Category Archives: Appetizer

Very banana loaf/Banana-y bread

Posted on August 20, 2015 by coconutcraze

Banana bread is a pleasing way to extend the life of those overripe bananas. This bread is moist and delicious with loads and loads of banana flavor! It is a quick bread so there is no kneading or rising time … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Baked, Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Cake, Cake decoration, comfort food, Dessert, Easy recipe, Finger food, Fruit recipe, International dishes, Not just for kids, Pack-and-go snack, Side dish, Snack | Tagged Banana bread, Banana bread cake, banana flavor, banana loaf, comfort food at its best, easy banana dessert, easy recipe, finger food, fruit bread, healthy banana loaf, simple dessert, spongy banana bread | 30 Comments

Sage olive oil braided bread

Posted on August 7, 2015 by coconutcraze

I am fascinated by a braided bread because of its beauty. Braiding is something I associate with hair and not so much with food. So this is not just food but an artistic food expression! Challah is a Jewish braided … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Baked, Bread, Breakfast, comfort food, Finger food, International dishes, Main dish, Pack-and-go lunch, Pack-and-go snack, Side dish, Snack | Tagged braided bread, Breakfast bread, Challah, herb bread, sage and olive oil bread, Sage bread, Savory bread | 17 Comments

Sunday Funday # 10

Posted on July 12, 2015 by coconutcraze

Herb butter! Plain butter is amazing. When you add other flavours, it becomes divine! Here is my herbed butter. It is a good way to extend the life of fresh herbs. This compound butter is delicious on grilled bread, pasta … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, comfort food, Easy recipe, Not just for kids, Raw food | Tagged butter, butter on toast, compound butter, easy recipe, herb combinations, herbed butter, herbs, how to make herbed butter, Simple recipe | 8 Comments

Original neiappam/ Rice fritters

Posted on July 10, 2015 by coconutcraze

On Wednesday, there was this strong urge to post something. I had soaked rice to make Neiappam, the previous night because there was a special request to make it. It is a sweet celebration snack that evokes lovely memories. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Celebration, Coconut, comfort food, Dessert, Finger food, Fried, Indian recipe, Kerala recipe, Not just for kids, Pack-and-go snack, Rice, Snack, Vegetarian | Tagged Appam, crispy appams, fried sweet riceballs, Neiappam, rice batter, rice fritters, sweet fritters, sweet riceballs, sweet snack | 12 Comments

Summer watermelon starter

Posted on June 26, 2015 by coconutcraze

Okay, summer is pretty much here and throwing us its heat and cheer. What is summer without its own melon? I mean, the delicious watermelon! I used to have a book with beautiful pictures of watermelon and a little boy … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Brunch, Cheese, comfort food, Easy recipe, Finger food, Fruit recipe, Not just for kids, Salad, Snack, Vegetarian | Tagged Appetizer, cool bites, decorative bites, easy recipe, finger food, greek yogurt, summer snack, Water melon starters, watermelon | 23 Comments

Buttermilk herb biscuits

Posted on June 23, 2015 by coconutcraze

Buttermilk biscuits are made in different ways with some very minor variations on the ingredients and amounts. This is a very simple biscuit and I am sure you will get a perfect result every time. Remember to use quality ingredients … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Baked, Breakfast, comfort food, Easy recipe, Finger food, Snack, Vegetarian | Tagged Biscuits, breakfast biscuits, buttermilk biscuits, buttermilk herb biscuits, buttery biscuits, comfort food, easy recipe, finger food, fluffy flaky biscuits, snack | 26 Comments

Lentil cakes

Posted on June 19, 2015 by coconutcraze

I just love home made snacks! Hand held larger snacks are my favorite as it is easy to eat walking around. Lentil cakes are nothing but patties of goodness made to satisfy everyone. These lentil cakes when shallow fried in … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, comfort food, Finger food, Fried, Not just for kids, Pack-and-go snack, Side dish, Vegetarian | Tagged Appetizer, comfort food, finger food, lentil burger, Lentil patties, lentils, panko bread crumbs, shallow fried, side dish, snack, vegetarian snack | 27 Comments

Multigrain vegetable stir fry

Posted on June 9, 2015 by coconutcraze

How to take a vegetable stir fry and transform it into a main meal? It is simple…just add a mix of grains and a protein in the form of meat or eggs. It adds interest and becomes eye catching. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Easy recipe, Main dish, Not just for kids, Pack-and-go lunch, Pack-and-go snack, Side dish, Stir fry | Tagged appetizer stir fry, grain stir-fry, main course, Multi-grain dish, side dish, stir fry, sweet sour and spicy, Vegetables and grains | 14 Comments

Orange blossom cocktail

Posted on June 1, 2015 by coconutcraze

Summer is not complete without a few drinks that are full of flavor. It can be fruity, punchy, or just simple and refreshing! Orange blossom cocktail is an aromatic drink that pairs beautifully with barbequed meat or other spicy food. … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Drink, Easy recipe, Not just for kids | Tagged alcoholic, aromatic cocktail, fruity flowery cocktail, gin, melon balls, not just for kids, orange blossom cocktail, orange blossom water, Summer drink, sweet tangy cocktail, vodka | 26 Comments

Chilli Tofu

Posted on May 19, 2015 by coconutcraze

Chilli paneer is a popular fusion dish in India served frequently in buffets. There is a combination of Chinese and Indian ingredients involved in this dish.When I dine out I always look for this dish. It is a vegetarian version … Continue reading →