A few days ago I bought 4 small packets of Shirataki noodles . I had never tried them in my life but I had a pretty a good idea of what it might taste, since it's made from konjac plant/konyakku and I love konyakku jelly. At the moment I am trying to red
Crunchy, light pillows of ricotta cheese filling dipped in a delicious Marinara Sauce. How does that sound to you? When my Co-Worker, Kelly, described this delicious appetizer her eyes were rolling in the back of her head. "It's the buttermilk that give
In the same passion of cooking adobo garlic fried rice , I have experimented with many other variations using different leftover meat; basically whatever is available in our kitchen. My latest trial is using some excess ?bopis? and it came out quite fi
As promised, following up from last weekend, here are the results of the Mother s Day soul food feast. I think the pictures practically speak for themselves. The food was a triumph! The only problem now is that since I know how very easy it is to make per
Lately I have been in a cooking rut. After the holidays I swore I would cut back on making so much indulgent yet heavy food but alas, this left me without any inspiration. Vegetables just don?t excite me. I was flipping through a healthy foods cookbook an
The title of this post speaks for itself. There aren t many ingredients involved to make this spectacular and I do mean spectacular vegetable dish. For those foodies who were at the 1st Annual Foodbuzz Blogger Festival back in November, you all know w
We love easy Chinese recipes as they are really simple and give great authentic flavours. However as with most celebrity chefs their recipes are meat filled and often meat is the centrepiece. However why should vegans miss out on such good flavours o
This Summer my sisters introduced me to another (the first being ' Bookworm ') treasure trove in Bangalore - Blossoms Book House . The three floor collection of used and new books will drive you crazy. Be sure to carry a couple of sturdy bags to
oftas especially fascinate me as somehow I relate them to exotic curries. Unfortunately though Indian restaurants in the US (atleast the ones I have been to) more often than not fail to do a good job in making kofta dishes (and most others too). They are
Restaurant: Dhaka Fish Biryani Cuisine: Indian/Halal Last visited: November 13, 09 Area: Vancouver, BC (South Vancouver) 5750 Fraser Street - Fraser 41st Ave Price Range: $10 or less 1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very good 5: Excellent
Kola Urundai is very famous across South India and each and every province have their own version of making these balls usually made using either minced chicken or mutton. And Vazhakkai Kola Urundai is the vegetarian or vegan version of the same meat ball
One fine day my hubby got Mackerel's from market. I re-tried the stuffed Mackerel recipe. This time I modified it slightly and my hubby really loved it. This is my signature recipe. It was a real hit in Raksha's Kitchen. It turned much more better then th
Time 20 min Ingredients Gram flour (Besan) 1 cup Eggplant (thin sliced ) 1 medium size (10-12 slices) Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Garam masala 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp Carom seeds (Ajwain) 1/4 tsp Water 1/2 cup Pinch of baking
Indomie is a very famous instant noodle brand in Indonesia and it makes other instant noodle brands called as indomie as well. There is another brand named "Mie Sedap" that also tasty and a lot different names for instant noodle. Stop here, I am not g
Perak Lane Fish Noodle is very famous and known well by Penang food lover for their delicious soup noodle, one of the time-honored shop. The shop located exactly at the junction, on your left if you facing the traffic light where an old kopitiam and that
Gaeng Som Pae Sa Pla Chon - Snake Head Fish hot and Sour Soup Gaeng Som means sour soup/stew/curry - the word "Gaeng" (???) refers to the act of simmering ingredients in a soupy liquid - in English we would call curry, soup, and stew all what Tha
I've decided to experiment with vegan food in October, not only to support VeganMofo's awesome event but also for my own self. I learned from Vegetarian Starter Kit that vegans eat no meat, fish, poultry, eggs, or dairy products and vegan