Category Archive: Vegan

Salad#1 Mint rice salad with fresh coconut milk

Its the beginning of March and it already feels like a 100 degrees in here. Pondicherry is hot and humid starting around this time till pretty much the end of year. I had such a hard time… Continue reading

Ratatouille

A very simple recipe from the South of France. A dear friend of mine Luciole came over and shared her family recipe for Ratatouille with me. This is what I call perfect comfort food. It requires… Continue reading

Momo with Curry Sauce

I am so excited because soon I am going to be cooking with a few friends and making some fusion food, really looking forward to what comes out of our collaboration. In the… Continue reading

Healthy Asian Salad

I have been craving a noodle salad for some time now and this recipe is a result of pure improvisation. I saw some rice vermicelli at the store the other day and picked… Continue reading

Roasted Pepper Crostini

  After living in the US for a,most 10 years, my husband and I left our jobs in Florida and moved to Pondicherry, India in late 2012 and have now started our own… Continue reading

Ghallaba

One of my favorite Lebanese dish that is sadly not available everywhere. I lived and worked in Kuwait for 3 years and was introduced to a lot of middle eastern food at that time.… Continue reading

Cauliflower Manchurian with BBQ Sauce

A perfect recipe to enjoy with your friends during the game season. This recipe developed as a result of an inspiration to come up with a substitute for chicken wings. All you recently converted vegetarians who miss chicken… Continue reading

Ikra

I tasted Ikra for the first time in LA’s farmers market a few weeks back. I had no idea a dish like that existed only because I have had Lebanese food at a lot of… Continue reading

Dumplings

I made dumplings over the weekend and after a few little accidents in the kitchen (burning some utensils and melting a colander) I ate dumplings for dinner as well as for breakfast the following day… Continue reading

Quinoa Salad

These past few weeks have been crazy busy and fun with family visiting, making trips to Miami, going to the amusement parks and eating food from outside. I saw the new Harry Potter ride… Continue reading