Pistachio Gremolata

Our son went to Rice University and the summer 2017 of Rice magazine was the food issue.

It described pistachio Gremolata.

Gremolata is a chopped herb condiment with chopped parsley,minced garlic,lemon zest ,1 cup pistachio.Salt and pepper to taste.

Eggplant can be prepared in two ways.

The long Japanese eggplant can be sliced in half from the middle and both the open sides of eggplant can be toasted in olive oil on low heat.

Or,the big eggplant can be put on the flame directly till skin is charred and the inside meat of eggplant is hot and watery.

Or the big eggplant can be cooked in microwave and remove skin and make a mush.

Pistachios can be toasted prior to use.

The pistachio gremolata can be served over the cooked eggplant.

To make it even more tasty sauté some onion and tomatoes together and add the eggplant meat which is mushy to this .This version is called Bagan bharta!

Garnish with a dollop of plain yogurt and fresh pomegranate seeds.

Homemade liver cleanse

I bunch of beets

1/2 cucumber

2 cut up sticks of celery

1 lime squeezed completely

1/2 of green apple

1/2 tsf of ginger

Juicing or blending as needed.

Cajun seasoning

This is a basic recipe for Cajun seasoning and can be added to buttermilk.

1 tsf garlic powder

1 tsf onion powder

1 tsf oregano

1 tsf thyme

1 tsf red pepper flakes

1 tsf cayenne pepper flakes

Salt to taste

1 tsf of paprika

Avocado dressing

I love avocados and have experimented a few recipes.

We can use plain yogurt.

If it is thick like Greek yogurt add 5 to 6 tsf of milk

1 ripe avocado,chopped

1/4 tsf chopped cilantro

1/4 tsf minced garlic

Salt and pepper to taste.

Mango tango dressing

This is mango season and a fresh mango salad dressing would be heavenly.

Cut up a ripe mango.

1 cup orange juice

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

1/4 sf fresh minced garlic.

1/2 of lime  squeezed fresh

Salt and pepper to taste

Can add 1 Tbsf of tahini to give thickness

Dressings ( homemade)

Hi friends,

When you make something homemade,you have control over what goes in. Hence we can avoid sugar or oil in large amounts.

Let us start with Thai peanut dressing,

2 tablespoonful,peanut butter

1/4 cup canned coconut milk

2 tsf soy sauce

Brown sugar 2 tsf

I like to add fresh orange juice Instead of sugar.

1/4 tsf of fresh minced garlic

1/2 tsf of fresh grated ginger

2 tsf of chopped cilantro

Just blend together.

Water can be added to make consistency of your choice

Squeeze in 1/2 lime.salt and pepper to taste.