I am not usually an instinct buyer. I write my grocery list – and kind of stick to it. The down side to that is of course, when I go in without a list, and I am completely lost. Only then I open my eyes to things I normally don’t pay attention to, like the … [Read more…]
Kadai curries have become quite the craze off late, over the past 3-4 years. Kadai – actually referring to the ‘wok’ – like the miniature one in which I have pictured the dish here, which is where this curry gets its name from. If you think about it, almost all curries made in the olden … [Read more…]
As a kid, I never remember my mom making fancy soups at home, she would make a chicken soup, especially when we get a cold, and then an Indian version of tomato soup. So, our choice whenever we went to restaurants was to order soups. Made the dinner seem extra special. 🙂 And, for me, … [Read more…]
These plantain chips are my mom’s specialty. When plantains are in season in my hometown, my dad would get a whole thaar(the whole branch of plantains), and my mom would make plantain chips, by setting up a stove on the open terrace of our house. She would make the chips to fill two tall steel … [Read more…]
I came across the recipe for ‘Mean Green Cucumber Juice’ by Sunny Anderson, and I loved the green color. The fact that the juice was sweet, yet green made it an exciting recipe to try. I altered the recipe a bit, by flavoring the juice with mint, which added great flavor. I also reduced a … [Read more…]
Spinach is one of the most favorite ingredients in our house. Everyone in my family loves any kind of preparation with spinach in it. The challenge though is in finding new and innovative recipes to feature this nutrition packed veggie. I almost always have frozen chopped spinach on hand, and also buy baby spinach leaves … [Read more…]