I love the weekends (okay who doesn't?!), but it's not just the idea of having a few days off. Saturday's give me the opportunity to take a leisurely stroll through my favorite grocery stores (yes I do more than one). The kids are grown up and gone away, I'm out of my wife's hair for a few hours, [...]
I always have mushrooms in my grocery cart, my family loves mushrooms sautéed until all the water is dried out, then seared a bit. Of course I flavor the sauté with good olive oil, butter, lots of garlic, chili flakes, salt and pepper. If I have some red or white wine left over (not usually) [...]
We've all had or have them sitting on the counter at some point in time. Probably ignored them while someone else threw them away as they turned black, softened beyond belief and became a nesting ground for fruit flies. Yes, I'm talking about the noble banana. Here's a tip I learned from my interactions with the different Chef's [...]
I got a new cookbook, two actually (from friends of ours from Delhi). This recipe comes from one of the books called "Anjum's Indian Vegetarian Feast" and featured a recipe called Best ever Bombay Potatoes and it came with a variation (and you know how much I love to vary recipes) which included cauliflower. Truth [...]
Here's a great easy to make recipe that can be made fresh or from a leftover roast you may have - chicken, beef, pork etc. This particular one is made from fresh finely sliced beef and chopped mushrooms. Again, I vary this recipe greatly depending on what mood I'm in or what inspires me in the [...]
Summer is not over yet! I love when I'm told to make anything I like. Here is a recipe for a bruschetta variation using what's in season. I wanted a combination of sweet and tangy and peaches seemed so appropriate for this bruschetta. So simple to make and I know it was liked as it [...]
This is a great cold soup to make for your next party. Best part is you can use seasonal fruit - like those unctuous peaches or luscious plums (yes even real men have an inner Nigella :) )and nectarines you are seeing in the markets and stores these days. You can also add some white [...]
Well it’s the last few days before school starts, but not the end of summer. It will never get easy to see your kids going away to school, no matter what age. So, if you are going away to school or the parent of someone going away to school, read on. For many parents this [...]
Oh I love these! I could eat a lot of them if it weren't for that look, you know the one. It is forever etched in every husband's mind, I can almost hear her saying "really, isn't that your third patty?!?". Oh well, I know she's only looking after me! But you can have as many as you like. Make [...]
This is a recipe from a book called "Blissful Brownies". My Minneapolis princess sent it to me years ago and I go to it for innovative ideas. This is a great recipe - just a few ingredients that come together in one bowl (well a medium size bowl for the dry ingredients and a soup bowl for the [...]
