Risotto with creamy arborio rice, leeks and asparagus makes for a perfect spring time dinner.
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Dry Roasted Cauliflower Curry
Cauliflower can be such a tough vegetable to get right in a curry. For so long it seemed like no matter how little or how long I cooked cauliflower, and no matter when I added salt to the dish, my cauliflower florets by the time the curry was done were small crumbly pieces of mush. The cauliflower curry tasted great, but didn’t always look great. I just couldn’t figure out how to get a dry cauliflower curry that looked good,
Then it occurred to me one day that roasting vegetables always cooked vegetables “al-dente” – firm outside yet tender inside. So I thought why not try roasting cauliflower florets first before making them into a curry. I roasted cauliflower and then added onions, garlic and all the spices. What I ended up with was a beautiful golden colored cauliflower curry that looked and tasted great. Here is the recipe.
Butternut Squash, Apple & Leek Soup
Here is a recipe for a delicious creamy butternut squash soup with the tart sweetness of apples and the delicate oniony flavor of leeks.
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“Baby It’s Cold Outside.”
Happy Happy New 2018! It’s January and it’s cold outside 🌨☃️❄️!! I know when I complain to my siblings about how cold it is here in California in the Bay Area (in the 60s, 50s, 40s, and 30s), all of them shake their heads and roll their eyes🙄🙄🙄. Californians! Is what my siblings are thinking and say to my FaceTime. They live in parts of the country where our cold temperatures are the equivalent to their “warm” winter temperatures. Continue reading “Baby It’s Cold Outside.”
Yellow Mustard Salad Dressing
Yellow mustard salad dressing is my friend Shalini’s go-to dressing for most of her salads. This tart and mustardy dressing tastes great in any salad that consists mostly of vegetables, lentils, and salad greens. Here is the recipe. Continue reading Yellow Mustard Salad Dressing
Black Eyed Peas Salad
With chock full of black eyed peas, crunchy vegetables and apples this salad has a good amount of substance making us feel full even before we start on our main course 👌.
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New Year’s Eve Conundrum. NYE Celebration at Swati and Tarak’s 2017
Oh the New Year’s Eve conundrum. When we are a family of five with three adults and two kids, deciding on what to do for New Year’s Eve can be a quandary. Continue reading New Year’s Eve Conundrum. NYE Celebration at Swati and Tarak’s 2017
Black Eyed Peas Curry
Growing up in the South in Texas and Louisiana, my Mom followed a Southern tradition of making black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day for good luck and prosperity in the upcoming New Year. When Mom made black-eyed peas, she cooked it the only way she knew how which was an Indian black-eyed peas curry.
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Wishing you and your loved ones a healthy, happy, prosperous New 2018!
A Holiday Dinner at Jo & Oliver’s
Heading over to Jo and Oliver’s for a get together is something we always look forward to especially during the holidays. We know we will be treated like family in their warm and inviting home and served a special gourmet meal prepared by Oliver.
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