Category: Recipes

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How do you make tomato curry or tomato khatta?

Bangladesh tomato khatta curry recipe
Bangladesh recipe, tomato khatta
Estimated read time 6 min read

Another one of my mother’s recipes that she makes from “cooking muscle memory”. It seems simple when you see it dished out or in a pot, just a tomato soup looking dish but it’s a lot more than that! One thing I am noticing about all her recipes so far are a common few ingredients. In particular the chopped onion and garlic fried in oil and also the set of spices: grown ginger, garlic and turmeric and to which is added chili powder in this case.

Recipes Vegetables

The best tea inspired starter with jalapeno tea poppers recipe

jalapeno tea poppers
jalapeno tea poppers recipe
Estimated read time 3 min read

I searched for a jalapeno popper recipe and this is what I decided on. It’s a keto friendly recipe! Unfortunately, that doesn’t make it less hot. I have learnt that you do not rub your eyes after cutter hot peppers; the little green stuffed jalapeno poppers, while very cute are very deadly! And having hot lips, doesn’t feel all that sexy! The one redeeming think about this recipe is the bacon. If you enjoy hot and spicy foods, I do suggest these little jalapeno poppers.

Recipes Salads Tea

Try this creamy tea leaf salad dressing recipe for an interesting flavour

creamy black tea salad dressing
creamy black tea salad dressing
Estimated read time 3 min read

I was thinking about the salad dressings my mother would make. Always some kind of vinaigrette with various herbs and spices shaken with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. That’s when the idea of using tea came to mind. I wanted to try and make a creamy dressing so I found this basic creamy dressing base and stared playing around with adding tea. I tried steeping tea and adding it in resulting in watery dressing. Eventually I settled on just adding the tea leaves and I think the result isn’t too bad. I will keep working on different salad dressings, creamy and vinaigrette and see what I can come up with. I think they type of tea is quite flexible. All teas will result in a lovely flavour and compliment to any salad.

Desserts Recipes Tea

How amazing can a chai spiced chocolate cake taste?

chai spiced chocolate cake
Chai spiced chocolate cake
Estimated read time 4 min read

I remember making one of those chocolate molten lava cakes and being quite impressed and delightfully surprised with the outcome. So I thought, wouldn’t that be great if it was a chai molten lava cake? That was my goal! Unfortunately, there was no molten chai lava flowing from my cake when I cut it open. But, I did end up with a beautifully chai spiced chocolate cake! Not exactly what I was going for, but made a wonderfully, moist, spicy, yummy dessert! I will continue to work on the chai molten lava cake so stay tuned!

Desserts Recipes Tea Vegetables

Chai spiced pumpkin pie

chai spiced pumpkin pie recipe
chai spiced pumpkin pie recipe
Estimated read time 3 min read

Every year I make a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. It’s not necessarily my favourite pie but once a year it’s fun to make, share and have a slice. I don’t have a family secret pumpkin pie recipe that has been passed down the generations or anything. I just used the old standard E.D. Smith pumpkin pie recipe on the back of the pumpkin pie filling can. Works for me. This time though, I decided to use my spices and in particular the tea masala chai spice mix below that I found in Little India in Toronto this fall. I’m really enjoying this chai spice mix I found in one of the shops there. I’m probably not using it exactly as intended but I’m still loving it. When you open the container, the smell is amazing! Smells like you’re in a pot of brewing chai!