Gujarat, the state that my family is from in India, is known for its prolific use of legumes. We eat a wide variety of legumes in a multitude of different ways. They are included in…
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Happy Diwali to all! Diwali is a time of great celebration and joy in India–it is the festival of lights. I have fond memories of visits to India during Diwali. Our normally quiet…
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In high school, I went to visit my family in India every summer. One of my fondest memories of those visits was a small barbecue that my cousins would throw as a going away party…
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This delicious cauliflower dish is based on a famous Indian recipe which my dad reinterpreted. My dad likes to call this dish “Aloo Gobi without the Aloo.” That literally means potato-cauliflower without the…
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This summer has been an excellent summer for peaches. In the beginning of July, I went to go visit some of my family in a small town in South Carolina. When I say…
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My apologies for the long delay in updating. I was out of the country for two weeks, one of which was spent in a boat in the middle of the fjords of Norway…
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In addition to the rich complexity of dry Indian spices, Indian cooks use quite a variety of fresh spices as well. Luckily, most of these ingredients are widely available and don’t require special…
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For a few months last year I wrote a recipe column called “Rushed Recipes” along with one of my friends with the goal of creating quick, delicious recipes for med students with very…
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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…