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Self-Taught Vegan Chef :: Food Network Champion :: TV Host
There are a lot of vegetables that are overlooked, especially when it comes to vegetables used in Italian cooking. My family (especially my dad) have always loved long Italian hot peppers – they’re usually offered at Italian restaurants in Staten Island. This Christmas when we decided to cook an Italian feast I decided I’d make …
It all started at work. A fellow colleague – who shall remain anonymous – of mine began to grow his own yeast and bring in fresh baked loaves of sour dough bread. Long story short, I challenged him to a bread bake-off, or what we like to call a ‘Bread-Off.’ The first week started off …
There is a classic Indian dish from South India called Chicken 65. What is it and why is it called Chicken 65 you ask? Well, its traditionally made with spicy Kashmiri chilies, curry leaves, and lots of mustard seeds and with young chicken that’s about 65 days old – I KNOW it’s terrible and I’m …
I love a good potato salad. I think it’s because I grew up in NYC and you can find potato salad pretty much in every deli. I love the creaminess and tanginess and it goes well with pretty much everything. I had a BBQ this weekend, and decided to make a classic potato salad to …
My friend recently asked me for a ‘Stuffed Pepper’ recipe, and I actually haven’t made Stuffed Peppers in a while. I asked him what kind he prefers – Indian? Mexican? Italian? Mediterranean? and of course the answer was as I suspected – Indian. There is a classic recipe for Indian Stuffed Capsicums that you’ll see …
We love making Mexican food in our home, and if you follow Chef Priyanka, you probably notice a lot of Mexican recipes on my blog! I feel that the flavors and ingredients used in Mexican cooking are very similar to Indian/Asian food, and that may be why my family and I love it so much! …
Last week I attended my first mixology class! I was fortunate enough to be taken out by eBay for a work event. I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about a work event! I’ve been dying to go to a mixology class, but they were all either (1) too expensive, (2) I didn’t know …
I officially think I’m still a college student. Why? Well, I don’t know, maybe because I go on vacation during college spring break time, but I don’t have any sort of break from work? Yup, that’s me! I definitely have a good reason though. Well, I lied I don’t have a good reason. I just …
California, knows how to party… Heard that before? If you haven’t, then that’s weird, but its Tupac (duh). The first time I went to California was about 12 years ago, but only to LA and to attend I.M.T.A (aka my pseudo aspiring actress days). Funny thing- a few LA agents wanted to sign me, …
If you haven’t seen it already, I have written my first recipe for the Bloomspot Blog! I am so happy about this, because Bloomspot is super hip- they provide ~60% of cool restaurants, spas, salons and much more! Their blog provides readers with all the latest trends in food, fashion, help and much more. My …