Stone Crabs: One Last Splurge
in Fish, Salad, Sauces etc.
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 returning to New York City Monday.... I will miss her very much. She has a contemporary art gallery there (see "My Favorite Websites" below) and the art market has not been all that great lately. I am crossing my fingers that all the naysayers will be wrong in their predictions for 2009. This gallery is Tracy's dream and she works like mad to make it a success, which it has been for several years. I know, everyone is having problems with the economy and everyone is working hard to keep their dreams alive. But we mothers worry about all our kids, we can't help it and no matter how grown up they are, this will never change. I worry about my sons just as much. Little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems. Can't remember where I first heard that, but it sure is true.
1 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon A-1 sauce
1/8 cup light cream
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 package cole slaw
6 green onions, sliced
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
2 packages ramen chicken soup mix
1 1/2 cups salad oil
2 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Diets Etc.
in Salad on Sunday, December 30, 2012
We doused them with olive oil, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and stuck them in a 400° oven for 40 minutes, shaking the pan every now and then. They caramelized beautifully and went perfectly with our broiled yellowtail. So far, so good.
Next we started thinking about salads. Unusual salads, not just the lettuce/tomato kind. My friend Nancy came up with a nifty luncheon salad that fits the diet mode perfectly and is delicious to eat. We call it Nancy's Salad of course, and not only is it pretty and good for you, but it tastes marvelous.
Another salad we love is one I adapted from Lee Bailey's Country Weekends; I call it Cottage Cheese Salad. Lee Bailey served it with a small piece of broiled chicken and some melba toast. I like it with a hard boiled egg, quartered, and a quartered tomato. Then I sprinkle a little Lawry's seasoning salt on top along with some freshly ground black pepper. It's divine.
Cottage Cheese Salad
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups fat free cottage cheese
1 tablespoon chives, chopped
3 radishes, diced
2 tomatoes, quartered
2 hard boiled eggs, quartered
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup roasted pecans
Lawry's seasoning salt
freshly ground black pepper
Method:
Mix the red pepper, radishes and chives with the cottage cheese. Sprinkle with the roasted pecans, salt and pepper.
Serve with the eggs and tomatoes.
Serves 2
Announcing 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 Easy cooking, fondly referred as MEC.So far,this event has been very useful and a hit among the bloggers...thanks to Srivalli,for bringing up a nice theme:)Hope you all will send me entries that will overflow my mail box!
And the Theme is MEC: Paneer.....
To participate in this event, please make sure of the below points:
1. Cook any dish in Microwave using Paneer. It can be a starter, Main Course, Side dish or Sweets/Dessert.
2. Link back to this post and MEC: Announcement.
3.Kindly use the attached Logo.
4.Send in your entries with MEC:Paneer as subject line,to tvijayanand1904@gmail.com with the below details:
Your Name:
Blog Name:
Dish Name:
Recipe Type:
Post URL:
Picture
Last date for sending in your entries is Jan 31st.
Round-up of the event will be posted on February 1st week.
You can send as many entries as you want,and if you already have a dish in your blog which satisfies the needs of the event,you can send that also,but kindly repost it in your blog for the event!
5.Non blogger's entries also are welcome! Send your recipe and picture of the dish to the given mail ID...
"Now A Recipe from my friend Sangeeta!
Channa and Batura
Channa Masala:
Ingredients:
| Channa | 1/4 kg or less |
| onions | 2 finely chopped |
| potato | 1 big boiled,mashed |
| Dhania powder | 2 tsp |
| Red chillies powder | 1 tsp(accordingly as u are adding green chillies with tomatoes) |
| Garma masala | 1 tsp |
| turmeric | 1/4 tsp |
| bay leaf | 1 |
| Oil | 3 tbsp |
| Salt | as per your taste |
To Grind:
| Tomatoes | 2 |
| Green chillies | 3 |
| Ginger | 1"inch |
| Coriander | Less than quarter bunch |
Method:
1. Soak Channa overnight.
2. Boil channa in cooker adding Little salt until soft.
3. In a pan add oil,fry bay leaf,add the onions,fry till light brown
4.Now add the mashed potato and mix well.
5. Add the tomato mixture and the masala powders. Mix till it leaves oil.
6. Add the boiled channa. mix well
7. Add water (u can also add the water in which we boiled channa) according to the consistency required
8. Boil the channa for 10 mints in low flame.
9.Serve with batura.
For batura:
Maida - 2 cups
Wheat flour - 1 hand
Curd - 2 tbsp
Salt,water - As needed
Method:
- Knead the dough
- Roll into desired size,bit thicker than our normal pooris and fry the baturas.
- Serve with channa masala!
I am not able to post my recipes this month and missed some of your posts also,kindly bear with me for another 2 weeks,I will be back as usual!!!
WISHING ALL MY FELLOW BLOGGERS AND READERS A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!!!
CAPSICUM RICE
in RICE VARIETIES on Friday, December 28, 2012
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,chopped | 1 cup |
| Onion | 2 nos. |
| Tomato | 2 nos. |
| Sambar powder(ref side bar) (Replace with redchilli powder and coriander powder) | 2 tsp |
| Green chilli | 2 nos. |
| Mint leaves(optional) | few |
| Salt | as needed |
| Water | 2 cups |
To temper:
| Oil + ghee | 4 – 5 tblsp |
| Cinnamon | 1 inch stick |
| Cumin seeds | 2 tsp |
Updated Picture : With water ratio 1(rice) : 1& 1/2 (water) Also I added 1/4 tsp turmeric this time! So got a nice colour!
Method:
- Soak basmati rice for 10 mins. Cut the onions lengthwise and capsicum into cubes. Chop the tomatoes.
- Heat oil and ghee in the pressure cooker or heavy bottomed pan,temper with cinnamon and jeera.
- Add onion and fry till transparent,add tomatoes and fry till soft.
- Add the veggies along with green chillies,mint leaves and fry for 2 minutes in medium flame.
- Add the chopped capsicum,sambar powder and fry for 2 minutes.
- Drain the soaked rice and fry in a non stick pan with a tsp of ghee until the moisture evaporates.
- Mix the rice with the capsicum mixture and add water,salt and bring to boil. Pressure cook for three whistles in medium flame.
- Serve with any kind of raita and chips.
(updated pic):
Notes:
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