Chris and I decided that we would serve an Indian dinner to our travel wary guests the night before our wedding.
Tag: indian inspired
Baked Samosas (gluten-free or not)
Samosas are really supposed to be deep-fried and they are also supposed to be in a little triangular pouch. My version is baked and they are in a half circle (like an empanada), but they are still delicious. Baked samosas stay yummy for a few days where as anything deep-fried needs to be eaten right…
Garam Masala Baked Chicken with Pickled Plums
I am very, very pleased with this dinner. I have made this chicken recipe a few times before. It’s from a Food and Wine Annual Cookbook (2007) that my mum gave me for Christmas a while back, but I have made a few changes… I use my favourite Garam Masala recipe instead of the one…
Coronation Chicken Salad
I have posted this recipe before, but it was buried in another post I wanted it to be easier to find for the folks who are looking for the recipes from the wedding picnic menu. I usually poach my chicken for this recipe which also produces a wonderful chicken broth. However, since we were multiplying this…
Garam Masala (two kinds)
Garam Masala is a spice blend used in Indian cooking. It’s usually added at the end of cooking as the final seasoning. You can buy it at the store but it really does taste better if you make your own fresh. Even if you take a whole year to use your homemade garam masala up,…
A DIY Wedding Menu for 100 guests…. if your friends and family rock
On August 20th Chris and I got married. The wedding was on Gabriola Island in British Columbia, not to far from where I spent my early childhood on the coast. It takes a bit of effort to get there. Our friends and family from New York, Tennessee, Virginia, Alberta, inland BC, Portland, Seattle, Texas, Detroit…
Comforting Greek Vegetable Stew
Do you like cooking for other people? Personally it’s one of my main motivations for cooking creative food, making it nourishing and preparing food in general. This week we finally started doing something at work that we’d all been intending for ages: cooking a staff lunch to share. I made a goal to start after…
Jain Coriander-Scented Millet and Mung Bean Pilaf with Homemade Ghee
Otherwise known as Ahmadabad Jain Pullao, this wonderful recipe comes from Julie Sahni’s Classic Indian and Vegetarian Grain Cooking. I’ve been delving into this book lately, and finding that Indian cooking has a lot to do with different dairy preparation techniques. Yogurt is a complete main-stay, as is ghee…. USLI GHEE To make 3/4 cup…
Green Bread & Green Soup!
Erin got me the book “Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking” for Christmas this year, and this interesting bread is the first recipe that I’ve made out of it. It is called Hara Paratha, Collard/Kale Bread. It’s a fried bread that is similar to roti in consistency. It has a spicy flavour and, of course,…
Silvi’s Deep Winter Stir Fry
Here is a very typical Silvi vegetable preparation. I made it from vegetables that were hangin’ out in my fridge. All of these veggies are in season in the wintertime. Thumbs up for that. Yea.. honestly, this recipe is iconic at this point in my life. Big deep dish of vegetables, stewed until soft with…
Big Sis Little Dish 