Happy Valentine’s Day! There was a restaurant called Atlas World Grill in Iowa City (heard they have closed down). They had some very good food there. One of the favorites was their chocolate molten flourless cake. You had to order it when you order the main course as you had to wait for 40 minutes…
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Indian Scrambled Eggs – Egg Bhurji
While I was growing up, my mom made scrambled eggs often for dinner. She was a career woman, working long hours, and thinking back, this must have been a quick dinner for her to make. We usually had this with chapattis/ rotis. I sometimes make scrambled eggs for dinner when I am alone, as it…
Quick and Easy Garlic Mushrooms
I love mushrooms and you will always find some in my grocery cart. I can eat them sauteed, in a curry, biryani or an omelette, pasta, pizza or in a bowl of soup. Earlier, I have posted a recipe for stuffed mushrooms and mushroom curry and added mushrooms in my stir fry, fajitas, etc. (search…
Mexican Roasted Pepper Sauce
When I made this sauce the first time, I could not believe how good it was. It was tangy, spicy and I was easy spoonfuls just like that. I mixed it with some fresh tomato sauce and poured it over some pumpkin and baked it. You can saute some vegetables and a tablespoon of sauce….
Quick and Easy Salsa Recipes
When I think of Salsa, I think of the explosion of flavors. Though one uses simple day to day ingredients when it is all mixed it is flavourful, exciting and addictive. It can be eaten as a side with quesadilla or fajitas or just as an appetizer with tortilla chips. Fresh Corn Salsa Ingredients 2…
Vegan Mexican Rice
Mexican rice is very similar to the tomato rice that the South Indians make. In the Indian version, we would temper it with mustard and curry leaves. This is a simple and quick dish to make. Serve it with salsa (will be posting recipe soon) and as a side to vegetables or meat. This goes…
Sunday Morning Breakfast -Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
It is a cold Sunday morning. I am not in the mood for eggs. I do not have dosa batter in the fridge and too lazy to make any other Indian breakfast. I am in the mood for something warm. I find an apple on the counter, waiting to be cut. I had a yearning…
Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
Happy New Year! May the new year be filled with happiness, health, and good food! Every time when the new year rolls in, resolutions fly off the shelf. Diet, do not eat sweets and fats, exercise; one sees this in the coffee room at work. People avoid snacking and sometimes even avoid coming up for…
Stuffed Mushrooms
The first time I ate stuffed mushrooms was in Sweden where the button mushrooms are bigger than what we get in India. I remember friends going mushroom picking and always giving us a basket of foraged mushrooms, chanterelle among them. In the US, I got introduced to the portobello mushrooms which are meaty mushrooms and…
Healthy Quinoa Salad
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…
Chai With Preethi 