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Curried Mushrooms and Peas
Late one Sunday after a weekend away, we came home to an empty fridge with a strong craving for Indian food. I was wishing for an Indian version of Ina Garten who would load up my fridge with a proper Indian meal before my return. If there’s anyone out there interested in filling that role, […]
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Couscous with Preserved Lemons and Haloumi Cheese
When life gives you lemons…make preserved lemons. I actually bought mine at the store – the stunning jar of yellow lemons with red strands of saffran dotted with black sesame seeds caught my eye. Preserved lemons, diced up and tossed into an otherwise simple bowl of couscous or noodles, provides bite-size smidgeons of tongue puckering […]
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Shredded Paneer and Peas
What happens when you put rectangles of paneer through your food processor with the shredder blade on? You end up with soft piles of stringy tendrils of paneer. What happens when you saute soft piles of stringy tendrils of paneer? It becomes soft and gooey creamy cheesy deliciousness. That then gets eaten quickly. Update: I […]
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Baked Sweet Potatoes with Red Chillies and Garlic
Organic brown rice, organic rice bran extract, tocopherols (Vitamin E), alpha-amylase (enzyme) and electrolytic iron. That was my daughter’s foray into the world of solids. Rice cereal. That makes me so sad. After a few days of tightly closed, pursed lips, I tasted the cereal myself. While Surya was watching me. Alert: novice error. I […]
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Kung Pao Seitan & Spicy, Sweet Corn Fried Rice
Back in the day before tofu was really mainstream and vegetarianism the new “in” thing, I was suffering away in Irmo, South Carolina deprived of all of the wonders of soy and wheat gluten. Even worse, I was oblivious of my deprivation. Then my brother moved to Washington, D.C. and Vegetable Garden on Rockland Pike […]
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Pasta with Veggie Sausage, Kale and Garlicky Breadcrumbs
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Help Cleaning Shop & Spicy Black Eyed Peas
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Eggplant “Barbeque” – Roasted Eggplant with Tamarind
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Lemon Spiced Cous Cous
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Crunchy (and Quick) Cashew Aloo Saag
QUICK is king in my kitchen ever since Surya’s arrival in our life. Some friends have been asking me how I’ve been managing to cook and blog. The answer is that I steal little snippets of time between naps and during Daddy time. Whether it’s cooking, taking pictures or writing up posts, I do it […]