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 ...
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Lentil and vegetable stew (Sai Bhaji)
Creating content for this blog is fun most of the time. I love experimenting with recipes (the kitchen clean up afterwards not so much.), taking photos, and editing photos. The part about blogging that I dread the most is writing; sometimes I know exactly what to write and then there are times (95% of the time) I am staring at the computer screen with a blank stare. I am not a writer, my grammar is not the best, and a lot times I wish I could hire a ghost writer to write my post. Any writers out ...
Quick and tasty tomato cheese toast
Quick and tasty tomato cheese toast is a dish that I have been snacking on for years. It's my favorite snack toast to make and eat because it tastes a lot like a margherita pizza (my favorite), but way healthier. To make this tasty tomato cheese toast you need very basic ingredients such as juicy tomatoes, a few slices of your favorite cheese and bread, chili flakes and herbs. I can't believe I have waited this long to share this recipe, well better late than never. Before I share this ...
Palak paneer (spinach with Indian cheese)
Palak paneer is the most popular vegetarian dish in North India. It consists of soft Indian cheese called paneer cooked in a smooth spinach (palak) curry. This dish is one of my all-time favorite Indian dishes. I love palak paneer so much that when I finally got the chance to return to India after eight long years, it was the first thing I requested my grandmother to make. Of course, my parents had made delicious palak paneer for me many times, but nothing beats the version made by my grandma ...