Snappy Strawberry Salad – with Masala-Tov Vinaigrette Strawberry season is so short. And this year it seems like nature is giving us a gift with the juiciest berries. Run, don’t walk and make this salad pronto. The snap of sugar peas, crunch from cucumbers and sweet and tart berries is dressed just enough with a […]
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Malabari Pea Shoot Soup
Malabari Pea Shoot Soup – A Coastal Coconut Rejuvenation Pea shoots are so refreshing and rejuvenating, and what better than to make a refreshing recipe that’s light and healthful with locally sourced micro green sugar pea shoots from our friend and farm partner Giant Gorilla Greens. This soup marries the flavors of coconut with our […]
Jackfruit & Coconut Curry
Jackfruit & Coconut Curry with Sundays in Malabar I wanted to call this recipe Malabar Jack for all the swagger and flavor it brings to the table. When home for summer vacation, Mummy would make a spicy jackfruit curry that I’d look forward to, scooped up with warm rotis or over fragrant basmati rice and […]
Pumpkin, Almond & Coconut Barfi
Usually, when Diwali comes in late October or November, it’s also starting to get festive here in the North East. And if you come from a culture like India, any festival is all about the food. When we were young, it would mean tons of homemade snacks and sweets. And what I love about Indian […]
Sunday Sheet-Pan Sabzi
Sheet-Pan Sabzi – Roasted Vegetables, Indian Style When I want comfort food, the first thing that comes to mind is dal, chawal and sabzi; or what is a spiced lentil stew served with basmati rice laced with home-made ghee, vegetables cooked with spices, and a crunchy chopped salad, kachombar, much like an Israeli salad. Most […]
Winter Gold – Lentil & Squash Soup
Winter Gold – Lentil & Squash Soup with Turmeric, Cardamom and Nutmeg This is one of the simplest lentil soups I’ve ever made on the fly with ingredients I already had at home. The crowning flavor in this soup comes from my grandmother and mother’s recipe of a turmeric blend (Grandma’s Gold) that I use […]
Southern Semolina
A Savory Breakfast Popular in Southern India, Upma was the first thing I learnt to make from my mum when I was around fourteen or fifteen. Usually made from suji – semolina or cream of wheat. It’s a quick comfort food for cold January days in New England. Similar to creamy polenta or grits; but […]
A Merry Salad
Delicata Squash + Blue Potatoes + Apples & A Mustard, Maple Cranberry Vinaigrette This time of the year is all about celebrations, family, gatherings and parties. But is also a time for contemplation, taking a moment and resetting ourselves for the year to come. This salad was inspired by the holidays, it is festive, yet […]
Super Simple Soup
Carrot, Beans, Peppers & Rainbow Chard + A Hit of Habanero To keep my mind from focusing on the fact that it is almost the end of the season for the Wakefield market, I decided to make a colourful soup inspired by the weather and my need to pack in as many beautiful veggies I […]
Fall Slaw
Apple + Cucumber + Golden Beets & Red Pepper Slaw Late September is a time for school, routines, shorter days, cooler nights and meals that are quick and simple. This week’s salad/slaw was just that, using everything fresh from the market, I made a salad or slaw that was so refreshing and reaffirmed yet again […]
Fritters on a Fritz!
Summer Squash + Sweet Corn Hash with Maple Chili Syrup Sometimes well laid plans fail and you have to improvise. Yes, I’m talking about recipes at the market that do not work and you as a chef have to transform the recipe on the fly. That is exactly what happened when I planned a squash […]
Be a Peach!
Grilled Peach & Kale Salad + Blueberry Mustard Dressing When the season is peaking with fruit and vegetables, it’s inevitable that I want to showcase more than just one ingredient in the recipe at the market. Farmer Dave’s juicy peaches and dark lacinto kale make an interesting pair this week, and to jumpstart that party, […]
Primary Colored Slaw
Yellow Squash + Strawberry, Pickled Red Onion & Dark Ale Mustard Vinaigrette When you are married to an engineer, whose vision is in absolutes or black and white; the concept of using all the primary colors to freewheel based on instinct is often a point of our discussions. This Saturday morning was no different than […]
Sparkling Strawberries
Strawberry + Rhubarb + Basil Spritzer Being the first day of the Wakefield Farmer’s Market, I wanted to make it special, and so instead of one item at the demo table, I made two, and am so glad I did and I think so were the market customers. Farmer Dave’s had the juiciest strawberries; farmer […]
Tasty Tomato
Tomato + Scallion & Basil Bruschetta The first day of the Wakefield Farmer’s Market was beautiful, Mother Nature gave us a beautiful day and Farmer Dave’s and Kelly’s Farm Stand had the most gorgeous looking produce. I could not resist making two recipes for this week’s demo so you can thank the long winter we’ve […]
Shitake Pâté
Shitake Mushroom Pâté + Garlic Scape & Dijon Like a kid in a candy store, I am always excited to see which new vendor is at the market and what they have. So when I met Chris from the Mycoterra Farms who’s joined the market for the first time, I knew their mushrooms would feature […]
Ravishing Radishes
Radish + Spicy Greens & Basil Salsa This salsa is a throwback to ‘kachumbar’ salads I grew up eating in India with our meals. They’re meant to be crunchy, fresh, tart and spicy, adding a zing to all the other flavors in an Indian meal. So, this week, when I decided to make the mushroom […]
Red, Crunch & Green
Red Bok Choy & Cucumber Salad + Strawberry & Cilantro Vinaigrette What do you do at the first market of the growing season? I had the butterflies, like first day of school; I got to see all my regular farmers, artisanal producers and customers. And since it’s still early in the season, I knew the […]
Double ‘A’ Spring Salad
Warm Asparagus & Apple Slaw Spring Salad The season’s first few farmers markets are always exciting, you don’t know what will be available dependent on the fickle New England spring. So, to better prepare myself, I reached out to David, from Farmer Dave’s CSA who was going to be there at the Melrose Healthy Family […]
Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
One of the first things I learnt to make from my mum was a savory breakfast dish, Upma, traditionally made from suji – or cream of wheat. Think of it like a pilaf, it has veggies, cooks quickly and each bite still reminds me of home, of her and our life in Poona when I’d […]
Green Goddess Soup
– Broccoli & Sweet Corn Soup Watching the temperature plummet in New England whilst I sat here in Mumbai made me feel really bad for all of you back home, and I wanted to share this recipe to help everyone endure the bombogenesis show that mother nature sent along our East Coast. I turned a […]
Something Warm & Spooky!
Roasted Cauliflower & Celery-Root Hash + Fennel Vinaigrette October rains call for warm foods, something to comforts us like a warm hug. And since last week was the final market for the season in Melrose, I was thinking about the warm memories I had made with the community. I needed to leave them with a […]
Smokey & Sweet
Roasted Poblano Pepper & Corn Soup One of my favorite things about soups in the fall is how sweet and ripe all the veggies are at the peak of harvest, and they need the least amount of intervention. One thing that enhances their sweetness even more is roasting them and cooking them simply. Roasted poblano […]
Rustic Pumpkin Soup
Sweet Pumpkin + Sage + Red Onions I’d been up since 3 AM, unable to sleep my mind jumped around – I could see the bags of apples at Charlton Orchards’ stand, the fluorescent romanesco called me over to Farmer Dave’s blue tent, the shinning smooth skin of the onions stretched translucent at Kelly’s Farm […]
Blissful Warm Salad
Red Potatoes + Green & Yellow Beans + Red Onion & Dill Vinaigrette As I am coming to terms with the fact that the markets are almost over, and was making a mental list of all the produce I wanted to hoard, freeze or preserve; I had to make something with the season’s potatoes and […]
