Dusting The Cobwebs Off The Cookbooks When Poonam, who blogs at Annapurna suggested Cook from a Cook Book as our #135 theme for FoodieMonday/Bloghop group, it was definitely time to get those books off the shelf. As fellow member Amrita commented, it gives us the opportunity to do some serious reading. I have so…
Almond Date Balls
Recipe: Almond Date Balls Almond Date Balls are naturally sweet, easy to make, gluten free,…
Indian Style Bean Salad
Recipe: Indian Style Bean Salad Indian Style Bean Salad consists of three different beans with…
Chora Nu Shaak, Gujarati Style
Recipe: Chora Nu Shaak, Gujarati Style Chora Nu Shaak, Gujarati Style is a black eyed…
Avocado Strawberry Salad
Recipe: Avocado Strawberry Salad Avocado Strawberry Salad with a creamy poppyseed dressing looks so pretty,…
One Pot Ravioli Soup
Recipe : One Pot Ravioli Soup One Pot Ravioli Soup is a super easy, loaded…
Bateta Ringad Nu Shaak
Recipe: Bateta Ringad Nu Shaak Bateta Ringad Nu Shaak is a basic, popular, easy to…
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Continue ReadingBM#85 MAIN COURSE WITH GRAVY OR RICE What constantly baffles me is when people who usually prepare meat and fish dishes cannot think beyond simple potato curry for vegetarian options or a simple pea pulao for rice options. I’m seriously hoping that all die hard non vegetarians will think of vegetarian world…
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Continue ReadingA simple dish of boiled pasta can be made into a tasty, delicious, satisfying meal with the addition of different sauces. FoodieMonday/Bloghop group members made 9 different lip smacking pasta sauces for the their #134th theme which was PASTA SAUCES. Click on the name of the pasta sauce and it will take you directly to…
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Continue ReadingFor the past couple of days I’ve been spending some relaxing and fun time with my family at Watamu. Its just sun, sand and sea. Watamu is a small coastal town just outside Malindi. We’re here to celebrate my aunt’s(foi, bua) 90th birthday which is today. Yes, you read right, 90th. I decided to…
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Continue ReadingThe Holiday State February is when Shhh Cooking Secretly group (started by Priya of Priya’s Versatile Recipes) had a virtual tour of Goa. Its been over 30 years since I’ve visited Goa. I remember when we were passing the town centre, there was a huge crowd of people. We asked the taxi driver…
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Continue ReadingHappy Holi I’m not going to go into why Holi is celebrated as I’ve already mentioned that in my other Holi posts. However, I still believe that everyone can enjoy a more environmentally friendly Holi by not using artificial colors. Not only do those awful reds, blues, greens and yellows not come off…
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Continue ReadingBeauty is in the eye of the beholder Every Tuesday, the members of Foodiemonday/ Bloghop group wait in anticipation to see what a fellow member will suggest as a theme for the coming week. We all take turns in suggesting the theme. For the #132nd theme Mallika who blogs at A Foodie Housewife…
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Continue ReadingDouble TreatTheme: Kid’s Delight – Chocolate DishesBM#85 Week 2 Day 2 I often bake chocolate cakes, cookies and muffins for my niece and nephew. Whenever hubby and I visit his uncle, I take either cookies, muffins or cakes for the kids. For my nephew its the more chocolatey the better. I still remember when he…
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Continue ReadingFor Little Angels Theme: Kid’s Delight – Chocolate DishesBM#85 Week 3 Day 1 Its the first time that I’m actually making something with kids in mind. Mine are all grown up and now treat hubby and me like kids! Don’t do this, don’t travel alone, call us when you’re going out, etc etc. Does…
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Continue ReadingToday is Pancake DayTheme : Pancakes Imagine a whole day dedicated to pancakes. Most people love pancakes. When I say pancakes there’s such a huge variety out there that its unbelievable. Right from fermented batter to quick batters. I could eat pancakes everyday, but have to control myself because of all the butter…
