Homemade fried rice was tricky business in my house growing up....just soy sauce wasn't enough flavor, yet the only thing my Dad could think of to beef up the flavor was to add curry powder and garlic....
I really love to discover recipes or create my own that "crack the code" of restaurant favorites. It's so much cheaper to make at home and much healthier. You don't have to worry that it's drenched in...
I borrowed a Rachael Ray cookbook from my Dad a couple Christmas's ago and kind of went hog wild reading every recipe in the book, book marking every single recipe I wanted to try and cooking Rachael...
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pork
I had never tried a portabella mushroom before, but I absolutely ADORE mushrooms. Mushrooms are actually one food that my husband despises...he is not a picky eater, but he just can't handle the texture...
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pork
Surprisingly, sushi is not that hard to make at home. Time consuming: yes...but hard: no. It's a lot more fun to make with friends. It's one of those things where you can just chat and roll the sushi...
I don't have a close up picture of this dish, but a picture of our entire Japanese Night Feast. The Miso Soup is in the smaller bowls. It has the white chunks floating in it.Another interesting addition...
I know, I know, I'm WAAAAY behind! The last week and a half has been a whirl-wind of Thanksgiving dinners, job interviews, a sick baby, job offers, work....and no time for much blogging. I'll try to get caught up today (which may mean a whack load of posts :)Day 1: Japanese Night with friends - Donburi, Miso Soup and SushiI have all the ingredients for making sushi, but it's way more fun to do with friends. My husband and I have also never tried any other Japanese dishes, so it's going to be a night of fun and experimenting with food.Day 2:...
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Meal Plans
Here's my big tip for nights when you are too busy to spend a half hour in the kitchen cooking: Plan to make a crockpot meal, a make-ahead meal that all you have to do is reheat, or in this case, a meal...
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराI never imagined that egg roll can mean so much to bengalis :) Recently when I went to Puja Pandals, I saw most people at roll stand than in pandals :) Earlier ajoy...
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराLot of friends had been asking for easy breakfast recipies.. I mean some simple yet tasty day today breakfast recipies. So here I am posting recipe for simple yet delicious...
Okay, confession time. Before making this dish.....I had never eaten a Brussel sprout. Really. Never. When I was planning my Thanksgiving meal, I took my own advice and noticed they were in season...
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Holiday Food
Side Dish
*Sweet potatoes aren't generally on our Thanksgiving or holiday menu...I'm not sure why really. They're cheap, they're good...I just didn't really grow up eating them, so if we have holiday dinners with...
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Holiday Food
Side Dish
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराI had been thinking of preparing cup cakes since I prepared muffins. But its only today I actually materialised the thoughts into the action :) :) So here is cherry...
I've been so busy this week, I've completely neglected my blog and I apologize. But this recipe you definitely don't want to miss.Brining a turkey is something I have always wanted to do. My Dad makes...
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Holiday Food
Turkey
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराI love chinese and its been ages since I had it outside. Yeah we had gone for it couple of weeks back but whatever we had ordered wasnt upto the mark and hence didnot...
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराIn Chinese I love Soft noodles. But, I havent yet been able to prepare them of the level of nice chinese restaurant. So most of the time I end up preparing fried rice...
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराWhenever we get bottle gourd, ajoy has this demand of Koftas and so yesterday was the day when I obliged and made it for him. Here is the recipe.Ingredients4 Cup Grated...
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराSince long time ajoy had been asking for bhendi deep fry. Not the vegetable and now he took one more step ahead to get the bhendi that was tender and nice when he was...
My dad is an amazing cook and came up with this recipe. He taught me how to make it a few years ago when my husband Steve and his friend Scott were snowboarding in the mountains all day. When they were...
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Fast Meals in a Pinch
soup
We made it through our week with a few scrounged up meals, but a new paycheck means a new meal plan. And with this meal plan comes Thanksgiving! My first one actually. Well, not my first Thanksgiving, but my first time cooking the meal all by myself. We usually get together with my family and my Dad goes through all the big hoopla of cooking a turkey, but not this year. This year we are staying at home and inviting my husband's Granny and Grandpa for dinner. It should be interesting. Actually I'm kind of excited. There's a recipe for brined...
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Meal Plans
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराThis one is prepared using the remaining water from the daal that is used to cook the Puran and puran itself. The aamati is sweet and sour in taste and goes amazingly...
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराIn our house puran poli without Ras is "Not" Puran Poli. So I cannot imagine eating puran poli without Ras and enjoying it as much as I do with it. So here is the recipe...
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराI always loved the puran poli my mom made. Some people prepare it as paratha and I always have the urge to tell these people that puran poli and puran paratha are two...
This summer my husband and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary by going to one of our favorite upscale-restaurants The Miro Bistro. I am never disappointed with the food when I go there, and I...
FYI: Meal Planning Doesn't Always Work Out the Way You PlannedNot everything falls EXACTLY into place EVERY week...and that's okay. Things will come up and throw your plan off course. But the nice thing...
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Meal Planning Tips
I love having leftovers around for easy lunches, or a quick supper, but sometimes there's leftovers of leftovers...do you know what I mean? Like you've eaten that roast beef and potatoes for 2 meals...
Because most of the meals I plan in a week are brand new never-tried recipes, I have frequent flops. I really do. It comes with the territory of experimenting with new recipes. But I have to say I...
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seafood
I love the fresh buttery flavor of avocados, but really only ever use them when I want to make guacamole. A couple weeks ago when I was buying some avocados, I was able to find a whole bag of them for...
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Salad/Dressing
Side Dish
