Archive for August, 2007
Farfalle with Lima Beans
I felt lost after posting recipes for all the blog events J What next? was the question.
To utilise a can of Lima beans, (I bought when I was searching for Fava Beans) last night I fixed us a quick pasta dinner- Farfalle with Lima Beans. BTW, Lima Beans are also called Pavta in Marathi (which [...]
Rakhi Poornima
Today is Rakhi Poornima or Raksha Bandhan. More about this festival here
A Rakhi Thali(plate)
Some recipes on My Foodcourt for Rakhi:
Pongal
Shrikhand Vadi
Amrakhand
Mango Sheera
Panaki
Panaki or Panagi is a traditional recipe originating from the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Usually it is made with a sweet stuffing of jaggery and coconut.
This is my mom’s non-sweet version of the recipe.
This savory Panaki is a Rice pancake steamed between turmeric leaves stuffed with some vegetables. (traditionally the sweet version is stuffed [...]
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We celebrated the Independence Day at ‘SilverOak Farm House’. About 20-25 kms from the city, this Silver Oak –Coffee plantation farm has been developed with the idea of boosting Agrotourism.
Lush green fields, ultra pure air with the drizzling monsoon and some spicy Maharashtrian Food (typical rural specialties like Pithla, Bhakri, Thecha etc..) – can it [...]
Eat like..an Egyptian
This month I have been Globe Trotting not physically but Cuisinewise! Some days ago we were in Thailand, then this week in Orissa.
My kitchen has been witnessing a lot of experiments these days thanks to some challenging events going in the blogosphere. (I have become a slave to these Blog -events now!)
This time I am traveling all the way [...]
Alu Posta and Khajur Khatta
RCI is a fantastic event started by Lakshmik of Veggie Cuisine- ‘Celebrating the Regional Cuisines of India‘ . It gives us an opportunity to explore the varied cuisines of India.
This month Swapna of Swad is hosting RCI: Oriya.
Searching for Oriya recipes made me realize how little I know about the cuisine from this costal state [...]
Surprise from Sweden!
Zlamushka (What a lovely name!) has sent these awards all the way from Sweden:
The ‘Power of Schmooze Award’ is for bloggers who “effortlessly weave their way in and out of the blogosphere, leaving friendly trails and smiles, happily making new friends along the way. They don’t limit their visits to only the rich [...]
Dear Anita
Dear Anita,
You have no idea how your little provocation has unsettled my taste buds for the past week. I have been craving each day for those hot, oily floating balloons from the day you posted them at the Mad Tea party!
Clicking on any random blog on the Food Blog Desam made matters worse. I [...]
Monsoon Magic- Butterfly Sandwich
The only butterfly in this sandwich is the shape J
A hot grilled sandwich is an all time favourite in our house. I usually dress up some left over stir fries with white sauce- stuff it in between two slices of bread and grill it till crisp and you get Irresistible, yummy crisp sandwiches.
The stir [...]
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