I’ve been recently introduced to the wonderful Vietnamese sandwich – Banh Mi. Its a classic Vietnamese sandwich thats traditionally made with pulled pork, vinegary and crisp veggies, and a spicy jalapeño spread. I’ve tried the seitan and tofu versions of this sandwich from two different popular Vietnamese sandwich joints in NYC. I loved both. My …
Indian Bombay Sandwich
There is a classic street-food in India called the Bombay Sandwich. Its pretty much the vegetarians sub, filled with yummy refreshing ingredients, such as cool cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, potato, Indian spices and spicy coriander-chili chutney. I really like this sandwich and find it to be healthy, hearty, and filling. I decided to recreate this sandwich, …
Restaurant Review: Candle 79
Last week was my birthday- yes, I am officially old and officially a quarter of a century old. We can keep this information on the DL though. I’ve been wanting to go to a restaurant in the Upper East Side called Candle 79. It’s been given some pretty good reviews and highly rated by creditable …
Jerk Spiced Tofu Kebobs
As seen on PETA! If you keep up with my blog, then you’ll know that I went to Jamaica recently. This was my second time there and my second time falling in love with delicious jerk-spiced food. Although this time around I did not eat meat (I originally went to Jamaica in 2008 prior to my vegetarian conversion), …
Saffron Lassi with Cardamom & Almond
Bloomspot has published my second article for them and it features this Lassi! Have you seen it?! Lassi is a classic Indian yogurt-based beverage. They are traditionally made in 3-4 flavors- Plain Sweet, Rose, Mango and Plain Salty. I wanted to try something different, but keep it true to its roots. I really like saffron- …
My First Article for Bloomspot!
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 …
12 Delicious ChefPriyanka Recipes from the Year 2012!
We survived! Let’s say cheers to the New Year by taking a look at 12 original recipes that I made during 2012! I must say, my ChefPriyanka activity was not as much as it could have been, but I still made the best of the time that I had! What were your favorite recipes from …
Roasted Garlic & Olive Cocktail Appetizer
Having some guests over? Starting with some cocktails and don’t know what to serve? Lastly- have you been at work all day with no time to plan? This is a great appetizer starter to hold your guests over and it pairs well with wine, beer and cocktails. Its super simple, pleasing to the eye and …
Happy Diwali 2012!!!
Happy Diwali to all my fellow Indians! If we were in India right now, there would be lots and lots of celebrations including tons of food, parties, decorations and all sorts of colorful lights. After all, Diwali is translated to mean “The Festival of Lights.” You can find a more in-depth description and history behind …
Happy 2nd Anniversary to Chef Priyanka!! Also… Rosemary, Potato and Red Onion Quinoa
Yesterday September 23rd, 2012 marks the 2nd year since I’ve started Chef Priyanka- already!! I feel old. But over these past 2 years I’ve generated more than 120 recipes- pretty crazy huh? I wish I had time to create more and cook more, but I make do with the time I have! So I would …