Beetroot Salad with Fresh Mint

Sunday with Marlena Spieler
I have heard a lot of folks mention that they do not like beetroot and always wonder why? I love beetroot salads, beetroot halwa and beetroot steamed and seasoned with mustard seeds and a tiny bit of coconut. This recipe is a lot different from what I am used to and [...]

Oriental Salad Dressing

Spring is around the corner and we have started having spring themed salads in the house. Tonight the theme was Asian- so an Asian inspired salad dressing drizzled over organic spring greens, sliced mushrooms, clementines and almonds. I was so good, I wrote down the recipe as I measured diligently. This is a go to [...]

White Bean Salad

Sunday with Marlena Spieler
You ask how in the world does Candied lemon peel get incorporated in this recipe? Read on . This  journey of cooking through Marlena’s cookbook is a truly a world tour. We travel through different countries and our kitchen now smells of foods from all over the globe.
The recipe [...]

Roasted Eggplant Salad

Sundays with Marlena Spieler
This was a relaxing weekend for us. We spent time with friends and family and today we get to relax and start the week ahead. We did not cook much at home, but definitely ate a lot of food. We wanted something light today and this recipe came in handy. Our nephew [...]

Curried Chicken Salad

The first time I had this kind of a salad was when my friend, Cyndi made this for July 4th block party. R & I both loved it and as always, I asked for her the recipe. She gave it to me, I made it a couple of times and then lost the recipe. [...]

Wild Rice Salad

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Wild rice – 1 cup
Vegetable Stock – 2 ¼ cups
Olive Oil – 2 T
Garlic – 1 clove, minced
Shallots – ½ cup, chopped
Red Bell Pepper – 1 cup, diced
Cumin Powder – ½ tsp
Candied Pecan – ½ cup
Carrot – 1 cup, grated
Dried [...]

No fuss, No oil Healthy Snack!

When I am not really in the mood to do anything big, snacks like these come in handy. This is very healthy as it has absolutely no oil. Throw in all the ingredients below for a nice evening snack or any time of the day!
Garbanzo beans – 1 cup (dry)
Red Onion – 1/2 cup diced
Tomatoes [...]