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/2015/04/strawberry-shortcake.html https://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...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/strawberry-shortcake.html/feed 1 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/marble-cupcakes.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/marble-cupcakes.html#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2014 06:26:23 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16771 These cute cupcakes were made for my son’s birthday. He requested marble cupcakes and I was all set to make this cake, but had to change to cupcakes at the last minute. I was a bit skeptical on how the swirls would work in a cupcake, but decided to just go ahead since kids will...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/marble-cupcakes.html/feed 7 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/tres-leches-cake-3-milk-cake.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/tres-leches-cake-3-milk-cake.html#comments Sat, 12 Oct 2013 22:52:08 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15015 My friend made this cake about three years ago and mentioned the milk mixture and so on. Condensed milk, evaporated milk and regular milk are the three types of milk in this cake. To be frank, the idea of soaking the cake in milk did not sound appealing at that time and I left it....]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/tres-leches-cake-3-milk-cake.html/feed 8 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/black-forest-cake.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/black-forest-cake.html#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 06:44:13 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12103 She was three, she turned four and now she is five . Happy birthday to my baby girl. Time has flown by so fast and she is surprising me each day with her talks, interests and naughtiness of course . Her first choice of cake was obviously red velvet; she loves pink. But she agreed...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/black-forest-cake.html/feed 16 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/making-butter-from-heavy-cream.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/making-butter-from-heavy-cream.html#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:45:27 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9015 Why would someone make butter from heavy cream when one can find slabs of butter easily? This was the exactly the  same question I asked my friend Shai when she mentioned making butter from heavy cream a couple of years ago. We brushed off the discussion and I completely forgot the whole episode until a...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/making-butter-from-heavy-cream.html/feed 13 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/eggless-strawberry-ice-cream-ice-cream-maker-not-needed.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/eggless-strawberry-ice-cream-ice-cream-maker-not-needed.html#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 05:01:16 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=5281 When I started blogging, I asked my sister if she had anything specific for me to post and she wanted me to post ice cream. I told her that I do not have an ice cream maker and did not plan on getting one due to the lack of space in the cabinets. Fast forward...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/eggless-strawberry-ice-cream-ice-cream-maker-not-needed.html/feed 14