Sautéed green beans with toasted almonds are my favorite way to eat string beans. Green beans taste pretty bland on their own, but when you sauté it with a little garlic, chili flakes, lemon zest they taste damn delicious. The recipe I am sharing with you today is my take on a classic French green bean dish. Green beans are packed with nutrients, they are rich in protein and fiber. Another interesting fact about green beans is that scientifically they are classified as a fruit and not ...
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20-minute simple pumpkin sage soup
Pumpkin season began a while go and I am only now sharing a pumpkin recipe on the blog. Well it's better to be late than not share at all, so here it is my 20-minute simple pumpkin sage soup which is a perfect first course for your thanksgiving meal or any meal. If you have read my blog for a while, you know that I spent the first ten years of my life in India. In India, I don’t ever remember eating a pumpkin or even carving a pumpkin. Halloween was not a holiday we celebrated and so the ...
Sweet Potato & cauliflower mash
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and if you’re hosting this year, you probably already have a list of dishes that you plan to make. I’m about 99.5% positive that mashed potatoes are on the top of that list. While mashed potatoes are delicious, they can be quite heavy and honestly, quite boring. So, why not jazz things up and make this delicious sweet potato & cauliflower mash. It is not only healthier and tastier, but it is also a lighter alternative to mashed potatoes. This dish will ...
Sautéed Butternut squash with kale and feta
This butternut squash with kale and feta recipe did not pan out the way I had intended. My original plan was to make a butternut squash tart with kale and feta, but when I made a test version, I loved the filling more than the tart as a whole. I re-tested it again as a simple sautéed side dish and I loved the outcome, so here I am sharing it with you all. This could be the perfect side dish on your holiday table this year. My kitchen is my science lab where I experiment with the dishes that I ...
End of Summer Peach chutney
Summer is coming to an end, well at least in some parts of the country. Fall officially begins on September 22nd. In Northern Texas, we experience fall in mid-November. I am perfectly okay with that if it means I still get to enjoy the luscious and juicy summer peaches. Nothing beats the varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables of summer. AHH, I love summer, please don’t leave!!! Peaches are one of my favorite summer fruits along with mangos. My preferred variety is yellow peaches. I ...
Quick 10-Minute Lemon Cauliflower rice
I am eternally grateful to the person who came up with the brilliant idea for cauliflower rice. I don't have what you call the skinny gene, so literally, I have to be watchful of everything I eat. If I am not, it's very easy for me to start expanding. Thank you for the genetics Mom and Dad. I still love you! That being said, I can't really afford to be eating rice all the time, even though I would love to. The other thing is my husband despises rice. He is an anomaly. He doesn't like ...
Grilled corn on the cob (Indian Street style)
AHH welcome to my version of Indian street style grilled corn on the cob. One of the perks of growing up in India was definitely the abundance of utterly delicious street food. My mom used to give us pocket money every week and I would spend it all on yummy street food. The type of food stalls would vary depending on the season. One on my all the time favorite seasons in India is and always will be the monsoon. The monsoon would create magic turning all trees a vivid vibrant green, ...
Cool cucumber and mint raita
Raita is a common side dish or a condiment in India. A simple yogurt dish mixed with either raw or cooked vegetables. In other instances it can be a plain raita consisting of some salt and chili powder. In India this dish is often eaten to cool down the palate while eating spicy curries. Each region of India has its own version of this yogurt dish. In South India where the food can be really spicy, they temper the yogurt with mustard seeds and curry leaves and then mix it with rice. They eat ...
Crispy Eggplant bruschetta
Before I get into the details of this amazing bruschetta recipe, let me share a unknowns about the beloved eggplants. A fun fact about eggplant is that there is actually a female and male version. Did you know that? I actually had no clue till a few months ago while doing some research and came across this enlightening information. The difference between male and female eggplant is that the male eggplants have fewer seeds making it less bitter. The way you tell them apart is by the indentation ...