Tag Archives: vegetarian

Curried Red Wheat-berry Salad

Ever since both my kids left for college, I have been trying to eat as healthily as I can and that means eating only whole grains.  Also, now that I am cooking for much fewer people (it’s just my husband and I at home), I have resorted to cooking one dish meals.  So any dish that tastes good and...
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Baby Potatoes with Dijon Mustard and Rosemary

I grew up in Delhi where my upbringing was anything but normal. My father was probably the most unorthodox of Indian fathers – he used to take me duck hunting (my sister and I had to sit at the back of his Vespa and hold his shotgun and all his other hunting supplies) in the winters, or trek through...
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Fig Bites

Last year I got addicted to mission figs I picked from a tree in my friend’s backyard. Inspired by her plentiful harvest, I went in search of a tree at the nurseries in our area and last fall when I finally found one, I planted a fig tree in my own back yard. This year I was thrilled to...
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Fried Green Tomatoes

This recipe will probably get me in trouble with the traditionalists of American cuisine but for those that like to experiment with recipes this may be a great change.  I have been told by friends that Southern families are very secretive about their recipes for Fried Green Tomatoes but the one thing that sets the ones from the South...
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On-the-fly Ratatouille

Regulars visitors to this blog may know that I have been forced to take a month long hiatus due to some server issues that I was facing and also because I had to fly to India to take care of some family issues.  During my usual web trolling I have noticed that this seems to be a familiar pattern...
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