View my step-by- step video If you’re not playing Pokemon Go at the moment, you may be part of a small minority. I never play games myself, but just had to download the game to see what the hoopla was about. I can see why my crazy teenagers go running around trying to catch rare …
Family Meals
Boneless Chicken Biriyani
Watch my step-by-step video Biriyani is a legendary recipe from India, Pakistan and the neighboring countries. Half cooked Basmati rice is cooked with the steam from a Chicken or meat gravy and the results are delicious. Although there are many ways and techniques to make a Biriyani today I’m going to show you my potluck …
Chukander Gosht
View my step-by-step video Chukander is the Hindi and Urdu name for Beets and Gosht is meat. I literally stumbled upon this recipe one day while looking for a way to combine my extra beets with a meat dish. I tried a few different recipes using both beef and mutton and finally settled on a …
Chicken Chettinad
View my step-by- step video The name Chettinad Chicken conjures up a vision of intense flavours of spices and coconut. This recipe for this Chicken dish that hails from Tamil Nadu in India. Chicken is enrobed in a wonderful combination of dried chillies and spices, curry leaves and grated coconut and is shallow fried in …
Prawn with Bhindi & Bimli – Shrimp & Okra Curry with pickles
I’ve been making a lot of Goan cuisine lately, and why not, it’s so delicious. Today I’m going to make a simple Prawn curry with Bhindi and Bimbli. This recipe was shared by the lovely Mafra D’souza Lobo on the Facebook group Traditional Goan foodies. Mafra is an avid cook of Goan food and a …
Cowboy Nachos
View my step-by-step video Yeehaw! Saddle up for a wild ride! These Nachos are studded with Beans, Jalapenos. Corn and Salsa, smothered with Cheese and topped with Cowboy approved Steak, Tomatoes and Cilantro. When it comes to Nachos, this aint my first rodeo, but we’re going to be turning up the awesome on your run …
Pomfret Rechead – Stuffed Fish
View my step-by-step video When you think about a Goan fried fish, visions of perfectly crispy fried fish in a red masala paste come to mind, and this recipe for Pomfret Rechad or Pomfret Rechado does not disappoint!. The name Rechado is derived from”recheio” is a Portuguese word referring to a stuffing and typically this …
Ra Ra Gosht – Chunks of meat and ground meat cooked together in a spicy curry
View my step-by-step video Most Canadians love their double double … most Indians too …2 is always better than one and when my friend told me about a dish that was prepared with both mutton chunks and ground mutton, I was all over it! I have no idea where the name come from, I tried …
Mutton Chops
View my step-by-step video These are such a delicious option to eat especially if you don’t eat lamb for ethical reasons. Mutton has a richer flavor and since it is older sheep or goat, takes a little extra time to cook. Some people cook it by sautéing it in a frying pan, I prefer to …
Vietnamese Spring Rolls
View my step-by-step video Not just healthy and gluten free , this delicious roll is also packed with flavor. I was introduced to this treat bu a coworker whose parents used to run a restaurant. I introduced it to my kids and just loved it. The measurements below are not exact, simply because the size …