This Chipotle hollandaise sauce is a spicy twist on a classic hollandaise sauce. It is made in a blender, rich, creamy, and ready in under 5 minutes. Drizzle this chipotle hollandaise sauce on eggs benedict, poached eggs, vegetables, meat, and fish. Hollandaise sauce is one of the five mother sauces of French cuisine and is made with egg yolks, butter, and some type of acid. The Traditional way to make hollandaise sauce is hard, fussy, and time-consuming. The blender method of ...
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Tandoori Cauliflower Salad with pickled onion and cilantro dressing
This Tandoori Cauliflower Salad is jam packed with flavor, textures, and utter deliciousness. Made with cauliflower marinated in yogurt and spices baked in the oven till crispy and tossed with fresh veggies, pickled onions, and cilantro dressing. The most well-known tandoori dishes in America are tandoori chicken, chicken tikka and naan. In India the tandoor (Indian clay oven) is used to cook a variety of dishes from meat to fish to vegetables such as cauliflower. The key to tandoori ...
Roasted Butternut Squash with lentils, dates and fresh herbs
Most of the recipes that I share on the blog are things I grew up eating, but some stem from a craving. This roasted butternut squash and lentil dish falls into the latter camp. It’s something that I’ve been eating a lot of lately. Roasted Butternut Squash with lentils is a very simple vegetarian side dish that celebrates the winter squash and the addition of lentils makes it hearty. Butternut squash is roasted to perfection to bring out its natural sweetness, tossed simply with fresh ...
How To Make The Best Guacamole
I am aware that there are probably a million guacamole recipes on the web all claiming to be the best, but I still feel obliged to share my personal guide on how to make the best guacamole. My guacamole is not fancy, just five simple ingredients, and some simple tips to achieve an authentic fool proof best guacamole. A good guacamole starts with perfectly ripe avocados. When buying avocados I always prefer to pick the slightly unripe avocados instead of the already perfectly ripened ones. I ...
Moroccan Roast pepper, Tomato, and Apple Salad
My first recipe that I cooked from the cookbook Arabesque by Claudia Roden is a Moroccan Roast pepper, Tomato, and Apple salad. In this post I will be sharing why I chose this recipe, the process of making the recipe, whether I liked the dish and if I would I would make this again. How and Why I chose this recipe: The Arabesque book is divided into recipes from 3 countries Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon. The book features starters, mains and desserts from each country. The first country that is ...
Fenugreek Rice Pilaf (Methi Chawal)
I have been posting a lot of Indian recipes on the blog for a while now. It was unintentional at first as I was just sharing some of my favorite Indian dishes. Truthfully I don’t want this blog just to be about Indian food, but at the same time I do feel the need to share the array of traditional cuisines native to India. Most people who are not of Indian descent or have only tried Indian food in restaurants believe that Indian cuisine consist of just butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, saag ...
Sautéed Escarole
I love all kinds of leafy greens and in the winter time I particularly love some sautéed escarole. Escarole looks like a head of lettuce just curlier. It is part of the chicory family and is slightly bitter in flavor. It is very rich in vitamins and minerals making it an extremely nutritious leafy green to add to your diet. There are many ways to enjoy escarole, you can put in soup, eat it raw, braise it, or my favorite way is to quickly sauté it with onions, garlic, and chili flakes. If you are ...
Authentic Red Enchilada Sauce (Salsa Rojas)
For years I have been buying canned red enchilada sauce and I am not proud of it. I had this misconception that it was too complicated to make it at home. A few weeks back I finally learnt how to make authentic red enchilada sauce from a friend who is originally from Mexico. I was completely blown away by the simplicity of the sauce. Home made red enchilada sauce just can't be beat. If you are intimidated like I was to make it from scratch, fear not it is easier than you may think and I am ...
Chinese egg drop soup
This thanksgiving I really overindulged and when I returned home I needed to detox. I have been sticking to making super simple meals consisting of big bowls of soup. I make a lot of different types of soups, but lately my go-to has been this Chinese egg drop soup. Egg drop soup is one of my all-time favorite soups to eat at Chinese restaurants. It’s a soup that I also love making at home along with my sweet corn soup. Chinese egg drop soup is easy to whip up, healthy, and light. This ...
Simple and Easy potato au gratin
My best friend from California recently came down for a visit and we had the best time cooking, eating, and trying out new restaurants. My friend is a major foodie like me and is a great cook. During her stay, she was gracious enough to teach me how to make her easy potato au gratin. She got this recipe from her co-worker who is originally from Switzerland, so this recipe is French inspired. This is probably the simplest recipe for potato au gratin and I am obsessed with it. A few years ago, ...