Indian Samosas

I am so excited to be able to post this recipe for you! My husband and I absolutely love samosas with their flakey yet doughy crust and and spiced potato and pea filling. Unfortunately, when Chris became vegan, we couldn't visit some our favorite Indian restaurants because they most likely included dairy in their recipes. So, we began to search for our own recipe to make samosas at home. After much trial and error, I think we finally developed a recipe that works for us!

Here is a mixture of the pastry dough after being kneaded just to perfection.

I rolled pieces of this dough into rounds that fit just about into my palm, then rolled them flat with my beloved French rolling pin.

I rolled out 10 pastries from the dough, which is enough to make 20 samosas.

For the filling, Chris sautéed onions and black mustard seeds.

Then added spices, and finally the potatoes - we used organic blues.

After being cooked down, here is the yummy filling!

Now time to stuff! Begin by cutting the dough circles in half and then folding them in half and pinching along the cut edge.

This creates a little cone.

Which you can stuff.

And then pinch closed.

Mmm ready to fry!

Heat up two inches of canola oil.

And when the oil is hot and will sputter when flicked with some water, place in the samosa and fry until golden.

Finished product. Mmmm enjoy!

For full recipe and ingredients, please click here!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

After a couple years of making baked goods and sharing them with the "boys down the hall" - two fellow medical students that live down the hall from my husband (and now me!), one of them shared these cookies with me yesterday, and I instantly asked for the recipe. Today, I decided to try them, and will send them out to some friends that are still living on the East Coast.

These cookies were easy to make, just a small twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie recipes, that lends some softness and chewiness to the cookies, while cutting the butter some. One thing I especially loved about this recipe was that I got more than four dozen cookies out of the recipe! So, it's definitely worth the time.

Here's the dough. I love any kind of batter or dough, and would give this a 4 stars out of 5 for flavor.

And here's the delicious final product. Mmmm.

Recipe here.

Let me know what you think of the recipe and if you make any adjustments!

New life! New blog!

It's been a long dry spell for me and blogging. Before my wedding, I was an active blogger, constantly looking over wedding material, and documenting my inspiration on my blog, I Do Weddings. After the big day, though, my attentions turned to thank yous, med school rotations, holidays, and moving out to southern Minnesota, where my husband is working. Now that I'm Minnesota, I have much more time on my hands as life here is much less hectic. So, it's back to blogging, and I couldn't be more excited about it. I hope this blog will showcase my love of life, especially of entertaining and baking, but anything is up for grabs. Welcome!