Thank You Dear Friends!

To - My dear friends, A huge THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! What a pleasant surprise it was for a newbie blogger like me to get stats for my blog from WordPress for 2014! It was so encouraging to hear these words about my 5 month old baby blog ! The concert hall at... Continue Reading →

Piquant Pineapple Raita with Pomegranate

  Serves 8 to 10 as a side dish   Going to a potluck this weekend? How about making a healthy, delicious, unique raita, that makes a stunning party dish? What if this raita, which is a crowd pleaser, can be put together in under 5 minutes? I know it sounds too good to be true but it is true. I... Continue Reading →

Quick and Easy Potato Bhaji

#Versatile, is how I would describe this recipe for potato bhaji/subji!  You know how when there is a hungry family waiting for a meal,and you need something quick? This is my quick and easy 'go to' recipe, say when I have rice and dal in the refrigerator, or  as a sandwich filling with vegetables when... Continue Reading →

Chicken Stew to warm you this winter!

makes 4 servings I am not a winter person. I just keep counting the days until spring. I like making soups and stews during the winter, that seem to warm me up. This easy, one pot chicken stew is just one of those recipes. It fills the air with its cozy aroma and seems to snuggle me as... Continue Reading →

Oven Roasted Delicata Arches !

Serves 4 to 6 as a side dish  This photo reminds me of my rudimentary sketches of the brilliant Roman arches and aqueducts we studied in our first year of architectural school 🙂 My rudimentary experiments continue with squashes this fall, but am I glad I tried the delicata squash ! I got mine at Trader Joe's when... Continue Reading →

Touchdown Chili !

 Serves 1 chili loving family ! The air bristles with excitement on Sunday afternoons. My son and husband are very much into the football games this time of the year, and as you know, football means food. Both of them love chili and taste every 'famous' chili , wherever they travel. So when they vote my chili as... Continue Reading →

Mouth-watering Exotic Salad!

Serves me:) I decided to frame this salad and put it on my wall as an inspiration to eat more salads after Diwali. The word ' glutton' comes to mind when I think of all the Diwali snacks, sweets, dinners and desserts I had over and over again for the past couple of weeks. So much so, that my innards are... Continue Reading →

Fiesta Samosas !

   Makes 8 samosas   Fiesta Samosas  are samosas that are made with tortillas. They enable you to make samosas on a whim ! My beloved mom came up with this idea almost 30 years ago ! I was thrilled to use ready made tortillas instead of kneading and rolling the dough to make the pastry. Little wonder then that this, time... Continue Reading →

Curried Quinoa Salad

Quinoa is an ancient grain. So quinoa has been around for a long, long time but I was totally unaware of it until about two years ago. As I read about its many health benefits, I wanted to incorporate it in our meals. I always strive to make foods healthier without compromising on the taste. But... Continue Reading →

Curried Butternut Squash Soup

,serves 4 Ready or not, fall is here. The leaves are displaying their spectacular yellow, orange and red splendor. I love the fall colors in New England and would have loved it even more if it was not followed by winter:) But for now, I am enjoying the cool, crisp fall days, which make me think of soups laced... Continue Reading →

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