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…]
Tabbouleh, is a very popular salad from the Middle East/Arab regions. The actual Arabic word meaning ‘a little spicy’, this salad is typically made from bulgur wheat, combined with herbs, tomatoes and dressed with a simple olive oil, lemon juice vinigarette. Bulgur, is a staple in this region and is used in all dishes from … [Read more…]
My husband and I first tried Greek food, on one our trips in Wisconsin, Madison. We were so surprised in the use of spices and cooking methods that were very similar to India cooking. I have always wanted to make home-made falafels, but the thought of frying these, always kind of held me back. When … [Read more…]
Some people(not you, DH) call me a control-freak. I tend to over-plan things down to a detail and actually get disappointed when it doesn’t turn out that way. But, as much some people(!) are skeptical of this characteristic of mine, it helps me put dinner on the table in under 30 minutes, when I’ve planned … [Read more…]
This dish is a signature dish of my mom’s. I have never seen anyone else actually make it the same way and whenever I serve this to guests, they get mildly surprised that it is a vegan dish. I even had a friend, who doesn’t eat vegetables, if he had his own free will(he’s married…so … [Read more…]
If there is a dish that has innumerable ways of making it, or no real set way of making it, its a salad. You can throw just about anything edible together and call it a ‘salad’. Thats the beauty of the thing. Also, the notion of anything that is called a salad is ‘healthy’ is … [Read more…]