This month’s theme post is about unknown veggies. We cooked a vegetable that we never cooked before. For a strictly non-vegetarian family like us it was not a big deal because there are a countless number of vegetables that I have never cooked. When I was growing up my parents never […]
Vegetarian
No matter how much we love meat, we love our vegetables. These are some easy simple vegetarian recipes I prepare on a daily basis for my family.
Crustless Quiche
Life is not always smooth and perfect! About two months ago, I realized that I had gained a couple of pounds. I weighed myself early morning on the same scale for the last four years. When I looked down at my scales, I could not believe it. I got down […]
Pizza Margherita – from scratch
Pizza!! The word itself excites us from age 5 to 50, right? When we were growing up, eating, pizza was not common at all. I had my first pizza at Dominos in Kolkata when I was 20. Now I hear my friends’ kids demanding pizza from the age of 5. We never made […]
Comfort food – masoor dal, mashed potato and eggplant fritters
COMFORT FOOD. Everyone has their own definition. To my Turkish friend it means “sarma” (Stuffed grape leaves), my American colleague describes it as mac ‘n cheese, and my South Indian blogger friend finds comfort in a bowl of “Rasam, rice and a dollop of ghee.” There is no incorrect answer. It is the food in […]
Recipe for roasted yellow lentils with poppy-seed potatoes
The recipe has been published by BostonGlobe. You can find the link here. Dal! I have no idea why it took me so long to write a post about the most common food in our diet. I make a big pot of it every week to go with my non-veg and veg […]
Baked cauliflower with Mustard
This recipe has been published at BostonGlobe. Please visit the link here. Have I ever told you how much I hate salad? Last week I told M to pack me some salad for lunch. He was surprised (read shocked), but he did. After a few hours I texted him that I […]