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Teacher’s Chicken Curry

January 31, 2012
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Teacher’s Chicken Curry

                            Photo by the super-fabulous Madhu Subbaraman Before anyone gets excited, this has nothing to do with the whisky! But, this is where it all began. The road to “non-vegetarian-sindom”. We’ve known them only as teacher’s family. Two sisters who were teachers, and over the years, taught my mother, my sister, me, and several...

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Spicy Sweet Bitter Melon (Karela Curry)

January 24, 2012
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Spicy Sweet Bitter Melon (Karela Curry)

I must be missing my mother because this is yet another recipe from her kitchen. Diverse though people may be, they seem to unite in their dislike of bitter...

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Roasted Potato Raita

January 18, 2012
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Roasted Potato Raita

This is one more of those from my mom’s kitchen. A recipe she picked up somewhere on our travels and made it her own.  In the original version, the...

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Whole Sea Bass Baked in Salt

January 4, 2012
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Whole Sea Bass Baked in Salt

It takes 1 fish and about 3 pounds of salt to make this dish. Only, the salt is on the outside, baking into a crust, sealing in all the...

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Profiteroles with Goat Cheese, Sun Dried Tomato and Herb Drizzle

December 13, 2011
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Profiteroles with Goat Cheese, Sun Dried Tomato and Herb Drizzle

You’ve seen them many times. Delicious golden pastry puffs, crunchy on the outside, and surprisingly light. Usually filled with cream or custard and finished with a generous drizzle of...

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honeyed Pecans

December 7, 2011
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Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honeyed Pecans

Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes 1-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme Salt & Pepper ¼ cup halved pecans 2 tbsp honey...

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How to Induce a Thanksgiving Food Coma

December 1, 2011
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How to Induce a Thanksgiving Food Coma

It has been a few days since Thanksgiving and it has taken me this long to recover from the food sins of the week past! We drove down to...

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Cottage Cheese Omelette

November 22, 2011
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Cottage Cheese Omelette

First off, I have to say that this is a work in progress. As with a lot of things, it began with a mistake. Trying to feed a paneer...

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Cauliflower Soup

November 17, 2011
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Cauliflower Soup

Winter is on its way and it is the season for hot soups and hearty stews. This soup is one of my favorites. Cauliflower has this way of taking...

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Chicken Pot Pie

November 11, 2011
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Chicken Pot Pie

This is my take on Jaques Pepin’s version of a French classic, adapted from his book on Complete Techniques. I made a few tweaks, the most obvious being the...

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Whole Fish With Green Chutney Filling

November 8, 2011
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Whole Fish With Green Chutney Filling

This is an adaptation of a traditional recipe from Maharashtra, West India. More specifically, from the pathare-prabhu style of cooking. Pathare-prabhu is the name of a community in Maharashtra,...

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Palak Kofta with Creamy Coconut Milk Rice

November 3, 2011
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Palak Kofta with Creamy Coconut Milk Rice

We had a fun weekend which was a part Diwali, part birthday (a friend’s) celebration. When thinking over what I should cook for the dinner party, I automatically turned...

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Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Stuffing

November 1, 2011
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Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Stuffing

Don’t be put off by the long description of how to do this – it is simpler than it seems. And the end result is absolutely worth the effort,...

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Grilled Eggplant & Feta Salad

October 21, 2011
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Grilled Eggplant & Feta Salad

We know it by many names – eggplant, brinjal, aubergine, guinea squach, melongene – but it’s fascinating how so many cultures the world over use it. Of course, the...

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Vegetable Lasagna with Ricotta

October 19, 2011
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Vegetable Lasagna with Ricotta

It was our neighbor and friend Ankur’s birthday, and his wife Aparna, decided to throw a dinner party for him. She asked me if I wanted to help with...

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Grilled Chicken Salad with Sweet & Salty Nuts

October 13, 2011
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Grilled Chicken Salad with Sweet & Salty Nuts

There is nothing exotic about this recipe. And definitely nothing fussy. It just makes a pretty nice lunch. I had some leftover grilled chicken, so this salad was ready...

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Eggplant Bake with Ricotta

October 7, 2011
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Eggplant Bake with Ricotta

I was talking to my friend Z this morning, and she said she wanted something simple to make – not too much effort in chopping and prepping, and yummy....

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When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Preserves!

October 5, 2011
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When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Preserves!

Since I enjoy Moroccan food so much, this recipe from Whole Foods immediately appealed to me. Making your own preserved lemons at home! And it’s really awfully simple. Lemons,...

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Baby Greens Salad with Raspberry Cheese, Pecans & Vinaigrette

September 29, 2011
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Baby Greens Salad with Raspberry Cheese, Pecans & Vinaigrette

This is a really simple salad to toss together. The flavor comes entirely from the cheese – Bellavitano Raspberry Cheese.  We picked it up on a whim at Whole...

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