https://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 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/sourdough-crackers.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/sourdough-crackers.html#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2016 03:14:22 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21787 I love to bake bread and was very eager to try out the sourdough starter that my friend offered. After baking a bunch of sourdough recipes I have been mostly dumping the starter and feeding it every week since fitting in the long rising time seems to be hard right now. So, when I saw this...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/sourdough-crackers.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/sweet-potato-chips-baked.html https://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...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/sweet-potato-chips-baked.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/rye-crackers.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/rye-crackers.html#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2015 02:28:28 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21285 I was introduced to rye flour by my friend and this recipe on the bag caught my attention. These crackers use caraway seeds and I was finally able to find them online for a good price. The seeds have a unique flavor and the family loves the seeds in bread. This is my first recipe...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/rye-crackers.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/whole-wheat-bread-sticks.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/whole-wheat-bread-sticks.html#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2014 04:49:47 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16687 I had posted a version of bread sticks earlier and the main difference here is the use of whole wheat flour along with bread flour. My kids love to eat this as a snack, rather than with a meal and they did not really mind the use of whole wheat flour. The bread sticks had...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/whole-wheat-bread-sticks.html/feed 1 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/stuffed-braided-bread-potato-peas-filling.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/stuffed-braided-bread-potato-peas-filling.html#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:33:13 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17328 For this month’s We Knead to Bake, we were given the choice to bake any stuffed, pretty bread. I already had this bread sitting in my drafts and it made the job easier for me. I have used a standard Indian filling, but you could use any filling of choice. Just make sure the filling is dry,...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/stuffed-braided-bread-potato-peas-filling.html/feed 2 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/roasted-asparagus.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/roasted-asparagus.html#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:29:40 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17273 Everyone in the family loves asparagus and I could not pass it up when it went on sale recently. I loaded the cart with about four pounds of asparagus and started thinking about the various things that can be made with it. A simple stir fry with Indian spices is the most welcomed dish and...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/roasted-asparagus.html/feed 5 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/spicy-baked-tofu.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/spicy-baked-tofu.html#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2014 05:06:48 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15738 My preferred way of having tofu is when it is baked and slightly crispy. I have always cut the tofu in cubes, marinated and baked in the oven as in this recipe. This is a variation and I sliced it into big pieces that can be served as an appetizer or chop it and add...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/spicy-baked-tofu.html/feed 8 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/jalapeno-poppers-with-greek-yogurt-reduced-fat.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/jalapeno-poppers-with-greek-yogurt-reduced-fat.html#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:17:52 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=10851 Jalapeno poppers are basically jalapenos stuffed with a cheese mixture, drenched in egg, coated with breadcrumbs and is then deep fried or baked. The first jalapeno poppers I tasted were the frozen ones from the store. It was generously stuffed with cheese and coated with bread crumbs and baked to perfection. We just had to...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/jalapeno-poppers-with-greek-yogurt-reduced-fat.html/feed 8 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/strawberry-greek-yogurt-muffins.html https://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...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/strawberry-greek-yogurt-muffins.html/feed 21 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/baked-sweet-potato-wedges.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/baked-sweet-potato-wedges.html#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:13:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=10204 This is the first sweet potato recipe in the blog. I would have cooked sweet potato may be a handful of times in the past years and when K came home with a couple of sweet potatoes, I was stumped wondering what interesting thing I can make with these. I didn’t want anything mushy and...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/baked-sweet-potato-wedges.html/feed 13