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kzafarullah
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Arugula with cherries, sheep's milk cheese and sherry vinaigrette
In this hot weather simple and cooling is good. This super simple salad is off the charts delicious. I love fruit in my salads, and these...
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kzafarullah
Aug 21, 20203 min read
Sambhar - Indian curry series 4
This dish is as eponymous with South India, mainly Tamil Nadu, as is pasta to Italy. However, history has a different version for this...
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kzafarullah
Aug 20, 20203 min read
Kashmiri seekh kebabs
The term “Seekh” or “Shish” is derived from the Turkish şiş kebap, literally meaning to be roasted on a stick (or sword). When we trace...
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kzafarullah
Aug 19, 20202 min read
Pasta with braised artichoke sauce
We love artichokes and I am happy they are available year round, although I generally follow the produce of the season.. I particularly...
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kzafarullah
Aug 18, 20202 min read
Miss Ollie's Jerk Chicken
I was craving spicy chicken wings and I also wanted to cook them on the grill. I looked through quite a few recipes till I found this one...
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kzafarullah
Aug 17, 20202 min read
Guava, ricotta and habanero ice cream
i received this new cookbook, and while excitedly paging through it, I found this recipe, and I had very ingredient needed. What is the...
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kzafarullah
Aug 16, 20203 min read
Red bean gumbo with greens
Let's start with what is a gumbo? It is a traditional soup from Louisiana, with variations in the neighbouring southern states. The...
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kzafarullah
Aug 16, 20202 min read
Green chile spoon bread
Spoon bread is from the deep Southern US, it has a pudding-like texture and is so delicate that it needs to be eaten with a spoon, hence...
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kzafarullah
Aug 15, 20203 min read
Curried chickpeas or Chole - Indian curry series 3
In this third installment, we are talking the very famous chole or chickpea curry. This dish is supposed to have originated is Punjab,...
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kzafarullah
Aug 14, 20202 min read
Charred broccolini and avocado tacos with roasted tomatillo salsa
It is hard to find a great vegetarian taco recipe, this one is fantastic. Charred vegetables dressed in spices, with creamy avocados and...
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kzafarullah
Aug 13, 20202 min read
Yams with ground coconut (Chena Erissari) - Indian curry series 2
This recipe is from the small Suriani community in Kerala, one of the oldest Christian communities in the world (a very nice detailed...
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kzafarullah
Aug 12, 20202 min read
Cold rice noodle salad
This is the perfect Vietnamese-influenced salad for those warm summer days, refreshing, super healthy, stunningly beautiful and...
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kzafarullah
Aug 11, 20202 min read
Malaysian-style chicken satay with peanut sauce
Most Asian countries have a version of satay, the best usually available on street corners or open air markets in small stalls. Each...
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kzafarullah
Aug 10, 20201 min read
Mexican-style grilled corn
Corn is one of my favourite summer vegetables to grill. I was looking for a recipe for a Mexican-themed meal, and I could not find...
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kzafarullah
Aug 9, 20202 min read
Green bean sodhi - Indian curry series 1
A sodhi is a light and mild coconut milk based curry from the Tamil community of South India and Sri Lanka. Sodhis are generally...
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kzafarullah
Aug 8, 20202 min read
Spicy grilled fish with heirloom tomato salsa
This is a super easy and super delicious recipe. I was looking to make fish tacos on the grill. This recipe was perfect, lightly seasoned...
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kzafarullah
Aug 8, 20201 min read
Guacamole
Everyone loves guacamole, but there is guacamole that is delicious and the bland crap you get almost everywhere else. This recipe takes...
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kzafarullah
Aug 7, 20202 min read
Roasted beets with Avocado-Habanero crema
We love the flavor of sweet-earthy roasted beets, and this recipe is amongst my favorites. The creamy sauce with a touch of heat balances...
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kzafarullah
Aug 6, 20202 min read
Jackfruit seed and mango in coconut curry
Jackfruit is an amazing fruit. We are fortunate enough to start seeing it during season at the Indian, Asian and Mexican grocery stores....
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kzafarullah
Aug 5, 20202 min read
Mango, roasted ginger, and lime ice cream
There are various versions of this ice cream in a few of the cookbooks that I own and on the internet. I read through quite a few of them...
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