Category Archives: QUICK MEALS

Mint Coconut Shrimp

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Spring is in full swing in DC these days and that has meant fresh shoots of mint have sprung up all over my backyard. There is so much mint (its actually Spearmint variety) that even my dogs come back smelling of mint when they have been out walking and exploring the various corners of our backyard.  This abundance of...
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Vietnamese Garden Rolls

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I prefer the taste of foods that are not overly cooked and heavy tasting (yes, I know I know – all Indian food is overcooked and heavy tasting but in my defense, I do have to say that I don’t cook it often and those that have followed this blog over its progression in the past few months, know...
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Pepper Steak with Cognac Sauce

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I spent the first 25 years of my life in India where eating beef was a major no-no! When I came to the US to attend graduate school, it took me a couple of years before I felt comfortable eating beef. It was not that I was religious or that I followed anything of the Hindu tradition, somehow it...
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Easy-Peasy Thai Red Curry

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If you like spicy Thai food, you will love this red curry.  It is such a quick and easy recipe to follow and it tastes as good as any I have had in Thai restaurants.  It is very flavorful, quite healthy (since it has lots of veggies, low fat boneless chicken and very little oil). I know some people...
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Southwestern Chicken Salad

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It would be appropriate at the very outset of this recipe to make the confession that I absolutely love sweet corn.  So any recipe that has corn in it instantly becomes my favorite and in this salad I use roast corn which makes it smoky and sweet at the same time. I have had various versions of this salad...
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