If I had to survive on only one type of cuisine (other than Indian food) for the rest of my life, then that would be Mediterranean. I love Greek food, which makes up a part of Mediterranean cuisine. My favorite Greek food are gyros – lamb or chicken, it doesn’t matter. I have had it…
Garlic Butter Pasta With Herbed Chicken
I love a good pasta dish, but sometimes the sauce instead of elevating the dish, weighs it down and becomes too heavy for a weeknight dinner. If you’ve ever felt that way and do not include pasta too often in your meal plan, then this recipe is for you. This pasta recipe is light and…
Roasted Cauliflower And Delicata Squash Soup
I love thick, creamy soups. And you know the best thing about certain vegetables? They are good at making soups smooth, rich and creamy without really having to add cream (and extra calories). Now, I’ll let you in on a secret. My secret ingredient in most of my soups is chicken stock. It gives this…
Herb Roasted Chicken With Vegetables
There is nothing as quintessentially western as a dinner of roast meat with a side of vegetables. Today I bring you my tried and tested method for oven-roasted chicken and vegetables. Extremely comforting and easy to put together, perfect for the cold wave hitting us right now. Just fill up a baking pan, place it…
Creamy Kohlrabi And Mushroom Soup
We always keep rotating the same set of vegetables for our meals. I keep seeing this stout green tuber at our grocer, but mostly walk past it without a second glance. But not this time. I was on a mission to make my family eat some kohlrabi. It is similar to a turnip and shares…
Baked Parmesan Eggplant Fingers With Cilantro Tzatziki Sauce
Here, take a closer look at these beauties. I will wait till you ogle, drool and maybe whistle at these lovely things. These are eggplant/aubergine/brinjal finger ‘fries’ – thick slices of a fresh, plump eggplant coated with shredded parmesan cheese and baked in the oven till golden crisp. Aren’t they absolutely beautiful?!! I couldn’t decide…