The recipe in this post will be rather long. It's not difficult, there are just several steps. If you want to try something new, try this. Some people say my addiction to food is quite peculiar. My ability to remember exactly what I ate, and generally where I ate it, from years prior, I must … Continue reading Thoughts of my Mother: Wanderlust and Palak Paneer
Dinners
Lemon-Olive Oil Kale Salad
It's the holiday season, and if you're looking for a tasty side-dish that is gluten-free, healthy, and vegetarian...consider Kale salad. My husband knows that I have a deep love of kale. I buy two bunches a week and cook it up fast with lemon and olive oil, and will it that before I even dig … Continue reading Lemon-Olive Oil Kale Salad
Garlicky Greens: Kale Edition
Kale is amazing. Seriously, I love it. Flash-cooked, sauteed, steamed. It's got an amazing crunchiness that makes it like candy to me. Kale is a part of the cabbage family, and is full of calcium, beta carotene, and other vitamins. Quite healthy, and very versatile. It makes an excellent side-dish. Anyways, this is my favorite … Continue reading Garlicky Greens: Kale Edition
Apple Tarte Tatin, Mezze, And DC
Hello All! It's been a while. The past few weeks have been a flurry of long car rides, students, grading, parents, plane trips, and apples. It's been tiring. I got back yesterday from DC very very late, and very very exhausted, but for the first time in a while, I fell asleep without an alarm … Continue reading Apple Tarte Tatin, Mezze, And DC
Carrot, Fennel, Red Onion Salad. And I have a Husband.
I made this salad. My husband loved it. Yep, that's right, my husband. He's pretty awesome. He's this nice guy I talked about before. Now he's a nice husband. Our wedding was wonderful. I felt so blessed to have such loving family and friends come and see us. More so, I felt lucky that this … Continue reading Carrot, Fennel, Red Onion Salad. And I have a Husband.
Besan (Indian Chickpea Curry, Gluten Free)
So the great thing about being home--amazing Indian food. There's nothing like what Mom makes. No Indian restaurant can compare...although that makes sense since most Indian restaurants are have north Indian cuisine. Actually it's really interesting--the different regions of India have lots of different types of cuisine. The ones represented in restaurants are usually north … Continue reading Besan (Indian Chickpea Curry, Gluten Free)
Sandwich Boats
So I have been slowly changing my diet. I have always been a vegetarian, same with the rest of my family, but I have been looking more closely into what I eat recently. It started when I read Michael Pollen's, In Defense of Food, a great book that presents a cohesive argument about why we … Continue reading Sandwich Boats
Tomatoes from the garden, mini-pizzas, and a mango smoothie
My parents planted a lovely garden in our backyard with okra, tomatoes, mini-yellow tomatoes that are shaped like bells, cherry tomatoes, yellow squash, green bell peppers, eggplant, spicy peppers, and basil. It's lovely, especially the tomatoes. Aren't they lovely? Anyways, so I made pizza dough. It was good. Then I made mini-pizzas, and a … Continue reading Tomatoes from the garden, mini-pizzas, and a mango smoothie
For H- (Black Bean Burgers)
So a while back, T- and I had a friend over for dinner...and I figured I'd try my hand at Homemade Black Bean Burgers. T- and I had started making black beans and keeping them in the fridge for random protein, plus they're tasty to have with anything...tacos, with eggs, etc. So I made them, … Continue reading For H- (Black Bean Burgers)
Presenting: The wonderful, the awesome, the S-! (and a stuffed pepper)
This is a first for the Clumsy Cook Blog, but please welcome a guest writer: me! I just wanted to share that being friends with M- is an exercise in recognizing and coming to terms with your own laziness. M- and I have many similarities. We were both science majors, lived on the same hallway … Continue reading Presenting: The wonderful, the awesome, the S-! (and a stuffed pepper)
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