Spanakopita
Flavorful spanakopita with added depth and no eggs - perfect for gatherings.
Jan 17, 2026
Moon Cakes
exquisite harvest-time festive and healthy treats
Jan 15, 2026
Indian Naan Bread
Making naan is surprisingly simple and can be done on the stovetop.
Dec 9, 2024
Sweet Potato Bread
No-knead sandwich bread enriched with sweet potato
Dec 9, 2024
Sugar Cookies
Classic sugar cookie recipe, adapted from Martha Stewart.
Sep 11, 2024
Gluten-Free Blueberry Coffee Cake
This recipe makes a rich, not-too-sweet cake.
Feb 5, 2024
Easy Caramel Corn
My friend Dana brought caramelized pecans to a holiday celebration and I was pretty sure her technique might work to make Caramel Corn as well.
Jan 5, 2024
Eggless Buckwheat Chocolate Cookies
Who doesn’t get tired of wheat flour once in a while.
Dec 27, 2020
Best Eggless Cornbread with Buttermilk and Maple Syrup
This recipe makes a rich, slightly sweet corn bread that can be eaten fresh or toasted after the first day.
Jul 18, 2020
Eggless Chocolate Cookies
1 c. sugar1/2 c. cocoa powder OR 2 2/3 oz. baking chocolate (unsweetened)6 T butter (if using baking chocolate) or 8 T (if using cocoa powder)6 T milk1 t. vanilla (optional, but adds depth)1 1/2 c. al
Jul 18, 2020
A Salad a Day
About November when temperatures drop, my mood seems to drop with them.
Jan 17, 2014
Chocolate Pie
I cut out this recipe years ago and recently brought this pie to Thanksgiving.
Dec 9, 2013
Key Lime Pie
This is a super-easy, no-bake, eggless key lime pie that I made for my son’s 9th and 10th birthdays. I don’t like to cook with eggs and turns out eggs are not at all essential to this reci
Aug 29, 2013
Vegan Olive Oil Cake with Lemon and Rosemary
Made this cake for supper Wednesday night before Thanksgiving to accompany a sushi dinner.
Nov 23, 2012
French Lentil Salad
(This recipe was given to me by my friend Silvia, passed on from her friend Melinda . . . ) . . . Great for everyday eating or to take as a quick potluck dish. My comments are in blue. Ingredients: 1
Nov 21, 2012
What we had for dinner 10/25/11
Jasmin rice Crispy Kale Roasted Sweet Potato Raw home-sprouted moong bean with olive oil and salt (lime and red pepper optional) Home-made wheat cracker with Saint Andre cheese Indian pickle (carrots
Nov 13, 2011
Local Raspberries
Mohan and I went to Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester today to pick Raspberries and made jam this evening. The farm was purchased by the town of Winchester in 2007. There is a field of mature raspberry
Sep 10, 2011
Harold McGee — Using the Microwave to Make Candy
After four years of trying (and failing) to make the perfect caramel corn, I’m eager to try out some of Harold McGee’s microwave candy recipes, shared in the 12/22/10 issue of The New York
Sep 4, 2011
Lobster Liberation Makes the News
I was always intrigued and amused by the lobster liberations taking place at the Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Medford, MA. Recently, Reuters did an article on a recent outing, whic
Aug 14, 2011
Eggless Whole Wheat Pancakes
After much trial and error, I seem to have arrived at an eggless, whole wheat pancake recipe that works. Please note that this recipe uses an egg replacer (ener-g egg replacer available at Whole Foods
Aug 13, 2011
Local Blueberries
Mohan and I are making our way through the summer picking local fruits and making them into jam . . . We started with rhubarb and mint from the Fayerweather Street School garden, moved on to strawberr
Jul 23, 2011
Almost No-Knead Bread (revisited)
I first wrote about Mark Bittman’s no-knead bread recipe more than two years ago
May 4, 2009
Scrumptious Macaroons (eggless and super-easy)
We get some fantastic-tasting unsweetened grated dried coconut at Whole Foods in bulk and this inspired me to make some macaroons. They came out beautifully. 3 1/2 cups unsweetenedd grated dried cocon
May 4, 2009
Ethiopian Delights
A couple weeks back, I noticed that they were selling Ethiopian bread at the Central Square 7-11. (Yes, at 7-11 — it’s Central Square, after all). I bought a large pack of fermented njira
Feb 24, 2009
Rachael’s Falafel
In December '07 my sister Natasha and I joined our brother Alex in Paris for a short visit. We stayed in Alex's friends apartment in Porte de Montreuil and spent three days running around
Apr 20, 2008
Basic (Indian) Lentil Recipe
This is a basic lentil recipe that I wrote up for my friend Libby. This lentil is like a side dish–it should be soft, but not completely soupy, and can be eaten with rice or Indian bread. 1 cup
Mar 24, 2008
Apple Pie
Pie Crust (adapted from Field of Greens by Annie Somerville) (makes two 9-inch crusts).
Jan 2, 2008
Vegetable Korma (includes vegan version)
Korma is a savory vegetable dish served in many Indian restaurants. I offer two versions here, one with heavy cream, and a vegan version using coconut milk. Korma gets it character and depth from the
Jan 2, 2008
Hazelnut Scones
My mother shared this recipe with me a while back. It came from a magazine, but I don't remember which one. These scones are delicious: not too sweet, light, and moist. Definitely the best scone
Nov 19, 2007
Cinnamon Rolls
This August, we had a visit from some cousins from England: Daksha Hathi and her daughters Krishna and Nirali. Jagdish (her husband) couldn’t make it, and these cinnamon buns were for him. This
Sep 28, 2007
Gluten-Free Coconut Cake
This recipe is adapted, very distantly now, from the Ukranian Poppy Seed Cake recipe in Mollie Katzen's Moosewood Cookbook. It makes a relatively dense, buttery cake with a subtly Indian bent. T
Aug 27, 2007
Thepla (Indian flat bread)
This recipe is adapted from an old New York Times Magazine recipe for Cabbage-Poblano flatbread and it’s essentially what my (Indian) mother-in-law makes and calls “Thepla”.
May 6, 2007
Green Soup
I make a lot of this green soup in the late summer, when greens are plentiful. It freezes extremely well, is nutritious and delicious (even for those who don’t claim to be lovers of dark green v
Apr 2, 2007