Category Archives: RECIPES

Beef Short Ribs Stew

I live in a suburb of Washington DC and this morning we woke up to more than three inches of wet heavy snow! This is the first sign of snow this year and that too it arrived when we are supposed to have the onset of spring. Every year by the middle of March our bulbs start sprouting and...
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Prosciutto and Fresh Pineapple Salad

My regular readers may have noticed that over the past few days I slacked off on my blog. The reason for my absence from the blog (and thereby causing a lull on the facebook page and the website) was that I was visiting some old friends of mine in New York City and New Jersey. I used to be...
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Baked Salmon With A Mango and Avocado Salsa

My experimentation with a gluten-free diet continues.  I suppose it is the beginning of this whole life-style and so it may take me a while to get used to it.  In any case the rest of the family doesn’t need to go gluten-free just because I am experimenting with this new idea. But, I don’t think it is fair...
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Black Chickpeas or Punjabi Chana Masala

Recently my doctor told me that I may be at risk of getting diabetes and should work towards losing some weight but that has always been an uphill battle for me. Despite my trying to eat a very healthy diet and take regular exercise, I haven’t been able to lose any weight. The trouble stems from my asthma medications...
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Grilled Eggplant Salad

I can’t understand why some people don’t like eggplants. My son is one of them eggplant-haters! He has never eaten one and probably will never eat one. I just don’t understand how he can dislike something without ever even trying it. He says it’s a texture thing – he doesn’t like mushy foods. I think he’s missing out on...
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