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The Mad Apple

posted August 14, 2010 in A Foodie's Quest

I love eggplants. For as far as I can remember, I've always eaten these vegetable-fruits, they were part of my family's culinary landscape. Both my parents have their eggplant repertoire: stuffed and fried; sliced in a fan and roasted; pickled; in sa (read full article)

Yummy Green Smoothie Recipe! Ep280

posted August 13, 2010 in Raw Radiant Health

Tropical Green Smoothie recipe, great for beginners, you won’t even taste the greens! Tropical Green Smoothie 1 Banana 1 Mango 1 Cup Pineapple 1 Cup Baby Spinach 1/2 Cup Filtered Water Blend all ingredients and ENJOY!! Yummy Green Smoothie Reci (read full article)

Black Bean and Mango Tostadas

posted August 11, 2010 in Two Peas and Their Pod

Some of my favorite meals are the simple ones. Black bean and mango tostadas are at the top of our list when it comes to easy dinner recipes. This meatless meal is loaded with fresh flavors and hits the spot every time. We use corn tortillas for th (read full article)

Mexican Rice

posted August 09, 2010 in Chef In You

Calling all cuisine experts out there with a question -”What EXACTLY is the difference between Spanish rice and Mexican Rice?”. I get all sorts of different answers but nothing conclusive since many such rice recipes claiming to be ̶ (read full article)

Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes

posted August 06, 2010 in Chef In You

I am on a pantry cleaning spree – more so of my freezer than of anything else. I just seem to have hoarded so many stuff in there that even simple navigation seems to be an issue. I do hate to have a messy pantry with ‘too-many-to-count& (read full article)

Weekend Entertaining - Eat, Drink and Be Healthy!

posted August 06, 2010 in Food Meditations

Primal pleasures of cooking ~Adam Perry Lang's Backyard Barbecue Grilling "Grilling tips from chef Adam Perry Lang, (Daisy May's BBQ USA), to create a cookout menu full of flavours" After cooking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi (read full article)

Vietnamese Spring Rolls and Tamarind Tree Restaurant Review

posted August 05, 2010 in Delishhh

Picture from Tamarind Tree Website   One of my favorite Asian restaurants in Seattle is the Tamarind Tree.  It is a Vietnamese restaurant located in the international district, tucked away in a little corner.  But it is definitely worth visiting i (read full article)

Vegetarian Restaurant Review: 4Square Deli & Gifts, Little Rock, Arkansas

posted August 05, 2010 in Veggin'

Little Rock boasts only one vegetarian restaurant. Yes, you read that right. One. There are, of course, vegetarian friendly menus scattered around town, but there is only one with an entirely vegetarian menu – 4square Deli & Gifts. It was (read full article)

Spinach Artichoke Pizza

posted August 03, 2010 in Southern Grace Gourmet

This is an easy homemade spinach and artichoke pizza you’ll be sure to love if you like the dip. I made a white sauce with red onions and garlic, instead of a traditional red sauce. We make pizza almost every week, and I have been trying to th (read full article)

Spinach Spaghetti Soup with Paneer

posted August 02, 2010 in Chef In You

Till date I have been unable to decide if I really like to cook or if I like to feed my loved ones more. Why this lingering doubt? Well if I really liked to cook, then I should love to cook all the time right, including when it comes to making somet (read full article)

Mint Raita

posted July 31, 2010 in Chef In You

I am always whipping some raita or the other at home. Its just that I haven’t posted them all in this site! Plain laziness I guess. Raita are so versatile and go well with so many dishes. They can be made with so many vegetables, so having a o (read full article)

Vegetarian Restaurant Review: Wildflour Market and Bakery, Roanoke, Virginia

posted July 31, 2010 in Veggin'

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, road trips can be a bit hard for a vegetarian. When driving down I-81 on a recent trip, we were faced with fast food restaurant after fast food restaurant which just depress me after a while. (read full article)

Pico De Gallo (Fresh tomato salsa)

posted July 29, 2010 in Chef In You

After marriage, in the initial days of cooking, I was content making traditional foods that I grew up with. Like any new bride full of enthusiasm, I laid down feasts after feasts, making my husband feel that our wedding feast was still on a roll! he (read full article)

Low Calorie Aloo Bonda (Potato fritters)

posted July 26, 2010 in Chef In You

My husband is getting into a bad habit nowadays. The one who scowled at eating snacks of any kind (except the super healthy types), he has started “demanding” for evening snacks when he gets home from work. And not any snacks – he (read full article)

Pescatarian Living for a Healthy Lifestyle

posted July 25, 2010 in The Skinny Fight

This week Fit Point asks about alternative diets. Which diet do I follow, the benefits, why I switched and my favorite recipe. Well, I tried being a vegetarian last year and failed. I even talked about it in my interview on The Reluctant Vegetarian. (read full article)

Hara Bhara Paratha

posted July 23, 2010 in Chef In You

Our dinner regular is Roti and Paratha. Now when its going to be almost the same every single day, I like to make it interesting by adding different elements to it by way of stuffing.  Also I find it easier to make parathas which enables me to slac (read full article)

5 Vancouver Restaurant Favorites

posted July 22, 2010 in TheHungerStruck

I rarely write about Vancouver restaurants here on The Hunger Struck, so I thought it was time to make a quick list of my current favorites. We do eat out at least once a week and over the past few months have been going back to these places frequen (read full article)

Plum Lemonade

posted July 21, 2010 in Chef In You

This has happened so many times that by now I should have learnt my lessons (which I probably might not!)  So what am I talking about here? Well listen to this. Has it happened to you that after creating something, you were so pleased at having  (read full article)

porky pig

posted July 19, 2010 in cooking4carniovres

Just to prove that I am not always feeding my carnivore vegetarian meals or sneaking green goodies into each dish, I thought I would share this recipe with you. As I have said before, this is not a vegetarian only website. It is also not a blog where (read full article)

Thai Styled Tempeh Cutlets

posted July 19, 2010 in Chef In You

I rely on Soya beans and its by products for our day to day source of protein along with the more obvious ones like Legumes etc. Among that is Tempeh which I love. Its texture is close to that of a meat and it does look weird. But don’t get fo (read full article)

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