Sybilla Oritur

I realized last week at some point that the slow cooker was making a liar out of me… i used to avoid eating meat at home, but stews and soups are “oh so yummy.” Furthermore, i had an excuse to go to my favourite, but not often enough visited, grocery store - Punjab’s - for [...]

Right now my oven isn’t working. On the long list of things i continue to avoid, high up there is telling my landlord about the broken convection oven and the doorknob that keeps falling off. I feel stupid making a special trip to list things wrong with the apartment. However, i was given my Nana’s [...]

Have been looking for a balanced salad meal that doesn’t involve leafy greens (not because i don’t like them, just because i wanted a change). I introduce to you a low carb, high protein salad: a 1.25 cup serving (and that’s a pretty generous portion) has 322 calories from 40g carb, 9g fat and 23g [...]

My little kitchen in Baltimore has a 3/4 size fridge, a hot plate and a convection oven. I wish i could say that i have been adventurous thus far, but that would be a lie. However, for the commencement of classes (and to encourage my current healthy trend), i tested the oven out with this [...]

I asked in a recent facebook status update is asked “what to do with 3 lbs of leftover lamb?” - i tried a recipe from the good old Joy of Cooking and it came out great and cost almost nothing as i already had the lamb on hand. You can use leftover beef or pork [...]