Random recipes - page 398

In a burst of energy (or perhaps a moment of weakness), I decided to have a go at another French Laundry recipe on Saturday night. I selected "Surf and Turf", braised oxtails with seared monkfish, topped with sauteed salsify and cepes. Pretty ambitious co

My first visit to India took place almost 9 years ago. I still remember how well-intentioned friends and colleagues had tried to prepare me for my trip, loading me with advice and warnings derived from their own unpleasant experiences in India. I was told

I love cookbooks. I have a VAST selection of cookbooks, and I mean massive. Over 100 cookbooks (on the last inventory). I m one of those PEOPLE that mossy over to the local bookstore, pick up about 10 books, sit at the caf and drink tons of overpric

Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, you're reading this post while I'm off traipsing around Eastern Europe. This is the first of three posts that I've set to go up while I'm gone ... I guess blogging really is a sickness. For the March 5 S

K erala style fish curry could be made in millions of ways because each household has a recipe of their own! How diverse can we get ? :) This recipe is the way Amma makes Fish Curry at home so it has the Alleppy- Kottayam- Changanaserry style in it and it

The first time I made this, R and I were having a Norwegian Apple Cake competition in our kitchen. There were two teams, Team A and Team R and we were both trying to approximate his mother's Norwegian Apple Cake . I'd never actually had it, so he was a

Paratha or roti is my all time favourite esp the ones with veggies in it. You dont need any side dish at all just raita is enough to finish off the dinner or meal. At the same time its wholesome and healthy with all the veggies.I'm sure kids who hesitate

Its called spotted cow cookies because it reminds us of this . I saw these yummy cookies in Chocorange and immediately gave it a try since the ingredients were easily available. We really enjoyed it and will surely bake them quite often becau

Hong Kong Style Baked Pork Chop and Rice If you had travelled to Hong Kong and dined in at Cafe De Coral or Fairwood then most probably you know this dish. This popular Hong Kong dish is not just popular in Hong Kong but even with other Cantonese s

Last day when i went to market, i saw these Ullithandu or Onion Stem / Onion greens and i just grabbed a big bunch of those.Those onion flowers on top looks so lovely...In the market they sell it calling it as spring onions ,which actually are not. Ther

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There is ?something? in pizza that could really make me drool. When craving hits me, it is really difficult to ignore or resist such a desire. While the ?probably best pizza restaurant? in Sri Lanka which I featured before in my post ?Best Pizza in Sri L

After the Chinese New Year, one of the festive goodies to enjoy is Fried Nian Gao. It is a round sticky brown cake made from glutinous rice and sugar. You can find them on display weeks before the Chinese New Year. It is auspicious to eat this cake during

If you haven t seen the Italy issue of Bon Appetit, leave now and go out and buy it. It is an issue you will want to keep for reference and it has so many great recipes. I ve already become addicted to the basic tomato sauce that is on the cover. But th

The core idea of the Indian Cooking Challenge is to find traditional recipes from all over India and try them. Thus this challenge has seen sweets, savoury dishes curries and more. This month Suruttai poli/suruttu poli was the sweet attempted. Sr

This is quite an unusual but exciting ?sinigang? , the generic term that refers to highly varied Filipino stew flavored with any of the many types of natural souring agents such as tamarind, camias or ?calamansi? . The use of young or tender coconut in

Its a new decade, and more than ever... The Glutster is in full eating swing. Media press dinners are--slowly but surely--becoming more common in my inbox and the level of my dedication is only growing after every bite of food, sip of drink and recipe I p

Bo Naung Xa - Vietnamese Beef Skewers These traditional lemon grass marinated beef skewers are common in any Vietnamese gathering. Even the road side vendors in Saigon sell these tasty morsels along with a special dipping sauce called Nuoc Cham. These be

This just looks "Spring-y" doesn't it? Kind of Easter-y (but it's now past Easter so we're going with Spring-y) =o) When I saw this recipe I thought my kids would love it. They love marshmallows. Especially my daughter. She could eat a bowl full o

This is a very good instant snack and very famous in our area ( north east andhra). This is made of rice flour with other spices and cooked like a dough. It looks crispy outside and soft inside. This is very tasty if eat right after it is made , cannot be

Fresh cranberries are abundant in the grocery stores these days. And for me that means spicy flavorful Indian style pickles. I love Indian spices and flavors and really adore the tangy spicy pickled fruits and vegetables that are a staple in India. They d

For a while now, I ve been thinking of compiling a family cookbook. This is not quite as easy as it sounds, since we are all scattered over the world, with a big chunk here in the U.S., some in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Bangladesh, where our f

A rice flavored paratha's, very tasty and delightful to relish.If you want to try out something new,you all should definently try making this out.Simple and easy to make.Let's check out what are the ingredients, Ingredients: 1 cup Wheat Flour 1/2 cup

Finally done a batch of pineapple tarts last night! Every year I will try out different pineapple tarts recipe to test out except last year I've so busy with my confinement that I missed making that :) Still feeling lazy to make the jam by scratch I've op