Nirmala's Cooking Corner

I love the taste of black-eyed peas but rarely ever use or eat them until I found this quick and easy recipe from New Recipes from Moosewood...

It looks like guacamole but it isn't! I wanted to make this dish for months but without a food processor I couldn't. So I was supe...

It was my mom's birthday on Friday, so I decided to surprise her with pumpkin pie, her favorite. So I searched online for a good filling...

Sam, my good college friend, is a really great cook. When we lived in the same building, I definitely enjoyed the meals she shared with me....

We've wanted to make this for some time and now that beets are in season, we could. It was also a great way to use up the kale that came...

There are some really great quality hummus' you can buy in your local grocery store but nothing beats making it yourself. It only takes ...

For the blueberry pie, I used frozen blueberries. I used 1 16 oz. bag of Trader Joe's Northwest blueberries which are fat. 16 0z. is a...

I love pie, especially berry pie. I know, I over use the word 'love'. I use 'love' to describe all the foods and recipes I...

The picture does not do this recipe justice at all. I love this recipe -- it's not like any fish dish I've seen or had in a restaur...

I generally don't like brussel sprouts. Growing up, I dreaded seeing things come on to the kitchen table. My cooking buddy has a way w...

Ingredients -1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature -2 cups sifted powdered sugar -2 tablespoons milk -1 teaspoon vanilla Preparati...

I love cupcakes, just love them. Adore them, in fact. They are the perfect size and shape, and are fun to eat! When using wholesome and n...

This recipe is so simple yet so very tasty. I got a bunch of kale in our bi-weekly vegetable fruit box and made this as a side dish to my co...

Greetings from Portland, OR. I have not done restaurant reviews on my blog but decided that I had to write about this place because I aspir...

I love parsley and decided to grow some from seed so that I would never have to purchase it again. Unfortunately, I decided to start growin...

So about 2 months ago, a friend gave me a variety of little seedlings including basil, mini basil, oregano, marjoram, spearmint and catnip. ...

I know, these look a lot like the Green Dumplings! They are actually spinach tofu ravioli with a chili tomato sauce. We love ravioli and wan...

This recipe is a little like the Italian Rice and Chard Soup I wrote about a few months except that it requires quite a bit of stirring and ...

So last night, we were making Cajun catfish and warm green beans, and decided that we should also make oven fries. I had never made oven fr...

I thought I had written about these before but I haven't! I love blueberry muffins and I resent that what you buy at the grocery store ...