Chickpeas and Kale Stir Fry
I am not exaggerating when I say that this is my new favorite dish! I have always liked chickpeas aka garbanzo beans aka Kabuli Chana, but the black chana which we call Kadala in Kerala has always been...
View ArticleSpicy Chicken and Lettuce Wraps and Hunger Challenge Day 4 Recap
I don’t have much to say today. I’ve been blogging daily for the past 5 days, which is a lot for someone who’s been doing just 4 posts per month since February. So I’ll just jump right into the day’s...
View ArticleRoasted Salmon with Sage Pesto
I have wasted away another beautiful weekend doing absolutely nothing. I stayed in bed most of the past 48 hours, while everyone around me was doing something cool and exciting. Damn those social...
View ArticleSpicy Aval/Poha (Flattened Brown Rice) with Black Chickpeas
Aval is the Malayalam name for flattened or beaten rice. Growing up, one of my favorite snacks used to be Aval Nanachathu (which translates to wet aval), which is just flattened rice mixed with grated...
View ArticleGarlic Spears – 3 Ways
Garlic spears are the flowery tops of the elephant garlic plant. Look how pretty they are! Raw spears have a really spicy garlic flavor, but it turns much milder once cooked. The more you cook the...
View ArticleChickpeas and Poached Eggs in a Coconut Curry
This one is a rather boring looking curry, but it was really tasty for a quick fix dish made with this and that from the pantry and refrigerator. I have never really combined chickpeas (garbanzo beans)...
View ArticleRevisiting South Beach Diet Phase 1 and a Breakfast Casserole
It’s been almost 5 months since I got off South Beach Diet. It was early March. I had reached my target weight; I was happy with the way I looked and the way my clothes fitted; I had learned all the...
View Article“Cauli-Rice”– A South Beach Diet Phase 1 Rice Substitute
Phew! I got through the first two days of the second round of SBD Phase 1 successfully. Today was considerably better than yesterday both on energy level and on the cravings front. It is just going to...
View ArticlePesto Green Beans and South Beach Diet Phase 1 Week 1 Update
Looks like I have been starting every other blog post with an apology. This time I have a genuine excuse for my tardiness. Over the past three months I have spent a good amount of time at the...
View ArticleChickpea Flour Pizza – South Beach Diet Friendly
I made this eons ago, but never posted the recipe as the picture didn’t look all that appetizing. Today while hunting through the drafts for my next post I realized that I only had chicken dishes in...
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