Happy holidays! ‘Tis the season and so strict calorie counting can be left at bay for a little bit 🙂 Recipe coming soon.
Cream of Carrot and Lentil Soup
How do you make a soup rich? By adding 24 Carrots (carats) to it. 🙂 I am back from my cooking-and-photo-blogging hiatus to meet the 30 recipe challenge for 2010 🙂 Here is the soup that is healthy, tasty, easy to make and perfect for this cold weather! This soup is vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free. Perfect…
Chilled Strawberry Soup
Ok, so yesterday I went Strawberry picking at Swanton Berry Farm (loved the place) and picked like tons of strawberries and so no points for guessing what I made 🙂 Yep, chilled strawberry soup. I pretty much followed the same recipe as I did for chilled raspberry soup, except for minor variations and except for the…
Paneer Bhurji
Recipe coming soon 🙂
Kesar-Mango Shrikhand
Or Aamrakhand, as it is called due to the addition of mangoes, this is a yogurt based Indian dessert, eaten along with the main course meal. A sure way to beat the heat. I added another summer favorite – mangoes – to add to the yumminess. The result was quite nice. Apart from little bit…
Spring Razzmatazz
I cooked up a storm today and thought about kicking off the 2010 cooking marathon with one of those recipes. This is a spring medley of greens and fruits, combined. The color and combination of ingredients makes it interesting for kids and adults, alike. One of the easiest salads to put together. Recipe: Spring greens…
Falafel
Falafel is the ultimate favorite of everyone in my family as also all my friends who have tried it. This is part of the Mediterranean cuisine. I love making this as much as I love eating it. Recipe: In most of the recipes you will find falafel made using only garbanzo beans. The recipe that…
Black Bean Chili
This vegan black bean chili is a staple at our home. It is delicious, filling and a healthy recipe which is very easy to make. Here in California, it is many times served in San Francisco’s popular sour-dough bread bowls.
Farfalle Pasta with Pesto and Sun Dried Tomatoes
This is an absolute favorite of everyone in our home. I made the walnut pesto for this pasta. The combination of sun dried tomatoes with pesto in the pasta seasoned with dried oregano flakes and freshly grated parmesan cheese makes it really very delicious! This is recipe 28 of 30 🙂
Eggplant Parmesan
Eggplant Parmesan is one of my personal favorites and there are never leftovers in our home whenever Eggplant Parmesan is made! Those who do not like eggplant also love this dish. This is recipe 27 of 30 🙂