Spicy ground turkey
On May 8, 2012 by Meghalee DasThis is a quick, easy and relatively low-calorie dish which A made last night and it was delicious! Ground turkey is very convenient as it can be used to make meatballs, patties for burgers, stuffing for tacos or sandwiches or can simply be served with rice. We had it with a few slices of multi-grain
Fish cakes
On April 12, 2012 by Meghalee DasThis is a very easy and quick snack and I will just admit that it tastes absolutely delicious! A and I gobbled up 16 fish cakes in less than an hour! They are not extremely crispy or greasy but have just the right amount of crisp on the outside and is soft and moist on
Lemon cheesecake
On April 11, 2012 by Meghalee DasLemon cheesecake is a perfect dessert for brunch or dinner during spring and summer. The tangy, lemony taste is refreshing and unlike other cheesecakes, which tend to be heavy, this tastes light and airy. I had planned to make it for Easter but due to lack of time I chose to skip dessert and only
Challah Bread
On April 3, 2012 by Meghalee DasI have been thinking of baking bread since many days but just don’t get the time or it doesn’t feel like something worth the effort. But this bread looked so pretty that I thought of giving it a try and I don’t regret it because the house smells heavenly! Challah, pronounced Hahlah, is a Jewish
A salty affair
On March 28, 2012 by Meghalee DasThis is a filler post with no recipe, just wanted to share my thoughts on the issues people face when they start cooking for the first time. I was just going through an informal Facebook survey and almost everyone said that the basic problem they had when they started cooking was how to put the
Tres leches cake
On March 26, 2012 by Meghalee DasTres leches cake means “three milk cake” in Spanish and is very popular in South American countries. Since Texas has a sizeable Mexican population, it is a popular dessert in almost every Mexican restaurant or bakery. I had never heard of this form of cake before I came here and I really like its moist
Basic Sponge Cake
On March 25, 2012 by Meghalee DasThe very basis of creating a beautiful cake is a good cake base and one of the most popular and adaptable cakes is the humble sponge cake. When I first baked a sponge cake, I was overwhelmed by the numerous recipes, everyone was saying different things: the ingredients were more or else similar but the
Garlic pickle
On March 24, 2012 by Meghalee DasThe first time I had garlic pickle was from a store-bought jar (it was either Mother’s Recipe or Priya Pickles) and it still continues to be my favourite version of garlic pickle. I have never got the same taste elsewhere, maybe because the ones I tried were not aged properly by keeping in the sun
Chilli Tamarind Pickle
On March 22, 2012 by Meghalee DasWhen I was a little girl, making achaar or pickle was one of those things which all the women in the house participated in – grandma, mom, aunts etc — someone would be grinding the spices, while others would cut the vegetables or fruits and so on. Our ancestral house in Silchar had a little