Fettuccine with Mushrooms, Asparagus and Baby Spinach

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Filed Under Asparagus, Greens, Mains, Mushroom, Pastas, Vegetarian | 37 Comments

Past few days might have been the most humdrum foodie days of our lifetime. There hasn’t been any cooking happening in our house, and actually not much eating either. I won’t go into the details today, but it’s really been a difficult time. I might feel like writing about it some other time, today is definitely not the day.
One good thing that happened out of this near starvation was that I got a new found appreciation for an old favorite. […]

Kothamalli Thogayal (Cilantro Chutney)

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Filed Under Chutneys and Dips and Pickles, Greens, India - Tamil Nadu, Vegetarian | 42 Comments

Comfort food is something you crave to come home to after a few days on the road. Comfort food is usually synonymous to familiar food. It is something so personal, one person’s comfort food can send another person running for cover. For most of us, it is something that we grew up with, associated with a warm childhood memory, a special meal that only one’s own mother can really make perfect. So it is not surprising that Siv and I […]

Spinach Walnut Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed Under Greens, Misc, Nuts, Pomegranate, Soups and Salads | 39 Comments

Cooking for one is not fun. When Siv goes away on a business trip, I normally resort to leftovers and take-outs if I don’t find anyone to go out with. I am too lazy to cook an elaborate meal just for myself. I am not into eating out alone either! I can do pretty much everything alone, I am proud of being quite self sufficient, but hate sitting in a restaurant by myself. Sometimes I am forced to, like on all […]

Lemon Garlic Trout with Sicilian Harvest Salad - A Quick Fix Dinner

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Filed Under Greens, Mains, Seafood, Soups and Salads | 32 Comments

I haven’t been cooking much lately. After about three months of social hiatus, there was a lot of catching up to do. When my parents were in town, I spent all my spare time with them. I think that is the least one can do for their parents, especially when they visit only once in a blue moon. Luckily all our friends are very understanding, and we could pick up right where we left off. Since most all of our social […]

Arugula Soup

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Filed Under Greens, Recipes, Soups and Salads, Vegetarian | 13 Comments

Arugula is a small spicy green leaf with a peppery flavor and is normally combined with milder tasting greens in mixed greens salad. Some think it is too bitter, I think it is an acquired taste, I really love that peppery taste and regularly use this in salads. Arugula and almonds processed to a smooth paste makes a nice side dish for grilled meat. According to Wikipedia, Arugula has been grown as a vegetable in the Mediterranean area since Roman times, and was […]