I love Brussels sprouts. They are the vegetable I look forward to the most when Fall rolls around. I didn’t grow up eating them so my love affair with this mini cabbage started fairly recently. I love to serve them simply pan fired in garlic butter until they are golden brown with an almost nut…
It is August and the market is overflowing with tomatoes and corn right now. When I was growing up, this was the time of year that my dad would fire up the grill specifically for the corn. After it got slightly charred, my mother would take half a lime, dip it in chaat masala (a…
Last weekend was an epic food weekend. We discovered that our local Indian store, Neelam Pacific Market in downtown San Bruno, has fresh samosas on the Saturday and Sunday mornings so of course had to start with one of those. It was worth the calories, my friends. Detailed blog post on this gem of market…
Starting on Mother’s day our family began a new cooking transition. Sundays have officially become Bollywood movie and Indian supper night at our house. While kids groove to some Indian beats, Arjun and I throw together a few dishes. In addition to having a delicious dinner on Sunday, it saves the start of the week…
Although March has arrived, I know on the East Coast winter is still rearing its frigid head. And when it’s cold and snowy I turn to comfort food. For me, on the very top of that list is saag. This is a Punjabi dish of pureed greens, rich and voluptuous, that warms the tummy and…
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…
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…
So it is summer time, even if it doesn’t often feel like it in the cool Bay area, and time to eat lighter food. My palate craves fresh tastes this time of year even if it isn’t scorching out. But as a cuisine, Indian is not exactly known for being low calorie. So I’ve improvised…
This time of year I find myself making soup at least a couple of times a month. Nothing better to chase away the winter blues – plus if you stay away from the cream, you get a filling meal that is pretty healthy. An added bonus is my toddler gets a kick out of sucking…