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With Love...
2008-02-16 00:59:00 We meet hundreds and thousands of people all around the globe but there are only few who leave their foot prints in our heart. One such person is Trupti of The Spice Who Love d Me. We both started our food blogs together and I can’t remember who was the first one to leave a note in our blogs. With in few days we were exchanging mails and chatting for hours on internet. Her love and passion for More About: With Love
A Self Proclaimed Foodie...
2008-02-13 19:53:00 What are you? A foodie, or the gourmet, or the gourmand? gour•met noun - A connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure adjective - Of or characteristic of a gourmet, esp. in involving or purporting to involve high-quality or exotic ingredients and skilled preparation: gourmet meals; gourmet cooking. - Elaborately equipped for the preparation of fancy, specialized, or exotic meals: a gourmet
Weekend Musings: Eating Dirt!
2008-02-09 20:55:00 Location: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti It is lunch time in Haiti’s slums. You can see round swirls of dough which are arranged in rows and columns, baked in the hot sun. From distance they might look quite appetizing to you. As you move closer to the spot you'll suddenly realise your appetite has died down when you learn the ingredients used to make these cookies. These cookies are made of butter, salt, More About: Musings , Weekend , Dirt , Eating
Bitter Love...
2008-02-07 20:06:00 Bitter gourd, either you love it or hate it. I have seen many people who initially hated this bitter, odd looking vegetable and lately fall in love with it. It takes many meals over years to develop a taste for Hagalakai, as we call it. But there are some who still don't seem to come in terms with this vegetable even after they have had upgraded their wardrobe from sneakers to tailor-made pants;) More About: Love , Bitter
Bending the Rules!
2008-02-04 21:56:00 Me: What? You can't be serious! He: Why not? Me: I am not sure… He: Common, no one will know… Me: I am scared! He: Trust me. Me: What if someone comes to know? He: I am sure we are not the only one who has done it. Me: But it’s not right. Society will never accept it. Oh! It’s a sin. He: Now, now… look at me. Do you want me to die without experiencing how it would have been? Me: No!!! Please don’ More About: Rules , The Rules
Time Stands Still...
2008-02-03 22:00:00 How strange that Nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude! ~Emily Dickinson Location: Wayand, Kerala, India Click Here to view enlarged image How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! ~John Muir Location: Wayand, Kerala, India Click Here to view enlarged image More About: Time
Announcing: Ode to Potato
2008-01-30 00:31:00 The year 2008 has been declared the International Year of the Potato (IYP) by United Nations to raise awareness of Solanum Tuberosum. IYP was officially launched on 18th October, 2007. Did you know that the plastic bag of humble potatoes you casually pick up at the local supermarket is in fact vital food source for hundreds of millions of people in the developing world? Almost 213 million tonnes
Want Some Tea?
2008-01-28 00:38:00 "The first cup moistens my lips and throat. The second shatters my loneliness. The third causes the wrongs of life to fade gently from my recollection. The fourth purifies my soul. The fifth lifts me to the realms of the unwinking gods." -Chinese mystic Tang Dynasty Location: Wayanad, Kerala, India Click Here to view enlarged image. A little cup of friendship With a bag of tea When you drink
Don't Learn Safety by Accident!
2008-01-24 15:38:00 Imagine you logging into your blog one day and find your blog has vanished without any trace. Horrifying isn’t it? It is worst nightmare any passionate blogger can have. When I saw Sunita’s post in DH, I realised how important my blog is to me. I just couldn’t bear the thought of losing it due to unforeseen error. I am the one who is used to backing up each and every file and project I am working More About: Safety , Accident , Learn
Corn-y Affair!!!
2008-01-22 00:01:00 The sky is ablaze with glorious colours- fiery red, searing orange yet the outer edge of the blazing sky had begun to cool with the indigo of the night. The golden globe of sun was slowly descending in the backdrop of red-orange water and one could see all the colours of rainbow reflecting off the sea as the sun and water becomes one. You see the birds heading back to their nest and hear the More About: Corn , Affair
Disco H2O!!!
2008-01-17 23:18:00 Yes......... At last I did manage to Click something before deadline :) This is my first entry for Jai & Bee's Click-a photo event and unlike last few months where I was too busy admiring other entries and had completely forgot to post my Click. So here I am sending 70's theme, ooops...Click-Liquid Comfort... Disco H2O!!! Click Here to see enlarged image P.S: This picture is a result of minor
Pleasure of Slow Cooking with Rajma
2008-01-15 00:56:00 January, cold January…. As I stare down another long, bitter cold, horrid and dark January, my thoughts turn to the kind of food that nurtures my tummy and soul, brightens my mood, soothes my senses. When I ask myself what’s soothing on a gray winter day, I picture tucking into deep bowl of soup or dal rice. First thing I reach for is comfort food when the weather turns bitterly cold in the More About: Cooking , Slow , Pleasure
Slu.........rrrrrrrp :)
2008-01-07 00:36:00 Simple Delights of Life Mangoes, Carrots, Indian Gooseberries and Pineapples in Brine are the speciality of small “Gaadi” in Kerala. Just one look at them and I was floored. It was our favourite thing to munch on during our stay in Wayanad. I call them Simple Pleasures of Life… I am sending these pics to my dear friend Jyothsna of Curry Bazaar who is hosting this month's RCI-Kerala. Small
New Year Day...
2008-01-02 00:24:00 "A new year is beginning to peak through softly beautiful and different like new falling snow, each day unique and shaped just for you. Your life adding something as each day does grow. My wish for your new year is beauty and softness with surprises thrown in for delight. Love for each day bringing happiness to you, making your life a scene of sparkle and shining sunlight." -- Author Unknown More About: New Year , Year
Goodbye... See You All Next Year...
2007-11-28 05:59:00 Our bags are packed (including my precious camera & laptop), fridge is cleared (Lata Maami, wrong timing for tagging;), and our taxi will be here any time… Yes, we are going HOME. See you all next year ;) If time permits, I will update my blog with of course delicious posts of Home, Hotel, Dhaba, Gaadi, Restaurant, Street (etc etc) food ~ducks her head~. Oh!!! I am all set for lots of shopping, More About: Goodbye , Year
Winter Warmers: Thai Clear Soups
2007-11-26 00:59:00 With the mercury hitting south in our part of the globe, our kitchen smells of sizzling pots of soups, rasams and dals. Sizzling bowl of soup with warm bread straight from the oven or steaming cup of rice with hot Rasam/Dal is what we crave for. After my successful attempt at making Thai Curries, I was keen to learn and cook something new. Thai food is greatly influenced by its neighbours, India, More About: Winter , Soups , Clear
Life is Beautiful-3
2007-11-23 19:59:00 Peek-A-Boo, I See You! (Click Here to view large image) More About: Life , Beautiful
Gingerly Cooking... From Cookery Show
2007-11-21 00:59:00 The symptoms were there but it was not known to me or to my family for quite many months until last week. Like many people I had been unknowingly affected by cooking shows and it was too obvious not to see what I was doing. The first sign of it showed on one weekend morning when I realised I was talking to myself. I had been making our favourite breakfast Upma. “First we chop these ‘lovely’ More About: Cooking , Show , Cookin , Cookery
Seeking Comfort...
2007-11-17 00:53:00 Winter has come early to our neck of woods. Last night the wind blew, trees shed their last of few leaves and a light rain kissed our parched landscape with thick frost giving it white ghostly look. With temperature dropping to minus degree Celsius, it was the perfect night for comfort food. I know you will agree with me that comfort food is one of the nice things about these chilly cold nights.. More About: Seeking , Comfort
Dates Obbattu
2007-11-12 00:59:00 Winter is beautiful in India. This is the time when dawn is lightly touched with frost; a soft new light appears from heavenly sky. The thundering monsoon and damp earth give way to ‘Kartika Maasa’, the golden season of October and November. Kartika is a season of silky and golden sunlight and blossoming trees. There is the shivering anticipation among every form of life waiting in anticipation More About: Dates
||Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya||
2007-11-09 00:16:00 "Wishing everyone a wonderful and well lit Deepavali." Play Safe & Stay Safe.
Bihari Thali
2007-11-06 00:48:00 Title: Food Blogger’s Kitchen Characters: He (Hubby Dear), Me (Food Blogger) Scene 1: Weekends at He & Me’s Home He: What are we gonna have for lunch? Me: Mmmm… Give me few mins and I’ll tell you. ~after Few+ mins~ He: Err… Have you decided on our lunch menu? Me: Yeah, We are having XYZ cuisine. He: Sounds interesting… I never knew you could cook XYZ dish. Me: ~Chuckles~ Me neither ;) I got to More About: Hari , Bihari
Winter Warmers - Cream of Broccoli Soup
2007-10-31 00:57:00 BEAUTIFUL Soup , so rich and green, Waiting in a hot tureen! Who for such dainties would not stoop? Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup! Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup! Beau--ootiful Soo-oop! Beau--ootiful Soo-oop! Soo--oop of the e--e--evening, Beautiful, beautiful Soup! Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish, Game, or any other dish? Who would not give all else for two Pennyworth More About: Winter , Broccoli , Cream , Rocco
Life is Beautiful-1
2007-10-29 00:59:00 Today I got this pic from one of my friends as a forward mail. I loved it so much and thought of sharing it with you all. Next time take a moment to check those forward mails before deleting them;) "Friendship and love defined in a single photo" More About: Life , Beautiful
Curries from Thailand
2007-10-25 00:57:00 "Cookery is not chemistry. It is an art. It requires instinct and taste rather than exact measurements." - Marcel Boulestin One thing I have learnt from my ‘almost’ two years of kitchen adventure is learning how to balance and harmonize flavours. Even the fresh ingredients, such as herbs, spices and vegetables, can differ depending on their freshness, the soil and climate condition where they More About: Thailand , Curries
|| VijayaDashami Shubhashayagalu ||
2007-10-22 00:37:00 "Yaa Devi Sarvabhuuteshu Maatrirupena Sansthitah Yaa Devi Sarvabhuuteshu Shaktirupena Sansthitah Yaa Devi Sarvabhuuteshu Shaantirupena Sansthitah Namastasyaih Namastasyaih Namastasyaih Namo Namah" Meaning: Goddess Durga is omnipresent. She is the personification of Universal Mother. She is a Mother, who is present everywhere and who is embodiment of power and energy More About: Sham , Yaga , Jaya
Colour Me Red: Beet Kodhel
2007-10-18 00:59:00 After gruesome days in office at last Krish and I decided to take a day off and packed our bags for our long weekend trip to Wales. Unlike Krish who did his masters in beautiful welsh university; it was my first encounter with majestic Welsh mountains and sea shores. My knowledge about Wales was limited to some unpronounceable names of places (I literally choke whenever I try to pronounce few More About: Colour
FAHC: Donate Smiles!
2007-10-15 23:09:00 Facts: The Indian subcontinent has nearly half the world's hungry people. Africa and the rest of Asia together have approximately 40%, and the remaining hungry people are found in Latin America and other parts of the world.In the Asian, African and Latin American countries, well over 500 million people are living in what the World Bank has called "absolute poverty".Every year 15 million children More About: Donate , Smiles
Tomato Saaru & Pepper-Carrot Palya
More articles from this author:2007-10-12 00:38:00 "Food, like a loving touch or a glimpse of divine power, has that ability to comfort." -Norman Kolpas Our senses hold some of our most potent memories. Touching the silk or smelling herbal soap, aroma of ground coffee brewing in coffee maker or sizzling of curry leaves in oil sends me back in time to my Ajji’s More About: Pepper , Palya , Carrot , Tomato 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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