'Dinners' Category
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Roasted Masala Eggplant
This is my mom’s recipe and is absolutely my favorite way to eat eggplant! Don’t worry about using whole cloves of garlic…this won’t make the eggplant too garlicky since roasted garlic has a nice and mellow flavor. Ingredients 1 medium eggplant About 9 to 10 whole cloves of garlic, peeled 2 teaspoons of olive oil [...]
Szechuan Tofu Stir-fry
Ingredients 1 package of extra firm tofu, shallow fried 1/2 red onion, chopped 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped 1 package bean sprouts 1/2 15 oz. can of tomato sauce 1 green chili, chopped 1 tablespoon of chili sauce 1 tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste 3 tablespoons of olive oil 3 tablespoons [...]
Hearty Stuffed Peppers
The great thing about this dish is that you can make it with ground turkey, beef, chicken, or soy crumbles without having to change the rest of the recipe and adding just a few more minutes for certain meats to cook through. This goes great with pastas or with Orzo or Rissotto. I made this [...]
American Chop Suey
Recipe courtesy of Varsha Chawla (my mother-in-law, not myself). This is a great, tangy Chinese style American dish that is great by itself, or served with a plate of hot rice. Ingredients (for four people) 1 lb cabbage, chopped up 2 onions, chopped up 10 fresh green beans, chopped 2 cups of shredded carrots 1 [...]
Cheese Tortellini One-Pan Meal
This is a great meal to cook in one pan (ok, two if you count the pot you boil this in, but clean-up for that one should be minimal ). It’s pretty quick to prepare and is always satisfying. You can add more tomato sauce if you want this to be saucier. Give it a [...]
