Roasted Green Tea Pumpkin Seeds

I always wanted to roast some pumpkin seeds. My opportunity came when I had a bag of pumpkin seeds given by a library event (pumpkin carving) that…

Couscous and Kale

This dish makes a great side or main dish. It is a tasty blend of Mediterranean spices with a nice olive garnish to top it off.

Simmered Daikon Radish (forofuki-daikon)

This is another healthy and tasty Japanese side dish. Try it anytime you're having grilled teriyaki chicken,…

Beans Tuscany Improv

Lacking most of the ingredients for the typical Tuscan Bean recipe I decided to improvise. This dish is quick, easy to make, full of fiber and is…

Simmered Cabbage and Shitake Mushrooms (Yasai no Fukumeni)

This combination is truly fantastic. Of course you have to like both ingredients..but if you do you'll love…

Baked Samosas!

Samosa is a favorite Indian snack. But what keeps me away from it is the deep-fried part. The baked version uses way less fat and the layered effect…

Clever Stuffed CABBAGE roll CUPS-How-to-101

Stuffing cabbage leaves never excited me...until messy rolls flipped into lovely parcels. These are directions…

Farmhouse Bean Soup

To me, navy bean soup is a requirement once the weather cools off. This is a meatless version that includes dice potatoes and crisp green beans…

Dal/Lentils

There's nothing as comforting as eating some hot dal-roti. Though I do make dal on a regular basis, I never thought of blogging about it. It's one…

Gulab Jamun or Indian Donuts