Tag: vegetarian

Sweet Chutney

Homemade sweet chutney is mild mix of fresh and dried fruits, spices and tangy vinegars.

Tomato Begun

Today’s dish, Tomato Begun, is the Bangladeshi version of a “just home from work, nothing cooked, feeling hungry, and the eggplant needs to be dealt with now” dinner.  It’s easy, healthy, clean, fast and tasty. In short, the perfect meal for Friday night.

Bangladeshi Basmati Rice

Today, something different. Rice! But it actually is different. It’s a Bangladeshi Basmati Rice.

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Rice, Millet and Oat Breakfast Bake

This Bhutanese inspired red rice, millet and oat breakfast bake is a hearty, easy, good for you breakfast with all the flavors.

Bhutanese Red Rice Pilaf

When I think of choosing a starch to accompany dinner, I always think of Tom Hanks’ character explaining away his son Jonah’s snarky potato comment in Sleepless in Seattle.  Because in my family, we also chose rice. We were rice men (and women). So this…

Oladi, Russian Apple Buttermilk Pancakes

It’s been a month since I dished out a pancake recipe.  Now that I think of it, it’s been a month since I ate pancakes! Let’s fix that with Oladi, Russian Apple Buttermilk Pancakes.

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Classic Borscht

Classic Borscht is a bright delicious sour soup, made with meat stock, vegetables and seasonings, common in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.

Sweet Red Bean Cookies

Sweet Red Bean Cookies

These red bean cookies contain sweet and creamy adzuki red beans create a different kind of cookie- cakey and crunchy at the same time!

Benne Wafers

Has everyone come down from their holiday food coma yet? Yes? Well, here’s a little something to take you back up to that state of over-sugaring we let ourselves maintain until those resolutions kick in on January 1st. Benne wafers.

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Sweet Potato Latkes

Sweet Potato Latkes flip traditional latkes on their head by using a different kind of potato, and are baked rather than pan fried.