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/2015/04/banana-walnut-muffin.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/banana-walnut-muffin.html#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2015 21:19:45 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18322 This muffin is one of the first few recipes that I started my baking journey with. I was so impressed with myself when the muffins were done . It is a very simple recipe with basic ingredients. If you have overripe bananas, they are perfect candidates for this muffin.Walnuts add a nice crunch to the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/banana-walnut-muffin.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/banana-bread-with-greek-yogurt.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/banana-bread-with-greek-yogurt.html#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2015 01:55:30 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16911 What do you do with overripe bananas? When we were kids we did not bother about the slight brown patches on the banana, but my kids never touch them. Sometimes I throw them in smoothies or freeze them to make smoothies later. Apart from that, another favorite way to use overripe bananas is to make...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/banana-bread-with-greek-yogurt.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/green-tomato-bread-raw-tomato-bread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/green-tomato-bread-raw-tomato-bread.html#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2014 22:28:08 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15305 I got this recipe from my friend last summer when we both had a ton of tomatoes in the garden. Other than the usual kootu I did not have many recipes with raw tomatoes and was thrilled to know about this bread. Nobody would even guess that the bread has green tomatoes .The bread was...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/green-tomato-bread-raw-tomato-bread.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/chocolate-oatmeal-cookies.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/chocolate-oatmeal-cookies.html#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:06:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14724 Shall we start the week with something sweet? Cookies are certainly a kids delight and my kids are no exception. They are even bigger fans of chewy oatmeal cookies and immediately bookmarked this when I saw it in the cookbook. Oatmeal and nuts add a nice crunch to the cookies and cocoa adds a delicious...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/chocolate-oatmeal-cookies.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/spinach-salad-with-colored-peppers.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/spinach-salad-with-colored-peppers.html#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2013 05:27:05 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13199 The inspiration for this salad is from a lettuce and pear salad that we had at a theme park a few months back and the candied nuts is from the same too. I always associate colored peppers with fajitas, but not anymore. Every ingredient in the salad mingled perfectly well and the candied walnuts were...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/spinach-salad-with-colored-peppers.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/candied-walnuts.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/candied-walnuts.html#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:59:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13194 During Christmas time we normally see candied nuts in the mall. I had never thought of making them at home and paid very little attention to them. However, during a recent theme park visit I tasted candied pecans in a salad and loved the idea. I used walnuts since they seem to be a closer...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/candied-walnuts.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/carrot-cake.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/carrot-cake.html#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:42:48 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8499 Let me start by wishing everyone a happy new year. Carrot cake is K’s favorite and I have been making this cake for years, but it has always been a single layer with no frosting  just to cut some calories . When we were invited to a friend’s house for Christmas, I took that as...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/carrot-cake.html/feed 9 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/zucchini-chocolate-cupcakes.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/zucchini-chocolate-cupcakes.html#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 02:39:41 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=5420 For those of you who are wondering .. oh noo .. not another zucchini recipe .. let me tell you that you will not even know the presence of zucchini in this cake. I also assure you that I just have a few zucchini recipes in drafts (yes!!) and then we will be done for...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/zucchini-chocolate-cupcakes.html/feed 9 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/spinach-strawberry-and-quinoa-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/spinach-strawberry-and-quinoa-salad.html#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:23:01 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=4725 When the quinoa craze struck me, I promptly bought a big box of it and placed it in the kitchen. The picky eaters would not touch it unless it is interesting like this or colorful as in the current recipe. Salads are normally not part of the Indian menu and I hardly make them at home although...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/spinach-strawberry-and-quinoa-salad.html/feed 8