something old, something borrowed, and something new
I find it liberating that I can make this barbecue chicken year round. I don’t have to rely on agreeable weather conditions. Rain, snow or shine I can still enjoy a good barbecue chicken because these are oven baked, comfortably cooked indoors at my own whim.
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This butternut squash and kale salad with a warm walnut vinaigrette is quite a refreshing side at any Holiday table. The warm vinaigrette mellows the butternut squash and takes the edge off their rawness. The walnuts and pinch of cinnamon add rich sweetness to the salad. And I believe the pomegranate seeds bring in some suave to it.
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I call them my happy stack. These light and fluffy pancakes have adorned so many birthday mornings of my boys. Especially when they were toddlers, when stacking up Legos was their primary occupation in life. A tall fluffy stack of pancakes on birthday mornings would elicit shrieks of delight from my little toddlers. I miss toddlerhood in my life, I really do.
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All you noodle lovers out there, come on, join me and let us slurp our way to delirium. Your love for noodles will double and triple with these fragrant and spicy coconut curried noodles. Looking for a comforting noodle soup? Then these curried noodles are for you.
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Happy Labor Day weekend folks! Hope everyone is having a good time during this holiday weekend. We are taking in as much as we can out of this last leg of summer days. We’ll be spending a lot of time lazing around in the pool, watching the sunset and reflecting upon life as we slowly glide into the last quarter of the year, all along munching on these prosciutto, mozzarella, fig panini.
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At times when I feel run down, don’t know what to cook or what to eat, I turn to my five spice seasoned lentils or “panch phoron dail”. ”Panch phoron” literally means five spices and “dail” is another word for dal. Dal, as we know it, refers to a variety of pulses and legumes, cooked and eaten all over the Indian subcontinent. It is often dressed up or down to suit different occasions. For example, parties and celebrations call for richer versions while an everyday staple dal is eaten in its simplest form, first boiled and then tempered with whole spices. So a bowl of dal can comfort you on a cold wintry night as well soothe you on a blistering hot day.
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One bite onto this tart and the pastry crumbles and falls all over you, that’s how buttery and flaky this peach tart is. It is the perfect crust to the sweet, luscious, juicy caramelized peaches on top. You need to taste it to believe it and you’ll most certainly agree with me that it is a match made in heaven. Juicy summery fruit on buttery flaky pastry feels like a dream come true. And you can guzzle it anytime of the day as a snack, a dessert or even breakfast. I do sometimes indulge myself with a piece with my morning coffee, a great combination I must say.
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