Easy, delicious and satisfying, this quinoa salad is a great lunch or dinner option on any day.
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Just add Cream. Kale and Leek Pasta with Green Onions and Cherry Tomatoes
With loads of kale, leeks, green onions and cherry tomatoes, and a little cream this tastes like a creamy pasta primavera.
Continue reading Just add Cream. Kale and Leek Pasta with Green Onions and Cherry TomatoesSpinach and Swiss Chard Rice
Looking for a delicious rice dish loaded with good for you super greens such as spinach and Swiss chard? Look no more. Here is a rice pilaf that is positively scrumptious that you’ll be having bowls full.
Continue reading Spinach and Swiss Chard RiceVegetarian Jambalaya
Just pile on the vegetables, add the herbs, toss in the rice, splashes of Tabasco and voila! Jambalaya at your table! This classic Louisiana rice dish is one that I’ve wanted to make forever but had a hard time finding a good vegetarian recipe. Finally I decided to mess around with a traditional jamabalaya recipe and make it vegetarian. I used a recipe by local Louisiana chef Amelia Durand which I found on foodnetwork.com. Though Amelia’s recipe is very meat heavy with lots of spicy sausage, ham and shrimp, boy did that jambalaya look delicious. I figured with so many good things in this dish like tomatoes, celery, carrots, peppers, onions, garlic, herbs and Tabasco sauce, it has to taste good even if I made it without the meat. I was right! This is one delicious jambalaya! Continue reading Vegetarian Jambalaya
Paella with Spring Vegetables
A couple weeks ago was my eldest daughter Sridevi’s birthday, and all she wanted was to have dinner at restaurant Coqueta in San Francisco.
Continue reading Paella with Spring VegetablesPasta Alla Black Pepper with Sugar Snap Peas and Parmesan Cheese
For a vegetarian pasta with a few quick and easy shortcuts here is a pasta recipe with lots of black pepper and springtime peas.
Continue reading Pasta Alla Black Pepper with Sugar Snap Peas and Parmesan CheeseMoong Daal. Moong Bean Lentils Cooked in Indian Spices
Moong daal is a very common lenil soup prepared in many Indian homes with each family having their own unique recipe depending on the region of India they are from.
Continue reading Moong Daal. Moong Bean Lentils Cooked in Indian SpicesSpring Onion Pasta Primavera
A delicious springtime pasta made with spring time veggies, fresh herbs and a touch of cream, this pasta is springy delicious 😋🍜🌿🌺🌷!
Continue reading Spring Onion Pasta PrimaveraHerbed Quinoa with Brussels Sprouts & Sugar Snap Peas
Nutrient packed quinoa and Brussels sprouts all cooked with herbs and spices is a delicious pilaf that is perfect for lunch or to have as a side dish with chicken or fish. Continue reading Herbed Quinoa with Brussels Sprouts & Sugar Snap Peas
Radish Daal
Soft creamy lentils cooked with radish and spices make a deliciously warm bowl of daal. All this lentil soup has is cumin, turmeric and asafetida. Served over fluffy white rice this radish daal is comfort food at it’s best.