Tag Archives: vegetarian

Thai Red Curry Butternut Squash Soup

The past two days have been nothing but stress! I live just outside of Washington DC and I have been here for the past 20+ years. Over the past two decades I have seen all kinds of weather phenomena come our way but somehow lately the frequency and the intensity of storms hitting the Metro area seem to be...
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Indian Style Smoked Eggplant with Goat Cheese

Recently I joined an interesting group of food bloggers.  Most of them are trained chefs and have had long involvements with the hospitality/food industry and quite a few of them have very established food blogs with a large steady readership. Compared to them, I am a complete newbie in the blogosphere. Each of them has his/her niche area –...
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Maple Syrup Infused Green Tomato Chutney

This year my veggie patch didn’t seem to have produced much. The drought that hit much of the US, also hit my backyard. I tried my best to water the saplings but even then they didn’t grow well and the produce was quite feeble. In past years I have at least managed to get a lot of tomatoes and...
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Homemade Oven-Baked Naans

About four months ago, I got a ceramic tandoor from a company called Homdoor. They sent me the new model of their backyard tandoor to test. I must say that this tandoor has changed my life. My husband and I are die-hard grillers – we grill even when there are a few feet of snow on our back patio. ...
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Warm Tofu and Snow Pea Salad with Asian Dressing

I just don’t understand why people don’t like Tofu. I absolutely love it – I cook with it, I put it in sandwiches and I use it in salads.  I guess I like it because its texture is very similar to the Indian cheese, Paneer, which was a favorite of mine when I was growing up in Delhi.  Tofu...
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