Beet Green Dumplings

By Gauri Trivedi Beet Greens Dumplings Is it possible to make a super healthy recipe any healthier? You bet there is. Haven’t you heard, nothing’s impossible in the culinary world! On a random search once, I came across this Tarla Dalal recipe using spinach and fenugreek leaves and tried it…

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Cooking Class

Mexican food is probably the only other cuisine (first being the Indian ) which I can have meal  after meal. The reason seems to be simple: It is as flavorful as Indian food . Ever since I moved to USA, I have been yearning  to cook authentic Mexican. Just last…

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Savory Oats Poha / Oats With Flat Rice / Chidwaa

Guest Recipe by Shweta Ahuja Breakfast – the name itself defines it, break your 12 hour nightly fast. Being the most important meal of the day, it needs to be an equilibrium of nutrients and a pack full of protein. As Indians we can’t really have sweet breakfast like pancakes…

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Conversion Tables

Some recipes like those for soups, baked goods & many more calls for an exact measurement of ingredients & while we are in the middle of that not-so-easy-recipe we don’t want to add to our work by doing the guess work.So here is the conversion table for everyone’s convenience.Also there…

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Ginger Garlic Paste

It’s so tempting to buy that jar of  ginger / garlic  paste in  supermarket. While doing so you do save some cooking time but you are compromising on the taste of the dish too. Why would anyone use a paste which is laced with preservatives ( chemicals ) & which…

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Valentine Fun !

A day well spent … A movie, a lunch date followed by coffee at a  cozy cafeteria & later a home cooked  dinner with family – our Valentine day turned out to be a super packed one! Usually we go out for V’day dinner either on 13th or 15th February…

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Layered Lemon Cake

Guest Recipe By Tangerine Almeida Several weeks ago, my friend Monika Celly from ‘Vegetarian Surprises’ asked me to bake a cake for Superbowl Sunday. So I decided to bake a lemon cake. This is a light lemon cake that I use in high altitude Colorado. I always use this recipe…

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Macaroni Salad

Macaroni is quite popular among kids & is probably one of the most frequent lunch box ideas among the mommies.But there are always healthier ways to feed your kids with their favorite meals. Personally, I’ve never liked the famous mac n cheese & I can’t blame my toddler for not…

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