Tag Archive: food

Strawberry Upside Down cake

What says happy valentines day better than chocolate and strawberries? Probably nothing!! This cake is a combination of classic flavors - chocolate and strawberry….with beetroot hidden in it somewhere. The beetroot does many… Continue reading

Gumbo

Here’s a vegetarian version of a dish that is mostly done with meat and seafood. Very rarely you will find a vegetarian gumbo. Its a shame for vegetarians like me because this dish… Continue reading

Pulp Addiction

I recently saw a documentary on juicing - an overweight person sick and tired of his health issues decided to go on a 60 day juice fast. For 60 days he only drank juice… Continue reading

Orange Doodle Tart

Today’s recipe is an awesome…awesome blend of beautiful flavors. It is one of those recipes that make you look like a star at dinner parties but doesn’t demand too much work. Its a combination… Continue reading

Apple Zucchini Bread

Today’s post is by a dear friend Luther Obrock - the recipe is his and the words are his as well. Luther teaches at Berkeley and visits Pondy once or twice a year. We’ve been trying to… Continue reading

Vegetable Sizzler (Shashlyk)

Vegetable Shashlyk or more commonly know as sizzler in India is an arrangement of rice, vegetables or meat on a hot iron plate lined with a bed of cabbage leaves. Usually, when you order it… Continue reading

Mixed Nut Brittle with Dark Chocolate

Holiday Season is here….Yayy! Everyone’s making goodies, spending time with family or taking a vacation (or in my case have taken one already) either way eating good food. That’s one of the things… Continue reading

Sticky Tahini Buns

This recipe is a variation of cinnamon rolls. You might think why do I need to make a variation of a classic recipe - the answer is because you must always try new… Continue reading

Polenta with Grilled Vegetables

I cooked with polenta for the first time and thought that the dish turned out pretty decent. The texture & flavor of the cooked polenta itself was very similar to a dish that is… Continue reading

Onion Bhaji & Cilantro Chutney

Yosef from This American Bite contacted me recently to write a guest post for his blog - and I totally jumped at this opportunity. I asked him if he had any preference or… Continue reading