Recipes

  For this week’s Blogging Maraton #106 theme of “Soups and Stews”, since the last two posts were soups, I thought I will post a stew this time. A stew usually has more body that soups and eaten with a side of bread, rice or something similar. I just decided that the easiest thing for me to do is to post our own stew – Ishtu, which is basically a “Malayalamized” word of stew. 😀   For umma, ishtu is always vegetarian – with potatoes and some additional vegetables. Whenever we would tell her to add chicken or meat, she...

Turkey picadillo Probably one of my favorite savory flavors is briny and salty. I am always asking for extra extra dirty martinis. And even then, I don’t think it’s briny enough for me. I mean, might as well just dump the entire liquid contents of an olive jar into my drink. This is also probably why I love pickleback shots. Have you ever had them? Lol, they are probably the wrong decision to make but they’re so good. Enough about drinking, let’s talk about turkey picadillo. I hope I don’t get people coming after me for this because I know...

This gluten-free chicken pot pie is the only recipe you will ever need. It is buttery, flaky and so warm and cozy that you will want to eat the whole thing! Plus, it is the easiest recipe you’ve ever made. Gluten-Free Chicken Pot Pie If you are looking for a super simple chicken pot pie, then you’ve absolutely found it! I love this recipe because it can be made so simply. You can use leftovers from any Sunday meal or Thanksgiving and a pre-prepared gluten-free pie crust or you can make it all from scratch.  It couldn’t be a more...

Step aside Marinara Meat Sauce, Ragù Bolognese is without doubt the Queen of Italian sauces. This stick to your ribs pasta will warm your heart and soul any time of year. So yeah, this takes 4-5 hours to make, but the good news is that using the oven-braise technique means that you don’t have to stand at the stove the whole time like your (or somebody’s) Italian grandma did. Depending on your knife and prep skills, the active time in this recipe should be no more than an hour. From the time I started cooking to the time I got...

I’m not a big fan of meatballs but Keith and Samantha enjoy them.  When I saw a recipe from the Barefoot Contessa that served meatballs over polenta, I was intrigued.  We all love polenta.  With the extra hour in the day yesterday from “falling back”, I decided to do some cooking ahead yesterday.  That made tonight’s dinner a quick and easy one. Rosemary polenta 2 TB butter 2 TB olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 tsp minced rosemary 3/4 cup chicken stock 1 cup milk 1/2 cup cornmeal 4 TB grated Parmesan cheese...