Author: Dolphia Nandi Arnstein

Vegetarian

Potato curry

Winter is upon us. Last week a Nor’easter storm almost shattered the East coast during Thanksgiving, but most places only got a few inches of snow. I come from a country where winter is very mild. There is no snow, and the temperature is in the 50s most of the time. […]

Dal Makhani
Lentils, Vegetarian

Slow cooker dal makhani

This past week has been very exciting for both of us. First, we were all set to go to NYC on Wednesday when a Nor’easter storm shuttered the east coast and created dangerous travel conditions . We left work very early and stayed home for the rest of the day. I did not do anything […]

Chinese fried rice
Brunch

Chinese fried rice – Fit foodie contest

The reason for this post is little different than my other post. I am part of a Facebook group called ‘The Fit Foodie‘. The Fit Foodie is a place where people talk about healthy but delicious food. Also, people share their story of losing weight and different meal options. Often […]

Desserts

Spicy Ginger Shortbread Cookies

It is that time of the year, when the temperature dances around the upper 30s, leaves fall from trees and snow lands upon us. Last week there was a 6-foot snowstorm in Buffalo. Yes, no kidding. It snowed 6 feet. Buffalo is my hometown in America. This is the place where I […]

Brussel sprouts with garlic
Vegetarian

Eat green, live evergreen – Brussel sprouts with garlic

This week I started reading “It starts with food”, a book I downloaded on my Kindle, and learned about their Whole30 program. The ‘Whole30’ program is a Paleo food diet–a diet without grains, legumes, dairy, alcohol and sugar for one month. I agree that eating too much sugar (in any form) or […]