Cuisine

Sweet Corn Soup

During the winter months, we all want healthy hot soup before dinner. Here’s an easy Chinese – Indian style for you… “One whiff of a savory aromatic soup and appetites come to attention.  The steaming fragrance of a tempting soup is a prelude to the goodness to come. …

Sarin’s Som Tum

My lovely sister-in-law asked me what.Thai food is my favorite.  It’s really very hard for me to find a good answer because I LOVE all Thai food!! Today I will give you my favorite Thai food I cook at home for my kid and my husband. They love…

Saffron Basmati Rice

Saffron Basmati rice is quite tasty, nice and exotic. This rice is colorful and fragrant. It is a dish from Indian cuisine. It’s better than serving, plain white rice to your special guests. Let’s start making this easy and delicious dish. But first… Ingredients 1 cup Basmati rice…

Fennel Thandai

Saunf is a very versatile spice which is used in many type of preparation for exotic dishes. Saunf also known as fennel seeds are used as a mouth freshener in India. It is called Mukhawas. It is summer for a few weeks before it gets cold. Summer also…

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 17 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound fresh asparagus, washed and ends trimmed 1/2 pound prosciutto, sliced into strips lengthwise (about an inch wide per strip) Extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Instructions: Preheat broiler to…

Roasted Honey Pear Crostini

Lay sliced pears on a baking sheet, drizzle with honey and sprinkle with fresh thyme. Make Roasted Honey Pear Crostini where every bite is pure tantalizing sweetness! Use baguette or leftover crusty bread! Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 1 Bartlett…

Favorite Summer Recipes

Raw Tomato Sauce for Pasta Makes 4 small servings 4 large ripe tomatoes (peel & core) 4 large garlic cloves-crushed 6 large basil leaves slivered 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (first cold pressed is best) Freshly Grated cheese 1)    Chop tomatoes- put in bowl…

Broccoli & Sun Dried Tomato Pasta

Whole Grain Pasta tossed in a light and creamy sauce with broccoli and sun-dried tomatoes. Recipe type: Dinner Serves: Serves 6 Ingredients: 12-ounces whole grain spaghetti 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 cups broccoli florets 1 cup vegetable broth 1 cup white wine (use your…

Vegetable Jalfrezi

Jalfrezi recipes originally appeared in cookbooks of the British Raj as a way of using up leftovers by frying them in chili and onion. This English language usage derived from the colloquial Bengali word jhālpharezī: in Bengali, jhāl means spicy food; in Urdu/Persian, parhezī means suitable for a…

The CakEffect

This Celine bag will not be on a runway. It’s a cake!! This gem was created by the Owner and Cake Artist of CakEffect, Komeh Ottison. This purse is only one of the many designs found in the “little cake shop with a grand effect.” “Once upon a time, there was a…