Fab Foodie Mama

We are still under the grips of the COVID-19  Stay- at- Home order.  Now that we are getting into late spring, the pandemic is definitely going to impact the summer plans of many.  Thankfully, we don't have any major milestones this year.  I was looking forward to my niece's HS graduation and going to visit my sister and her family in Portland, however.  Hopefully soon. The uncertainty is scary; we are all watching the devastation to many business and the toll it is taking on our local, national and global economies with each passing day.  Today, we heard there may be a drug which speeds up the recovery time.  Let's hope that is true. I'm still not sick of cooking...yet.  But it would be nice to be able to go out for a pizza or take a ride up to the Keweenaw with friends to get a burger at the Eagle Harbor Inn.  Again, hopefully soon. This is a dish I found in NYT Cooking and I thought I'd give it a try; they have great recipes and I...

I absolutely love Indian food, but here, in the Copper Country,  we have no Indian restaurants and to cook it is both an art and a science. My brother John's girlfriend, Meena is from Chennai, and last fall she cooked the entire family an Indian feast.  She made Chicken Biryani, Daal Mkhani (black lentils in tomato cream sauce), Chicken Tikka Masala (the Indian dish all Americans know), Paneer Tikka Masala, Naan, Basamati Rice and Mango Lassi.  I t was like a dream come true and so very delicious.  She did a fabulous job and cooked for about 20 people.     From time to time, I make an attempt at preparing Indian food, either from package sauces or by following a recipe.  I have made butter chicken, chicken curry and a few other things with limited success.  Tonight, I was looking for a recipe to use up a head of cauliflower I had to use within the next 1-2 days, so I searched on Pinterest and found this.  It was simple to make...