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Cheesy Crispy Quinoa with Broccoli with Mushrooms
Discovering that your child loves quinoa is like coming home to find the dishes done and laundry folded (side note: thank you progressive education school with a cafeteria that provides healthy, nutritious meals). This combined with discovering the texture of roasted, cooked quinoa (spoiler alert: crunchy bits, soft fluffy bits, same nutty flavor) borders parent […]
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Chili Paste for Putting on Everything
For weeks, I have been dreaming about making a vegetarian version of this Harissa-Lamb Skillet Lasagna from Food and Wine Magazine. I was picturing the thrill of recklessly breaking the lasagna noodles into pieces and tossing them in the sauce willynilly. I realize that at this point in the post, you may be questioning my […]
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My Dad and Foods to Remember
My Dad passed away. It’s been just a little over 100 days. Food is an interesting thing when you lose a loved one. Eating it, thinking about it, writing about it – it all seems trivial compared to the loss. On the other hand, my connection to food is so deeply grounded in my relationship with and […]
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Cherry Bomb Avocado Frittata
My two best purchases in the last 12 months have been my Instapot and my Peloton bike. That seems like a fitting pairing. Cook delicious things, eat delicious things, attempt to burn off calories associated with delicious things. When I first bought the Instapot, I thought it would be magical. Like the Wardrobe in Lion, The […]
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Instapot Congee with Turmeric
The space over at 101 Cookbooks has been one of my favorite food blogs for years. The photos are beautiful, the writing light and whimsical and the recipes wholesome and delicious. Given Heidi’s more Martha Stewart than Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee. So it was a surprise (albeit a pleasant one) when she got in on the […]
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Sunday Masala Meal Prep
I may need a second Instapot. And if the second one can be the adorable little 3 quart Instapot then all the better. It sounds a little over the top but when you really think about it, it’s very practical. The number of times I’ve found myself thinking, “If only I had another Instapot, right now […]
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Crispy Spinach Chaat
I’ve always thought of zucchini flowers as an excuse to eat fried ricotta cheese. Spinach chaat is a similar excuse to enjoy crunchy, spicy chickpea flour with tangy spices, minty chutney plus cool creamy yogurt. It’s a mix of textures, temperatures and tastes that all come together in one bite. That mouthful pleasure is what makes chaat – […]
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Crumbled Paneer and Peas
Not all Indian cooking takes forever. In fact, most Indian cooking doesn’t take forever. But this paneer bhurji is particularly fast and satisfying weeknight Indian main dish. It calls for ingredients you most likely have on hand – peas, a tomato, onions and a dash of milk – plus basic Indian spices of garam masala, cumin […]
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Vegetarian Chicken Noodle Soup
This simple vegetarian version of a chicken noodle soup has become of my favorite Instant creations. The broth is super simple but gives you the comforting feeling of what I imagine drinking warm, liquid butter would be like. I spice it up with white pepper and add a healthy squeeze of lemon juice to round it […]
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Coconut Ladoo – Fudgy and Sweet Indian Dessert
Recipe can be found here. Being different when I was a kid growing up in the South was not, it felt, a thing to be celebrated. And showcasing your differences felt like an even worse idea. It was bound to be met with teasing and exclusion. So when one of Surya’s 2nd grade classmate’s moms […]