Category Archives: RECIPES

Finger Lickin’ BBQ Pork Ribs

Most of the recent recipes that I have posted have been very healthy, light, mostly vegetarian, very whole-grain-hippie-kinda stuff and so today I decided to go in the opposite direction and went to the butcher shop to stock up on a variety of meats.  My teenaged son was thrilled by this turn of events because he is a totally...
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Spicy Baked Salmon

There are not too many fish lovers in my family. A possible reason could be that I haven’t as yet found a reliable and inexpensive fish vendor in the area. But the one fish-dish that everyone in the family can agree on is this baked salmon recipe and I am always happy to oblige since it is one of...
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Fruit-Nut Wheat Berry Salad

Until I started this blog and started putting my recipes down on paper, I hadn’t realized that there was a pattern to my style of cooking/eating.  As I look at the various recipes and pictures I have uploaded, a clear pattern seems to emerging now – I clearly like colorful healthy foods that taste good and are easy to...
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Easy Sweet Corn and Bean Salad

This is the quickest and best tasting one-dish-meal that I prepare.  In the summer when I can get locally produced fresh sweet corn, this is on my table for at least a couple of times every week.  It takes very little time to prepare and is nutritionally well balanced.  A bowl of this salad is great by itself for...
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Lumpia Goreng/Crispy Spring Rolls

This is another one of those Indonesian recipes that I learned from a friend in Jakarta and is a favorite with everyone in my family. It is meant to be a snack in Indonesia but my kids often make a whole meal out of these. They taste so good that it is difficult to resist them. I try to...
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