Tag Archive: local

Simple Chocolate Cake for Veggie Zest’s 1st birthday!

1 year of food blogging, over a hundred recipes and an undying passion for making good food and taking good photographs – this past one year has been truly inspirational in my blogging… Continue reading

Mushroom Crostini with Cream Cheese

Bruschetta has to be my favorite kind of antipasti! Its easy to make with simple flavors and when made with fresh ingredients - is probably one of the best things that you can… Continue reading

Lemon and Coconut Bundt cake with lemon glaze

Another easy cake recipe that combines mild and sweet flavor of coconut with a tart and strong flavor of lemon. A perfect cake for evenings or snacking. It has buttermilk and coconut milk… Continue reading

Potato Curry

Potato Curry is a staple in any Indian house - we all have our special go to recipes which came from our mothers or aunts. This one is a simple recipe that tastes… Continue reading

Strawberry Upside Down cake

What says happy valentines day better than chocolate and strawberries? Probably nothing!! This cake is a combination of classic flavors - chocolate and strawberry….with beetroot hidden in it somewhere. The beetroot does many… Continue reading

Gumbo

Here’s a vegetarian version of a dish that is mostly done with meat and seafood. Very rarely you will find a vegetarian gumbo. Its a shame for vegetarians like me because this dish… Continue reading

Pulp Addiction

I recently saw a documentary on juicing - an overweight person sick and tired of his health issues decided to go on a 60 day juice fast. For 60 days he only drank juice… Continue reading

Orange Doodle Tart

Today’s recipe is an awesome…awesome blend of beautiful flavors. It is one of those recipes that make you look like a star at dinner parties but doesn’t demand too much work. Its a combination… Continue reading

Apple Zucchini Bread

Today’s post is by a dear friend Luther Obrock - the recipe is his and the words are his as well. Luther teaches at Berkeley and visits Pondy once or twice a year. We’ve been trying to… Continue reading

Frittata

An easy breezy recipe to start the new year. Technically I should have posted it before the new years eve, because this recipe for many reasons is perfect for mornings with a hangover….like 1st January -… Continue reading