The popular Spanish empanada in a vegetarian version, filled with caramelized onions, paneer, potato and peas.

A South Indian lentil curry with vegetables, fresh herbs and greens. Simple but full of flavor.

An easy 3-ingredient British dessert that’s creamy and is always a hit with everyone. Takes 15 minutes to make & a couple of hours chilling.

Cake-like pineapple and pistachio cookies topped with a tangy sugar glaze and candied ginger.

Vegetarian burger with home-made brioche style buns, vegetable-black eyed bean patties and oven baked potato wedges.

Fresh strawberries – photograph to illustrate the use of a human element to lend “life” to food photography.

Vegetarian Momos (Tibetan dumplings) with cabbage, ginger, onions, in a gingery broth.

Indian style Chinese Hakka noodles with stir-fried vegetables and toasted sesame seeds.

Pears poached in apple and orange juice spiced with cinnamon and star anise. Served with cardamom spiced ricotta cream.

Celebrating India’s Independence Day and Julia Child’s 100th birth anniversary. Her Baked Yogurt Tart, with fresh orange & cardamom.

A herbal tea made with lemongrass, basil, mint and ginger, sweetened with honey. Refreshing and healing.

Eggless shortbread style cookies with colored sugar sprinkles/ confetti.

Gluten-free Indian style pumpkin blossoms fritters with a chickpea-rice flour batter.
Dedicated to memory of blogger friend Barbara

Cheese, corn, tomato and cilantro/ coriander on savory crackers for a post on food photography.

A pasta salad with peas, paneer and baby Malabar spinach and a tangy-sweet garlicky basil dressing and pistachios.

A non-tomato based pizza topped with fresh figs, caramelized onion, paneer and rosemary.