Shredded carrots, oranges and nuts softly kissed with orange blossom water, orange and lemon juice and mint.

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A complete healthy meal in a bowl; a blend of wild and brown rice combined with beans,  fruits and nuts and tossed in an orange ginger sesame vinaigrette.

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A very quick sides recipe; raw, tart green tomatoes and earthy mushrooms stir fried in fragrant sesame oil.

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Fish cooked in a spicy sauce, flavored with nigella seeds, hot green peppers and cooked in mustard oil is a recipe very close to my heart. Memories churn, my heart and body warm up, images slide by and the taste lingers as I savor the peppery fish curry with some hot steamed rice on this chilly winter afternoon.

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Sometimes food  from the Indian Sub Continent make the vibrant appearance in bright orange or red color, along with some grilled onions & peppers, making them look extremely appetizing. It could be meat, fish or cheese; and when you bite into them they are delicately succulent wonders. These are the well known “Tandoori” or “Tikka” – meat, fish/shrimp or paneer (Indian Cheese) marinated in very flavorful spices & cooked slowly & gently in a Tandoor. Now what is a Tandoor?

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The heat is still at its peak. Even after a few spell of showers it has not cooled down, & knowing Texas it will not get better soon. We are still on low carb. diet. Breakfast, lunch & snacks are still mostly salads- fruits & vegetables, nuts, beans & grilled fish/chicken; (more…)

The Shak/Shaag (any leafy green) Bhaja (Stir fried or deep fried) is a big part of the Bengali/East Indian Cuisine. Back home, if I was having a typical Bengali meal, I do not recollect a single day that went without some kind of leafy green, & unlike many kids I would love every preparation of the Shak.

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I think “Hummus en Fuego” would be translated as “Hummus on Fire”.. Please correct me if I am wrong!  Hummus is the well known  “Levantine Arab dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is a popular food throughout the Middle East.”(Wiki)

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful MOMS out there!!  Indulge, Pamper yourselves & Have a Blast!

While I impatiently sat at the dentist’s office, leafing through the stack of magazines, I came across a name of a recipe, which became the inspiration of this Berry Soup. It was  some Chilled  Soup with Mint Vanilla Crisps. I do not recollect reading the recipe. Most of berry soups I looked elsewhere,  had cream or yogurt swirled into it, & somehow all those reminded me of a smoothie. I agree they are not the same, but the way the brain gets wired once, it is hard to let go.

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This is probably the easiest recipe resulting in a beautiful, delicious & healthy treat. After I made these, I was wondering why the restaurants do not go beyond Meat & Paneer in their Tandoori options.

The above picture is for CLICK! Cheese/Tofu hosted by the Jugalbandis.  None of us are particularly cheese lovers in our family. We do very limited things with cheese. So when I saw the theme of CLICK at the beginning of the month, I was doubtful whether I would participate this time. I would be lying tho’ if I said I did not try to shoot some “Cheese”….However we have pretty well embraced the Vegan Paneer: Tofu.  This might not be a so Terrific CLICK!, but I promise you that it does taste Terrific.

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