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Fresh from the recent success of baking the chiffon cake recipe, I got a little ambitious and started experimenting with several different flavors for this cake. I was pleased with all the outcome, as the flavoring and texture of the cakes were surprising

We are almost nearing to Winter season some time we feel like we are in winter..Cough , cold and body pain some times fever also knocking our door. if one person gets and entire family gets. Last week Again My husband was completing head ache and body pa

Yesterday was Stephen s birthday and, as is only right and proper, he got to choose how we spent the day. Luckily for me, it involved a trip to Charing Cross Road to look at cookery books, followed by a visit to Borough Market, a quick stop off at the Ta

Been really busy of late ... seems to be that way since I came back from Taiwan. I will be blogging on Taiwan, eventually but it was interesting to know that the food in Taiwan didn't awe me as much as I was hoping for. Maybe it's just me as taste is so

I always seem to forget how much I love pasta ! For some reason, when I think pasta , I usually think boring . I really shouldn t think this because I always end up loving whatever pasta dish I am eating. Maybe I ve had some bad pasta experiences in

I live on the Central Coast of California. We are thankful for the rain we've been receiving, over the last few weeks. The Golden Hills are bursting with fresh green grass... our wisteria plants are already budding. Along with that, I am seeing a thick

As you all might have noticed the frequency of my posts has been slow these days, the reason is loosing the luxury of Nanny. Oh Yeah, it is tough to keep up with kids, cooking, photography and posting. So from now onwards you will see 1 or 2 recipes per w

I have had the few best foods of my life on the streets of Delhi. Almost all the markets of Delhi are a bustling potpourri of hot steaming food,cooked to perfection infront of your eyes.Bolied Eggs, Steamed Momos [dumplings], chaat, chowmein manchurian

Cheesecake is one of my family's favorite desserts. We love the creamy richness of cheesecake with its three pound of cream cheese and half a dozen eggs, but more often than not it is just too much after a big meal so big slices are sent home with everyo

Today I am sharing the recipe of Crab (Njandu) peera pattichathu / Crab Thoran / Crab meat stir fry with coconut. I used canned crab meat for this recipe and this dish is very easy to prepare and goes well with rice. I know a few people who love crabs bu

I could not have asked for a better Easter Sunday! We slept in late, attended a wonderful Easter Service. The first Driscoll Berries of the season are surfacing, and they were on sale for a phenomenal price ($5.88 for four baskets). Tip: I like t

Like a lot of small, densely populated metropolitan Asian cities, traffic, both human and vehicular, is a daily fixture in Manila. If you have been to Bangkok, then you have a very good idea of what traffic is like here in Manila. The traffic here is so

Friends i am back here again!!!! I just became lazy after my holidays and then some personal reasons too... Hope all my blogger buddies are doing great. Thanks to all for visiting my blog and following too. At last I decided to post this which was lying 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

A rich and creamy side-dish that is a traditional fare of Kerala cuisine, Potato stew is mildly spiced and gets the heat from ginger other than green chillis! It is served with idiyappam , pancakes (dosas),appams etc. Sadhya or the grand feast (banqu

Nothing too exotic, nothing very strange (although I often seek out just those qualities). This is my sort of comfort food. After all, there's nothing comforting about being weighed down by your food. Nothing comforting about feeling your stomach fill

'Aamrakhand' means Amra(mango)+ Shrikhand. Shikhand with mango puree into it is called aamrakand. In most of the Maharashtrian family this sweet dish is prepared during Mango season. You can have this with Puri, it tastes awesome. Instead of Aamras-Pu

During my childhood time my granny used to prepare this Stir-fry Vegetable at least once in alternate week. But ever since she passed away, this dish seems to be vanished in our menu list. Last weekend while doing my usual weekly groceries, I spotted a

Ingredients :- For pakoras Gram flour (besan) 3/4 cup Onion , finely chopped 1 medium Ginger, grated 1 inch piece Carom seeds (ajwain) 1 teaspoon 1 green chilli finel chopped Salt to taste Oil to deep fry For Kadhi Yogurt

I had so much fun at our family Oktoberfest, this Saturday-- though, I cooked for hours. For heaven's sake! No, those aren't my real "knoedel's"! It's a printed vest! I have several recipes to share with you, but today, I'm starting with the

Chapathi- Indian bread is the staple food for many. With the growing number of health concerns with rice many are switching to chapathi as the main diet. No doubt chapathi is low in calories, rich in fiber. The goodness of the chapathi can be enjoyed only

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

and Kahlua"> If pies were wishes then I would wish this French Silk Pie for everyone! Hands down my most favortist pie ever. While I ve seen several versions of this pie over the years, they ve always been made with a regular pie crust or a regular pi

A few weeks ago I promised to post the recipe for my Butterscotch Schnapps Bundt Cake. This was actually part of the Valentine's day celebration. It was a "spin off" of sorts from my Amaretto bundt cake that I've probably made 100 times. Since I have