tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66060921628456270212024-02-20T09:16:36.553-08:00Cooking web notesfollow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2357125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-21148817703938622112012-12-31T17:20:00.000-08:002012-12-31T17:20:00.544-08:00follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-8132850080885715752012-12-31T11:37:00.000-08:002012-12-31T11:37:00.848-08:00Stone Crabs: One Last SplurgeHappy 2009! Can you believe it?Well, here goes: this year I will try to- be more frugal; stick to a diet; be more patient; listen; pour more love and encouragement on those precious to me; be a better friend. These are not resolutions but merely a little list for myself. I think I can manage to accomplish most of it. The hardest part for me is always dieting. Not so easy.My daughter will be follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-82398332136473829222012-12-30T08:16:00.000-08:002012-12-30T08:16:00.799-08:00Diets Etc.We're on a diet around here, even before we make healthy eating a New Year's resolution. Enough is enough. The only things I have kept the faith with are my daily workouts and a healthy breakfast. The rest of the day goes downhill food wise. I don't deny I'm having a fine time sampling all the holiday goodies and imbibing in my favorite gin and tonics before dinner; we are eating out more than follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-59059335996143585112012-12-30T04:32:00.000-08:002012-12-30T04:32:00.447-08:00Happy New Year, Everyone!follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-6087473595469863462012-12-30T01:07:00.000-08:002012-12-30T01:07:00.865-08:00Announcing Microwave Easy Cooking Event               Only two days for the New Year to come,and at this point I am very happy to announce you that I am hosting an event for the first time in my blog and the credit goes to Srivalli of Cooking4allseasons!! Yes! For the next fresh month January of the very new year 2009,I am going to host the event of  Microwave Easyfollow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-53313115806830518562012-12-28T23:09:00.000-08:002012-12-28T23:09:00.125-08:00CAPSICUM RICE An easy capsicum rice which my MIL had tried few times after learning it from a TV show. Its easy for me because,there is no grinding part,just make it like the mild pulav we usually make….I made this today as per her instructions and the taste is just awesome! Ingredients: Basmati rice 1 & 1/2 cups Capsicum,small 3 nos. Mixed vegetables,follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-51638373481721371652012-12-26T08:04:00.000-08:002012-12-26T08:04:01.021-08:00The Bowls Are Coming!Ahhh football! Love it. Are you planning to watch the games? Or hosting a party? How about trying one of our favorite dips! Not too filling (in case you are having a big meal after) and each has its own personality. Something that you can make ahead and, a big must for me, not take up stove or oven space. I like to serve something with some pizazz. Not the hackneyed clam, crab or onion dips... I follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-42871253892418885002012-12-26T05:24:00.000-08:002012-12-26T05:24:00.090-08:00Apricot and Nut CookiesWe were among the lucky ones this Christmas: no nightmare travel stories to relate. It's all I have been hearing about from friends and family. My daughter arrived from New York City in between storms and was only a couple hours late. My sister was not so fortunate. She had to worry about five children traveling to her Leland Michigan cabin and they were coming from both the east and west coast. follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-12851047244787965832012-12-26T04:59:00.000-08:002012-12-26T04:59:01.189-08:00Faith's Vegetable FrittersEven after all these years, I'm still amazed at the amount of time we spend planning and organizing for the holidays when it seems to be over in a flash. Children open everything so quickly, even when you try to slow them down. Mine are now adults, so we take turns opening, but you just can't do that when they're younger. As it was, we barely got them through brunch, follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-53265324861197384072012-12-23T20:08:00.000-08:002012-12-23T20:08:01.083-08:00SNAKE GOURD KOOTUPUDALANGAI KOOTU RECIPE I had this kootu in my friend ‘B’ s place,she made this with her yummy tangy,spicy kaara kuzhambu so this one made an awesome combo with its mild and flavorful taste! INGREDIENTS: Snake gourd/pudalangaai 2 nos. Split chick peas/Kadalai paruppu/channa dal 1/4 cup Split green gram/paasi paruppu/mung dal 2 tblsp Turmeric 2 follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-51618486261333277222012-12-21T20:57:00.000-08:002012-12-21T20:57:00.870-08:00TOMATO KADHI - CONTRIBUTION RECIPE              Tomato kadhi is known as curry chawara, is  a main dish for sindhi's. We have a function before the wedding day and is called as curry chawara ( as the food should not contain onions and garlic)          The menu goes like this curry, chawara (rice) aloo took, lotus stem follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-19374603330866486272012-12-20T09:18:00.000-08:002012-12-20T09:18:00.974-08:00Milk PunchWe had some wonderful friends many years ago who had a New Year's Day party every single year. Talk about good buddies! We loved having someplace to go for football, food and the requisite rehashing of New Year's Eve, but let's face it: is there anyone you know willing to entertain after they have been up nearly all night? And in those days we drank; not wine either. Aside from champagne, I'm follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-26820979509581443452012-12-20T09:15:00.000-08:002012-12-20T09:15:00.894-08:00RAVA LADOO/RAVA URUNDAI I made these last week for my loveable in-laws,these ladoos are everyone’s favourite here Thinking that I am trying something different to picture these rava ladoos,I made them look so unusual …Bear with it!! Ingredients: Rava/sooji/semolina 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Ghee 1/4 cup Milk(optional) 1 tblsp Elachi/cardamom 1 no. Cashew nuts 8 nos. Method: Heat a pan and add the rava,reduce follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-68088029571530374112012-12-19T12:21:00.000-08:002012-12-19T12:21:00.660-08:00Christmas CollectionsIt's Christmas week so I thought it would be fun to show you some of our ornaments, collections and decorations. My camera is old... excuse the poor photos. Santa Baby, can I please have a new camera? Been an awful good girl....We live in Florida, love all things pertaining to the ocean, so our tree has a lot of sea-related ornaments. Such fun. We try to add tofollow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-22909550243882056232012-12-19T03:38:00.000-08:002012-12-19T03:38:01.042-08:00Merry Christmas, Dear Friends!follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-68237948429951144752012-12-17T21:51:00.000-08:002012-12-17T21:51:01.000-08:00KALKANDU PONGAL         One of my hubby’s favorite sweet,I make this now and then,so thought of posting here ! Ingredients: Raw rice 1/2  cup Paasi paruppu/payatham paruppu/Moong dal 1 tblsp Sugar and rock sugar/sugar candy(kalkandu) 3/4  cup(together in equal ratio) Ghee follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-77885679060135653432012-12-17T05:23:00.000-08:002012-12-17T05:23:00.908-08:00A Christmas CakeMay I introduce (again) Maida Heatter.... The Queen of Desserts. I've bought each of her books the minute they came off the press. I never stop singing her praises because her books are a delight, cover everything you've ever wanted to make AND her attention to detail results in no-fail desserts. Her instructions are amazing and she often relates an interesting background behind&follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-4287919518127171752012-12-17T03:04:00.000-08:002012-12-17T03:04:00.320-08:00Asoka halwa and click entry.. When I saw Asoka halwa in Cookery corner,I was sooo tempted to make it...This is the first time I am trying this sweet...And it came out very nice...I simply followed the method and ingredients...Actually, laavanya too have told that she took it from Mrs.Mano's delicacies... But thanks to her for bringing to our eyes!Very easy to make,tasted great...Here is the picture of the halwa I follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-27222729495300000422012-12-16T12:10:00.000-08:002012-12-16T12:10:00.756-08:00A Simple Holiday Salad: Heirloom Tomatoes and Burrata CheeseOur Garden Club had their annual Christmas party last weekend. We each bring something and they buy a filet of beef at the market. Everyone prefers to bring appetizers and desserts (of course), so I thought I'd choose to bring a salad. I noticed someone else was doing tossed so I wanted to think up something different.My daughter Tracy said: why not serve burrata cheese and some heirloom follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-29089659433491493842012-12-14T08:07:00.000-08:002012-12-14T08:07:01.008-08:00Chocolate Chestnut TorteDoes anything say Christmas more than chestnuts? I mean really. Years ago I made some chestnut ice cream and served it with a dark hot fudge sauce. Oh man, it was sooooo good. But aside from using chestnuts in my stuffing at Thanksgiving (and a couple times in brussel sprouts), I haven't used chestnuts in very many dishes. I was going to try Mark Bittman's Chestnut Soup, but then I remembered howfollow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-41902714907504297012012-12-13T04:39:00.000-08:002012-12-13T04:39:00.179-08:00Roast Beef Hash, Ornaments and a Christmas Meme!I've been making this rather unusual hash for years. Any time we have leftover steak or roast beef, my family loves this dish. Simple to put together, comforting and you can use that tender beef in a casserole instead of sandwiches, or when everyone gets tired of sandwiches. We love the red wine in it and while it bakes, it gets a little crunchy on top. Give it a good stir and all that lovely follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-61753093985512429392012-12-12T20:04:00.000-08:002012-12-12T20:04:00.539-08:00INSTANT OATS DOSA | INDIAN OATS RECIPES Ingredients Quick cook oats(Used Quaker) 3/4 cup Rice flour 1/2 cup Sooji or wheat flour 1/4 cup Green chilli 1 no, chopped Coriander leaves chopped 1 tblsp Ginger chopped 1 tsp Cumin seeds/jeera 1 tsp Pepper 1 tsp Onion 1 no,chopped Salt as needed Water as needed Method: Make a thin batter of the all the ingredients except onion. Heat dosa pan and follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-84035985121383924272012-12-12T04:57:00.000-08:002012-12-12T04:57:00.602-08:00Cranberry SconesThe Christmas tree is up, decorated and magically alive with lights. Now I can sit back and enjoy my efforts. Honestly, it becomes more difficult every year; this year I couldn't find the lights and completely lost a box of my favorite ornaments. I am ashamed to admit I gave up and bought new lights but thankfully my daughter discovered the precious (some of which she hand carried from a trip to follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-81174820410946698932012-12-11T05:19:00.000-08:002012-12-11T05:19:00.659-08:00PORI URUNDAI FOR KARTHIKAI DEEPAM Balls made with jaggery and puffed rice. Wishing you all happy karthigai deepam!! As a kid,I always enjoyed this festival and had fun in litting lamps and decorating.Me and my brother,will save some crackers on deepavali and burst it on this day! &follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606092162845627021.post-22659790790306254572012-12-10T04:40:00.000-08:002012-12-10T04:40:01.092-08:00PULI SAARU              This is a type of rasam,we make when we get bored of sambar and kuzhmbu and or some times we feel to have rice for dinner,yet we need it to be light meal and also easy to make. Puli saaru helps in these situations,I make this and just make a simple poriyal or just fry vadavams as side. Some call this Vendhaya Vengaya follow mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133151169182400082noreply@blogger.com0