Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked chana dal 6 cups water 5 whole cloves garlic 2-inch ginger root, cut into quarters 1 medium onion, finely chopped 2 teaspoon oil 2 tablespoons butter 1 tomato, finely chopped Salt 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder Continue reading Chana Dal – Split Yellow Gram→

Ingredients: Crust: 3/4 cup all purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1/4 cup cold vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 tablespoons ice-cold vodka (or Continue reading Buttermilk Tomato Pie Recipe→

Ingredients: Ice 2 ounces high-proof rye whiskey 3/4 ounce amontillado sherry 1/4 ounce Cointreau 2 vigorous dashes orange bitters Lemon peel, for garnish Cooking Instructions: Place a coupe or cocktail glass in the freezer until chilled, at least 5 minutes. Continue reading Butchertown Cocktail→

Ingredients: 2 tbsp. butter 1 loaf, regular size or 4 cups day-old bread like pan de sal 3 pcs. chorizo de Bilbao,(approx. 60 grams) 1 cup julienne strips cooked ham, Chinese style 100 grams grated cheese, processed or cheddar 1 Continue reading Budin→

Ingredients: 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine 1/2 cup onions, diced 1/2 cup celery, diced 1/2 cup carrots, diced 20 ounces broccoli, fine cut 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 1/2 teaspoon white pepper 2 1/2 tablespoons flour 1/2 lemon peel, finely grated Continue reading Broccoli Cheese Soup→

Ingredients: 1 sweet potato 4 eggs 2 slices turkey bacon 1/4 cup low-fat cheese salt and pepper, to taste Cooking Instructions: Wash the sweet potato and pierce it with a fork. Wrap it in a damp paper towel and microwave Continue reading Breakfast Stuffed Sweet Potatoes→

Ingredients: juice of 1 blood orange 1 frozen banana 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt (or vanilla ice cream for a dessert smoothie) 3/4 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon blood orange zest 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon ginger 2 teaspoons Continue reading Blood Orange Smoothie→

Ingredients: Handful of blackberries 1 cup plain yogurt  Water (to fill line) Cooking Instructions: Using my NutriBullet Blackberry Smoothie, I blended the fruit with yogurt and enough water to reach the fill line. For a chilled drink, use frozen fruit Continue reading Blackberry Smoothie→

Ingredients: 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves 2 tbsp granulated sugar 4 oz rum 1/2 lime, quartered 2 tbsp fresh blackberry juice (I pressed the blackberries through a strainer to get the juice) Club soda 2 mojito glasses or 2 tall Continue reading Blackberry Mojito→

Ingredients: 1 quart Strawberries, stemmed and sliced 4 oz  raspberries 2 oz cranberry juice 1- 750ml bottle Pinot Grigio 1 oz Maverick Very Very Berry vodka or brandy  (optional) 1 oz Triple sec Seltzer water Cooking Instructions: Mix all ingredients Continue reading Berry End of Summer White Wine Sangria→