Nirmala's Cooking Corner

Well, here's a picture of the roasted broccoli I wrote about a week ago or so. This time, I peeled it in the hope that this would make t...

I was cruising the Food network website when I came across this 5 minute bean dip by Ellie Krieger. I think she's great. She's makes...

So about a week ago, my cooking buddy and I signed up for home delivery of organic, seasonal fruits, vegetables and greens from Farm Fresh t...

I love recipe books that have indexes where you can look up recipes by ingredient! So I took a look the classic 1000 indian recipes to figu...

So, I haven't written one of these in two weeks! I meant to and then Wed. would slip by.....any way, I want to write about a new additio...

No, it is not Pepto Bismol. It's breakfast in a blender. The inspiration came Eating for IBS where I found a recipe for Strawberry Bana...

I always eat steamed broccoli so when I saw this recipe on Rachel Ray's 30 minute meals, I had to try it for myself. I would have never ...

Remember the corn bread I made a weeks back? Well, I decided to try it again but wanted it more moist. So I added another egg to the recipe ...

If you want a quick and easy way to load up on veggies, a stir fry is definitely the way to go. This recipe is my own creation though I have...

I went cooking crazy today having not done anything for the past six days. I've been reading a lot about the importance about beta-carat...

It's been six days since my last post. I've been a bit lazy and I hadn't been to the grocery store which makes it hard to cook. ...

I caught Everyday Italian with Giada De Laurentiis on the Food Network last week and this so excited me. I'm sure you know who Giada is...

Funghi trifolata is Italian for mushroom sauce. First things first. The camera is back! Yeah! It was indeed the memory card so a huge sigh o...

Now tostadas are simply terrific because they can be made in 15 minutes or less and they are so tasty. The mixture of crispy crunchy tostada...

Folks have been wondering if I stopped with the pictures. I have not but the camera is still down and out for the count. I'm a bit conce...

I love hummus and baba ghannouge but it's sometimes hard to find quality brands, even in the Bay Area. I thought I found a good one a fe...

Growing up, my mom made corn bread from scratch. She used real corn in her recipe and there would be little chunks of kernels. The bread was...

As a pescatarian, I do miss meat. I especially miss hamburgers, salami, and bacon, not often, but when I see an In 'N Out, I get a littl...

I had another fabulous meal last night! I've never cooked Caribbean food but I love it. Caribbean food is full of flavor and I love that...

Tonight's meal was just amazing for so many reasons: 1) I didn't cook the meal; 2) it was fun, creative, and spontaneous; 3) the mea...