tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59243533393492724602011-07-31T04:14:55.922-07:00A book-wormish-aspiring-vegetarian-sous-chef's culinary endeavors...Dipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194061978226080268noreply@blogger.comBlogger551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924353339349272460.post-53920986196324027162010-02-15T18:32:00.000-08:002010-02-15T18:40:26.033-08:00

Mezze..what a delightful concept and that is what the Daring Cooks challenged this month..I made it couple of weeks back and being a bit busy..I give you straight..The 2010 February Daring COOKs challenge was hosted by Micheleof Veggie Num Nums. Michele chose to challenge everyone to make mezze based on various recipes from Claudia Roden, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Dugid.Clockwise you have -

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I have been seeing this combination floating around the blog-world lately and very tempted as it would be perfect garma-garam food in these cold days.. The problem was finding mustard greens, I have never used them so do not even know what they look like - I did try in farmers market and the frozen section of the grocery store but to no luck.. Then I thought, why not try it with some other

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The January 2010 DC challenge was hosted by Cuppy of Cuppyliciousand she chose a delicious Thai-inspired recipe for Pork Satay from the book 1000 Recipes by Martha Day. Being vegetarian I adapted it for a paneer-satay which I served as appetiser and some tofu-satay which got brown bagged into a sammich! Yumm ..Satay (or sate) is very often served as “street fare” all over the world, and you dip

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SnS had us baking yummy-licious cranberry, pecan and white chocolate cookies this holidays :My sweet neighbor , Dora's daycare care-takers were the lucky recipients of the holiday goodies...and of-course DH who wouldn't rest easy till they were all gone ! .. Thanks SnS !

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I was in the mood for parathas..and not the regular potato kind..dont get me wrong...I love those..but I just felt like something different..and my fridge was noticeably low on veggies which I could think of..no mooli, no palak..hmm...what now..how about those green peas in the frozen compartment..and why not add some edamame to it..just for fun..Im sure it cant go wrong..So take 1 cup of green

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The 2009 Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Simone of Junglefrog Cooking. Simone chose Salmon en Croute (or alternative recipes for Beef Wellington or Vegetable en Croute) from Good Food Online.I made my own puff pastry and filled with tofu sauteed in butter, spinach , mushroom , onion and cheese...and it was yummmmy...next time I need some more seasoning though..As Im on road I just scheduled

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A lit later in the fall, but all those butternut squash recipes I saw floating around had me very tempted to try something out..I got this 2-pounder butternut squash, halved and de-seeded it and roasted in oven for an hour , scooped out the pulp and stashed in the refrigerator for use later..Checked out some recipes and thought I would try the Butternut squash ravioli albeit with the wonton

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I had a good streak going on with Sweet and Simple Bakes .. 4 back-to-back and I did intend to continue with that.. given the enticing prospect this time around..I mean who can resist sweet and gooey chocolate brownies ?? Turns out I can.. not for the lack of chocolate though.. which I bought at every turn last week, having the brownies in mind.. but I just couldn't find a good egg-less recipe

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The first ever time I had Cannoli was at Boston's North End, the Italian world within the city...We had inadvertently landed there on a week-long stay and how fortunate ! Those hot cuppa espressos which we would drink just standing , those intimidating Italian restaurant owners , the fresh baked breads and ohh, those small bakeries with amazing array of sweets all inviting us in....Daring Bakers

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A mid-week holiday brings in lot of joy but also endless possibilities on what can and should be accomplished..The 'Veterans Day' holiday this mid-week had one thing on top of my list though..make 'Sushi' , for DaringCooks!!The November 2009 Daring Cooks challenge was brought to you by Audax of Audax Artifex and Rose of The Bite Me Kitchen. They chose sushi as the challenge.Sushi (寿司 or 鮨 or 鮓)

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To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing -- Eva YoungAnd thats what kept happening to me , month after month, one good intention after another.. The link goes into my bookmarks, reminders, right panel to glare at me, then out as the date goes by... the 1st of the month bright with intentions , 15th bringing a bit of anxiety about things yet unaccomplished and then full

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Sweet nd Simple bake this month came up up with another sweet and simple recipe - baking cookies ! With chocolate and Orange.. what else does a girl wants ! Recipe found here , I followed it to the T except for the egg part, I just substituted a tbsp of oil for that which it could've done without too..The cookies turned out to be amazingly soft and chewy and chocolate-orange-y !The whole trial

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I know Im a bit late with the 'Sandesh' but as they say ..yada yada yada..or MY blog and I put stuff up when my mood strikes..meaning rarely these days.. neways, This Diwali was very low profile in terms of cooking for one reason or the other , but this was something I had seen around and wanted to try my hand at so when the opportunity presented itself i.e. the milk went bad , instead of

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May the divine *light* of diwali spread into your Life peace, prosperity, happiness and good health...

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The October 2009 Daring Cooks’ challenge was brought to us by Jaden of the blog Steamy Kitchen. The recipes are from her new cookbook, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook.So what is Vietnamese Pho? Well, it’s like the most insanely delicious noodle soup popular in Vietnam. The broth is simmered for hours and hours . Other accompaniments include ribbons of rice noodles, fresh herbs like cilantro or basil,

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As I mentioned before, the recipes from the book 'The art of Indian Vegetarian cooking' by Yamuna Devi are very simple but delicious preparations. Being an American she has also incorporated use of many vegetables found here in very unusual combinations ..One such I found was Green Beans and Water-chestnuts and it is so simple but tasty combo that Ive already made it twice and permanently added

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Since it was festival ( Dashehra ) time last week, we came up with a special lunch menu: Hara bhara kebab Malai kofta Ajwaini parathas Fruit custard Sounds scrumptious..doesn't it ? My cousin made the delicious Hara bhara kebabs and I'm wondering how I've missed them till now..they seem to be everywhere on the blogging world and definitely go in my list too...future

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Sweet and Simple bakes decided to make St Clement's drizzle cake , to enjoy along the lake, the rich and crumbly flakes.. wish I could rhyme more..maybe not :)Its an English tea cake [love the quaintness of it] seemingly quite common, though I have never heard of it before..the English seems to be the masters of cakes all around!The original recipe is here but I reproduce here as I made changes

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and huffing and puffing, I actually managed to turn out the Voul-au-vent aka puff pastry with filling on the reveal date for Daring Bakers!The September 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan.Puff pastries are those

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Theme of the month seems to be tardiness :( .. not intentional..but I just don't know where the time is flying .. Summer is over already ?? September is more than half gone too ?? Did I skip some days or weeks in between a-la time-traveller's-wife ? Neway,last couple of months I've been part of this wonderful group which combines my love for books and food together - This book makes me cook , but

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Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious...So yesterday I thought that it was one of the challenge reveal dates, but thought it was the Daring Bakers which I havn't tried in the busy and frantic days that Ive had the past weeks..I didnt check if it was Daring kitchen which had Indian Dosa this time which in fact I'd tried

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With all that I have started baking , I still havn't tried any muffins so when Sweet and Simple Bakes announced this Jammy Doughnut Muffins I was quite excited !For the jam, I used the fresh and abundant farmers market peaches as follows :4 peaches, square cut1/2 cup sugar1 tbsp cornstarchPrep : Let the peach and sugar stew for about 30-35 mins..Dissolve the cornstarch in little water and mix it

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This month we had Dobos Torta, a Hungarian speciality as our Daring Bakers challenge ..The August 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers' cookbook Kaffeehaus: ExquisiteDesserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.The Dobos Torta is

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Last week I checked out couple of Vegetarian cooking books from the library and stumbled across this gem of a book - The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking, by Yamuna Devi.Yamuna Devi is an American turned Vaishnav follower of Srila Prabhupada - the founder of ISKCON as is widespread now. She learnt the Vaishnav/Vedic way of cooking or Lord Krishna's cuisine as she calls it from her Guru, brahmin

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Last friday , DH was out of town nd two girls decided to make it a galz night out with a movie and lot of chatting...Till my sweet friend wrapped up her great tasks for the next day and joined me , I whipped up - literally whipped up these 2 dishes that I've been meaning to try out since long :2 years back on my birthday we had been to this beautifully artsy town Asheville (which reminds me of

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This time around at Daring Cooks Olga from Olga's Recipes chose a delicious Spanish recipe, Rice with mushrooms, potatoes(instead of fish) and artichokes by José Andrés, one of the most important Spanish Chefs at the moment... Rice with mushrooms, potatoes and artichokesCooking time: 45 minutesEquipment: 1 Chopping Board 1 knife 1 medium saucepan 1 Paella pan (30 cm/11" is enough

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My fellow traveller on this journey, Jaya from Jayaspace nominated me for this award and Im over-joyed and happy to receive my first blogger award !! Thanks a lot Jaya !!Of-course, it comes with conditions.. namely, listing 7 interesting things about me which is not as simple as it sounds... but here goes .. I went to Medical college for 15 days and left it and joined engineering..I do wonder

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As if all the baking I had already done wasn't enough I also decided to take on Sweet and Simple bakes challenge this month..As the name suggests though, the recipes are pretty straightforward and this one was particularly something that I had wanted to try since long..I've always relished the idea of a carrot cake but never really given it a go...Here's my go, adapted from this Basic Recipe to

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Im still tired..my eyes burn ..I can barely keep myself awake past 8..I dont know if its the 3-hr time difference or all that walking we did..but am I glad I had tried my challenges before going on my vacation..This month around on Fresh from the Oven we had to try any kind of Focaccia...I made a whole grain Focaccia which was adapted from some recipes Ive seen around..I did vary it to make those

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for Daring Bakers Challenge entry ! This time around : The July Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She choseChocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network.Being ultra-busy this month with a week long vacation and some other stuff happening I just tried one of them , the Milano cookies and they came out pretty good

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Since I came back from India this time, where dudhi aka bottle-gourd is all the rage...(Who woulda thunk that the obscure lauki would be so in-thing ! Apparently , its very good for your heart..) Im trying to find different ways of incorporating bottle-gourd - dudhi in my cooking..DH hates it and Im not a big fan..so apart from the ocassional dudhi-ke-parathe and a kofta here and there I havn't

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Stats :Inspired by Soma, not RomaLooks pretty Tastes pretty good Caveat Lector - didnt think baking added whole lot of value to it, stove top on a nice skillet should work too.A good friday night movie accompaniment though !

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Ive been excited since I saw the announcement here - Experiments,Emotions,Experiences with food: A.W.E.D- Switzerland .. Switzerland...a faraway dream land...snowy peaks...cheeses...chocolates..all things glorious !!And since actual journey to Swiss seems far-fetched in these recession times, I could atleast do a culinary journey there..I searched for some good vegetarian recipes and though lot

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Lot of us in this blogging-world are on a journey to Marrakesh this month [virtual of course , inspired by the blog Holy Cow! ]..Its this North African country, where the motto is "God ,Nation, King" ...the fourth should be "food" as they have a great culinary history and tradition, result of centuries-long interaction with the outside world. The cuisine of Morocco is an eclectic mix of Berber,

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Seems its one after the other...the challenges..yesterday it was the daring bakers[check my previous post] and today..Through Daring Kitchen I found this group who were thinking of taking on bread baking challenges and I thought, why not !!No, seriously , Ive gotten interested in bread baking recently and thought this would be as good an oppurtunity as any...For our first challenge ,we had to

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The June Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart... er... pudding that was inspired by a rich baking history dating back to the 1800's in England.Like many regional dishes there’s no “one way” to make a Bakewell Tart…er…Pudding, but most of today’s versions fall within one

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I was first introduced to blueberries back in 2004 , when I came to the US for the first time and visited my friend in Chicago. "Its full of anti-oxidants" , she said . I guess I heard of anti-oxidants for the first time too.."Its good for you " ..bring it on then...My first impression of the blueberry was neither good..nor bad..they were okay...slightly sweet..slightly tart.. Fast forward

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Time to time, you need a break from those bagels and pancake breakfasts during the weekend..and not want to spend the whole morning away on it too...this microwave idli maker I have comes in very handy ..it cooks/steams me an idli in 4 minute..tops !This rawa idli is a great, healthy breakfast with minimum fuss :1.5 cups rawa/semolina1.5 cups yogurt1 tbsp urad dal ,washed and soaked1/2 tsp

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Come summer and Im transported back to Indian summer - heat waves, scorching light, whirring fans , unbearable endless days ,but...one thing which would almost compensate ... the mangoes ! Those small local green-orange-reddish mangoes , bucketful of them , squeeze and suck off the juice kinda mangoes...sweet and sour...warm and juicy..dribbling down our chins...eat till you get sick mangoes !!

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aka plain old Chinese dumplings/potstickers (gyoza in Japanese)..This was the Daring cooks challenge for the month of June and my first Daring Kitchen entry ! You are given a challenge on 1st of the month by a member , along with the recipe and you need to keep it a top secret till the release date i.e 14th ! There is a forum for members though where we can share questions, suggestions and also

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Recently I have seen certain ingredients called for in recipes , which I havn't used before or don't know how to use , so I did a bit of research today (google , I mean ) and here they are :   Lemon Zest : Many cake/bake recipes call for this and I have looked for it in the supermarket aisles but didnt find it..I wasnt sure it meant as simple as what it sounded..but yet it does.. It is just

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I love these greens filled sweet-sour n spicy rotis...they provide a good change on the plain old wheat roti and add some punch of nutrition along.. they taste delicious with a dollop of butter or plain old yogurt or any kind of pickle or relishes (chunda , katki etc) In the busy planning of various curries, veggies, rice and some assorted bakings I often overlook the myriad taste and flavors

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Kahabath + potato curry, the classic srilankan combo is my entry to Siri's Corner: AWED: May edition , and I just got there , barely :) (This is my dinner cooked 30 mins back ;) )Since I've seen the event announcement , I've bought 'n' number of coconut milk cans and subjected my husband to all the coconut based curries : the brinjal, the green mango ,some mushroom...but none of it felt unique

Dipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194061978226080268noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924353339349272460.post-69331606001922689892009-05-26T16:42:00.000-07:002009-06-24T18:34:45.812-07:00

So I have soaked-then-boiled chickpeas at hand, and thinking about a quick meal for lunch box tomorrow and I thought 'Ive never tried any pasta with chickpeas..I wonder if there is one..' and lo-and-behold..there is ..and one with such a pretty name too..'Pasta e ceci' i.e Pasta with chickpea beans...and strictly speaking its more a soup..but I thought I could make it a pasta dish instead...I

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As Friday evening approaches our household , all the healthy eating of the week seem to fly out of the windows..the chips..the dips :)Im trying to find a healthy balance here and so I thought I would make a nice hearty soup for the evening...upon raiding my pantry I found some green split peas lying since a while..I have no idea what to make of it...and then I remembered that I was browsing

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The Orange Cake I saw the other day on Holy Cow ! was soo droolworthy , I had to try it at the earliest , and fortunately I had all the ingredients on hand too...or so I thought..Ive never had an orange-y cake before...and though I love Oranges Ive never ventured out much in trying orange-y flavors..icecreams etc...maybe I will...soon..Neway, so equipped by the cointreau called for by Vaishali's

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In excitement of my culinary to-do list, up there on the right , I got a bunch of mints, a bunch of baby spinach ,and another one of indian spinach(bigger leaves) and then got totally confused as to what to make of it :)So many dishes, one little cook...what to do..I didnt want to do what I usually do with these...either a spinach -mushroom fry for a lunch wrap, dal-palak - one of my fav and

Dipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194061978226080268noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924353339349272460.post-26659389536053394842009-05-06T16:32:00.000-07:002009-06-24T18:36:01.331-07:00

From time to time I get frozen idi-appam from the Indian store and make a stew or theeyal to go with it.. This is a traditional south-indian, typically keralite combination , and I have come to like it by virtue of embracing the cuisine that is my husband's mother-cuisine..something like mother-tongue :)This is very simple but delicious dish and goes well with rice/roti/dosa too..4 medium sized

Dipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194061978226080268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924353339349272460.post-70281515882539426472009-05-03T19:02:00.000-07:002009-08-17T18:59:04.909-07:00

Another in-season produce Im into this time is Strawberries!Every saturday I bring about a quart of strawberries and have learnt that they are better used up in couple of days .. so strawberry milkshake, pancakes with strawberry and since they are bit sour and hubby dear is not into that and doesnt really likes 'fruits'..I thought it was about time I tried something Ive seen floating around..

Dipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194061978226080268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924353339349272460.post-31974467997432557642009-05-03T18:55:00.000-07:002009-06-24T18:36:54.322-07:00

I saw this while browsing and since its Asparagus season and Im into trying all things asparagus I thought this might be a nice variation...and it did turn out to be ..5-6 medium sized potatoes, peeled and chopped in squares( I used new white potatoes since I didnt have any red)1 tsp rosemary1 tsp thymeOlive oil to coat1/2 bunch asparagus trimmed to 1.5-2 inchesBlack pepper to tasteSalt to

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I have this email forward about healthy juices that I have saved in my account for long, but not done much with so Im going to record here for easier reference and update once I try each , maybe..Carrot + Ginger + Apple - Boost your systemApple + Cucumber + Celery - Prevent cancer, reduce cholesterol, and eliminate stomach upset and headache.Tomato + Carrot + Apple - Improve skin complexion and

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I got some whole wheat pastry flour from Fresh Market yesterday and thought I would try out pancakes. The couple of recipes I checked made it out to be very simple and indeed it is, and turned out not bad for a first try..1 cup whole wheat pastry flour1 tsp baking powder2 pinches baking soda2 tbsp sugara pinch of salt2 tsp custard powder1 cup milk or till batter consistency (substitute with soy

Dipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194061978226080268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924353339349272460.post-11900698411094626022009-05-02T16:03:00.000-07:002009-06-24T18:37:43.752-07:00

I cooked up a nice , light soup today, which was taught in the Heidi Billotto cooking class 'All Vegeterian' that I had taken last month. It was my first cooking class and it was a nice learning experience and I so want to take the Peter Reinhart's bread making course at Johnson & Wales..its a bit expensive though and very infrequent so I will need to keep an eye out on that one..So , anyway the

Dipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194061978226080268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924353339349272460.post-73243975288049727442009-05-01T20:05:00.000-07:002009-05-01T20:27:27.296-07:00

My mom started teaching me to cook gradually since I was about 12-13 , since thats the thing a 'good girl' should know and I could very well cook a whole Indian meal soon...it was all traditional marwari food, with not much experimentation as we didnt even have onion and garlic in our homes..and many other restrictions..so I was what you could call a functional cook ..My brother got married,

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