Pan Grilled Fillet of Fish with Vegetables

  serves 2 Ready for a healthy and quick meal? I know I am, after all the 'stuffing' 🙂  This easy to make, fish dinner will give you the satisfaction of eating healthy..... and get you ready for the next party!  Growing up, our family had fish for dinner three times a week. My mom made a wide variety of fish... Continue Reading →

Eggs in Avocado Baskets!

Serves 2   I have never been a fan of egg bhurji. Egg bhurji is Indian style scrambled eggs. It has spices, onions, tomatoes etc.. and although I like the concept, I never could come to like the scrambled egg texture in this particular dish. It is a 'go to' meal in many Indian families... Continue Reading →

Yummy Yams and Savory Sweet Potato Swirls!

Serves 4 #Lower in fat,# healthier,# quick and easy to make, #yummy # 5 ingredients (6 if you count salt:) .....need I say more? These lightly sweetened yams and mashed savory sweet potatoes will not weight you down task wise and otherwise! Both of them have the appetizing taste and aroma obtained from just a touch of ghee and the... Continue Reading →

Beautiful, Bountiful Salad !

Serves 4 I love the colors and flavors of the fall season.The breath taking beauty and bounty in nature all around us, at Thanksgiving time, is so inspiring! Mother Nature motivated me to create this salad,that I feel is rich in color, taste and texture. And of course it is healthy too with the wheat berries, vegetables, fruit, walnuts,... 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 →

Pumpkin Ginger Lassi- A Nourishing Treat for Halloween !

Makes 1 tall glass (without ice) It is Halloween today! So I wanted to post something 'pumpkiny' and thought of a lot of  pumpkin recipes that I have made in the past. Some take a lot of effort and time and I was feeling lazy, some seemed the 'usual' and not 'that' interesting for Halloween. So I... 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 →

Sweet and Tangy Guava Sheera

Makes 8 servings Hello everyone! I was all set with a post for today (or so I thought) when I went to bed last night. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking "Oh but tomorrow is Dassera! I should have thought of something sweet to make and post"  Dassera is a big... 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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