Back to School month! You think you have it all planned and take it easy and suddenly it dawns on you that there is still so much to be done. You run like a headless chicken in all directions and that of course doesn’t make matters solve themselves, neither do you burn any calories running that way! So even though we bought the school supplies and uniforms before time, scheduled assessments and had most doctor’s and dentist appointments done with, the days leading to the back to school filled themselves with work – On their own! H*O*N*E*S*T ! Well …
Chicken in Yogurt Sauce – Dahi Murgi
So you have been wanting to cook an Indian style chicken dish but the usually long list of spices, chopping of unlimited onions and frying things in copious amount of oil makes you think, “ May be next time!” Fear not. You are normal. Phew! But you knew that didn’t you? Okay! let’s try this again. Fear Not! Help is at hand. There – that makes more sense on a recipe blog. So today, we will take a detour from the usual long list of ingredients and tedious methods of cooking. Today we will keep it simple and delicious – …
Tomato and Goat Cheese Tart – Ina Garten Fridays
When I said that Ina Garten rekindled my passion for cooking in this first Ina Friday Post I didn’t mention that a teeny tiny reason was that she showed me recipes that were quick and easy and yet so delicious. Take this Tomato and Goat cheese tart for instance. It’s simple easy and way too delicious. I have made it a number of times. Here is Ina’s recipe and it is a hit each time I make it for guests. But for today, my daughter made one that she likes. She wanted to bake something ( blame it on dog days of summer ) …
Swedish Princesstarta : Daring Bakers
In a “celebration” of past Daring Baker and Daring Cook challenges, Lisa challenged all of us to search through the Daring Kitchen archives and pick any one we’d like! Since the Swedish Princesstarta has been on my mind for months if not years, I knew I finally just had to do it. This challenge was actually posted by Korena of Korena in the Kitchen in May, but I was not able to finish it then. It has been a challenge to actually finish things on time, after the car accident. Things that took me moments to do, now take an overwhelming amount …
Savory Kugelhopf – We knead to Bake #7
I have to admit, baking has taken a back stage at my home right now. It is after all Summer and we spend more time out than in. Grilling food and eating on the patio or packing a picnic is what we enjoy doing. So this Savory ( Savoury for the rest of the English world ) Kugelhopf came at the right time. I hadn’t baked in a while so it was a good project to work on. And since summer is also a time when I do tend to rise earlier than usual, making this bread early …
Chicken with Saffron and Mushrooms – Khoresht-e gharch
Har kas ki dad tan ba bala iman az ballast Viran kuja zi mauj shavad khana-i-hubab ― Ghani Kashmiri (He who plunged into difficulties is free from difficulties, How can the house of a bubble be smashed by a wave) His full name was Ghani Kashmiri Mirza Muhammad Tahir, a Kashmiri Poet who was acknowledged in Iran as a great master of Persian Poetry. Persian was the language of the court in Kashmir in the 14th century. The Persian language is till date learned, mastered and spoken in Kashmir. I grew up listening to Farsi (Persian) poetry with my grandfather. …