So you know those Little Men books, specifically the Little Miss Sunshine one? Well, for as long I have known, I have been referenced to this book character. Believe me, I have the pyjamas to prove it. I think this connection is simply because I tend to see the rainbow behind the proverbial clouds in any circumstance.
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Seasonal
Waiting For Spring Salad & Indian Sunshine Dressing
Posted in Salads, Vinaigrettes & Dressings, Uncategorized
Also tagged bright, cherry blossoms, chickpeas, cilantro, curcumin, delicious, eastwest, family, food porn, fresh, gluten free, happy, indian, jessie, lehail, little miss sunshine, olive oil, pomegrante, red onion, rhizome, root, salad, south asian, spices, spinach, sunshine, tureric, turmeric, vegan, vegetarian, veggie gods, yum, yummy
Meal Type: Seasonal
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Vegetarian
Winter Confusion with Cumin Coleslaw
Since it’s the first day of 2015, it was only fitting this coleslaw got things rolling. Why? Well, for many people, cabbage is synonymous with detoxification and weight balance. It supposedly cleanses the liver. Trying to not be overly presumptious, but there is usually a lot of cleansing, fasting, and overall weight management stuff going on in January.
Posted in Salads, Vinaigrettes & Dressings
Also tagged accompaniment, bbq, buttermilk, cabbage, carrots, chili, chopped, cilantro, coleslaw, crunchy, cumin, delicious, grated, green, india, indianinfluence, january, main, mayo, perfect, red, roast chicken, sexy side dish, shredded, spices, spicy, vegan, vegetarian
Meal Type: Vegetarian
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Everyday
Finger Lickin’ Fried Chicken
From the grease on your fingers to the crumbs on your lips, fried chicken can evoke childhood memories from almost anyone. Even me. Sometimes I have a fried chicken craving from my youth. Unfortunately, my family were not, by nature, fried chicken eaters. At the Lehail house, KFC was the be-all end-all of special occasions. Buckets of chicken — with its famous blend of 11 herbs and spices — along with coleslaw, macaroni salad, fries, and biscuits, made appearances on occasions like New Year’s Eve/Day. Relatives and family friends were prerequisites.
Posted in Favourites, Holidays, Poultry
Also tagged batter, bold, brined, buttermilk, cardamom, chicken, chili, cinnamon, cloves, coating, colonel, crispy, crunchy, cumin, delicious, dredge, eastwest, family, fitting in, flavour, food, fried chicken, fry, garam masala, garlic, ginger, holiday, inclusion, india, indian, indianinfluence, KFC, lehail, masala, me, nostalgia, reminiscing, six years old, spiced, spices, tamarind, turmeric, twins, yummy
Meal Type: Everyday
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Comfort
A La Madras Beef Bourguignon
Julia Child. I could write everything cliché about this woman. But I won’t, except for stating my curiosity for food was cemented by this woman when I was 11 years old. Yeah, I was a strange kid.
Posted in Beef, Favourites, Holidays, Soup & Stews
Also tagged aroma, beef, beef stew, bold, Bourguignon, British raj, chennai, christmas, classic, coconut, deep flavour, ethos, family, garam masala, get together, ginger, hearty eats, holiday, holidays, india, indian, indian influence, indianinfluence, Jo, julia, julia child, Little Women, madras, madras curry, madras sauce, Meg, Mr Brooks, nostalgia, party time, PBS, Raj, red wine, reheat, sister, slow cooking, spices, spicy, thyme, transition, turkey hangover, wedding, winter food, Worcestershire, Worcestershire sauce
Meal Type: Comfort
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Happy Hour
Leblebi Inspired Savoury Roasted Chickpeas
Oh hello, let me introduce you to my new favourite snack: Leblebi Inspired Savoury Roasted Chickpeas.
I’ve been on a bit of a chickpea kick lately, if you hadn’t noticed already. It only made sense that I roast some up for a grazing snack to have on hand. Lately, I haven’t been consuming my daily quota of potato chips, instead I have been eating these roasted chickpeas by the fistful. They have a popcorn-esque snackiness. I can munch on them with abandon since they have benefit of being low in saturated fat and being a healthy source of iron and folate.
Posted in Snacks
Also tagged algerian, bold, chaat masala, chickpeas, cumin, delicious, eastwest, family, fistful, flavour, food, garam masala, garbanzo beans, garlic, holiday, india, indian, indianinfluence, iranian, leblebi, nutty, olive oil, paprika, roasted, savoury, south asian, soy sauce, spices, spicy, vegan, vegetarian, yum, yummy
Meal Type: Happy Hour
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