Tag: winter

Curried Navy Bean Soup

Curried Navy Bean Soup

(Featured in Fine Cooking’s Spicing up Soup Week) The devil of the winter is back and has a big table of  a variety of wintry mix for us. Snow, ice, sleet, freezing rain, howling winds – you name it, and we have it!

Curried Potato and Cauliflower Stew with Toasted Peanuts

Curried Potato and Cauliflower Stew with Toasted Peanuts

This recipe was included in the Gourmet Live Round Up:Stews and Cassoulets! This recipe was born out of a memory from my childhood – a trip taken long time back with my parents. It was winter time. The town was  small, neither plush nor remote 

What we have been doing…and an Upcoming Review

What we have been doing…and an Upcoming Review

We are in the midst of winter. Like any other state, here in Texas January is the most difficult to get through. Cold, gloomy skies, chilling drizzles, and the ice. I know people elsewhere are laughing at me. There is a reason why we chose 

Red Rice and Paneer Pilaf

Red Rice and Paneer Pilaf

  Merry Christmas my lovely friends!

Spiced Fruit Bread

Spiced Fruit Bread

The fruit and spice laden bread is  the quick way to satisfy an insatiable craving for a traditional fruit cake. Orange peels and  zest, cinnamon, and allspice, lend this full-bodied fruit bread an intriguing flavor. The medley of  dried fruits  and nuts give it a