Most of the time we think of healthy food and we and equate it to a drab, tasteless meal and especially, if it is a salad, we think of rabbit food. This salad is healthy and tasty, full of veggies and with a lime chilli vinaigrette. I was also making hummus and had some cooked…
Hummus – Healthy and Easy to make
When I have guests, I have some easy appetizers and dips that I make. Hummus is one of them. I think the first time I ate hummus was at Oasis Falafel in Iowa city. It is a very small restaurant with maybe four tables but with the best falafel and hummus. Because I am lactose…
Baked Brie
If you want to make a dish that looks and tastes amazing and looks like you have been toiling over a hot stove but takes minutes to prep and make, this is the dish! This is a versatile dish. I sometimes top it with honey, sometimes with jalapeno pepper jelly or orange marmalade. It depends…
Daikon/ Icicle Radish (Mooli) Greens Dal
Daikon greens in a spiced lentil and coconut sauce This is a dish my mom has been making for years. Usually the leaves of the radish are discarded. In fact when I was living in India and I would buy icicle radish from the street vendor with the leaves, I would ask for more leaves….
Orange and Radish Salad
It is summer again and I have started growing vegetables in my garden. For the first time I grew icicle radish (mooli/diakon). I had never realised how easy it is to grow diakon radish. You plant them in the spring (sprinkle seeds on the soil) and in 21 days you have fresh radish. A recipe…
Strawberry Lemon Sorbet
I have not posted for some time. It has been busy with work. Hopefully, I will start posting more regularly. I hope you all are well! It is finally spring and we are having some warm days. Our friends recently went strawberry picking and got us some fresh strawberries. We ate some fresh and dipped…
Avocado Crema
Avocado Crema We love avocados and I often make guacamole or have avocados with toast. For some reason, I had never made avocado crema. I decided to make it the other day for tacos. It was so good; used leftover on veggie patties as a snack. It may be my new favorite dip. It is…
Wendie’s Focaccia Bread
I posted this recipe and reposting it now. This was my friend, Wendie’s recipe. Wendie passed away recently and this is in her honor. I found her handwritten recipe which you can see below. When she was in India for 5 years, she made this often, especially when she had people over or for a…
Vietnamese Inspired Salad
A friend on Facebook has been posting pictures of pho with the whole process. It takes time but I can only imagine how good it tastes. We were going to the neighboring city which had a Vietnamese restaurant and had great reviews. I was so looking forward to the pho but it was of meat…
HEALTHY GRAIN BOWLS
A healthy meal you can prep during the weekend and make during the week.
Gobi Manchurian – Perfect for your Super Bowl Party
Gobi Manchurian is a favorite snack eaten all over India. You will see this being made by street vendors to restaurants. The aroma when you walk past is so enticing! This is the Indian version of wings – perfect with beer while watching a game. It is a desi (Indian) Chinese dish, fusion at its…
Spicy Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
On a cold, snowy day, a hot bowl of steamy spicy soup is just what I need. This soup is one of my favorite soups. I make it lactose-free and have add ons like cheese or sour cream for the vegetarians. If you add avocado, you get the creamy feeling without the cream. I sometimes…
Chai With Preethi 