Don’t forget to check my article on Durga Puja at Globe this week. Link is here. Durga Puja is not just a religious festival for Bengalis, It’s a celebration of color, love, and most importantly, food. Without food the festival would never be complete. Months before the celebration, Bengalis start […]
Meat
We are carnivores. We love goat meat the most but there are sometimes we cook lamb and beef(rare). Pork is not allowed in our jewish household. If you want some meat recipes, don’t forget to check mine. They are the most easiest to prepare.
Dip-pingly delicious – Middle Eastern Dips
Middle Eastern Dips – Hummus, Baba ganoush, Tzatziki and Garlic Yogurt Sauce. Earlier this year, in January, we used to get takeouts from a Lebanese Restaurant – Shawarma Falafel in Downtown Boston. It was on our way home. I used to order the Beef Shawarma Platter and my husband always […]
Dad’s birthday special – goat biryani
Goat Biryani: Indian Medley of spices, goat, aromatic basmati rice. So many things have happened since my last post. I am sure many of you do not care, but a few of you do! Phillips decided to give my readers 20% off on the purchase of an Air fryer. If […]
Russian Salad – an easy summer salad
Russian Salad : Potaoes, peas, carrots , gherkins, eggs with low calorie dressing. Thank you so much, everyone, for loving my post last week. I know some of you tried my sandesh, Spinach Saute and shared pictures with me. Thank you so much for doing so. It means a lot […]
Turkish Lamb beans stew with Pilaf and Sumac onion salad
Studying and working abroad encouraged me to learn about different cultures and cuisines from around the world. Believe it or not, my co-workers leave cookbooks, exotic spices and copies of ‘Saveur’ for me at my desk because they know how much the subject interests me. I also read cookbooks, follow cooking blogs and frequently Google […]
Lamb Vindaloo
We had a lovely Passover weekend with our family in New York but now we are back in Boston. I did not have a lot of time for cooking this weekend because of our trip. While searching for ingredients and contemplating my options I happened upon lamb sitting in the freezer. Eureka! At that moment […]