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Roasted Pumpkin & Feta Salad

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    Thankful & Grateful Today And Everyday! Happy Thanksgiving!   Fall is the perfect time to embrace versatile flavours of Pumpkins, and weather these are cooked, roasted or baked, they makeup for numerous experiments in our kitchens. With the temperatures now cooler, cozy and warm meals tend to be on top of our meal prep.Last week this wonderful Roasted Pumpkin salad was the highlight in my kitchen. Now wouldn’t you agree that roasting vegetables, elevates flavours to another level? It is one of my favorite ways of cooking vegetables.I love using flavoured oils like Avocado Oil, sesame oil and Olive oil ofcourse, to flavour the vegetables. As a matter of fact October saw a lot of roasted vegetables on our plates right from Asparagus,Cauliflowers,Sweet potatoes and Broccoli.I love the fact that one can lay out the vegetables on a tray with oil and seasoning and put them into an oven and land up with delicious flavors soon enough! Well that’s exactly how this warm salad turned out! The roasting enhanced the earthy and sweet …

Falafel Salad Bowl

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  Having lived in the Middle East for a little less than two decades, our taste buds tend to gravitate to wonderful middle eastern flavours that revive memories of our stay as expats in Dubai. Our dinners quite often have a hint of levantine spices and ingredients, and my kitchen pantry is almost always stocked with  za’taar and sumac spices, pomegranate molasses,preserved lemons, sesame seeds, saffron and olive oil. The tahini sauce has also come to be a  sought after condiment and used quite frequently to accompany many of my meals. Last week I decided to make up a  Falafel Salad Bowl for a light and easy lunch. The Falafels and the Tahini sauce have been made from scratch and the recipe is as explained below. Now most often I do bake the Pita breads too,however time being of essence,I had to make do with store bought ones! I do have to admit that the vibrancy and textures of the Falafel Salad Bowl brought about a burst of flavour in every bite.The edamame,all though part …

Bircher Muesli: A Breakfast Favorite

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  Breakfast is always the best time for something juicy, sweet and fresh – it just feels like the right way to open the day. There’s no right way, though, when it comes to choosing the fruit.      Yotam Ottolenghi Well a lot is said about breakfast being the most important meal of the day, and while I’m not a huge breakfast sort of person, some fruits (especially berries), perhaps some oats and a strong cup of coffee is good to get me started for the day. My favorite way of making oats are soaking some in yogurt,overnight or what is popularly called a Bircher Muesli. The  recipe being created by the Swiss physician Macmillan Bircher. So what really are Overnight Oats: This is essentially a method of making oats without cooking them. The oats ( traditional old fashioned oats) are usually soaked in a liquid such as milk, fruit juice or yogurt and refrigerated overnight. The soaking brings about a wonderful creamy texture to the oats, which then can be eaten with various fresh fruits, …

Ottolenghi Inspired:Oven Roasted Carrots, Grilled Halloumi & Tahini Sauce

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      I have often flirted around  with the idea of attempting to start a cookbook club of sorts ,whereby one can discuss and review various cookbooks, share ones passion for cooking and baking or just attempt a Cook -The-Book by picking a  recipe  every month. Whilst I’m still a part of various online clubs and do join in when ever time permits.