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 →

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 →

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 →

Pear Chutney with dried cranberries

Makes about 1 cup Canapés anyone? How about one with this luscious pear chutney and a touch of gorgonzola cheese? These scrumptious canapés are sure to get your party started on the right foot! Thanksgiving  is an exciting time for my family. We all cook together and like to nibble on a variety of appetizers as we cook. This is the... Continue Reading →

Bejeweled Basmati Rice perfect for the holidays!

Serves 4 as a side dish This bejeweled rice is truly a feast for the senses! The aroma of the Basmati rice cooking with the spices, wafts through the kitchen, the decked up rice pulav is a treat for the eyes, the crispy crunch of the vegetables and apple add to the texture  and all this going on together..... makes the taste buds... 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 →

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 →

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 →

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