This pasta of asparagas, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes and feta goes well with all kinds of pasta, but I chose pappardelle today. I absolutely love papparadelle and was so excited that they started carrying it at Trader Joe’s. It is kind of a … Continue reading
This yogurt chutney goes amazing with rasam vada. It is a little sweet and tempered with urad dal, mustard seeds, green chilis and curry leaves. It is so addictive! 1 cup yogurt (thin out a little if thick) 2-3 teaspoons sugar … Continue reading
This Asian fusion dish was inspired by a Vietnamese dish called bun chay. Rice vermicelli served over chopped lettuce, topped with tofu and vegetables, peanuts and a dipping sauce. Instead of using a traditional Vietnamese dipping sauce, I opted for a more … Continue reading
I have had this recipe for batata rassa, potatoes in a wet gravy, in my “to try” items for quite a while now. I used the recipe just as an idea, adding onions and tomato, and changing the order and … Continue reading
I think I’ve figured out what makes me like a yellow cake. Butter! I thought I had followed the Brown Eyed Baker’s recipe for margarita cupcakes really closely, then realized that when cutting the recipe in half, I used the … Continue reading
The first batch of red velvet cupcakes I attempted came out soo dry, they went right in the trash! But they were red. The thing is that red food coloring really doesn’t have much taste, so why bother going to … Continue reading
I think saag paneer (greens w/ cottage cheese) or palak paneer (spinach w/ cottage cheese) was one of the first Indian dishes I had ever heard of. Maybe that and samosas. I can’t actually remember having it for the first … Continue reading
I know what you’re thinking. Microwave potato chips!? But it works! They come out pretty crunchy and yummy! Okay not exactly like light and crispy Lay’s, but still good. I got the idea from the kitchn. I’ve made these before … Continue reading
I am finally posting the tomato sev curry that we had with onion and potato subji a few weeks ago. They go so well together! The first time my husband made tomato sev curry, I was skeptical. Curry made with … Continue reading
Oh my. I don’t think I’ve baked cookies in at least 10 years! I kind of remember baking cookies once and thinking about how irritating it was that it took so long, because you had to do batch after batch after batch. … Continue reading