In a previous post, we learned how to make socca (click here to view the recipe). The beauty of socca or farinata is that you can eat it with anything. One of my favorite ways to eat socca is with a nice salad. This salad is very simple, where I Read more…
A dish that goes by many names…Farinata, socca, torta di ceci, or cecina. It is a type of thin, unleavened pancake or crêpe of chickpea flour originating in Genoa and later a typical food of the Ligurian Sea coast, from Nice to Elba island. Or in India, this same pancake Read more…
A perfect dish for when it is cold and raining outside or really anytime. Ingredients: 2 cup of lentils 6-8 cups of water 1-2 tea spoon of salt 1-2 tea spoon of peper 1-2 tea spoon of ginger 1 bay leaf 1 tea spoon of dried oregano 1-2 cups of Read more…
For this dish, I can only take credit for the photograph. The squash ravioli was purchased from Aldi, and they were boiled with a little bit of salt. On the side, the veggies were sauteed with sesame oil with a dash of salt and pepper.
The perfect simple breakfast: Noon o Paneer (Bread and Cheese). Typically, I have Barbari bread (thick bread) that I will toast and have with some cheese and tomato. The cheese is usually French or Bulgarian feta cheese, and typically there will be sliced cucumbers with walnuts and Sabzi (fresh herbs) Read more…
Ingredients (sweet and Sour Sauce): 1 tbsp cornstarch 1 tbsp water 2/3 cup of pineapple juice 1/3 cup rice vinegar 1/3 cup brown sugar 3 tbsp of tomato paste pinch of salt Start by making the sweet and sour sauce. Mix the cour starch with water slowly until it becomes Read more…
Blueberry Steel cut oats Steel-cut oats are super healthy but take a long time to cook. When cooking the oats, I like to make sure that they are nice and soft. Ingredients: 0.5 cup of Blueberries 0.25 cup of walnuts 0.25 cup steel-cut oats 0.5 a bananas pinch of salt Read more…
Simple salad with tomatoes, lettuce, bell peppers, kiwis, halos, olives and methi gota (crispy chickpea dumplings).
This miso soup is a spin on the traditional. With Miso soup not being vegetarian-friendly, I decided to make a few changes to match my diet. It’s a really simple recipe with a little twist for a little bit more flavor. Ingredients: Soy Sauce, Fennel Seeds, Water, Roasted Seaweed, hot Read more…