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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Makes 18 big sized caranjis The excitement of Diwali rises as we look forward to the weekend of get togethers and parties to celebrate Diwali with family and friends. Most of us have fond memories of our childhood Diwalis in India that we try to recreate here for our children. One memory that we all chuckle about but do... Continue Reading →
Makes 10 big or 12 medium roses The Diwali festivities are in full swing today! Today is the second day of Diwali when all the snacks and sweets especially made for Diwali are first offered to God and then enjoyed together at the family 'faral' meal. My daughter and I enjoy drawing the rangoli decorations. Our... Continue Reading →
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