Tangy and delicious, thick and creamy, quick and easy, this tomato soup takes just minutes to cook. I made this tomato bisque for a lunch with two of my dear friends last week and since we were getting together for a little Valentine’s Day celebration I wanted to make a soup that was red in color and tomato soup is what we all think of for a red soup. Continue reading Oven Baked Tomato Bisque for a Valentine’s Day Lunch with Dear Friends
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Christmas Dinner with Friends 2018
Merry Christmas!
May the joy of Christmas fill your home with love, laughter, friends and family 🎄🎅.
Ours Christmas day was spent with just us and close family friends who came over for a simple vegetarian Christmas Dinner. An evening with family, good friends, and good food – we couldn’t ask for a more relaxing evening. Just perfect. Here is a look at this year’s vegetarian Christmas Day dinner and menu. Continue reading Christmas Dinner with Friends 2018
Holiday Tea with Two Friends. 2018
I don’t know what it is about the holidays that makes me feel the urge to somehow cram seeing all my friends before the year is up, despite seeing them often and throughout the year.
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Holiday Tea at Devi’s 2018
Earlier this week I stopped by my friend Devi’s home for a holiday tea to cheer her up and to get her mind off the pain she is still in from her knee-replacement surgery a few weeks ago.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner 2018
Hello folks, hope you had an awesome THANKSGIVING! 🍁🦃 Our holiday was relaxing and fun spent cooking with family and watching some feel-good Christmas movies. I didn’t get a chance to share our Thanksgiving menu with you earlier because to be honest we were rather behind in deciding on our menu. So behind in fact that we went grocery shopping Wednesday night and onThanksgiving Day! Lucky for us our local grocery store still had stocked shelves of produce 🍎🌶🍅. Continue reading Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner 2018
Mixed Vegetable Pilaf
This is a quick and easy rice dish that is packed with vegetables and is one of those recipes I turn to again and again when I am in a pinch and need to make dinner fast.
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Celebrating the Bond Among Siblings in the Festival of Raksha Bhandan
Last weekend I had my cousins over for dinner to celebrate the Indian festival of Raksha Bhandhan. Raksha Bhandan celebrates the bond that exists between brothers and sisters and is observed every year in August. Continue reading Celebrating the Bond Among Siblings in the Festival of Raksha Bhandan
Dinner at John and Lorraine’s in Vancouver, Canada.
On day four of our Vancouver summer holiday we had dinner at Hitesh’s long time friend John’s home. John is Hitesh’s elementary school friend from Kenya who now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Continue reading Dinner at John and Lorraine’s in Vancouver, Canada.
A Flavorful Vegetarian Lunch at Devi & Del’s
My Dad visits us here in California about once every year, and every time he visits we are invited at a few of our friend’s homes for lunch or dinner. One of our dear friends are Devi and Del, and over the years going to Devi and Del’s home for lunch when Dad visits has become a tradition. Continue reading A Flavorful Vegetarian Lunch at Devi & Del’s
Bitter Veggies, Beets and Brownies Birthday Dinner. A Menu Worth Replicating
Hitesh loves beets, the rest of us don’t. He loves bitter veggies, the rest of us don’t. Hitesh’s birthday seemed like the perfect opportunity to make all the veggies that he loves that the rest of don’t care for much.
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