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…]
The past few days in Seattle have been so very cold, and we’ve had a misty fog that hung over the city for almost a week. With such a weather, we were longing for something warm and comforting and also hearty and filling. This kuzhambu is a perfect candidate and I made this for our … [Read more…]
This breakfast casserole is a quick and easy way of serving a breakfast for a crowd. It is a great alternative to making individual omelettes or baking a big quiche, its a very dish to put together and wins rave reviews when put on the table. This, plus toast or waffles, a gallon of orange … [Read more…]
I think an addiction to cookbooks is something all foodies share…Not just cookbooks, but any book that has recipes in it…I was at the doctor’s office and was reading a magazine there, saw the recipe for ‘Greek chicken pasta’ in it – that used some of my favorite ingredients: artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, kalamata olives … [Read more…]
I served my 16 bean adai with oats coconut chutney. It was a super easy recipe, made using  the microwave and the blender and added a nutritious twist to the ubiquitous coconut chutney that is paired with a lot of South Indian dishes such as idly, dosa, adai etc. I have used old fashioned oats … [Read more…]
The cuisine of Chettinad is always known for the bold use of spices and the right combination of spices. Non Vegetaraian specialties like chicken chettinad and chettinad mutton briyani are well known. But, to give the vegetarian the taste of these delicacies without meat, I made this Chettinad Mushroom Briyani. Here, the mushrooms are marinated … [Read more…]