Vegan Sweet Potato Biscuits: Low-Waste & Vegan

Vegan Sweet Potato Biscuits: Low-Waste & Vegan

Y’all are stuck with a boat load of Thanksgiving leftovers right? I for one am not, because we’re not really into Thanksgiving and I am personally not a massive fan of Thanksgiving food. But, we were invited to a Thanksgiving get together this year, so I decided to be social and attend. To my pleasant …

I was on The Kelly Clarkson Show & TODAY Show in the span of 3 weeks

I was on The Kelly Clarkson Show & TODAY Show in the span of 3 weeks

You read that right. I was on two of the largest American daytime TV shows in the span of three weeks cooking up a storm of recipes from my debut cookbook The Modern Tiffin! I was on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Monday October 25th and the TODAY Show on Thursday November 18th. And in …

Saffron Risotto with Charred Rainbow Carrots

Saffron Risotto with Charred Rainbow Carrots

I’ve said this a couple of times over the past week, but I love using the Holiday time to create new vegetarian/vegan recipes. Thanksgiving is never big in my house, as my entire family (aside from my immediate family) are in India. And from a personal standpoint, well let me not get started as to …

Creamy Butternut Squash Soup

Creamy Butternut Squash Soup

How many butternut squash soups do you encounter on the internet? 5? 10? 100’s? Yeah, there’s a lot. I even used butternut squash on Food Network’s Cooks vs Cons as my winning recipe! I’m not a huge soup fan – I actually don’t like things that are super hot and require me to cool down …

Roasted ‘Candy Cane’ Vegetables

Roasted ‘Candy Cane’ Vegetables

Do you have seasonal farmers markets near you? Take. Advantage. Over the years, I have found some of the best produce from locally grown & organic farms. And they are quite inexpensive. I was fortunate enough to have the local farmers gather in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza right next to my condo. There was so much produce …

Eggnog (Lowfat)

Eggnog (Lowfat)

Not sure if this needs any introduction at all, but that this was the first time I made Eggnog. I’ve generally not ventured into the realm of eggnog, as it is super fattening and most of the time it is raw (there are recipes where you can temper the yolks so they’re cooked, or a …

Sweet Potato Bisque with Crispy Leeks & Garam Masala

Sweet Potato Bisque with Crispy Leeks & Garam Masala

I started my new job last week and found out that there are a ton of perks. One is being able to sign up for a bi-weekly organic vegetable delivery in the summer-fall months, and a percentage of the proceeds goes to charity. I actually don’t know all the details, but what I do know …

Jalapeño Corn Bread

Jalapeño Corn Bread

It all started at work. A fellow colleague – who shall remain anonymous – of mine began to grow his own yeast and bring in fresh baked loaves of sour dough bread. Long story short, I challenged him to a bread bake-off, or what we like to call a ‘Bread-Off.’ The first week started off …

Red Skin Potato Salad

Red Skin Potato Salad

I love a good potato salad. I think it’s because I grew up in NYC and you can find potato salad pretty much in every deli. I love the creaminess and tanginess and it goes well with pretty much everything. I had a BBQ this weekend, and decided to make a classic potato salad to …