Dorie Greenspan's "Traditional Marble Cake"

My marbling leaves a lot to be desired! This is the third attempt for me to get my Marble Cake "photo-ready"! Oh the taste and texture of this cake was awesome every-time. But what did you expect? This is Dorie Greenspan's Recipe from the baking book "From my Home to yours". This book is one of my favorite baking book ever! I would love...

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Savory Whole-Wheat Bread Pudding With Broccoli, Sweet Potato and Summer Squash

I make Sweet bread pudding whenever I have leftover bread cause my son loves it but this time decided to concoct a Savory version with Summer and Fall veggies.. The drop in the weather certainly called for something "Un-Sweet". While it tastes good as is, my son wanted to eat it with a healthy squirt of ketchup. He will eat mud if it had...

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The Nuances of Making a South-Indian Sambhar "Lentils And Vegetables"

What's on the menu today?? "Cherry-Belle" Radish Sambhar  on a bed of white rice with a Tsp of  Ghee + Hyacinth Beans/Broad Curry With Grated Coconut +  Bitter Gourd/Bitter Melon Curry + Homemade Curd/Yogurt +  Indian Hot Lime Pickle Can the Irish live without Potato? Can Asians((Yes, Indians included!!! So put that...

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Goan "Chicken Xacuti"

This is the new favorite chicken curry at my house. This curry has its origin from Goa, an Indian state, which is a former Portuguese colony with plenty of history and a rich cuisine.I have been looking for a perfect Xacuti (pronounced "sha-koo-ty") for ages and my search ended when my Facebook buddy Sadhana asked to check out her recipe....

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