Spring Berry Salad

Call this the spring salad or even summer salad, or any other name of choice but this is good for any day of the season. One glimpse of this vibrant colored salad is enough to brighten my mood and cheer me up. I would not mind eating this every day, provided somebody else makes this for me (of courseJ). The flavors and the vivid textures of fruits, vegetables and nuts blends in so well, that while enjoying the flavors you may not realize that you are eating something so healthy. The inspiration for this salad comes from Jaya. We had…

Dry Mushroom Curry/Mushroom Fry Recipe

Growing up, mushroom was a rarity and something that did not get cooked often in our kitchen. But after living in the US for a while, I have developed an acquired taste to it and now beginning to like it. On the other hand DH and the kiddo have had no problems and like pretty much anything made with it. This dish was something that DH made for the kiddo over the weekend and we all enjoyed it. This is a no-fuss, straightforward recipe which do not require too many ingredients. While preparing this dish, DH added only half of…

Stuffed Capsicum/ Bharvaan Mirchi

Indian style stuffed vegetable dishes that I know of are notorious for being complicated and time consuming. What with the roasting of spices, grinding, stuffing and cooking it can take up a better part of the day. I have this experience while making the stuffed brinjal, a traditional coconut based stuffed dish.  But this stuffed bell pepper dish on the other hand is quite easy to dish out and looks elegant too. There is no roasting of spices or grinding and since the capsicums are baked, they do not require the baby sitting. I am really excited about this recipe,…