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Spicy Pesto 3 Ways: Basil-Mint Pesto Bruschetta
Earlier this week, I blogged about a Spicy Basil-Mint Pesto Sauce we made and my fondness for recipes that use simple, readily available ingredients which can be recreated into other dishes out of leftovers. So last Wednesday I made a pesto sauce that we used for a hearty dinner of Pesto Marinara on Whole Wheat […]
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Spicy Pesto 3 Ways: Basil-Mint Pesto Marinara
Recipes that can be transformed from one dish into another and that hold up well as leftovers are really appealing to my schedule. I usually leave home early in the morning and don’t return until after dark, sometimes toting along more work. So, recipes like these which make for a quick and easy weeknight meal […]
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Miso Soup with Wontons
Ever since I started reading Jennifer 8. Lee’s Fortune Cookie Chronicles a few weeks ago, I’ve found myself wanting Chinese food everytime I pick up the book. To Jennifer’s credit, it’s no small feat to conjure up stirrings for eggrolls, bok choy and General Tso’s vegetarian unchicken during an 8 am subway ride! Jaden from […]
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Dad’s French Style Green Beans
My dad made french style green beans almost once a week growing up, usually as a side dish with rasam or sambar. We accidentally discovered that we liked them just slightly blackened when he sauteed them a little too long once and more than a few got singed. I think to this day my sister makes them […]
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Rajat’s French Toast…Desi Style
One weekend during our first year of marriage, Rajat and I both decided we were craving french toast. Wanting to be a good wife, I whipped some up with moves I had seen my mom use to make french toast – splash of vanilla here, pinch of cinnamon there, a dash of nutmeg. To my […]
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Lucali – A Restaurant Review
If a picture is worth a thousand words, I should warn you that this photo is of a cold slice. When we’re not cooking in our Brooklyn apartment, Rajat and I make it a hobby to find new restaurants that are (A) delicious and (B) vegetarian friendly (of course). I’ve been wanting to share reviews of the […]
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Vegetable Bhaji (Spicy Tempura) with Mint Chutney
Bhaji is basically Indian tempura – vegetables battered in a spicy flour coating, deep fried and served piping hot straight out of the oil, slightly crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. In our house, bhaji was the late afternoon snack of particularly lazy Saturday afternoons following a nap. Bhaji was the pre-dinner […]
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Aloo Tikki Sandwich
Earlier this month, I daringly ventured into the Indian breadmaking arena. In case you missed my Aloo Paratha post, it was a challenge that turned out to be surmountable after all. My aloo balls for stuffing the paratha must have been a little on the small side though because we had some leftover aloo filling. […]
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Soupy Soba Noodles
Earlier this week, I posted a recipe for a really easy stir-fry sauce with the forewarning that it’s really saucy. It was so saucy and flavor packed that I thought it might work well as a soup and gave it a shot with the stir-fry leftovers. As we watched President Obama address the nation, the […]