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Posted by Lyndi I have always been intrigued by the humble celery root, also known as celeriac. No, it?s not the root of the common celery. It?s grown for its root... and not for its leaves and stems. Okay, let?s celebrate it?s root

Time past so quickly that today is the 7th day of Chinese Lunar New Year(CNY) which traditionally known as ? Renri (??)? or common man's birthday where everyone grows one year older. During this day in Asia countries like Singapore and Malaysia, peo

Steamed Chinese cakes are a childhood favourite of mine - the ideal steamed cake is fragrant, light and airy. This is the second time I am featuring Chinese steamed cake and this time I used superfine flour which I think increased the airiness of the ca

Here is a quick post just to keep pace with my fellow blogging marathon runners. Am so unwell today that thought of giving it a miss but their enthusiasm kept me going. Sujir payesh or loosely translated as Thin Semolina/rava kheer or pudding is a

I bought Taro root (Arbi) to make Curried Taro roots (Arbi ki Sabji) from local Indian grocer. However decided to make soup with few of these with potato and leek. My sons and I love smoked Gouda cheese, so added this to the soup to give it a light smoky

It's been a long while since I had a real, good tasting cookies . The kind that's finger licking good to the tiniest of the crumbs. A lot of household names had evolved in making their own cookies world recognized. Among the leading ones are Mrs. Fields

This recipe was inspired by The batter baker, condensed milk pound cake . I'm not naming this recipe with ?butter? neither ?pound? cake as I?m not using any butter neither equal proportions of ingredients (The name 'pound' was given to this cake

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I m kind of drained from all the house hunting my hubby and I have been doing during the weekends. Back pains, headaches, sore feet, driving here, driving there. Bleh! Very stressful and indeed, very tiring. Real

I know, there have been gaps in posting but you can't blame me that much. There isn't a single day I don't plan something for my baby blog but sadly its the most neglected child of mine, the other two being more demanding. My 5 years old daughter and 2 mo

To be able to have a good supply of fish that we can cook for posting here, I see to it that I visit the Playground for some shore fishing action whenever I have time during weekends. You see, freshly caught fish are among the most wonderful ingredients

It's official, I've booked a ticket to Rome and Sicily. Am ecstatic to get away, to leave things behind, shut my brain off, enjoy more of life for awhile...in other words, simply do nothing -- il dolce far niente -- literally, the sweetness of doing no

It's my post for Kulinarya Cooking Club's April theme, and it's kind of my first post for the club since I got invited to join the group about two months ago. All I did was read and drool over the other posts while trying to find time to make mine, and fi

When it comes to Filipino cuisine, I can say that adobo is the most versatile dish. You can cook adobo with almost anything...from seafood, poultry, pork and even vegetables. Adobong Sitaw ( String Beans Adobo ) is the most common veg

The April 2010 Daring Bakers' Challenge was hosted by Esther of The Lilac Kitchen . She challenged everyone to make a traditional British pudding, using, if possible a very traditional British ingredient: suet. ...and this is what turned out! ^

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

Another trick to bake brownies and cupcakes in no time for those of you who's always on run and need a last minute preparation...Or for those lovely romantic men out there who wants to suprise or just pamper their loved ones or just bake it for themselves

I first learnt about this wicked cholesterol inducing crab fat paste from Amy Ma's guest post at Chubby Hubby's blog. I first tasted it on my first visit to Manila, Philippinnes this January at Chef Laudico Bistro Filipino . I then bought it at a sup

One recent frigid day I was leaving school with my daughter and her friend and they wanted a snack. We ended up at Zabar's Cafe on the corner of 80th and Broadway. They ordered their stuff and just for giggles I asked the counterperson if any of the sou

Again sharing another typical Bengali Recipe with Radish.As Winter is the season for fresh radish. So try this authentic bengali recipe in this winter. I know everyone will love it for sure. Some people say Mulor Ghanto or Mulor Chechki. But what is in a

(photo: the ideal Italian life represented in Pellegrina, Reggio Calabria) Italian Shopping on Steroids You'll have to excuse me if I sound a bit crabby this morning, as I just finished reading a New York Times review of the mega supermarket Eatal

Rava Dosa Ingredients:- Rawa / Sooji 1 cup Maida 1 cup Rice flour 1 cup Curd 1-1 1/2 cup Sugar 1/2 tbsp Cooking soda 1/4 tsp Zeera 1/2 tbsp Curry leaves few Rai 1/4 tbsp Salt as per taste Oil Metho

This is the cake that I made for a special friend. His girlfriend's parents were celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary ! I was so happy when he asked me to make this cake. My first 3 tiered cake...for a big event! I even found th

The number of juice recipes on my blog shows up how hot it is at Chennai. My intake has been 75% of liquid food and 25% of solid food. I hardly feel like eating anything and just don't like to feed on hot stuff at all :( Moreover spending long hours in

Carrot Halwa in my opinion is the ultimate Indian dessert or sweet ever. I would even declare it the King of Indian sweets. There could be nothing more perfect than a bowl of warm carrot halwa on a cold day during Winter. Carrot Halwa is made across India