Cooking Experiment with some new foods

Last week we were running low on some staples like greens and other fresh veggies, and I experimented with the following that turned out pretty good.  I had a few things in the fridge that needed to be used up...

I steamed some butternut squash, sweet potato, a pear and a granny smith apple to see what I can come up with.

I also had some new items from the indian store on hand that I wanted to experiment with turmeric    tindora , pearl onions  , dosakai,   Poi Leaves,  frozen green Chana   

First thing I made is the  Mishmash turnip carrot salad , then I made a  Sweet Tindora Soup  and 

I also made some dressings and dips that came out tasty  Pear Cashew Dip

and I made the same thing with the steamed apple which turned out good as well. 

This next one was inspired by a cooking demo I saw recently at Lansdale Live Food & Music Festival sponsored by Arnolds  and I will call it  Coconut Chia Dip

The only thing I left out was the  Poi Leaves  which I just stirfried with some other veggies one day and it was just as good as any other leafy green. So thats one more dark leafy green I can add for a variety next time I am shopping at the market.