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I love everything about the Lotus Plant. Besides having beautiful, stunning blooms, all parts of the plants has some uses. Lotus is an ancient plant and was growing in the northern hemisphere about 135 million years ago! It is an economically important aq

"Pak Tong Gou" is basically White Sugar Cake in Cantonese. It is a popular and classic street food in Malaysia . It is a steamed white spongy cake that is springy and the texture resembles a honeycomb when sliced. This is one of the many simple joys of

It's crunch time kids. Time to seriously get out there and do some Christmas Shopping and start thinking about what we're baking for family, friends and neighbors. Somebody kick me in the rear to get me started will ya!! LOL!! We've got some pretty terrif

Tirunelveli Samayal Chakaravarthy is the title which i got yesterday..Two days of cooking, fun, excitement, pressure, tiredness all ended up with a cherishing moment. Puthuyugamtv came up with a awesome cooking contest Namma Ooru Namma Ruchi..I partic

Ok, so I have been carried away lately with fondant cakes, but I'm back to my, sort of, comfort zone. I was, at first, thinking of making some kind of chocolate banana mousse concoction dessert; however, as I was about to purchase the bananas I saw a glow

Lately, my husband has gotten somewhat obsessed with corn dogs. They weren't my favorite thing to make, since I had trouble getting the batter to stick in my first couple of attempts, but he really loved the light crispy cornbread that surrounded (or par

I n Goa we have fish curry every other day except on Monday, Thursday and on other auspicious days. Fish curry and rice along with fried fish is what 90% of the Goans love, remaining 10% will be the vegetarians. Out of all the different types of fish, I l

***It's not often that a recipe is worthy of re-posting. I think I've only done that once or twice in the entire time I've written this blog. However, this is one of those rare occasions. Back in 2009 when Brad and I went to Europe, we had the most ama

Its getting to be too hard getting up early nowadays. (Ignoring the jibe on my side about When have you ever been able to? #$#$$). Anything before 8am, seems to look and feel like 4 am to me! Regular readers of this blog would know about my blah blah s

How can you not enjoy reading about Fergus Henderson. His books, Nose to Tail Eating, and the companion follow-up Beyond NTT, I gather, have become necessary volumes in the canon of British cooking. I haven?t read the 2nd one, and I would love for him to

Ingredients: 1 Raw Mango Fist full Mint leafs 1/2 Cup Jaggery or Sugar 1/4 Tsp Jaljira Powder or Cumin Powder 1 1/2 Tbsp Lime Juice 1 Pinch Salt 3 Cups Water Method: Wash the mango and mint leafs throughly pat dry. Finely chop the

Vallarai Keerai / Brahmi Leaves are one of the healthiest spinach. This spinach has properties to increase memory power. Normally they make thogayal with it. But i wanted to try sambar with it. So i made it and the result was mouthwatering. This keerai is

*This is the 4th of a 4-part recipe series featuring lean cuts of beef. The first recipe is a Filipino dish ? Boiled Chuck Shoulder Roast (Nilagang Baka) ? which can be found HERE . The second recipe is a Japanese dish ? Beef Bowl (Gyudon) ? which can

This is a really tasty spread that makes a great party appetizer served with crackers. It s also great spread on bagels for breakfast, brunch or a snack?I really like it on Everything bagels! It s so easy to make, too you can whip this up in no time! I

Bok Choy in Oyster Sauce Bok Coy in Oyster Sauce is a very popular vegetable side dish in Chinese Cuisines it is usually served as an accompaniment to dishes like roast pork, roast chicken, barbecue pork , Hainanese chicken rice to name some. It i

I am a huge fan of roast beef sandwiches. I prefer that my roast beef is rare, while my husband prefers medium. Either way, a fresh sourdough roll with mayo and deli mustard, Swiss cheese and sweet pickles is my winning formula. The problem is finding go

Shorba. Now what s a shorba? Its nothing but soup and comes from the Arabic word Chorba. Now chorba finds a way into many tables across the globe- Romania, Russia and some parts of Central Europe and Asia. ( Source: Wiki) I have been treated to some of th

With the discount coupon which I posted before here , we finally went down to Tony Roma's to utilize before it expires soon hehe. As it was a Monday, there weren't too many people. The restaurant interior was quite cozy and the lighting were quite dimm

KOI cafe at Ang Mo Kio Central Everyone loves KOI. Or rather, everyone I know who loves bubble tea loves KOI. Even the recent top PSLE student commented during an interview that his fave drink is KOI bubble tea which probably hinted the 'effects' of

Was off looking for beef the other day, no surprise there, but couldn't find what I was after and spotted some good looking rabbits for sale so went for one of those instead. Talk about from one extreme to the other! Been meaning to try a rabbit for ages

Before KPC's Nutrifest project came into action I dint hear of this unusual sounding dish. Pantheras is yet another recipe that came into being during the British Era and if am not wrong is quite popular among the Anglo Indians living in Kolkata or in o

By Suzy Gruyere A few months ago, my stepmother emailed me in that curious cadence that, even though it isn?t spoken language, still manages to denote breathlessness. ?Suz! Do you watch Bones ?? she inquired, ?Because I recorded an episode for you. The

?? Taco + VW Combi = Tacombi Dario Wolos knows how to one up the current food truck craze: bring it indoors. Not just the concept, the entire truck . The Monterrey, Mexico native recently moved to NYC to open Fonda Nolita . And brought hi

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2013. Thought of starting this year with a very traditional Chettinad dish, for which I had lot of requests. It is the very famous Vellai Paniyaram, without which a function is never complete