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Recipes and Restaurants
Your go-to place for the latest in food and drink, with restaurant news and recommendations, emerging trends, original recipes, chef interviews, and unique finds.
Cool It Off This Summer With Easy Breezy D’lish Recipes
Summer is the perfect time for some outdoor cooking that’s light on the effort, cool on the body, and heavy on taste Keep the cooking ...
Mona Shah
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Living Intentionally as a Zero Waste Chef
Making environmentally and socially responsible choices has risen in our collective consciousness over the last few years. Extreme...
Mona Shah
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Superbowl Recipes with an Indian Twist
If you are like me, Superbowl is all about food, commercials, and the halftime show. It is the social aspect of the game that allures me,...
Mona Shah
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A Post Vacation Diet Reset With Sattvik Food
As the pounds piled on after a vacation, Mona Shah tries out the Sattvik lifestyle by rejigging her diet and food habits A vacation is no...
Mona Shah
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New Year Recipe Reset
A New Year’s resolution is almost a tradition, most of us make resolutions, some achievable, others that fail within a few weeks/months....
Mona Shah
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The Ritual of Chai
If you grew up in a desi household, you know how important chai is to us, a warm tradition that is at once calming and welcoming. Every...
Mona Shah
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Add A Desi Kick To Traditional Thanksgiving Sides
With the traditional turkey off my vegetarian plate, I load up on spiced-up, flavorful Thanksgiving sides As Thanksgiving approaches,...
Mona Shah
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An Indian-Inspired Thanksgiving Menu
The Thanksgiving menu at Mona Shah’s house is mostly traditional Thirty five years ago when I first moved to this country as a student,...
Mona Shah
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Mona’s Marvelous Mithai!
Tempt your Diwali party guests with brownie burfi and srikhand tarts. They will be back for more. In our gujju household, Diwali marks...
Mona Shah
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Parsi Veg Food? Yes, It’s A Thing!
Parsi cuisine has long been associated with meat, eggs, and fish. But more people in the community are slowly leaning towards a...
Mona Shah
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Easy, Breezy Summer Meals
Some people can whip up dinner for crowd without breaking a sweat. I am not one of those people. I plan, make lists and then plan some...
Mona Shah
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Mumbai Street Food Recipes You Must Try at Home
Delicious, fuss-free recipes from the streets of Mumbai. Every time I visit family in Mumbai, I look forward to offbeat culinary...
Mona Shah
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The Bombay Canteen: Celebrating India, one dish at a time
Interiors inspired by Mumbai’s heritage bungalows with stone walls, stained-glass windows and high ceilings—The Bombay Canteen is the...
Mona Shah
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Make Gujarati Sides That Outshine the Mains
In most Indian home kitchens, meals are served all at once, rather than one course following the other. This is particularly prevalent in...
Mona Shah
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Recipes Rooted in India, Inspired by California
With Thanksgiving around the corner, I am busy planning the feast I will be making for my family. As I peruse recipes, for this meal we...
Mona Shah
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How to Seed a Pomegranate
This video shows you a fast, easy, and no-mess way to seed a pomegranate. Just hit the pomegranate with the back of a spoon. The entire...
Mona Shah
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Bay Area Indian Chef Shares His Signature Recipes
For centuries Indian cuisine was synonymous internationally with spices and hot curries, but now we have several Michelin rated South...
Mona Shah
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Recipes Using Your Garden's Bounty
If you grow tomatoes, you will probably be swamped with them by the end of summer, our late summer kitchen garden is still producing a...
Mona Shah
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SpiceKlub’s Saucy Secrets
The first taste is always with the eyes, thus the art of creating a visually appealing “picture” on a plate has always appealed to the...
Mona Shah
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