Recipes by Vasanti
United States Chef
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’tis the season for holiday baking!When it’s snowy and freezing outside, ’tis the season for holiday baking! It is December and believe it or not, we already had the first snow of the season. With the holidays coming up, I added a bunch of festive things to my grocery list. That way when school’s out, I’ll be ready to whip up some holiday treats .I think there is… |
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mango madnessEvery season brings out the nature’s select fruits and/or vegetables, like Pumpkins for Fall, Asparagus for Spring and the Mango for Summer!In it’s various shapes and colors – green, yellow and orange, mango attracts foodshoppers all over the world… and me too! It usually jumps into my cart during the months of May-September, when… |
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my recent favorites - by RatiRati, is a good old friend and one of my college roomies at Rutgers. When she moved in with me and my other roommates, Rati put a new spin on our dorm-room cooking with gourmet cooking skills. Honestly, I remember looking forward to Rati’s cooking turn in the week . I love her spicy Rajasthani Kadhi, Rasam, Indian-Italian fusion… |
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cupcake birthday“I am 3!” said my daughter, Nia, as she raised her little fingers and counted upto three. Yes, my babygirl just turned three! I don’t know where the last three years have gone and it’s hard to believe that she’s grown up into a girlie girl who loves getting dressed, going shopping, talking incessantly all the time and even cooking… |
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a cookbook - grilled pizzas and piadinasA couple of weeks ago, I was browsing the New Books aisle at my local library when my eyes caught a book called Grilled Pizzas and Piadinas. First of all, the idea of grilling pizzas seemed a bit unusual to me! and what’s a piadina?! I wasn’t sure but I definitely wanted to find out!For me, the beauty of this book lies less in those… |
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easy-to-make recipes for ganpati bappa - by MeghanaI’m kicking off Season 2 with a guest post from my dear friend, Meghana! Meghana and I grew up together – we went to the same school – K.G. through high school, then met again as our husbands became buddies…and we got even closer when we both had our babies around the same time.Meghana lives in the Bay Area with her husband, Kos and… |
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ganpati bappa’s favorite“Ganpati Bappa Morya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya” … and Ganpati Bappa is back!For Maharashtrians living out of the country, these words virtually take them back home, from where ever in the world they may be! The most popular festival of Maharashtra is presently being celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and excitement. Ganesh Utsav is… |
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sweet little hearts for Valentine’s DayMany a Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Some of them filled with the timeless gifts of beautiful flowers, stunning jewelery, crazy parties, candle-lit dinners.. and then some quiet ones at home after our babygirl became our special little valentine! With our 13th right around the corner, I have no idea what we’ll be doing this year.… |
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