Lemons & Rinds

I was on the hunt for the perfect fennel bulbs for many summers, however, could not grab my hands on it. My mercury levels would rise when I would see Giada De Laurentis episode reruns. She uses a lot of fennel in her dishes (not that I like her much, but yes, I would be honest in admitting that most of her dishes do look tempting to give a try). Anyways, today was my fennel day at our Local farmers market on Route 9. It is one of the best Farmers Market I have been here in the US. Everything fresh and economically priced. The best part being I get a array of just about every produce of the season. Anyways, enough advertisement of our local market, now back to what I actually wanted to blog about. I made this amazingly refreshing salad that is so so perfect for a picnic takeaway.  I can eat it all by myself if home alone, however, will be serving this for dinner tonight along with Egg Frittata. AND of course our daily dose of Dal-Chawal ;))). As I ...

While in India, eating chicken at home on Sundays would mean Chicken Curry. My mother and the rest of the extended family on both sides (meaning Maternal and Paternal), would make blind folded Chicken curries on Sundays. It was such a routine for years and years, that the new generation has reached its saturation point. I have a terrible nausea of chicken curries now in my 30s. (My mother still makes chicken curry on sundays, with the same masala, and refuses to abandon it at ay cost). So, thanks to my life a little away from my beloved families, and above all our little toddler who loves Chicken, Parmesan Chicken was the solution to my boredom. It is something I can never ever go wrong with and I can make plenty and plenty of servings of it. I guess a dish that the cook herself loves (no no darling, I am not a feminist!!!), always comes out the best. Crispy, golden brown crust on the outside and moist chicken on the inside, is what makes it so delectable. Time and...