30 May
We had no weekend plans till last Friday as we thought Satish had to work this weekend. But work wrapped up by Friday afternoon and we had the whole long weekend. We knew where we wanted to go- Acadia National Park in Maine. So we booked our rooms Friday and left home early morning Saturday.
A [...]
30 May
This dish was born when I decided to make a side for the lamb chops.
The method is as simple as it gets. Quarter the potatoes. Spread them on a baking sheet or an oven proof dish. Add an onion cut into thick slices. I used a cast iron pizza stone to bake these . Then [...]
26 May
Creating a beautiful plate of food is immensely satisfying for the eyes and mind. On a weekend day, we decided to take our dining at home to a fancier level and that is how this dish was born.
Lamb chops are always elegant and is one of the easiest meats to cook. The strong flavor [...]
22 May
This is a no fuss and delicious side dish. We made this to go with some lamb chops and they were beautiful together. The recipe was from my new cookbook. I have been trying quite a few recipes from this book, some successes and failures too…This one was a success!
Recipe( measurements are approximate)
Basmati rice [...]
18 May
During our recent gardening spree, we went to the local Stew Leonards store. This is our first time here and we were amazed at the sheer size of the store. The fish section of this store is pretty big and has fishes not usually available in the local grocery stores. We bought some soft shell [...]
9 May
I chanced upon this post by deccanheffalump, and after reading the story that went with it, I couldn't wait to try it. Now I have heard,read and seen aloo methi but never made it. But something in this post made me want to try the recipe. I just did, and the results were superb. I [...]
1 May
The theme for Jihva( JFI) this month is Mangoes. Mangoes in US are nowhere close to mangoes from home, but complaining doesn't help. We made a conscious decision to live in this country, and so we have to live with mangoes from South America till mangoes from India makes its way here. So hopefully next [...]
