Dietitian By Profession, Foodie By Obsession
Layers of sliced soft potatoes, flavorful chicken and creamy white sauce, topped with grated cheddar cheese, create the world’s best cheesy scalloped potatoes! In other words? The. Ultimate. Comfort. Food. This dish is similar to the classic French Au gratin, but with chicken and loads …
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If cheesy garlic bread and cheddar biscuits had a baby, this is what it would be like. These cheese muffins tick all the boxes a perfect savory muffin should tick. Crisp and golden brown edges? Check! Crusty tops? check! Perfect mix of fluffy and chewy..
Gulab Jamuns are the heart and soul of every desi person. These smooth, soft balls are among the most popular sweets at all the mithai shops. Luckily, 10 minutes of effort are all that lies between you and these blissful little things!
Crisp, golden brown, homemade cake rusks that are so, so easy to make! Everyone’s favorite breakfast or tea time dunking snack.
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The ultimate dense and fudgy goodness! Made with brown butter, these blondies host a blissful nutty flavor, with crunchy walnuts and melting chocolate in every bite…
Tiramisu is a classic Italian coffee flavored dessert that is made using expresso soaked lady fingers and a light and airy mascarpone cream.
The sort of pizza that warms your soul! The earthy flavors of chicken tikka, the creaminess of the sauce and the melting mozzarella and cheddar cheese is the party in the mouth you NEED.
With a velvety cream cheese layer, crunchy graham cracker-based crust, and a delicious blackberry topping, what’s not to like?
A chocolate malt drip cake that is moist, rich and oh so chocolatey! This super easy recipe comes together in a giffy. Best Malt Cake EVER!
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Simple yet delicious 14th August Butter Cookies made in celebration of Pakistan’s Independence Day! They are crisp on the edges and chewy in…
It’s midnight. My room’s dark. I am sound asleep. Distant chitter -chatter and the occasional clinks of pots and pans wakes me up. I sit up, toss my blanket aside and follow the noise. I see light peaking through from under the sill of the kitchen door. I tip-toe towards it and push the door open. And there they are. My parents. Laughing and teasing. Mom’s handing over the caramel crunch to dad, as he makes the final scrape across the sides of the cake…. And that my friends, is when I knew, that baking had a special place in my heart.
So, Welcome! My name is Hira. I am a dietitian by profession and foodie at heart. While I love a good salad and a fruit smoothie, I make my fair share of chocolate loaded cakes and cheese-oozing comfort food. I believe in the end, it’s really all about striking a balance.
On this blog, my hope is to bring you guys recipes that are the cream of the crop. best of the best. Recipes that have stood the test of time. From food that satisfies your cravings to food that nourishes your soul, I bring you, with much love and effort, recipes that will always do right by you.
If cheesy garlic bread and cheddar biscuits had a baby, this is what it would be like. These cheese muffins tick all the boxes a perfect savory muffin should tick. Crisp and golden brown edges? Check! Crusty tops? check! Perfect mix of fluffy and chewy on the inside? Check!
Bake a batch of these beauties in the morning; not only will your kitchen smell A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, the aroma lingering to the furthest corners of you house is bound to draw out all the sleepyheads to see what’s cooking! (:
This cheese muffins recipe is unbelievably easy, super quick, and downright delicious! Let me walk you through it, just so you know exactly what I’m talking about.
You start off by mixing your dry ingredients.
Next, mix in the cheddar cheese and green chilies
Then, fold in the wet ingredients.
Spoon them into muffin cups and throw on some shredded cheddar.
Your work’s done! They go into the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
And there you have it; some fine, flavorsome cheese muffins!
When they are fresh out of the oven, I love to slather them generously with butter and lose myself in a cheesy day-dream.
Not that these muffins aren’t phenomenal on their own, but there can be endless add-ins to step them up a notch.
They make a great, quick breakfast, even better for on-the-go breakfast, kids’ lunchbox item, as an evening or midnight snack, as a side-dish with soup, grilled chicken or stir-fry vegetables. Aaand, they go really well in tea parties.
I love the taste of sharp red cheddar cheese so I always find myself reaching out for it when I make these. (To be exact, I used chili-lime red cheddar in this recipe.)
That being said, other flavorful types of cheese will also fit quite well in this recipe. You can try yellow cheddar and gouda; basically any cheese you love. Just don’t use mozzarella cheese; you will really be compromising on the flavor.
If you like your muffins with dome-tops (and you should, my friend.), this recipe will make you between 5-6 large muffins with beautiful round domes.
If you are using a cupcake tray, you should be able to make 7-8 muffins. And if you are making for a crowd, this recipe can quite easily be doubled or tripled. Now go ahead, and try it! Trust me;
You. Won’t. Regret. It.
I would love to know how to turned out for you! Leave me a comment below and post a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #theovenist.
