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Healthy Eating and Picky Eaters : Do the ends meet? 2008-06-04 20:41:51 The clock is ticking 4 PM. I am running to catch the commuter rail. oof! I made it on time and got a seat near window. Here! the train started moving and my thoughts too…..
What to cook for dinner? How to sneak some veggies in to my sons dinner plate? [...] Read more:Healthy Eating
How I savvied the appetizers? 2008-06-03 22:28:22 When I came to US for the first time, it was peak winter in Boston. The white snow and the bone freezing cold were new to me. The cold weather made people to stay inside their home that it was hard to make any friends that time. I was left alone with pots, pans and [...]
When I learnt to call Roti as Flat Bread…… 2008-06-02 21:47:28 “Tikkar”
When I look back and recall how I got to know about this recipe, I can realize how much I learnt from the world of Internet.
In the years past, though I was able to cook recipes of Southern India, Foods from other parts of my own country seemed alien to me. Even though I knew [...] Read more:Bread
Cherishing Dinners: Stuffed Pepper Bolognese 2008-05-31 21:10:11 There is a wonderful thing about our palettes. Whenever we try a new food, it records the taste of it, the place where we ate or the person who prepared it, in our minds. Later, when you come across the similar taste, it brings back the memories.
There are lots of people in my life [...] Read more:Stuffed
, Pepper
Homemade Marinara Sauce 2008-05-31 20:44:24 This is my version of Marinara Sauce.
Ingredients:
1 (28 ounce) can Diced Tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can Tomato paste
2 Cloves Garlic
1 Onion
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 Tsp dried basil
1/2 Tsp dried oregano
1/2 Tsp black pepper powder
1 Tsp salt
1 Tsp sugar
Method:
1. Chop the onion and mince the Garlic.
2. Heat the olive oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
3. [...]
Mango - The Enchanter 2008-05-30 20:27:04 Who is an enchanter? The one who Fascinates or Delights us.
The “Wisdom Fruit” Mango
keeps fascinating me with its taste and the memories. I hope it is the same with others too. That’s why I think, while one says “Madness“, the other calls it “Manthram” (tool or instrument for thoughts and Ideas).
The [...]
Cherishing Dinners : Crock-pot Enchilada Casserole 2008-05-29 21:33:45 What would you like to do in your weekend after a hectic work week?
In our house, we have a movie and dinner night.
We get a movie from our public library or pick a movie from HBO and set up the dinner in front of Television. To make it special, I will prepare a recipe [...] Read more:Crock
, Casserole
Homemade Enchilada Sauce 2008-05-29 20:59:18 When a recipe calls for a new sauce or store bought ingredient, I will always find out whether I can make it at home. This saves both our health and money a lot.
This is my home made version of Enchilada Sauce.
Ingredients:
1 Tomato
1 Onion
1 Garlic clove
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
2 Tbsp flour
1 tsp oil
1 tsp [...]
Awed by handmade corn tortilla 2008-05-28 18:16:07 Next to Indian Cuisine, the one that serves our palette with hot and spicy food is Mexican Cuisine. When I came across the two events, DK’s A.W.E.D and Beautiful Bones, I decided upon a Recipe that can hit both birds with one stone (Unfortunately, I missed one bird but would definitely get the second). The [...] Read more:handmade
Have I gone Mad for Mango or what? 2008-05-27 19:13:03 One among the meanings for “Madness” is “intense excitement“.
When Arundhati announced “Mango
” as the ingredient for the event WBB #22, I was so excited to write about everything from my first mango shaped dinner plate to my “mangai haaram” (Gold necklace with string of tiny mangoes and a Mango shaped Pendant) that I [...]
An unusual Burger 2008-06-05 20:49:59 One night, I decided to prepare “Mor Kali” (Mush made with Buttermilk and Rice Flour) for dinner. There was plenty of yogurt sitting in my fridge, ready to go sour. I thought Mor kali would be a good idea to use it up. When I began talking about my plan for dinner, [...] Read more:Burger
Half and half Mexican Pizza 2008-06-07 19:31:25 The comfort of a homemade meal is that we can whip up umpteen number of varieties. Sometimes, even an unplanned makeover will turn into a wonderful recipe. Though disasters are common, we don’t have to worry about frustrated customers as such. This gives a home chef more opportunity to play with [...] Read more:Mexican
, Pizza
Stuffed Onion Rolls - Mahshi Bassal 2008-06-10 07:08:12 Why do people stuff vegetables and meats?
Well! To enhance the flavor.
But, does the stuffing adds flavor to the outter part or vice versa? Ha! Ha! Gotcha! . I don’t know the answer either .
If we look at the stuffed recipes, we can see that they are presentable, combine [...] Read more:Stuffed
, Rolls
Cream cheese or Yogurt cheese of Lebanon (Labneh) 2008-06-09 10:30:12 Every cuisine in the world has an ingredient or Dish that acts as a digestive aid. There will be a dish that acts as a coolant that stabilizes the body temperature. Yogurt acts as both a digestive aid and a coolant. Countries with hotter climate and spicier food tend to use Yogurt [...] Read more:Cream
, Lebanon
Whole wheat Sourdough Pita bread Sandwich 2008-06-11 07:15:01 “Pita Pockets”.
I first tasted Pita Pockets or pita bread sandwich in a theme park. It was my first vacation in US. After getting bored of cheese pizzas, we thought of eating something different. Veggie Pita Pocket was the only other non meat option available for us.
Since Pita bread was almost similar to our Roti and [...] Read more:Whole
, wheat
, Sandwich
Bri’s Fund raiser - An appeal 2008-06-12 10:46:18 In Ramayana, the great epic of India, “Rama” plans to build a bridge (now known as “Adam’s Bridge”) between Rameshwaram and SriLanka to defeat “Ravana”. Rama’s army worked hard day and night to get the job done. A small chipmunk who was watching the work in progress from the shore, wanted to contribute something to [...]
Crockpot Manipuri Ootti (Peas Stew of Manipur, India) 2008-06-14 15:13:44 When I prepared Manipuri khichdi for our lunch, I was thinking about serving Pickle and Yogurt as sides. But, Anthony mentioned that Khichdi will go very well with Manipuri Ootti. I got interested and decided to prepare Ootti to serve with Manipuri Kichdi. Like adding fuel to fire, the ingredients for Ooti [...] Read more:India
Crockpot Manipuri Khichdi(Rice Pudding of Manipur, India) 2008-06-14 15:13:00 I started thinking about the Seven sister states of India
when Bhags announced the event RCI - North East India. I tried very hard to recall something about North East India. All I could recall was my Geography teacher reducing 2 points from my total points for my map locating skills. She [...] Read more:Pudding
Corn Masala Rice 2008-06-16 20:44:32 “Kalandha Saadham” literally translates to “Mixed Rice“.
If we need to whip up something quick or add variety to lunch boxes or planning for a picnic, these flavored rice varieties get the highest vote in households in India. “Kalandha Saadham” always reminds me of the Monsoon festival - “Aadi perukku“. [...] Read more:Masala
Express Potato Pancakes 2008-06-17 21:50:38 I have a little chef in my kitchen these days. He wants to whip up something delicious, just like mommy does. Every Saturday morning, the first question he asks after waking up is “Shall we make some pancakes, Mommy?” . He won’t stop until I make some pancake batter and crank [...] Read more:Express
, Potato
, Pancakes
Coconut Series VI - Our Traditional Tributes 2008-06-30 08:44:24 When we look at the different traditions in this world, there is always a significant place for fruits and other produce. The produce that grow in abundance in a geographic location are reflected in historical and traditional events of that location.
Coconut is one among the abundant produce of tropics of India. So it is treated [...] Read more:Traditional
Coconut Series V - A Dessert - Thengai Pooranam 2008-06-27 21:37:27 One day when I was returning from work, there was a discussion going on between a group of ladies in the train. They were talking about the rising prices and the economy. When the talk turned towards the earlier generations and the huge families, the elderly lady in the group started explaining how [...] Read more:Dessert
Mango salsa and a pasta salad 2008-07-13 20:58:12 I came from a country where “Cricket” is the game of craze. I landed in “Red sox Nation” with no clue about Baseball. My DH watches all the ball games with high devotion. Initially, he used to explain to me about the rules of the game. To watch the game with [...] Read more:Mango
, salsa
Horse Gram Sprouts - Grow your own salad! 2008-07-10 19:27:30 As I had mentioned earlier, I am a budding gardener. Apartment dwelling and the Northeast weather confined my exploration to indoors only.
“You Cheater!”, my friend D smiles at me.
“OK, D! I confess”. I always think twice before buying the pots,soil and seeds. “Why waste all the money, when you are [...] Read more:Horse
, Sprouts
CLICK here for iced coffee!!! 2008-07-28 18:40:34 I heard there are so many hot entries pouring for the CLICK - Coffee event hosted by Jai and Bee. So, I thought of sending a cool one!!!
Onion spiced cloverleaf rolls 2008-07-27 16:16:59 “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach“, Right??!!
I don’t know how much truth it holds. But, most of the families in my home town strongly believe in this saying. Apart from training the girls for household chores, we can see the importance that they give for this saying, in marriages. [...]
Campfire bread of India - Bafla 2008-08-12 20:27:36 If you had asked me about grilling or barbecue a few years ago, I would have blinked. I had no clue about these cooking methods. Though we used to cook sweet corn and sweet potato on open fire, our cooking methods mostly included steaming, boiling or pressure cooking. I came to know [...] Read more:India
A Cook’s Memory 2008-08-11 17:02:59 “What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” ~Rudolph Giuliani
Sometimes, I wish that grand parents were granted a very long life that even the youngest of the grand children got the opportunity to spend some good [...] Read more:Memory
Sri Krishna Jenmaashtami celebrations in our house 2008-08-24 07:46:28 After 6 years, I was able to celebrate Sri Krishna
Jeyanthi in the traditional way in our new home. Not only did it bring back all my childhood memories but also became one for my son.
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