The blog of a vegetarian who happens to LOVE food

Sunday: Vegetarian chili, cornbread Monday:  Paneer kathi rolls  (on whole wheat tortilla if no time for roti) , raita Tuesday: salmon, quinoa mix, salad, bread Wednesday: M in LA, marinade chicken for haryali Thursday: haryali chicken, roti, raita Friday:    chole palak , roti, chaval

Sunday: Rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes , salad Monday. LUNCH: Tender Greens. DINNER: LA Tuesday. LUNCH: Chicken, Mediterranean salad. DINNER: shimla mirch, dal, chaval, roti Wednesday. LUNCH: Leftovers. DINNER: LA Thursday. LUNCH: Hooding. DINNER: Salmon, wild rice, salad Friday. LUNCH: salad, salmon. DINNER: black bean enchiladas, spanish rice, guacamole Grocery List WF chicken shallots garlic salmon mixed greens tomatoes ginger bread

Saturday: Dinner: Rotisserie Chicken, shallot mashed potatoes , salad Sunday: Lunch: Chicken tacos (leftover rotisserie), guacamole, black beans Monday:  Roast chicken , sauteed kale , wild rice Tuesday: Cotton Party Wednesday: tofu, sauteed spinach, brown rice Thursday: LA Friday: Egg curry, roti, rice Cotton Party (cook ahead) Dessert:  Luisa's Cake  with raspberry coulis Side Dish: Tomato rice  (?) Shopping List WF: potatoes shallots onion garlic flat leaf parsley tomatoes baby spinach kale: red and green lab snacks fruit scallions cilantro mushroom (for kale salad) pine nuts (for kale salad) chicken rotisserie chicken beluga lentils TJ: lemon orange juice avocado goat cheese (for spinach salad) Ricotta, 1 cup

Monday: Tortilla pie, Spanish rice Tuesday: Crockpot chana masala (adapt this ), naan Wednesday: Chicken , rice, salad Thursday: LA Friday: Dal, chaval, sabzi (adapt this ), roti Shopping List: Greens onions veg. chili cabbage

Monday: Roast Chicken , Wild Rice, Spinach salad Tuesday: Buttermilk Roast Chicken , Mixed greens, roasted potatoes Wednesday: Black Pepper Tofu , Rice, Sauteed Bok Choy Thursday: Mushroom-goat cheese quesadilla, black beans, spanish rice Friday: Bharta, roti, dal, chaval SHOPPING LIST WF: chicken shallots red wine vinegar (?) bok choy firm tofu eggplant scallions TJs: baby spinach mixed greens goat cheese parsley bread

Sunday. DINNER: Oriechette al Forno , salad, garlic bread Monday. LUNCH: salad, leftover pasta DINNER: mung daal, chaval, papdi aloo sabzi, roti Tuesday. LUNCH: salad, leftovers DINNER: Gosia's, Wednesday. LUNCH: salad, leftovers if available DINNER: Veggie chili, corn bread, salad Thursday. LUNCH: Veggie chili, salad DINNER: Hummus cheese sandwiches, quinoa, salald Friday. LUNCH: sandwiches, salad DINNER: Chickpea salad , Roasted cauliflower , raita Shopping list WF: cauliflower curry powder (?) parsley mint cucumber ricotta pecorino rosemary slices monterey jack rapini, chard or kale avocado onion garlic bread

Image from Gilt Taste During my last trip to India, I discovered what the Bengalis call patali gur. It is sugar extracted from the sap of date palm trees. It's darker in color and richer in flavor. Sumit's aunts brought a large chunk of the stuff from Kolkata and made traditional kheer (Indian rice pudding) with it. I'd had kheer in the past and was never a huge fan. People love it, but to me it was usually just warm, sugary rice milk. Nothing too memorable. The kheer made with patali gur, however, was something very different. The gur imparted a caramel-ly, smoky flavor to the kheer. It was intensely rich, incredibly delicious, and definitely memorable. At the time, I was lucky enough to bring some of it back with me. I used it sparingly and made kheer only for special occasions. But eventually, it was used up. I had been searching for it in vain on the internet and in Indian grocery stores ever since, and only recently came across it on Gilt Taste . When I discov...