If you’ve tasted butter chicken, you have eaten fenugreek leaves. The flavour is warm, slightly bitter and immediately transports you to the villages of India. This warm potato salad with turmeric and fenugreek leaves is my secret weapon. The flavours are perfect for chilly days when I yearn for Indian food but don’t feel like…
Comfort Cooking: Vegetable Pilaf Topped With Crispy Brussels Sprouts
I love to cook and try out new recipes, techniques and flavours but only if I know my kids will eat what is put in front of them. That’s a tall order and it’s even more of a battle on days when there are only vegetables on the menu. Thankfully there are a few vegetables…
The Only Grilled Chicken Recipe You Will Ever Need
As the weather starts to warm up, the patios pop up on the sidewalks as do the BBQ grills in the backyard. My hubby usually takes charge of the grill – there’s something very manly about the whole hype surrounding the outdoor grill. The recipe and the preparation is still in my charge though, and…
Indian Inspired Green Peas And Paneer
I love springtime. A fresh start and new beginnings for sure and it feels like the earth is coming alive. The green grass is pushing back the brown, and leaf buds are peeking through. This is the time Mother Nature takes over the landscape and fills us with optimism for the months coming up. This…
7 Essential Indian Spices For Your Pantry
7 Essential Indian Spices To Start Off Your Spicebox There’s no denying Indian cuisine is aromatic and delicious. But what many people don’t know is the tremendous regional diversity that forms the base of Indian food. A result of 5000 years of history and cultural influences, this diversity means there is no one dish that…
Quick Dinner Ideas: Vegetarian Curry In Less Than 20 Minutes
It was 4:05 pm. I had just walked in after picking the kids up from school. My younger one was sick and the older one cranky. It was crunch time – snacks, homework, multiplication tables, baths, dishwasher waiting to be unloaded, dear me! I know, I work at home so I could have checked the…
