Soma Sengupta Easter Recipes: Spicy Roast Lamb With Classic Indian Mint Sauce & pan jus! Spice Up Your Easter Dinner!
by Soma Sengupta This is not your grandmother’s traditional Easter lamb, which of course can be so wonderfully satisfying. But if you want to spike the lamb a bit, this … Continue reading
Soma Sengupta Easter Recipes: Spring Pea Soup! A Great Start to Easter Dinner!
by Soma Sengupta What could be a better beginning to Easter dinner than this soup? Fresh, vibrant, richly comforting, delicately tempting, it sets one up either for the lamb or fish … Continue reading
Soma Sengupta Passover Recipes: The Best Ever Meltingly Delicious Braised Short Ribs!
by Soma Sengupta This dish takes time. It calls for the short ribs to be marinated overnight in a cooked marinade, then braised, and finally finished off under the broiler. … Continue reading
Soma Sengupta Passover Recipes: Carciofi alla Giudia (Fried Artichokes). A Little Taste of Rome!
by Soma Sengupta Carciofi alla Giudia!!! Pure bliss is sitting in a sidewalk cafe in the 460-year-old Roman Ghetto, spring sunshine on your face & shoulders, a glass of … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Chocolat Chaud au Diable, or Devilishly Good Hot Chocolate!
by Soma Sengupta Silky smooth, richly chocolate, subtly spiked, delicious, delicious, delicious! The heat from the chilis & a subtle lacing of sea salt elevates this beyond-amazing hot chocolate … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Tom Kha Gai, Thai Coconut Chicken Soup!
by Soma Sengupta Oh, Tom Kha Gai! This spicy, aromatic soup, rich, tangy, flavorful! The silken texture of the coconut milk enriched chicken broth! The nourishing poached chicken and mushrooms, … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Rogan Josh!
by Soma Sengupta Ingredients 1 inch piece fresh ginger , peeled and grated 8 cloves garlic , chopped 1 teaspoon turmeric 4 tablespoons plain yogurt 1 ½ lbs lamb … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Bolognese the Old-Fashioned Way!
by Soma Sengupta Oh, Bolognese! Savor this sauce, made the old-fashioned way, with multiple layers that add an indefinable complexity and depth of flavor that just can’t be achieved by … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Creamy Turkey Wild Rice Soup!
by Soma Sengupta Soup should be easy. The comfort should start with the cooking, continue as the delicious homey aroma permeates your house, and culminate in the comfort of … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Turkey Pot Pie.
by Soma Sengupta This is for you, the cook that slaved away over Thanksgiving dinner. This recipe can be prepared with a variety of crusts, all store bought. … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- The Best Ever Green Bean Casserole. Happy Thanksgiving!
by Soma Sengupta Ingredients: 1 pound string beans, ends trimmed, beans cut in half 2 tablespoon butter 12 ounces white or portabella mushrooms, washed and trimmed and sliced ½ inch … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Sweet Corn Bread Pudding. A wonderful Thanksgiving Side Dish!
by Soma Sengupta Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 onion, diced fine 2 cloves garlic, finely minced Leaves from 2 sprigs of thyme 1 (15-ounce) can creamed style sweet corn 1 … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Brown Sugar Pie. Ooey, Gooey Goodness!
by Soma Sengupta Ingredients: 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar 3 eggs, lightly beaten 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 6 Tablespoons milk or half and half 8 Tablespoons melted … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Oyster and Cornbread Dressing. A Southern Thanksgiving!
by Soma Sengupta Ingredients: 5 tablespoons of butter 2 large onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 3 stalks celery, chopped 1 large carrot, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 4 … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Coq au Riesling. Celebrate Autumn!
by Soma Sengupta Ingredients 4 tablespoons canola oil 4 lbs chicken legs 1 cup bacon lardons 1 leek (finely sliced) 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 3 bay leaves 10 … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Biscuits & Sausage Gravy. The perfect breakfast!
by Soma Sengupta For the biscuits: 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 8 tablespoons cold salted butter … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Eton Mess!
by Soma Sengupta Ingredients: Meringue: (you may substitute bought meringue, it works just as well) 3 large egg whites 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 3/4 cup sugar Whipped Cream: … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Pollo en Pepitoria!
by Soma Sengupta Ingredients 6 large chicken thighs, skin on Salt & Pepper ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 medium onions, finely chopped 6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped … Continue reading
Recipes by Soma Sengupta- Matcha Truffles!
by Soma Sengupta INGREDIENTS (for 20 truffles): 10oz white chocolate 1/3 cup heavy cream 3/4 teaspoon matcha (sifted) (try to get cooking grade matcha) 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoon butter … Continue reading
Soma Sengupta’s Suummer Cocktails- Watermelon Mojito!
by Soma Sengupta 4 drinks Ingredients 20 fresh mint leaves, coarsely torn by hand 4 thick slices fresh watermelon, seeded and chunked ¾ cup light rum 1/2 cup simple syrup, … Continue reading
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