greek-yogurt-muffins.html/feed 21 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/strawberry-pineapple-flax-smoothie.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/strawberry-pineapple-flax-smoothie.html#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 05:58:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12152 Weekend has been very busy with yard work. As much as I love rain, it has certainly fed the weeds terribly and we spent a considerable amount of time clearing it. The plan is to plant some tomatoes, okra and bell peppers, but my fingers are crossed since we are already at the trail end...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/strawberry-pineapple-flax-smoothie.html/feed 6 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 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/strawberry-salsa.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/strawberry-salsa.html#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:29:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9626 This salsa that also works as a salad is tasty and healthy. I am leaning a lot towards to salads, salsa and soups these days. When I saw strawberries at the store, a ton of things ranging from strawberry shortcake to pancakes were running in my mind. But then after coming home I decided to...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/strawberry-salsa.html/feed 10