Street Foods: Samosas W/Rhubarb Chutney & Fried Green Chilies (Grain/Potato/Gluten Free)l. As a child, I used to love watching my father cook.
There are times when a parent teaches their child to cook using words and measurements and instructions, but most of what I learned from my father came through simply watching him make his way around the kitchen. His hands: strong and precise, swift and sure; rugged enough to hold a searing pan and nimble enough to wield the sharpest knife without ever destroying the delicate foods he prepared. There’s an odd duality about the detail and complexity that he brings to everything he touches and yet somehow, the simplicity with which he does it is all that you remember. I think the first real moment that I began watching my father in the kitchen was while we lived in the Philippines. This is how I learned about food. But if you asked me what the most important thing that I learned about food from my father was, I wouldn’t say anything about flour or salt, or ovens or vegetables.
Twice-Baked TEX-MEX Sweet Potatoes. If healthiness and deliciousness had a baby, they would call it Sweet Potato. Pizza Night: Roasted Garlic, Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese. I really wish I had a piece (or 15 pieces) of this pizza in front of me right now.
I’m starving and what I really want to eat is pizza. This pizza. I made it for a dinner party the other night, then made it again the next afternoon. Double Cheese Mushroom Burger. Mushroom Burger is type of burger where its patties are made out of mushrooms; it was created in the Philippines by a mushroom grower during thr 1980′s which then started selling mushroom burgers called “Mushroom Burger” situated in Tagaytay, Philippines.
It all started when a customer of them a Swiss Executive Chef commented that mushrooms are more expensive than beef from where he came from and asked why not make burgers out of mushrooms? He wrote down a recipe for a patty made out of mushroom, they immediately made it and the chef declared it was the best burger he ever tasted, and then the rest was history. Now the restaurant offers a lot of dish varieties which uses mushrooms as its primary ingredient, they even have drinks that are made with mushrooms, I sugges to have a look at their menu and see the things they sell. Ingredients (Burger Patties) Butternut squash, spinach and goat’s cheese pie with cheesy pastry Recipe.
Roast vegetable and houmous pie Recipe. Fake Steak and Guinness Pie recipe. Vegetarian pie recipes page 2. The veggie burger of my dreams ❤ “Each of us feels some aspect of the world’s suffering acutely.
And we must pay attention. We must act. This little corner of the world is ours to transform. This little corner of the world is ours to save.” Roasted Red Pepper & Garlic Hummus. This week I took a foray into baking up pitas.
I have to admit, I knew hummus would come along shortly after. I mean seriously, how can you eat pitas without it?! Ha ha. I’m going to Italy! // Roasted Vegetable Mediterranean Pasta Salad. As soon as I publish this post, I will be heading out the door to the airport for a ten day vacation in Italy.
A ten day vacation in Italy! I am beyond excited. We’ll be in Rome, then Florence, than a beautiful part of the Tuscan countryside called the Maremma. Spinach Lasagna – A Great Vegetarian Alternative. Thanks to my daughter Emily for this recipe…and much more.
She has been invaluable these past few months and I simply could not have accomplished a move without her (next Saturday is MOVING DAY!). Helping me get my home ready to go on sale; giving me a place to crash through 4 weeks of nonstop showings and now helping me organize, pack and move to storage from the home I’ve lived in more than 2 decades is a huge undertaking in itself. That she has also helped me in the preparation of healthy foods for Lauren AND writing the post today?
Well, words simply can not express how grateful I am for her help. Gluten Free Vegan Falafel. I’ve been waiting patiently to share this recipe with you guys and I can’t take it any longer.
On a total whim, I somehow crafted a falafel recipe that’s better than any version you’ve likely had at a restaurant. Unless it was in Greece, then I’ll give you a pass. But the best part? It’s vegan, gluten free, and chock full of healthy ingredients. What About Second Breakfast?: Spinach and Ricotta Challah. I think this is the prettiest bread I've ever baked.
Honestly, though, I stood in my kitchen beaming like I'd sculpted some masterpiece. This is a challah filled with spinach and ricotta and pine nuts, shaped into a mock braid, and sprinkled with black and white sesame seeds. When I realized the method for braiding was the same I had used for my Braided Lemon Bread, I dove right in. Here's a how-to guide. Potato Curry With Fresh Spice Powder/ Urulaikizhangu Podi Curry. Once again, another potato curry, but do we get tired of potatoes, definitely no.
This curry is similar to the Kathirikkai Podi Curry, with only a little variation here and there, but still I thought I should do a separate post on it. It tasted awesome with a mild fenugreek flavor and goes well with almost anything, especially tastes very good with sambar and curd rice..Need To HaveBaby Potatoes - 3 cups, boiled and peeledMustard Seeds - 1/2 teaspoonTurmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoonAsafoetida Powder - 1/4 teaspoonCurry Leaves - 10Salt - to tasteTo PowderCoriander Seeds - 2 teaspoonsChana Dal/ Bengal Gram - 1 teaspoonDried Red Chillies - 4Fenugreek Seeds - 1/2 teaspoonMethod Roast the ingredients given under ' to powder ' in very little oil, in the order given, adding the fenugreek seeds last, taking care not to burn the fenugreek seeds, tastes bitter.
Cool, powder coarsely and keep. Then add the turmeric powder, salt, asafoetida and the ground powder, mix for 2 minutes. Grilled Asian Snap Peas and Peppers. I’m a little bit embarrassed to admit that until one month ago I didn’t even know how to turn on our grill. The grill was the Mr.’s zone. I brought him plates laden with fresh burger patties and puffy brats and let him take care of the rest.
He’s good at it, so I really felt no need to learn. Tomato Risotto with Arugula. While one can always invent new combinations and experiment with unknown flavors, there are certain pairs of ingredients that just work together. If you combine the two, you can be pretty much certain that satisfaction will follow. Chocolate and raspberries, sea salt and caramel, bread and cheese…these are only a few examples.
And for me, rice and tomatoes is definitely another one. There is something about this combination that delivers immediate comfort, whether it’s in a simple tomato soup with a handful of rice, a side of tomato rice with a Greek meal or – definitely my favorite – in this risotto. Paaka Shaale: Bread and paneer kofta in spinach sauce. I think malai kofta is one of the most favored dishes in the Indian cuisine. A classic North Indian dish, where deep fried cottage cheese dumplings are simmered in tomato and onion gravy which is flavored with saffron and topped with cream.
A dish can't get any richer than this can it? To me malai kofta is much more than all this. Creamy carrot and brie pasta. I haven’t posted a pasta recipe since February. That’s three months! Chickpea Fries with Parsley Garlic Flakes. BBQ Lentil Veggie Burger with Mango Carrot Slaw. Vegan Recipe. Gozlemeh - Fried Eggs with Garlic Yogurt Sauce - Iranian Style. Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans with Caramelized Onions & Blue Cheese.
Goat cheese, Sun dried tomatoes and Asparagus Pizza. LUNCH MENU 3 - SOUTH INDIAN LUNCH IDEAS. Rustic Tuscan Vegetable Soup. It’s finally “winter” here in the desert. Vegetarian Recipes. Vegetarian Recipes. Vegetarian Lunches. Veggie Burgers for Now and Later. Gena Hamshaw of the blog Choosing Raw eats a mostly raw, vegan diet without losing time, money, or her sanity. Let her show you how to make "rabbit food" taste delicious and satisfying every other Thursday on Food52. Today: Gena converts us to the delicious, versatile convenience of veggie burgers with a recipe for Zucchini Quinoa Burgers. Veggie burgers. To many, the expression itself is a contradiction in terms. If you've never had a veggie burger, the whole notion of making a grilled patty without meat may seem kind of crazy; if you're one of the many people who has experienced a lousy veggie burger, then you might not wish to repeat the experience anytime soon.
Vegetarian Recipes. Indian Vegetarian Recipes [Food-India.com] Vegetarian Recipes. Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes Galore. Gobi Matar/ Cauliflower And Peas Curry. Another curry that I make often these days, is this Gobi Matar/ Cauliflower And Peas Curry, the reasons being, this curry goes well with both rotis and rice, super easy to prepare and tastes very good. To add to all the above and the most important, my daughter, who's not a big fan of this vegetable, except in Pakoras/ Fritters and Manchurians ( both deep fried) likes cauliflower cooked this way, which is much more healthier.
It's not a gravy, it would fall between semi-dry to dry curry. Vegetarian Recipes.