Category Archives: RECIPES

Ruby Red Habanero-Cranberry Chutney

Thanksgiving is round the corner and all the supermarkets are loaded with packets of Cranberries.  I usually make a tomato-dried cranberry chutney or Habanero pepper jelly to go with a cheese platter that I serve as an appetizer before a dinner party. But this time I decided to use Cranberries to spike up the tartness in my chutney.  I...
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Lamb Merguez Sausage and Kale Stew

Before I came to the US, I had never seen Kale. Of course, once I came here, I heard about how nutritionists and doctors recommend Kale because it is packed with vitamins and other goodies.  So I tried experimenting with it a few times. First, I stir fried with some garlic and chili flakes and that came out okay...
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Roasted Beets and Citrus Salad with Mint Cilantro Pesto

As I had mentioned in my last post, the trip to the Farmer’s Market this past weekend yielded some unusual finds for me – Tatsoi, Watermelon Radishes and Golden Beets.  My experiment with a Tatsoi salad earlier in the week was a success but the radish and kale chips turned out to be a complete dud! I was so...
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Tatsoi-Citrus Salad

A trip to the local farmer’s market yielded unexpected results today. I found locally grown absolutely magnificent fresh Tatsoi! Prior to this, I had only spotted Tatsoi in markets in East Asia or in fancy restaurants in NYC, so this unexpected find made my day.  The dark green spoon shaped leaves (it is also called Spoon Cabbage) were fresh...
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