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Close Photo: Lakshmi: Amy Sussman/Getty Images. Recipe photo: KELSEY HANSEN. If the January blues have you down—and looking for recipes—sometimes an injection of summer sunshine is exactly what you need. You might enjoy a big glass of vitamin C with something like ourRaspberry Lemonade, or fire up the grill pan for a veggie salad, like ourGrilled Summer Vegetable Gnocchi Salad. Or, if you’re Padma Lakshmi, you might opt for a simple chickpea salad to add some zip to your day....

ClosePhoto: Getty Images / Bryan BedderAcross the world, people are coming together with friends, family and food to celebrate Lunar New Year. The new year began Tuesday, on the first day of February, but celebrations will continue through February 15.Chinese New Yearmay be the celebration you’re most familiar with, but plenty more cultures have their own way of ringing in the year—including Korea, where they celebrate Seollal, a three day festival beginning on Lunar New Year’s eve....

Close Photo: Getty Images / Bravo Hot on the heels ofbaked feta pasta,jarcuterie,hot chocolate bombsandfour-way tortillas, “Nature’s Cereal” has become one of the hottest (or should we saycoolest?) TikTok food trends to date. The mixture of fresh fruit andcoconut waterhas become so buzzy, in fact, that people have created countless variations on the theme, including the “Nature’s Ice Cream” that we reported about in April. Now,Top ChefandTaste the Nationhost, mom andcookbook authorPadma Lakshmi is getting in on the fun....

Close Photo: Getty Images / Bravo / Contributor While the first official day of summer is still a few weeks away, we’re already pulling out some of our favorite refreshing warm weather recipes to keep us cool, calm and collected in the summer heat—whether that meansa cool cucumber sandwichfor lunch, awatermelon smoothiein the morning or somecherry tomato skewersat snack time. Our 18 Best Cucumber Salads That Have Us Dreaming of Summer...

Close Photo: Getty Images / Dimitrios Kambouris Padma Lakshmi is a celebrity chef, host of Bravo’sTop Chefand Hulu’sTaste the Nation, and anEatingWellcover star.And now she’s adding another accomplishment to her list: her newest book,Tomatoes for Neela.In this children’s book, Lakshmi and award-winning illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal take readers on a journey that spans multiple generations of family, food and treasured recipes. Ahead of her book launch, Lakshmi shared a recipe for tomato chutney on Instagram and shared some of her own memories that inspired the story, including her mother cooking for her as a child and spending quality time with her daughter Krishna....

ClosePhoto: Michael Cohen/Getty ImagesPadma Lakshmi just hinted that she has another cookbook in the works, and to say we’re excited is an understatement.TheInstagram reel, which has the fitting title “What an Afternoon of Recipe Testing for a New Cookbook Looks Like,” showcases the humorous reality of testing over a hundred recipes for her upcoming cookbook.Padma Lakshmi Shares the Product That Helps Her Find Balance During the HolidaysLakshmi notes lots of “seasoning adjusting,” “gentle cleaning” and “second-guessing cooking times” as part of the struggles when it comes to the trial-and-error process of recipe testing....

Close Photo: Courtesy Photo; EatingWell collage To say we love Padma Lakshmi atEatingWellis an understatement. From dishes like hercoconut-braised cabbageto the5-ingredient chickpea saladshe’s been making for two decades, we’re obsessed with theTop Chefhost’s delicious recipes. In a recent partnership with Kind Snacks, Lakshmi developed recipes for the Secret Kind Farmers Markets that will be popping up in New York City and Houston. We were elated to sit down with Lakshmi herself to talk more about this partnership as well as deep dive into her morning routine....

ClosePhoto: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesShe’s an acclaimed television host, best-selling author, influential political and social activist—what can’t Padma Lakshmi do? However, the multi-hyphenate will be the first to admit that there’s no such thing as a linear career path, especially if you are pursuing your passion, and she never takes her success for granted.“I’ve always been interested in food and, even as a toddler, I would get into my grandma’s or mom’s kitchen and experiment with different ingredients and make a mess,” says Lakshmi....

Close Photo: RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images As we try to stay cool in the hottest part of the summer, the foods that come to mind are usually cold and refreshing, like a bowl ofWatermelon Gazpachoor aSimple Bibim Naengmyeon. But formerTop ChefjudgePadma Lakshmihas something different in mind. Lakshmi recently took to her Instagram with a recipe from season two, episode two of her show,Taste the Nation, to give us a look at a hearty and warming noodle soup she learned to make when visiting Washington D....

Close Photo: Getty Images / Bravo It’s easy to find Padma Lakshmi’s life aspirational—whether she’s looking glamorouson the cover ofEatingWellMagazineor serving upa glass of boozy nature’s cereal, Lakshmi always seems to be having fun. And if her latest Instagram video is any evidence, Lakshmi doesn’t stop having a ball even when she’s under the weather. The television hostposted her recipe for a tea-based hot toddyyesterday while hanging out in front of a cozily lit fireplace—with “Careless Whisper” playing in the background for bonus pizazz....

ClosePhoto: Getty Images / Dimitrios KambourisThere’s lots to love about potatoes—those deliciously versatile spuds are a pantry staple you can customize to your liking, whether you turn them intoa potato salad,cheesy potato skinsorclassic baked potatoes. And if you’re anything like Padma Lakshmi, you turn to a cozy baked potatoanytime you need comfort food on short notice.To mimic Lakshmi’s usual routine, pierce the potato all over with a knife or the tines of a fork....

Close Photo:ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images We love receiving all of the cooking advice we can get, fromIna Garten’s easy pancake tipstoKatie Lee Biegel’s genius chicken cutlet hack. Now, another one of our faves just showed us how to make the fluffiest rice, and our lives are better for it. Padma Lakshmi, formerTop Chefhost, current host ofTaste the Nationand cookbook author, is a proven expert in the kitchen—especially when it comes to cooking rice....

From herboozy twist on nature’s cerealto chickpea and paneer salad, Padma Lakshmi is always coming up with fun, easy and flavorful recipes we can’t wait to recreate at home. Over the weekend, she took to Instagram to demonstrate how to make a freezer pie with only three ingredients: a graham cracker crust, bottled lassi (a yogurt-based drink) and fresh berries. She says in her Instagram caption, “When it’s so hot I can’t even bake, I make this healthy sweet treat....