Category: Main Dish Recipes

  • Five Recipes You Should Try

    I’ve been taking a break from work for the last few months, which means my kitchen has been cranking out many a weeknight meal. I think I set the bar too high. A recent review of my rigatoni in vodka sauce from my 9 year old went something like this: “It’s good but it’s not […]

  • Easy Easy Stir Fried Veggie Loaded Noodles

    When you combine stir fry and noodles, it’s really hard to disappoint anyone. Like really everyone in the house will want to be your friend. Try it. Let me know how it goes. Plus this stir fried veggie loaded noodles is quick and easy to make, packed with tons of veggies and proteins and belly warming. […]

  • Paneer in Creamy Cashew Tomato Sauce

    Indian restaurant paneer makhani is next level comfort food…creamy tomato sauce, mild spice in the background and pillowy cubes of chewy paneer. It’s not surprising that paneer makhani has become Surya’s go to Indian food. Of course, this means that any paneer makhani that I make at home has very strong competition to measure up […]

  • Vegetarian Red Curry with Wheat Gluten

    Thai food is a food I hate to love. Mostly because vegetarian Thai curries are incredibly challenging to find. Stop reading here if you are vegetarian and a lover of Thai food. I’ve ruined Thai curries for plenty of vegetarians and am not looking to add more people to the list. But if you are like […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Crunchy Zucchini Koftas

    Crunchy on the outside. Melty on the inside. Light all around. That’s the best description for these zucchini koftas. This is an oldy but goody from May 2011. The last time I made these, we dunked them in a zaatar sumac spiked yogurt dip. This time around, they disappeared so quickly from the counter that […]

  • Blizzard Recipe Roundup

    My first thought when I heard of the impending blizzard bearing down upon the Northeast was to consider what I would cook. Not in a practical what-will-I-cook-that-can-sustain-a-loss-of-electricity way. More in a what-deliciousness-can-I-make-then-curl-up-on-my-sofa-and-eat way. My plans for tomorrow include making a creamy, crunchy mac n cheese. Here are some of my favorite recipes that might warm […]