Asian Arancini

Asian Arancini | Pretty Polymath

  You ever have a cooking fail? Like you messed up the simplest of dishes? I messed up one of the easiest dishes to make last week, I overcooked my brown rice when I was making egg fried rice. It just turned into mush. It tastiest pretty yummy, but it just looked terrible! I decided to […]

Asparagus & Leek Soup

asparagus and leek soup

I spent the last week in the wonderful and sunny Galapagos thanks to my kickass husband. He gifted me a trip to the Galapagos with my best friend for making it onto Masterchef- how sweet is that! I spent most of my time in the Galapagos snorkeling, on the beach and going back to a […]

Aloo Poha

  Aloo poha aka batata poha,for Gujaratis like me, is the essential Saturday morning breakfast dish. Quick. Easy. Savory. Perfect with chai. Poha is flattened rice and aloo/batata means potato. You can find poha in any Indian grocery store or you can buy it on Amazon for super cheap. This past December I went to India […]

Steamed Artichoke – Step By Step

A few weeks ago my family and I took a road trip down to Monterey. On the way back to SF we stopped in Castroville, a town famous for growing artichokes. My fiance told me how much he LOVED artichokes and how he would like to have it at home, but I have never in […]

Twice Baked Potatoes- with a healthy surprise

I was feeling in carb-y starchy mood the other day–well, to be honest I am in the mood for carbs and starches everyday–but this day was overwhelmingly bad. All day at work I looked at pictures of potato recipes on Pinterest. Once I got home, I mixed a few recipes together and and went to town. […]

Homemade Pretzel Bites

When I lived in Philadelphia for college, I often ate Philly Soft Pretzel because they were 1) filling and 2) cheap. I was having a moment of nostalgia and decided to make some soft pretzels at home. I mixed and mashed two recipes and created my own for a small batch. Click continue for the […]