My granny would make this and the Chicken version of this curry all the time. I never learned how to make it from her but years ago found a recipe scribbled by my Mom is one of her many many books and when I tried it, memories of my granny came back!
Chocolate Wontons
This is an easy and completely unexpected dessert to put together. Simply stuff wonton skins with chocolate, seal with egg wash, fry and enjoy! Dip with cinnamon sugar for extra brownie points!
Bone Stock Soup
Reduce, reuse, recycle. This exemplifies that! Many don’t know this but you can take bones from poultry, fish, lamb or beef and shells from shrimp and all bits and pieces leftover from veggies and create a wonderful stock. Typically when I cook, I bag the veggies and any of the bones or shells separately and …
Tea Roasted Duck
Duck is rubbed with a sesame oil and a tea infused spice rub and then roasted in a hot oven till crispy and delicious. I’ve never been a huge fan of Duck, but my husband used to eat this when he lived briefly in Pondicherry India. The last time he brought home a whole duck, …
Kheema with Dill
Did you know that Dill or Dill weed is from the Celery family? It’s used in a lot of Western dishes but not terribly popular in Indian cuisine. The word Dill in Hindi is called Sui ki bhaji and a simple translation is needle vegetable since the leaves look like needles. In the West, Dill …
BBQ Brisket
This hunk of brisket is seared, slow cooked and then roasted in the oven and then smothered in a smoky BBQ sauce. It starts with a simple homemade BBQ spice rub put together with pantry ingredients. Brisket is one of my fave cuts of meat to cook as it can be slow cooked or roasted …
BBQ Spice Rub
This is a simple recipe made with pantry staple ingredients. I like to make this in small quantities fresh so can use it on Beef or Chicken for the grill or the oven!
Cold Pasta Salad
I’m made different versions of this salad over time – it’s super easy as most of the ingredients are pantry staples and you can add in any fresh ingredients on hand. In lockdown, I find myself making different versions of this often to feed the family. I have to young men at home and they …
Chicken Alfredo
This classic Italian recipe is loved by all. Here is my take on this iconic dish during the period of COVID. I’ve made this a few times even substituting milk for cream, dried parsley for fresh parsley and leaving out the cheese when not available …. You have to do what you have to do!
Roast Chicken – Oven or Air fryer?
I use my air fryer for a lot of things with great success. In particular, I love to cook Chicken wings or drumsticks but this time I want to go big or go home? Can I actually cook a whole Chicken in the air fryer? I was skeptical, take a look!