Curry into Spring!

coconut curry dressing

Spring Salad with a Creamy Coconut & Curry Dressing When trying to come up with new dressings, which are not just oil and vinegar based, I mostly use yogurt for the creamy versions. Having just made a cooling drink Komal, at a cooking class recently, this dressing is inspired by what was around me and […]

Fall into Chutney

apple and fennel chutney

Apple + Fennel Chutney Last week’s market day started out cool and temperate, with the fog lingering on the lake, turning into a gorgeous fall-like day, maybe too soon for mid-August but it was appropriate for this recipe. As I walked from the parking lot by Charlton Orchards, I noticed they had the first apples […]

Crunchy Beans + Fresh Plum Sauce

beans with plum sauce

Crunchy Beans + Fresh Shiro Plum & Fennel Sauce As a child in India, green beans were a ubiquitous vegetable during the winter. My sisters would stir-fry them into new Chinese recipes trying to recreate dishes from our dinners at Calcutta restaurants during vacation. And my favorite variation was Mummy’s crunchy beans lightly sautéed with […]