Chalupa

Chalupa

Contrary to the popular assumption, we eat dal and a green vegetable two times a day for 4-5 days in a week. If you ask my 4 yr old what he wants to eat for lunch or dinner, his standard response is “Roti, Dal, Dahi”. So to break the monotony of the week, I try to make something special on the rest of the days. Last weekend was Mexican night! I love Mexican food. It’s one of the most loved cuisines all over the world. Its taste is so similar to that of Indian cuisine that it’s very easy to like it from the word “get-go”. [Read on…]

Spinach Lasagna rollups

Spinach Lasagna RollupsSo this weekend was a long one because we celebrated labor day this Monday! Thanks to this day, Americans don’t work crazy long hours (barring a few demanding fields) and if they do, they get paid for the overtime. This makes me wish the working hours for an employee in India (or for that matter an employee working for an Indian company in the US) would improve someday too. Having being part of that rat race for a few years, I feel the Indian companies are not family oriented at all. And why would they be? There is more supply (candidates) than the demand (vacancies) in the Indian job market. Not that it is a good enough reason to be ruthless.

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Arancini

Arancini

By now, you know that we are vegetarians. My son loves to watch ‘Oswald the octopus’. Inspired by him, he wants a fishing rod these days. So I asked him:

Me: Sweetheart, what will you do with a fishing rod?

Him: Mom, I’ll do this. (Pretends to cast the line)

Me: But we don’t eat fish!!!

Him: No Mom, I’ll do this. (Casting again)

He makes this expression that says ” What fish? What’s a fishing rod got to do with being a vegetarian? And who said anything about eating fish?” [Read on…]

Vegetable Pesto Pizza

Vegetable Pesto PizzaGone are the days when kids only used to scream for Ice-creams. These days my 4 year old screams for pizza more than for an ice-cream. Its popularity among kids and adults is unparalleled. I tried to love the pizza served in restaurants and at pizza places but never really could. The thick soft crust topped with few vegetables and loads of cheese was never really my cup of tea. Switching over to thin crust didn’t help either. It was too hard. So I avoided eating it for  a long time. Then one day the unthinkable happened. My son after watching a cartoon ran over to me and said “Mom, I want to eat pizza.” 😯 I should have known that this day was coming. [Read on…]