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Lauki Tamatar (Bottlegourd & Tomatoes)

This is a dish I saw at our table more often that I wished for it to be there. A favorite of my grandmother. It was made almost daily. It also grows in abundance. Is as local as local can be. It defines the epitome of what it means to be local and sustainable. Vegetables that grow together should stay together. Both bottlegourd and tomatoes grow in abundance. No wonder that this dish was abundant at our table.

 

Make this your foundation and add to it as you wish. This is a basic form that is wonderful as a side dish. Light and flavorful. A wonderful contrast to other richer flavors. 

Multigrain warm salad: A road to greater satiety!

Armed with an arsenal of vegetables, a plethora of spices, and a deep rooted desire to cook and share, is all one needs to create deliciousness that is at once delectable and good for you. 

Comforting foods do not need to be poison. 

One must cook in comfort, with pride in the act of cooking, feeding (and sharing). 

Mindfulness, being present in the present, and a hunger for sating ones senses and feeding ones soul are the most essential ingredients needed for cooking comfort food that is also good for mind, body and soul.

Extra Freekeh Salad

Freekeh is a a green wheat that is harvested young. It goes through a roasting process in its production that blesses it with a wonderful nutty flavor. 

It is a wonderful grain to have in the pantry. Intensely flavorful, earthy, full of umami. With roasted overtones, toothier than farro, softer than barley, and with a meaty density.