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Couscous with kale and red peppers
This started out as a pasta recipe, until I realized there is no small pasta left in the house. The impending move has led to a self-instituted ban on buying more dry goods, so I decided to substitute with pea-sized … Continue reading
A welcome dinner- part II. Dal Makhani.
Dal makhani is a treasured Punjabi/North Indian recipe. We ate it at home and in fancy restaurants, but I know it best as dhaaba fare, a pot of dal simmering in the outdoor kitchens of all the truck stops in … Continue reading
Weekend brunch: Tri-colored javein
I was born and raised in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in all of India. If UP, as it is popularly known, were a nation, it would be the 6th biggest country in the world. That reflects in the … Continue reading
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Tagged indian, indian vermicelli, jave, javein, pasta, recipes, vegetarian
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Cold soups- purslane gazpacho
We made a long overdue trip to the farmers' market last weekend. My favorite stall is the one run by a young couple for the past two years. Their newborn daughter is now a toddler, growing up in the farmers' … Continue reading
Dried pea sprouts
Most legumes are as easy to sprout as the bread in the back of my fridge. You don't need sprout containers, mesh bags, hemp cloth, or special seeds. All you need, really, is your favorite whole legume/beans/grains and some planning. … Continue reading
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Tagged food, pea sprouts, recipes, sprouts, stir fry, vegetarian
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Strawberry Shortcake
Hello, summer. Low fat strawberry shortcake Even though I did not grow up eating strawberries, this dessert reminds me of all the good things of childhood. Ingredients:1 cup plus 2 tbsp all purpose flour1 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1/4 … Continue reading
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Tagged desserts, food, low fat dessert, recipes, strawberry shortcake, summer desserts, vegetarian
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Easy Carrot Ginger Soup
It feels strange to be back here on the blog, even though I've been lurking some on Vox. I could write pages on how I've been an awful neighbor and the stuff that's keeping me from being any better, but … Continue reading
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Tagged carrot soup, easy soup, food, ginger carrot soup, living on soup and bread, recipes
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Pupusas de queso with curtido
A hand-made masa flat bread stuffed with cheese, refried beans, meat, or all of the above. From El Salvador. Pupusas de queso Earlier today, I was looking for ways to dispose of a cabbage that had turned up in the … Continue reading
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Tagged cornbread, curtido, food, pupusas, pupusas de queso, recipes, stuffed cornbread with cabbage salad
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Sunday brunch- blueberry banana cake
This is supposed to be a coffee cake for breakfast. It tastes more like a dessert cake, sweet and gooey with bananas, topped with crunchy sugar. I'm so not complaining. The recipe is slightly adapted from Fat Free Vegan's banana … Continue reading
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Tagged blueberry banana cake, breakfast cake, dessert, food, recipes, vegan, vegetarian
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Teatime snack- baked mathri
Growing up as a child with a morbid imagination, I was preoccupied with death. Every few months, I would publish a new and improved version of my will. One of the things that remained consistent in all versions was my … Continue reading
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