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  • Tuna sandwich [with mustard, mayo + relish]
  • Yogurt Parfait [granola, vanilla yogurt, berries, honey]
  • Bhujia + Ketchup sandwich [Tiny's mom's recipe]
  • Cucumber, Tomato and Onion sandwich
  • Nutella + Banana sandwich
  • Turkey sandwich [spinach + roasted red bell peppers]
  • Hummus wraps
  • Mrs. Wilson's beschamel sauce with chicken and peas and bisquits [can subsitutute chicken with sauteed mushrooms]
  • Fettucini Alfredo with mushrooms and peas
  • Cellophane noodles with lime dressing, red onions, shedded carrots, and peanuts, bean sprouts, scallions
  • Trail mix
    • granola
    • raisins
    • sliced almonds
    • sunflower seeds
    • m&ms or chocolate chips
    • maybe peanuts
    • maybe cashews
  • Frittata
    • sauted onions, tomatoes
    • rotisserie chicken chunks or
    • meatball chunks
    • italian cheese
    • red pepper flakes
    • dried oregano
    • parsley
    • maybe orzo
    • maybe corn
    • maybe suateed mushrooms
  • Mediterranean Veggie Pizza
    • Eggplant slices
    • Red onion slices
    • Yellow pepper
    • Black Olives
    • Feta cheese
  • Avocado & Cucumber salad
    • avocado chunks
    • cucumber chunks
    • diced red onions
    • cilantro a.k.a. dhaniya
    • lime juice
    • amchur powder
    • no dressing, like a chunky guacamole
  • Roasted Red Pepper Bruschetta (inspired by Brio)
    • Toast crostini with usual steps: drizzle of olive oil on each, salt & pepper
    • Once out of the oven, cut slices of store bought mozarella cheese and fit on bread
    • Grate some parmesan cheese over it
    • Slice thin stips of the roasted red peppers and place on on top
    • Put it back in the oven just until the cheese melts
    • Once you take it out, garnish the crostini with stips of basil
    • Finish it off with thin drizzles of balsamic vinegar - a little goes a long way.
    • The colors will be so beautiful
  • Composed Salad
    • Spinach
    • Lettuce
    • Chickpeas
    • Kalamata Olives
    • Corn
    • Shredded Carrots
    • Raisins
    • Sunflower seeds
    • Grated Parmesan Cheese
    • Bacon bits
    • Caesar dressing
  • Adrak Chai w/ Elaichi
    • Bring 3/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup water to a boil.
    • Drop in 1/2" grated ginger, and 3-5 pods of cardamom crushed with a mortar & pestle.
    • One the mix is boiling, lower the heat slightly so the milk doesn't boil over.
    • Put 1 tsp of chai patti into the milk.
    • Let it infuse for 1 minute. Any longer and the chai will become very strong, and turn bitter.
    • Turn heat off. Strain the chai of the ginger, cardamom, and chai patti through a fine mesh strainer in a measuring cup.
    • Put 2-4 tsps of sugar in the tea cup, and pour the tea.
    • Mix well, and serve hot.
sep 25 2009 ∞
sep 20 2013 +