Category: Breakfast/Brunch Recipes

  • Spicy Pesto 3 Ways – Basil-Mint Pesto Tofu Scramble

    For my third and final Spicy Basil-Mint Pesto dish, I only had about 2 tablespoons of pesto left.  I got a little creative, borrowed some elements from Rajat’s tofu scramble and came up with a hearty breakfast of spicy pesto mixed with scrambled tofu, potatoes, onions and tomatoes topped off with chipotle flavored tostada shells. […]

  • Rajat’s French Toast…Desi Style

    One weekend during our first year of marriage, Rajat and I both decided we were craving french toast.  Wanting to be a good wife, I whipped some up with moves I had seen my mom use to make french toast – splash of vanilla here, pinch of cinnamon there, a dash of nutmeg.  To my […]

  • Aloo Tikki Sandwich

    Earlier this month, I daringly ventured into the Indian breadmaking arena.  In case you missed my Aloo Paratha post, it was a challenge that turned out to be surmountable after all.  My aloo balls for stuffing the paratha must have been a little on the small side though because we had some leftover aloo filling. […]

  • Nutella Ricotta Stuffed Pancakes and Roasted Home Fries

    Last night, we met some friends for dinner at Cafe Ino, and I didn’t manage to save any room for their nutella panino.  We woke up this morning to hear what could only have been ginormous raindrops hitting our skylight, and I knew it was a perfect day for a decadent brunch.  We made nutella […]

  • Hold the Eggs – Tofu Sramble with Pesto

    It’s been nearly five months since R and I returned to Brooklyn from a three year stint in Boston.  Though the southerner in me is thrilled to have escaped before Boston’s winter, I do miss New England summers and easy escapes to the idyllic surroundings of the Cape, Maine and Vermont.  This Labor Day weekend, […]