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Stone Soup
It gets dark early. My light fall coat is not really cutting it. And I should be wearing a scarf. But I’m in denial that the seasons are changing. I mean, I know summer is over. Right? It’s over. I know. It’s over. But the 48 degree weather outside is practically (by my definition) “winter” […]
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New York Indian Food Favorites
New York is a city exploding with ethnic eats. It can be hard to navigate through the authentic, the cheap but still good, the cheap which tastes cheap and the expensive and worth it. I’ve been getting a lot of questions about good Indian food in New York. I’m always hesitant to create a list […]
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Baby Food: Garlicky Broccoli with Parmesan
As though she knew it was a big day, on her nine month birthday Surya learned how to pick up a puff from my palm and put it in her mouth on her own. The first few times, she forgot that the drill was insert puff-remove fingers-chew and left her fingers in there for the […]
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Curried Mushrooms and Peas
Late one Sunday after a weekend away, we came home to an empty fridge with a strong craving for Indian food. I was wishing for an Indian version of Ina Garten who would load up my fridge with a proper Indian meal before my return. If there’s anyone out there interested in filling that role, […]
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Baby Food: Spiced Peaches
Did you know that even though Georgia is called “The Peach State”, South Carolina produces more peaches? I stink at trivia but for some reason, that factoid from South Carolina history has stayed with me through the years. Less clear in my mind is why South Carolina is called “The Palmetto State.” Something about a […]
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What Indian Spices Do You Really Need?
I’m sure there’s a rule against this somewhere in the food blogging universe, but I’m going to do it anyways. A little over a year ago, I posted The Top Ten Essential Indian Spices for North and South Indian cooking. Yet, I continue to read about how Indian food requires so many (so many) spices. […]
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Baby Food: Mango Sauce with Cardamom and Saffron
One of the baby food books I read suggested that “mangos and other exotic fruits” should be saved until your baby is a little older. That made me giggle a little and wonder “exotic to whom, exactly?” Have you ever read those little stickers on pears that you buy in the grocery store? They are […]
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Couscous with Preserved Lemons and Haloumi Cheese
When life gives you lemons…make preserved lemons. I actually bought mine at the store – the stunning jar of yellow lemons with red strands of saffran dotted with black sesame seeds caught my eye. Preserved lemons, diced up and tossed into an otherwise simple bowl of couscous or noodles, provides bite-size smidgeons of tongue puckering […]
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Baby Food: First Potato Curry
For the first thirty something years of his life, my brother pretended like he didn’t eat mustard seeds. My family is South Indian and mustard seeds are a main ingredient of the tempering which is a base for most South Indian foods. What this means is that for thirty something years, my mom and dad […]
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Grilled Apples with Haloumi Cheese
I’ve been on a haloumi cheese kick recently. Haloumi cheese is salty, chewy, creamy AND grill-able. Yes, a grill-able cheese. Sort of like paneer. Except that paneer lacks the saltiness of haloumi cheese. So what does one do with a salty, grillable cheese? You find a sweet, grill-able friend for it. Apples. I like to […]