Celery White Bean Soup

There is something fresh and vibrant about celery. I just love to eat it raw with hummus or in soups/salads. But most of all, I love the color it has – a unique green color. I love the way it photographs and the color it renders to dishes it is used in. I wanted to … [Read more…]

Chicken Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce

I cannot believe that the last time I posted a chicken recipe was over a year ago. Although I don’t eat meat, I do cook non-veg dishes quite often as my husband likes it. My brother is an avid meat-eater and quite the opposite of me. Since, he is visiting me, I have been making … [Read more…]

Thai Vegetable Stew

This soup is something I really loved when being on SBD Phase 1. It has a mild and refreshing curry flavor and coconut milk makes the soup very comforting. It is chock full of veggies and very healthy too. The original recipe is for a stir fry and is from one of the SBD cookbooks, … [Read more…]

Mung bean Salad with Tangy Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

It’s hard to believe but I’ve got a writer’s block. This is probably the tenth time I have started writing this post, deleting whatever I had written and trying to rewrite it. I made this salad as part of my SBD phase 1 diet probably 3 months back, and this post has been sitting in … [Read more…]

Quinoa Idli with Spicy Red Pepper Kuzhambu

Based on the number of hits on ‘OhTastenSee’ – I have deduced that people are searching for and in general also trying out new recipes with the new health rave – ‘Quinoa’. I have mentioned about the health benefits of quinoa in my previous posts on Quinoa upma, Quinoa tomato baath and Quinoa dosa, and … [Read more…]

Roasted Red Pepper Chickpea soup

Off late, I have been trying a lot of things for the first time. My last post was my first ‘Jam’ recipe. This post is my first post, roasting my own red peppers. I did it over an open flame and it is so easy. A jar of roasted red peppers costs about $4 at … [Read more…]