Lemons & Rinds

Its hard to digest when parents say their kids do not like vegetables or whole grain items. Something so delicious like fresh and seasonal produce is so satisfying to the palate, especially during warm days. Its simply a matter of how they are served. Each produce has its own unique taste and there are herbs to enhance its flavor.  Its spring time and our farmer's market is full of seasonal vegetables and fruits. We grabbed a bundle of tender asparagus stalks over the weekend and our little one is eager to find out what mum's going to do with it. So the first thing this morning, he got the asparagus out, and since than I have been wondering what to make. I browsed for a curry for dinner, and while chopping that, I made a quick pasta for lunch with asparagus and grape tomatoes. How convenient and healthy can that be! So here's what I did for the pasta: 1 cup whole wheat pasta few cut into half grape tomatoes 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste 1/2 cu...

A hearty breakfast of Thalipeeth, 'LONI', Tea This post is dedicated to my dearest friend (I do not need to take her name, she is the only one with a gluten free diet). Thalipeeth takes us back to our roots in rural India. Every family has their own way of making a 'Thalipeeth Bajani', rather it depends from individual to individual about what grains they want to add to Thalipeeth. It serves as an excellent breakfast, or even a quick lunch with lots of veggies, homemade white butter on the side and a glass of butter milk. Offlate I have been using my mom's method of using a plastic carry bag to pat the dough, and a cast iron pan to roast it with enough oil. I have been making Thalipeeth from the flour that my mom had made for me during my last India visit 6 months back. However, now it will be my next challenge to make it at home here in the US. I will typically have to depend on the ingredients on the Indian stores here, and of course the quality of ingre...

Got to admit that I am a wanderer in the massive blogging world. That one link leads to the other and I have completely lost track of where I began and where am I suppose to land. Surely, lot of them out there share this thought. It is so much fun to  read and browse blogs than writing one. Anyways, after all these days reading blogs and food articles, I have some drafts ready to be published. The first one is a simple toddler/ adult lunch. Now who dsnt like Egg Salad Sandwich! Our picky toddler is also no exception. Ons some lazy days, I give him super healthy sandwich toasted with some of his favorite vegetables like broccoli or cherry tomatoes. Sometimes we do it open faced with cheese and toast it in the oven, or grill it like a Panini. This is what I add to this sandwich typically: Boiled eggs, mayonnaise to combine, hint of mustard for flavor, salt, pepper, cheese (sliced or grated, whatever is on hand), some grated veggies (again something that goes well on...