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Nutty Chicken Wings

2010-07-22T07:43:35Z

I have been staring at this picture for a few days now, just couldn’t come up with a better name even after all this time! The nutty part of the name comes from the almonds in the marinade and not from the fact that I was going nuts trying to think of a name. The almonds were an afterthought, a last minute addition really, but I think it made the dish! The plan was to make a marinade with coconut cream. (I just realized that it would’ve been Coco-nutty chicken ...
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Two New Belltown Restaurants: Bisato & Pintxo

2010-07-13T06:19:55Z

In this past year, so many Seattle restaurants have gone out of business, its got to a point where you’ve got to call and check if your favorite restaurant is still open before making dinner plans. Some of those restaurants had it coming, but it was the biggest shock ever seeing a few others in that list. I guess the restaurant industry is so volatile and their profit margin is so small that surviving in this economy is pretty darn tough. The good news is that in place of every ...
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Kale Dal (Spiced Kale and Lentils)

2010-07-06T04:34:19Z

Oh Kale, how much I love thee! I don’t know why I have this fascination with bitter foods, I do have the sweetest personality! Okay, that is a lie, the personality part that is, but the worst I get is a little sour sometime, never bitter! I love bitter melon and all types of bitter greens like mustard green, broccoli rabe, chicory and the good old muringa ila (leaves of the drumstick tree) from back home. I don’t think Kale is as bitter as some of those other items, but ...
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Kheema Dosa

2010-06-29T06:49:40Z

We Seattleites are obsessed with weather. People over here spend so much time outside in summer, as if it is the last time we will ever get to see the sun! This year especially since the weather has been so inconsistent, any day we get some sun everyone is out in droves. I am the kind of person who needs to spend at least one day a week at home without any human contact in order to get rejuvenated and refreshed for the work week. That’s why I love winter, ...
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Tangdi Kabab

2010-06-21T15:22:24Z

Once upon a time, a girl and a boy fresh out of college moved to a big city far away from home to pursue their dream jobs. They were both living away from home for the first time, all determined to enjoy the new found freedom and were making more money than they had ever dreamed of; the combination was dangerous. They started living it up, partying hard, life was fun and easy and they never worried about the future for even a single second. One day a mutual friend introduced the ...
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Pazham Pori/Ethakka Appam (Fried Banana(Plantain) Fritters)

2010-06-07T06:20:54Z

I can’t believe it’s only been 6 days since I got back from India. Life is already back to normal, except for a bit of jetlag that hits me in the afternoon. It is almost like I never left at all. We celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary on Friday and managed to get away for the weekend. After getting back home, I even made dinner tonight. Now that everything is back to normal, I’ve started feeling guilty about not updating this blog. Since I have a few of my mom’s ...
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Squid Thoran

2010-05-20T02:15:01Z

I am more than half way through my vacation and now I don’t even know how I’ll ever be able to go back to my desk job. Not having any responsibility suits me just fine. Wish I could do this back home in Seattle, just laze around all day and eat yummy home cooked hot meals three times a day. I am getting horribly homesick these days, I can’t even remember why I decided to take this month long vacation alone. Oh yeah, I do, because I was too impatient ...
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Chemmeen Ularthiyathu (Roasted Prawns)

2010-05-10T02:45:25Z

I am writing this post from Kerala, where I’ve been for the past week. This year has been really hectic so far and then suddenly I end up here having absolutely nothing to do. I am in such a Zen state that all my plans for collecting as many Kerala recipes as I can and blogging frequently are all put on hold. I have so much free time these days I should really be using it in a more productive way, but the lazy part of my brain is telling ...
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Kerala Style Mutton Chops

2010-04-22T16:28:22Z

Am I on a roll or what! Two recipes in a week, it’s been a long time since that has happened! Just trying to get all my drafts cleaned up before leaving for India. I have such mixed feelings about this India trip, while I am all excited about seeing my family, just thinking about being away from Siv for a month is making me really sad. Because of this, I’ve been treating him extra special these days. This dish was part of a special homecoming dinner I made for ...
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Lemony White Beans and Asparagus Stir Fry

2010-04-21T07:24:22Z

This is a new dish I invented during my half-hearted SBD attempt last week. The recipe itself is nothing new, but it is the unusual combination that turned out to be a surprise, a good surprise. One of the most popular recipes on this site is the Lemony Kale and Chickpea stir fry. This one is very similar, only difference is that the chickpeas were replaced with white beans and the kale with asparagus. So, is it worth an entire post if it is just the same recipe? Probably not, ...
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