Val Beans in a peanut gravy (Mochai kuzhambu)Lunch time at work has become something to look forward to with a few colleagues from Andhra, a chance to taste some good food and get ideas and recipes first hand. The recipe to be presented today... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my[...] |
MIL's Simple Tomato Rasam (Thin Tomato Soup or Pepper water)No two rasams are the same. Isn't it true that the rasam your mother makes is very different from what your MILs makes? Why? even your mother's could be different from your grandmother's although... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my[...] |
Spiced Yogurt with Adai (lentil pancakes)Around here, weather is still the big news. Even after applying "flinty Chicago toughness" to DC for a year, the federal government had to close for 3 days in a row. The schools are out till the day... |
Thick Lentil Stew with Pumpkin and Butternut Squash"Yes we Can" Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva used the phrase effectively to win his country the chance to host the Olympics in 2016 and beating Barack Obama at his own game -... |
Chicken roast with potatoesGreen Earth I felt guilty when I read that our demand for the softest tissue to wipe our behinds is the reason behind cutting down of decades or century old trees. Unlike in Europe where mostly... |
Black Eyed Peas SundalExpectations - the act or state of expecting - is the literal dictionary meaning. Thoughts of "expectations" and how it affects life having been making the rounds in my head recently. Expectations in... |
Swiss Chard Challenge - Roundup 3I opened the Home section of the Washington Post last Thursday and was pleasantly surprised to be reading about Malabar Spinach. It pleased the author with its hardiness and love of the sun. The sun... |
Cooking for a party!The big gathering of friends that we have been putting off forever finally happened. We had to pick an occasion and DD2's birthday presented itself at the opportune moment. We had a manageable sized... |
Guess Revealed! Finally!I got impatient with the cantaloupe plant and harvested the fruit before it was time. But the tender fruit tasted crisp and sweet with the texture of a cucumber. So a Cantaloupe it... |
Simple Lunches - 17 (Expressly cooked fit for a party)We all get invited to parties or invite others for a party and get served or serve restaurant bought food. If the parties you go to are in a close geographic area the food and the menu gets boring... |