Garlic Recipes

Garlic has long been credited with providing and prolonging physical strength and was fed to Egyptian slaves building the giant pyramids. Throughout the centuries, its medicinal claims have include...

Sofritas Verde with Roasted Chile, Cilantro and Spices

My Chipotle Sofritas Recipe got so much applause that I decided to make for you a totally new Sofritas Recipe in Verde Style - but its still so Mexican Grill Delicious!! If someone tell you that vegetar...

Chickpea-Kale Salad with Tahini-Lemon Dressing

My first introduction to Tahini paste was when I started making Hummus at home. We both love its nutty texture and it was an important lesson that a little Tahini paste (ground Sesame Seeds Paste in Oil...

Baked Oysters with Garlicky, Sweet and Sour Scallion Sauce

Oysters can taste delightful if you know how to cook them well. If you are new to making oysters at home, I recommend to buy cleaned and opened oysters and consume them the very same day. Today, I am sh...

Creamy, Tangy Rice & Lentils Salad with Sour Cream Dressing

This salad is not just a salad, it can be your make-ahead lunch or a complete meal packed with goodness of veggie lentil proteins or a delicious and filling side dish with grilled meat for dinner. Not s...

Crockpot Minestrone Soup with Pasta

Winters come with opportunity to get cozy and lazy with a bowl of warm soup in hand. How about a bowl of healthy, wholesome and delicious Minestrone Soup with Pasta? Crock-pot Minestrone Soup is my favorite vegetarian side-soup whenever we eat at Italian Restaurants. But at home, I often prefer to coo...

Spiced Lamb Pies

Homemade Spiced Lamb Pies have special space in my home. Growing up, we had lots of vegetarian and ground spiced lamb stuffed samosas (deep fried hand pies) and this pie always reminds my of those. Howe...

Roasted Shrimp with garlic-rosemary and thyme

In my family, we love shrimp in all forms - roasted, grilled or fried. Cooked shell fish changes from gray to a beautiful pinkish orange color, makes me love seafood even more. Its true we eat with our...

Low Calorie Honey Mustard Dressing

This low calorie salad dressing takes less than 5 minutes to assemble and has fresh lemony taste. 1 tbsp of Honey Mustard Dressing is perfect for one medium bowl of Spring Greens Salad. Enjoy more salad...

Whole Wheat Penne in Fresh Tomato Sauce

This hearty wheat pasta dish gets a boost from sweet and tangy tomatoes and creamy goat cheese sauce. Ripe cherry tomatoes get amazingly sweet and juicy when cooked. I paired it with creamy goat cheese...

Sun-Dried Tomato and Walnut Garland Bread

Very festive and homey, gutsy and intense flavored, this beautiful bread is a must bake for family and friends during holidays. Today, I am sharing Sun-Dried Tomato and Walnut Garland Bread. This beautiful looking bread gets its name from garland like shape. Garland Bread is perfect family style bread...