Its grilling season! We love experimenting with different flavors on the grill. We've been wanting to try out grilling paneer for awhile but weren't sure how to season it and how to cook it without ending up with crumbled pieces of paneer all over the place. So we came up with this idea to slather paneer cubes in schezwan sauce and cook them skewered over the grill for this Grilled Schezwan Paneer! Let me just tell you, it really turned out to be an amazing idea and the perfect filling for kati ...
Indian Fried Rice (Vagharelo Bhaat)
This dish is a childhood classic. Whenever Indian moms have some leftover rice and kids are running around whining and complaining about too much dal bhaat and khichdi kadhi this is the next option! Just take that leftover rice the kids are refusing to eat and transform it into an slightly different dish! And for some reason, even though we knew it was just the exact same rice with the exact same veggies we always eat, it always felt like a treat every time. Almost like Mom's know if they keep ...
Shrimp and Scallop Scampi
Shrimp scampi is a go-to meal for us! I know how that might sound, are you thinking, "whoa! that's quite a fancy-schmancy go-to meal!"? But it's really a super simple dish with just a few ingredients. I mean: pasta, butter, lemon and shrimp! So simple but so delicious! Its really a no-brainer! This time around I wanted to play around with the recipe by adding scallops! I hardly cook scallops, because they always seem to be so delicate. But we bought some fresh scallops from our local ...
Summer Vegetables Quesadilla
Summertime is abundant with fresh produce. All of the markets are brimming with corn, tomatoes, squash, peppers, and cucumbers, just to name a few local items around here. So naturally I tend to get a little crazy at the farmers market and come home with grocery bags full of summer veggies, but then what to do with it? Grilled veggies, salads, sauteed for a side dish. All great options, but sometimes that can get boring quickly through out the week. So I tried just sauting some with ...
…the Kitchen Sink
everything but...the Kitchen Sink I’ve a got a little basil plant that is doing quite well this summer! Its definitely soaking up the sun and warmth these days! I’m looking for some ways to make good use out of it this year! Here are some recipes I've found that I'm planning on trying out very soon! ♥Sometimes (or most times!) the simplest recipe is the most delicious! Especially when the recipe is coming from the Barefoot Contessa! How can you wrong with that?! Tomato ...