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Overhead photograph of a two crust apple pie with a pie server and a Granny Smith apple.

Classic New England Apple Pie

picture of a custard pie.

All-Butter Pie Crust

Lobster bisque plated in soup bowls and topped with chopped chunks of lobster tail meat.

Lobster Bisque

Steamed lobster with drawn butter and boiled sweet corn served on newspaper for the perfect summer meal.

Steamed Lobster with Drawn Butter

Quick and easy dish of firm tofu, pan-fried in hot oil to give it a crispy exterior. Served drizzled with a thick, sweet soy sauce and topped with scallions.

Crispy, Pan-Fried Tofu Drizzled with Sweet Soy Sauce

Whole chicken seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika roasted in a cast iron pan.

Whole Roast Chicken

Wide-angle view of Bryce Canyon. Hoodoos everywhere. Snow still on the ground in mid-March.

Day Trip to Bryce Canyon National Park

image of a single portion of Yotam Ottolenghi's pepper tofu dish on a plate.

Yotam Ottolenghi’s Black Pepper Tofu

Keith and I pose at the entrance to Zion National Park.

Hiking, Camping, and Cooking in Zion National Park

Rich, cheesy deep-flavoured French onion soup from scratch, topped with home-baked bread and Gruyere cheese

Evolution of a Food Photo – French Onion Soup

Delicious puff pastry mushroom tartlets with goat cheese

Mushroom Goat Cheese Tartlets

No carb buffalo wings. Chicken wings baked in the oven until crispy and then slathered with buffalo sauce. Works for keto and paleo diets.

Super Bowl Special: Baked Buffalo Wings

Quick, healthy, delicious Indian red lentil soup with garlic, turmeric and cumin.

Indian Lentil Soup (Dal) with Garlic and Cumin

Easy, foolproof, almost no-effort bread that will beat supermarket "gourmet" bread any day of the week.

No-Knead Bread

a stack of pancakes with strawberries, blueberries, a cup of tea, and maple syrup

Weekday Buttermilk Pancakes

tandoori chicken drumsticks

Baked Tandoori Chicken: A Gateway to Indian Food

Poultry

Whole chicken seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika roasted in a cast iron pan.

Whole Roast Chicken

No carb buffalo wings. Chicken wings baked in the oven until crispy and then slathered with buffalo sauce. Works for keto and paleo diets.

Super Bowl Special: Baked Buffalo Wings

tandoori chicken drumsticks

Baked Tandoori Chicken: A Gateway to Indian Food

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Pork

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Red Meat

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Fish & Seafood

Lobster bisque plated in soup bowls and topped with chopped chunks of lobster tail meat.

Lobster Bisque

Steamed lobster with drawn butter and boiled sweet corn served on newspaper for the perfect summer meal.

Steamed Lobster with Drawn Butter

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Rice & Grains

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Soup

Lobster bisque plated in soup bowls and topped with chopped chunks of lobster tail meat.

Lobster Bisque

Quick, healthy, delicious Indian red lentil soup with garlic, turmeric and cumin.

Indian Lentil Soup (Dal) with Garlic and Cumin

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Salad

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Vegetables

Quick, healthy, delicious Indian red lentil soup with garlic, turmeric and cumin.

Indian Lentil Soup (Dal) with Garlic and Cumin

Delicious puff pastry mushroom tartlets with goat cheese

Mushroom Goat Cheese Tartlets

image of a single portion of Yotam Ottolenghi's pepper tofu dish on a plate.

Yotam Ottolenghi’s Black Pepper Tofu

Quick and easy dish of firm tofu, pan-fried in hot oil to give it a crispy exterior. Served drizzled with a thick, sweet soy sauce and topped with scallions.

Crispy, Pan-Fried Tofu Drizzled with Sweet Soy Sauce

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Breakfast

a stack of pancakes with strawberries, blueberries, a cup of tea, and maple syrup

Weekday Buttermilk Pancakes

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Desserts

Classic New England Apple Pie

Overhead photograph of a two crust apple pie with a pie server and a Granny Smith apple.

During grad school (the first one, in Rhode Island), I was lucky enough to be friends with someone who knew a local Portuguese old lady ran a brisk and illegal trade in pies — mostly apple pies in the fall, strawberry or blueberry in the summer — out of her kitchen in South Kingstown.

All-Butter Pie Crust

picture of a custard pie.

Flaky, buttery delicious pie crust recipe for one double-crust, or two single-crust pies (or quiches). Pie crust freezes well, so you can freeze one half if not using and thaw overnight in the fridge next time you need it. I did not bake my first pie from scratch until September 2016. Why not, you ask?…

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Hi, I’m Swati. Welcome to my blog.

photo of Swati I spend all day developing educational courses for online and blended learning at MIT. I spend my free time cooking, baking bread, entertaining my two cats, and practising my photography. During the summer and autumn, my husband, Keith, and I hike and camp. Learn more about me here

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