I live by simple rules in life, one of them is that weeknight meals should be hassle free and delicious. I love cooking, but I don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen especially on weeknights. If I am home alone then I usually don’t even bother cooking, I simply just eat leftovers. But when the husband is home I stick to making simple, nutritious and flavor packed meals. One of the husband’s favorite proteins to consume is chicken (especially chicken thighs), he could eat chicken every single ...
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Cool cucumber and mint raita
Raita is a common side dish or a condiment in India. A simple yogurt dish mixed with either raw or cooked vegetables. In other instances it can be a plain raita consisting of some salt and chili powder. In India this dish is often eaten to cool down the palate while eating spicy curries. Each region of India has its own version of this yogurt dish. In South India where the food can be really spicy, they temper the yogurt with mustard seeds and curry leaves and then mix it with rice. They eat ...
Spicy tomatillo salsa
Making salsas or sauces at home from scratch is liberating, well at least for me it is. You can adjust the amount salt, spices, and most importantly you know exactly what is in it. No preservatives, no added sugar to enhance the taste, and no other weird ingredients that no one can pronounce. Tomatillo salsa is my all-time favorite salsa to make, the spicier it is the better. When I was living in California it was not common to find tomatillos in regular grocery stores. I would have to hunt ...
Crispy Eggplant bruschetta
Before I get into the details of this amazing bruschetta recipe, let me share a unknowns about the beloved eggplants. A fun fact about eggplant is that there is actually a female and male version. Did you know that? I actually had no clue till a few months ago while doing some research and came across this enlightening information. The difference between male and female eggplant is that the male eggplants have fewer seeds making it less bitter. The way you tell them apart is by the indentation ...
Soft scrambled eggs with green onion & chili
Scrambled eggs are usually served up plain with a bit of salt and pepper, delicious but boring. I like to kick up the flavor of usual favorites from time to time. I love plain scrambled eggs if cooked correctly, but sometimes it is nice to jazz things up. Also, I have mentioned this in my delicious veggie frittata post that my husband loves eggs; so, I cook them a lot and I am always coming up with new ways to make eggs delicious. I was recently in one of those jazzy moods. Simply ...
Veggie filled frittata
My husband loves eggs. Eggs could be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and it is not an issue. It is embarrassing to tell people how many cartons of eggs we go through in a week. A more economical thing for us to do would be to get some chickens. But not sure how our dog would feel about having chickens in her backyard and we would require a lot of chickens to keep up with our demand. The husband is not too fond of vegetables. So, my challenge when cooking is how to ...