Its been almost a week since I last posted. Apart from the fact that my son has been sick this past week, I have been having a sort of bloggers block. I knew what I had to post, but I just didn’t have the urge to type up a post. The cooking actually has not … [Read more…]
If there is a dish that has innumerable ways of making it, or no real set way of making it, its a salad. You can throw just about anything edible together and call it a ‘salad’. Thats the beauty of the thing. Also, the notion of anything that is called a salad is ‘healthy’ is … [Read more…]
As skeptical as I once was towards using frozen vegetables, it has now become my fallback for a quick and easy weeknight supper. There are quite few Indian veggies, I buy frozen and frozen methi leaves just got added to the list. It is not only easy, but a healthy way to add good nutrition … [Read more…]
Boraani Esfenaaj is the Iranian version of the Indian raita. Most often served with meat and rice dishes as a a side, it is a cool and refreshing salad of spinach and yogurt. Boraani means salad in Iranian and Esfenaaj means spinach. It is a very simple preparation where you saute the spinach, cool it … [Read more…]
Being a vegetarian and trying to have a salad for your meal is not a very filling option. On top of that, having a salad that you could make ready the previous night and take to work as lunch is even more difficult to figure out. This salad recipe fulfills both goals. It is by … [Read more…]
Whole wheat is good for you, we all know that…but if you would like to maximize that goodness? Thats exactly what this recipe is about. I was browsing through the bulk foods aisle this week when I went grocery shopping and found wheat bran in one of the bins. I was so excited that I … [Read more…]