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I am not sure how to describe this dish- it’s the epitome of everything I find delicious and nostalgic. Just thinking about it makes me happy. So when my Mom came to visit us, this was one of the things she cooked. ...

I have been hosting Thanksgiving for a few years now and love every moment of it. We don’t have too many people, around 10-15. Even though it is not a big crowd, it still ends up being a lot of work and quite hectic. I don’t end up making the same things every year. I ...

My daughter was having a sleepover and she was extremely excited to have her friend sleep in her new full sized bed. She wanted me to make spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. I started thinking how to make them since I wanted to do something different with them...

This is a quintessential Indian dish served at all the North Indian restaurants. It is definitely one of my favorite lentil dishes. A lot of people think it is very difficult to make at home but it really isn’t. Every Indian household has a very different way of cooking dal makhani. ...

We made this dish for a cooking class I just taught last night. It was a birthday celebration and the ladies wanted to learn some South Indian style dishes. We cooked the coconut chicken curry and the potatoes and green beans...

I love, love this dish. I am sure some of you out there are probably thinking, “she says that about everything she posts”. I can’t help myself, I love food so much- especially good food that is spiced well and made out of fantastic ingredients and is healthy. You ...

After getting back from Italy it took us a while to get back into our usual routine. We all love Italian food but once we got back, we craved other cuisines. We went to our favorite Chinese restaurant the next day and ate some Indian food out of the freezer for dinner...

My all time favorite dish- okay one of them at least- is boar ragu I have at Arturos in Maplewood. It is simply the most delicious boar ragu I have had. Before going to Umbria last month, I was very excited about eating lots of boar- since that region is famous for it...

So, this is one of the things I did with the fabulous apples sauce I made the other day. I am amazed at the versatility of this apple sauce- as I write this I am preparing a pork loin dinner with a savory apple sauce (recipe will be posted soon) and potatoes...

This is first time I have ever made apple sauce. I never understood why someone would make iy- what is the point? You either eat them raw or use them in a dessert or maybe even cook them on the side with pork or duck. Then I started writing this blog and apple season came along...

I love making lentils. At the Indian stores, there are at least 20 different kinds of lentils lined up on the wall. It can be quite confusing and overwhelming trying to choose which ones to take home. I have about 5 or 6 that I make constantly. These brown lentils are one of my favorites...

Okay, this is another really easy, healthy and a yummy treat to make. I love coming up with such desserts- I don’t mind how often Sia eats it. I love having healthy breads and such desserts in the freezer. My daughter has a big sweet tooth- gee, I wonder where she got that trait from? ...

This dish is my attempt to come up with another cauliflower concoction. Since my husband absolutely loves this vegetable, and I write a blog, I try to come up with a variation every time. Cauliflower is usually shredded when used as a filling for either a parantha or samosa...

It’s apple season. They are all over the place. We all love apples in our family and usually just eat them raw. I never really cook with them or make apple sauce- well maybe some apple pie- once in a while. ...