Pumpkin Soup with Browned Maple-Sage-Butter

Pumpkin Soup - Main

This pumpkin soup with browned maple-sage-butter is the perfect fall weather soup. Each spoonful of that pumpkin soup is savory and has just the right amount of sweetness from the browned maple-sage-butter. So this fall, turn up the volume and don’t be content with just any pumpkin soup, make this pumpkin soup with browned maple-sage-butter.

Continue reading “Pumpkin Soup with Browned Maple-Sage-Butter”

Dal Makhani, The Ultimate Indian Comfort Food

Dal Makhani - Main

On any given day, I would have a pot of dal makhani simmering away on the stove. That given day would mostly be a Sunday, when a pot of dal makhani would be slowly bubbling away over low heat on the stove, while the kids are fumbling over some Lego pieces on the kitchen island. Yes definitely a Sunday, when we take a break from the daily grind and go low and slow. 

Continue reading “Dal Makhani, The Ultimate Indian Comfort Food”

Easy Cioppino, A Seafood Stew

Cioppino - main

The name Cioppino may have been derived from an Italian word. But this seafood stew has its origins in San Francisco, California. It was created by San Francisco’s Italian immigrant fishermen in the late 1800s, who chipped in the odds and ends of the day’s catch to make a communal stew. Cioppino is a stew of fish and shellfish, cooked usually with tomatoes, wine, spices and fresh herbs. 

Continue reading “Easy Cioppino, A Seafood Stew”

Oven Fried Chicken with Butter Honey Mustard Sauce

Oven Fried Chicken - Main

I cannot help but rave about this fried chicken, make that oven fried chicken. For one, it is crisp and crunchy like its deep-fried rich cousin. Even the most ardent fans of real fried chicken will be lured away by the moist and flavorful meat of this oven fried version. And to top it all, with the oven method you don’t have to go through messy frying and all that spattering.

Continue reading “Oven Fried Chicken with Butter Honey Mustard Sauce”

Chicken with Prosciutto and Fontina

Chicken-prosciutto-fontina-main

I am sometimes appalled by the simplicity of this chicken dinner. It is just a matter of having some prosciutto and fontina in the refrigerator and you have a simple yet elegant chicken dinner, fit for any night of the week. Well, fit enough for a busy mom like me. With two boys in three  different sports, most weeknights I find myself either driving them around or cheering for them from the sidelines. Which means, less time at home to cook and eat dinner. Herein comes quick-cooking boneless, skinless chicken breasts. And with the slightest amount of work, a healthy home-cooked dinner is never a distant possibility. 

Continue reading “Chicken with Prosciutto and Fontina”