This is a decadent cheesecake on a low calorie and gluten free brownie crust. It's a combination of two delicious desserts satisfy kids' sweet tooth. I hardly buy cheesecakes even if kids drool over those luscious cheesecakes at supermarket bakery department because I think about healthy choice most of the time. Store bought ones are full of additives and taste way too sweet. So I make cheesecake to avoid artificial or unhealthy ingredients. It's sweet but little tangy and super easy to make. Another fact is that I always use 1/3 less fat cream cheese and low fat sour cream. So I definitely feel less guilty to serve this dessert to anyone.
My mother served this healthy yet delicious soupy chicken curry on some Sundays for lunch along with hot steamed rice, lentil and veg curry. She would dry up the left over chicken curry for dinner to savor with simple roti/hand made flat bread. It's a very easy chicken curry made with simple pantry ingredients. First, chicken pieces is smeared with salt and turmeric to make them tender, then cooked with mustard oil, onions, tomato, garlic-ginger paste, green chili, cumin-coriander powder. At last Bengali garam mashla is sprinkled over for rich flavor.
Mushroom Miso Soup with Brown Rice Ramen Noddles, a hearty soup bursting with umami flavor from miso paste or fermented soybean paste is one of the easiest soups I make for busy weekdays. This vegan soup is packed with baby Bella mushroom, baby spinach, shredded carrots, brown rice ramen noodles, spiced with ginger, garlic and garnished with spring onions and crushed hot chili. Normally the miso broth needs hours to simmer to develop rich, deep flavor. But earthy flavor of sauteed mushrooms brings rich taste through the vegetable broth mixed with miso paste within ten minutes. Miso paste comes in a plastic tub and it is available in the refrigerated section at any super market these days. This amazing soup will take just half an hour from start to finish and sheer comfort on cold winter days.
The most popular clam chowder is milk based thick consistency made with fresh clams, potatoes, onions, salt pork and other seasonings often served in a sour dough bread bowls especially in San Francisco. Chowder derived from the Latin word calderia, which meant a large cooking pot. To learn history of chowder visit What's cooking America.
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delicious stew is staple for West Bengalis (known as Edeshio/Ghoti) during Sawaraswati poojo. Traditionally it is Ghoti ritual to cook on the Sawaraswati poojo day and eat it cold the day after as they observe Sheetal Shashthi. Gota Sheddho was never cooked at our house. One of our very close family friends Bhattacharya Kakima(aunt) shared this stew with us every year and as long as Ma lived. Kakima would send quite a big tiffin carrier full of Gota Sheddho through her younger daughter Manu, the day after Swasaswati Poojo morning that we always looked forward to. Even if it is supposed to be eaten cold she would always reheat and season it well before sending. It’s been more than two decades since I haven't tasted Kakima's Gota Sheddho but my childhood memories unfolded as I wrote this recipe.
It's winter break and I have been making pancakes with my home made pancake mix for breakfast instead of regular Steel Cut oatmeal with banana or Steel Cut Mango Oatmeal. Pancakes are perfect breakfast or brunch for weekends and holidays. It's so simple to whip up. It's a hearty and delicious recipe for light and fluffy pancakes. They taste great with buttery spread, fruit syrup or maple syrup.
Wishing you all the best in the new year! It's good to start off the morning with whole grain. Our regular breakfast is Steel Cut Porridge or Mango Porrige (specially in summer) most of the time. But weekend breakfast for kids means pancakes with maple syrup and I like making my own pancake mix. It's healthy, delicious, most importantly it's 100% whole wheat and I know what's in there. Just five basic pantry ingredients and ready in less than 5 minutes. So there is no point going for store bought mix. It's good to have this mix on hand and it's convenient to whip up any times my kids crave for pancakes.
