'Dinners' Category
Chipotle Chicken Tacos
One of my favorite ways to make tacos with spicy pulled chicken breast!
Ingredients
For the chicken
2 whole chicken breasts
2 tablespoon of crushed chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce
4 tablespoons of tomato paste
1 lime, juiced
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
salt to taste
For the tacos
4-6 flour tortillas
2 cups of shredded cabbage
1 cup [...]Spicy Indian Lentil Soup – Daal
Daal is Indian comfort food. It’s hard to find an Indian family that doesn’t cook (and love!) daal. It’s also hard not to love digging into a bowl of steaming hot daal after a long day at work or on a cool fall evening. My version of daal is a bit different from the way [...]
Pesto Grilled Chicken
Right before we left for our trip to Italy in May, I decided that I wanted to try making my own pesto. It turned out great, but while on a food tour in Florence, Italy, we found out that the way I make pesto is actually spot on. It’s made pretty much the same way [...]
Red Quinoa with Corn-Avocado Salad
If you’ve never tried quinoa, you might not know how to cook it at first. Luckily, this grain that is mostly found in South America, is as easy to handle as rice. If you can boil rice, you can cook quinoa. Although you can certainly eat it alone, I thought it tasted particularly good with [...]
Grilled Lamb with Cilantro-Mint Yogurt Sauce
Summer’s around the corner! That means that if you have an outdoor grill, you better put it to use! If you can’t grill outside, don’t worry. This recipe will work just as well on a George Foreman or grill plate. Check out the red quinoa and corn-avocado salad recipes for easy side dishes to pair [...]
Roasted Tomato & Portobello Mushroom Fajitas
My husband made this dish as a pre-Valentines dinner and it was delicious! I know I’m a bit biased, but he’s probably one of the best male cooks that I personally know. Here’s how you pull this together:
Ingredients (for 2 people)
1 large tomato, cut into large chunks
1 portobello mushroom, sliced into long strips
1/2 red bell [...]Stuffed Baby Eggplant
This is an Indian dish that does take quite a bit of time to prepare since you have to mix quite a few spices that you’re stuffing each baby eggplant with. It’s very exotic and great for entertaining. You might get intimidated by the long list of ingredients, but it will definitely satisfy your sweet [...]
Spinach and Mushroom Risotto Bake with Parmesan and Sundried Tomatoes or Bacon
Take the Spinach and Mushroom Risotto (below) and top it with the following:
Ingredients (for 4 people)
1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup of bread crumbs
1/4 cup of sundried tomatoes, coarsely chopped OR
3/4 cup of crumbled bacon (pan fried or microwaved)Directions
1. Prepare the spinach and mushroom risotto according to directions.
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Crumble bacon [...]Paneer Makhani
Don’t be intimidated when you see the list of ingredients for this recipe, it’s a lot easier than it looks and extremely satisfying if you enjoy rich, Indian food. If you cook fairly frequently, you probably have most of these ingredients already. Otherwise, a quick trip to the Indian grocery store will get you most [...]
Super Simple & Soft Rotis
This is great for if you’re just getting started with rotis since this is one of the most basic recipes.
Ingredients
2 cups of chapati flour, all-purpose flour, or whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon of ghee or melted butter
3/4 to 1 cup of warm water, adjust as needed
1 teaspoon of salt (optional)
Some extra ghee or melted butter for [...]
