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 […]
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Perfect Porridge
Quinoa + Apples, Pears & Maple Cream This riff on hot oats is one of my favorite ways to get a wholesome hot breakfast during the long winter we’re all heading towards. And it definitely kept us warm through the last day of the Wakefield market last week. In this version I used quinoa instead […]
Fall Traditions
Apples + Aged Maple Syrup & Blackberry + Mint Sauce When I first came to the US as a student more than 20 years ago, I did a lot of things I had never experienced first hand in India; like going apple picking up in Amesbury and Concord MA, or trying pancakes with a delicious […]
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 […]
