One of the best ways of eating vegetables is roasting them in the oven. I am yet to find a vegetable that I have tried to roast in the oven and haven’t liked. There is an absolute simplicity to these oven roasted vegetables and also they are adaptable to suit anybody’s taste preferences. Brussel sprouts … [Read more…]
A really tough day at work today, a long day of meetings, with meetings even during lunch! The obvious choice for the lunch order for the meeting was sandwiches and chips. Although I had packed my lunch for the day and could easily ignore the sandwiches, the same couldn’t be said about the bags of … [Read more…]
I absolutely love using the oven to roast veggies. It is low in fat, is very easy to make, hands free and the results are crispy yummy veggies. I have tried so many veggies by roasting them in the oven, and I have not disliked even one of them. If you are thinking about oven … [Read more…]
‘Arusuvai’ – is the traditional Tamil word denoting the six different tastes in food: Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Spicy/Pungent, Astringent. It is believed that when you offer a meal it should contain all of these flavors. Most of the items that feature on the traditional banana leaf for weddings, used to cater to all of … [Read more…]
I made these fries as a side for the ‘Hot Tamale Burger’. These are healthier as they are baked rather than fried and are also thick cut compared to the thin and slender ones you get at fast food joints. We really enjoyed the flavor of these fries with the burger. Ingredients: 3 medium russet … [Read more…]
Of late, I have been experimenting by trying out new vegetables and fruits. This time I tried ‘Asparagus’. I was curious about this vegetable and was wondering how it was grown, and what part of the plant these spears were. Like an answer to all my questions aired this episode of ‘Good Eats’ and who … [Read more…]