"This is you, in a recipe!"

That's what my friend Lauren said when I told her about this idea to infuse the most old-school Minnesotan of recipes (hotdish, i.e. casserole) with Indian flavors. And she's right.

It me.

Comfort food, Indian-style.

My husband is about to get some well-deserved credit for his creations like this Iranian stew.

Hashweh is a very simple and rustic sort of dish, but feels fancy AF because pine nuts are basically solid gold.

This is the pot roast version of an empanada from Buenos Aires.

Keema is one of my favorite foods. Soon to be one of yours.

Calm down, people. I've only made the most amazing roast beast in the history of my kitchen slash all the other kitchens in my neighborhood and the universe AT LEAST. 

Watch out, IKEA. I'm still on my mission to make millions of meatballs for Worthy Pause, and this was the latest experiment