We went on an unplanned vacation over this weekend to ‘Lake Chelan’. The thing we enjoyed most was driving by the fruit orchards where the apples and pears were ripe for the picking. It was a beautiful sight. We even had a little apple picking expedition and the delight of biting on to a juicy … [Read more…]
I did talk about the ‘Inside Scoop on Fiber’ in my post here. That being said, no prize for guessing that I am focusing on adding more fiber to the family diet. Bran is a neat way to do that. And, I don’t mean eating cardboard like cereal bars or eating cereal that is so … [Read more…]
This recipe is adapted from Neelam Batra’s ‘From Chilis to Chutneys’ – its a great book of contemporary recipes, combining Indian cooking with American ingredients. I particularly liked this paratha, since the dough does not need any water, but is made with non fat cottage cheese instead. Cottage cheese is an excellent source of protein … [Read more…]
If you are like me, you get host-crazy when you have people for dinner, or when you throw a party, especially in the side-dish, condiment area. Like everyone else, I have some go-to main meals when I have people over, but its the side dishes that I have trouble nailing. I always keep wanting to … [Read more…]
Do you remember the picture of the rosemary branch in my Foccacia Bread post? Those rosemary branches are still alive and well…and thriving… (In other words..read: I didn’t kill it 🙂 ) Yep, I have discovered the easiest way to propagate rosemary. Set it in a vase filled with water, and keep changing the water … [Read more…]
When I went to India I saw the muligrain atta that Pillsbury has introduced recently. I checked here in the Indian grocery stores, but they didn’t have it available. It has always been on the back of my mind, to try and recreate this multigrain chapati. And, I came across this recipe in the book … [Read more…]