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Friday, July 01, 2016

Bread & Yellow Alu (Potato) Croquettes

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Potato Croquettes In what now seems to be a distant and past life, I was fortunate to be mentored by a gourmet cook who taught me a lot ...
Thursday, June 30, 2016

Crepes Stuffed with Yellow Alu and Served with Sambhar

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Masala 'Dosa' with Sambhar We are so fortunate in North America to have foods from all over the world available to us in our l...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Eggplant & Pork in Oyster Sauce

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Eggplant & Pork in Oyster Sauce For a quick and easy main dish with an Asian flair, few dishes can beat this eggplant and pork stir-...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Faluda - Rose Syrup Flavoured Milky Beverage Topped with Jello

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Faluda Faluda is layered  dessert  in a glass that originated in Iran. It's a multi-textured summer drink which the Parsis, who mi...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

Burmese Stir-Fried Cabbage with Scrambled Eggs

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Cabbage with Scrambled Eggs Weekends were very special when we were growing up, made even more festive by Mum's cooking. She was a c...
Sunday, June 05, 2016

Cucumber and Onion Salad with Dill

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Cucumber and Onion Salad with Dill Fresh herbs in the supermarket come in big bundles so I made a stir-fry using eggplant and potatoes a...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Chicken Biryani

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Chicken Biryani Biryani is a delicious and wholesome combination of rice, layered with meat or vegetables and potatoes, cooked with...
Saturday, May 28, 2016

Tzatziki Meatloaf Rollup

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Tzatziki We  recently had gyros-in-a-kit which came with a serving of tzatziki. Just take a look at the nutrition facts for tzatziki ......
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Burmese Stewed Eggplant - Khayan Thee Hin

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A form of sipyan , this eggplant dish is so much easier to prepare because everything is combined in a skillet and left to cook on its ow...
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Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Singapore Rice Noodles with Asparagus & Chicken

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Singapore Noodles This is one of my favourite dishes to order at a Chinese restaurant. It's made with thin rice noodles (Mei Fun) wh...

Spiced Apple Cider

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The Brew After a festive meal is prepared, this is a wonderful brew to put on the stove to fill your home with the aroma of apples, oran...
Monday, March 14, 2016

Stir-Fried Cabbage with Fish

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Maach Diye Bandha Kopi Cabbage cooked with fish bones and head is very tasty, but it takes some skill to safely remove the bones. In t...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Alu Posto - Bengali Baby Potatoes in Poppy Seed Sauce

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Alu Posto A favourite at the Bengali table, Alu Posto  is surprisingly easy to make. White poppy seeds are soaked in boiling water for a...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Peppermint Kisses

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Peppermint Kisses It was my turn today to take goodies to our 52-member quilt guild meeting.  I decided on these  Peppermint Kisses t...
Thursday, March 03, 2016

Chicken Rezala

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Chicken Rezala Mum's Rezala was always delectable. She made it with bone-in chicken pieces that were fried until golden brown and th...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Chicken & Broccoli Lo Mein

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Chicken & Broccoli Lo Mein Any noodle dish, whether in the form of a soup or stir-fried is so comforting, especially during these co...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Tuna, Chickpeas & Potato Salad

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Tuna, Chickpeas & Potato Salad Tuna salad, potato salad and chickpeas/garbanzo beans individually are among my favourite foods. Here...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Maach er Malai Curry - Fish Cooked in Coconut Milk

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Use any white fish steaks or pieces in this delicious coconut milk gravy which tastes best served on a bed of steamed Basmati rice...
Saturday, February 06, 2016

Tomato Pulao or Tomato Fried Rice

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Tomato Pulao A pulao is usually made with uncooked rice, but I had a whole 2 cups of it sitting in the fridge so I used that instead. It...

Crockpot Begun Bhartha - Slow-Cooked Eggplant

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Slow-Cooked Begun Bhartha I was first introduced to Baingan/ Begun Bhartha while living in Defence Colony , a suburb of New Delhi in...
Friday, February 05, 2016

Parshey Maach-er Jhaal or Mullet in Mustard Gravy

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Parshey Maach-er Jhaal Fish is a staple in Bengali households. For those who can afford it, a Bengali has four meals a day: breakfast, ...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Crockpot Rogan Josh - Slow-Cooked Lamb Curry

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Crockpot Rogan Josh The crockpot is probably the most under-utilized appliance in my kitchen. It's ideal for these wintry days whe...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016

Lamb & Potato Biryani

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Lamb Biryani Mum's Yakhni Pulao made with mutton or lamb was unforgettable. It was quite a complicated recipe, but unfortunately,...
Tuesday, January 05, 2016

Stir-Fried Chicken On a Bed of Kale & Spinach

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Chicken on Kale & Spinach An interesting twist on our Indian  Saag Chicken , I replaced the Indian ingredients with Chinese sauces t...