• Sweet and Salty Lime Soda ~ Nimbu Pani

        Summers in India put summers in the Midwest to shame.  The temperature soars to the 110s on a daily basis and often there is no respite from the heat.  Right before the…

    June 13, 2011
  • Deconstructed Guacamole

    .     Today was one of those days when it seemed like a terrible idea to turn on the stove due to the extreme heat wave we’ve been having around here.  It got…

    June 8, 2011
  • Tomato Gojju

      Even though my family is originally from Gujarat, some of my favorite Indian comfort food is from South India.  You see, when I was a baby we lived across the street from a…

    June 3, 2011
  • Cornmeal Pancakes

    Mama Hathi, Papa Hathi, and I went to the Grand Canyon the summer before I started medical school.  It was a marvelous trip.  We were able to visit both the North and the South…

    May 31, 2011
  • Grilled Asparagus

    dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" The Lion bought me Ad Hod at Home for my birthday this past year.  It is a wonderful book by Thomas Keller, author of The French Laundry Cookbook, and Bouchon.  Keller is…

    May 27, 2011
  • Citrus-Olive Oil Cupcakes

      Bear with me on this one.  I know the idea of making a dessert with olive oil sounds rather strange.  After all, olive oil is largely thought of as a savory ingredient, lending…

    May 23, 2011
  • Whole-Wheat Blueberry Buttermilk Waffles

    Whole-Wheat Blueberry Buttermilk Waffles

    I recently resurrected my family’s old waffle iron.  It had sat in the back of the pantry for YEARS completely neglected.  When I resurrected it, the first few batches of waffles I made were…

    May 15, 2011