A friend recently recommended an Indian cookbook to me called 5 Spices 50 Dishes. The title had me intrigued. One of the most intimidating things about Indian food are the number of spices required – some of which demand a trip to the Indian market or your favorite online purveyor. But the premise of this…
Whenever folks find out I am a food blogger with an Indian bent, the first question they ask is, “Can I please have the recipe for chicken tikka masala?” It is inevitably everyone’s favorite Indian restaurant dish. I’ve had friends confide to me that they would drink the sauce and lick the bowl if they…
I consider myself a pretty confident cook. Dinner parties and entertaining generally inspire, not petrify me. But recently even I was flummoxed. I was going to have out of town guests for whom I would need to prepare dinner. I would be spending the whole day out in the city with them so the meal…
When we lived in Atlanta, one of our favorite restaurants to visit was Osteria 832. It was that classic, neighborhood Italian joint that served up fresh and affordable fare. They were super family friendly and our son adored it. The food was comforting more than earth-shatteringly good. They did simple dishes well with good ingredients…
In your cooking repertoire you gotta have one fail safe chicken recipe that is always delicious and preferably easy. And if it also happens to be uniquely memorable all the better. Well this Asian herbed chicken recipe is exactly that for me. It is perfect whether I am entertaining or not. The marinade really does…
In my house there are many a day well laid plans go for a toss. This, I think, is one of the biggest dangers of having young kids. For those days I need back-up recipes. I’m talking dishes that come together in half an hour or less and usually require ingredients that I have on…
I can’t believe it has been three months since my last post. Life has been BUSY. We moved to a new house, the holiday madness started, and then promptly went out of town for the end of December for almost two glorious weeks. In all that time I realized something very important. I prepare fabulous…
Sometimes you need a dish that pulls out all the stops. That makes the table go silent when they start to eat. And, sometimes you need to be able to make it in way less than an hour. Have I got the perfect dish for you – Kerala crab curry. This coconut curry is studded…
So at the risk of sounding like a bad Indian, I will admit I am not the biggest fan of lentils, or dal. Growing up in my vegetarian home, dinner almost every night was a dal, a veggie side and roti – whole wheat Indian flat bread. Super duper healthy but I got SO tired…
Okay, it has been a while and many of you have asked me to please return to samosajunkie!! Thank you for the kick in the pants and encouragement. Even though I had an excellent excuse (my baby girl was born February 8) I have missed writing and cooking terribly and am happy to be finally…