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05/18/2013 07:43 AM

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Fresh Mango-Pistachio Bread

May month calls for madness of heat and it becomes intense with the crazy love for delicious mangoes.Tropical fruits are bliss to cool down the mind and body when the sun is glittering to max. Mango,the exotic tropical fruit is the top favorite of my family,did I say we have a mango tree in my Parents house.I love that tree,it is huge and shady and produces a tons of mangoes during the seas

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05/08/2013 09:20 AM

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Keerai Paruppu Vadai(Green lentil fritters)

Today is going to be a sinful day because I'm going to gobble DEEP FRIED stuffs!Let me stick with an oath to devour only one.....may be two as they are my favorite lentil fritters. Crisp covering with a chewy centre and topped with lots of greens makes it my preferred snack for this rainy evening. Lentil fritters or Paruppu vadai are famous snack from South India which are also k

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05/03/2013 11:37 PM

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April Healthy Stir-Fries Round up

Here is the round up for the April Healthy Stir fries;thanks to all the fellow buddies for posting there lovely recipes.Do check out the album in FB Page. Chicken & Broccoli Stir Fry by FoodieMomCooks Thai-Peanut Chicken Stir Fry by FoodieMomCooks Broccoli Stir fry Noodles by Experiments in the kitchen Eggplant and Apple Stir fry by What's

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05/02/2013 10:36 PM

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Rose and Cardamom Pannacotta

I have my cart filled with cream,sugar and some flavorless tiny granules packet,roses for Mom and my bill turned out in bold letters "ENJOY YOUR PANNA COTTA". Panna cotta or cooked cream are like custard without eggs;they are smooth and silky in appearance prepared with mild sweetness and rich flavors according to one's choice which is generally the lovely "pure vanilla". When "T

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04/27/2013 03:32 AM

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Oats Idli

South Indian tiffins holds a special place in my recipe box;reminds me of good old days when Mom prepares hot and freshly steamed idlis and crispy paper dosas early in the morning with colorful chutneys.We use to demand her to make chutneys of our favorite colors ending up in two or three for a meal and she never minded to lay the satisfactory breakfast spread every day. Now all I have is cer

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04/24/2013 11:49 AM

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Idly Podi

Idly Podi,the classic must have combination to the hot idlies.The basic idly podi is made with the combination of Bengal gram and Black gram with loads of dried red chilies and flavored with asafetida. There are many variations to the basic podi depending on the regional taste.This recipe is from my Mom's kitchen;the podi with Idly had been my all time lunch box favorite. Ingredients

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04/24/2013 03:53 AM

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Aapam or Paalappam(with yeast)

Aapam or Paalappam;is the traditional delicacy from South Indian breakfast section.This popular rice cake has firm centre with crisp and golden lacy border. Traditionally appam is made without yeast in an appam chatti over wood fire hearth;modern version includes yeast and you get non-stick appam chatti but the results and taste are the same.The best part of modern version is quick.

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04/16/2013 01:17 PM

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Homemade Multigrain Pancake Mix

There is no dead end to creativity;there is always a way to update and bloom inventions.We made Homemade pancake mix few months ago;a very handy mix helping to prepare breakfast in jiffy.Today's attempt is making it whole and healthy.I came across Jen's MyKitchenaddiction in random search;a quite impressive blog with interesting recipes. Multigrain pancakes are healthy options

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04/08/2013 11:29 AM

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Homemade Peri Peri

Home made peri peri aka piri piri,one of my favorite sauce and Nando's made it irresistible.I am in search for a copy cat recipe but haven't found one yet;do let me know if you have one.This recipe is not perfect "Nando's style" still has good peri peri flavors.The best part of the recipe is you can alter the spice and balance the flavors according to taste. (Recipe adapted fro

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04/08/2013 11:21 AM

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Low fat Pesto shrimp with Home made Peri Peri

Choosing the menu for a party is challenging;making a theme and sticking to it will ease the work.Starters are kick of any party or get together;you need to have a right start to the party menu.Since starters calls for more serving it is better to prepare in bunches so keep the recipe simple and quick. Today we will make one quick starter which is simple and relishing called "Pesto Shri

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04/05/2013 06:27 AM

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Thai Peanut-Chicken Stir Fry

As April calls for Stir-fries,I'm spending less time in kitchen and more on work.Slice toss and eat is been my mantra.Learning more about home-made stir fry sauces and relishing it. When we talk about Asian Stir-fries,Thai holds a special place because of its unique flavors.One of it would be the peerless peanut sauce.If satay is ringing the bell go for it;here is the recipe but I'm goi

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04/04/2013 09:38 AM

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Pani Popo

After a restful and adventurous beach vacation back to my kitchen and greeting my oven with beach experience via Samoan bread called PANI POPO. What is PANI POPO? They are sweet Hawaiian rolls,baked in rich coconut milk.They are soft,tender and unique rolls with sticky base oozing with coconut flavor;finger-licking good.Even my couch feels like hammock now! The recipe is adapted f

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04/03/2013 03:34 AM

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April calls for Healthy Stir-fries

Hey there! Stir-fries are healthy,delicious and quick way to zest up your meal.This popular Asian method of cooking can be mastered in ease.Delightful combination of your favorite vegetables tossed with a few drops of oil and seasoned with lively spices makes it satisfying meal of the day. Let's favor the month of April and the colorful season with Healthy Stir-fries. Cook,cli

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03/19/2013 09:57 AM

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Low fat Basil Pesto

My herb garden has produced a bunch of fresh basil leaves;I decided to preserve them making my favorite pesto(recipe here).My pastas,soup,pizzas and grills found its savior for the next few weeks. My favorite pesto calls for walnuts but today I'm going to try low fat pesto without nuts from Skinnytaste and I'm speechless with the taste.The simple recipe retains the rich basil flavor with hints

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03/19/2013 09:51 AM

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Healthy Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Eating doesn't need to be complicated so is the cooking. Simple foods need not be less flavorful because one of the sign of being simple is perfection. Today we gonna visit the stir-fries,which are super quick,easy to handle,flavorful with different combination,colorful according to the creativity,healthy and above all SIMPLE! Chicken & Broccoli Stir-fry is healthy asian style quick rec

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03/18/2013 10:21 AM

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Hot and Sour Prawns with Bottle gourd

My mind is lagging back behind the dream of last night and after an hour I still couldn't sketch out or analyze it.There I came across this beautiful poem with a befitting answer to our dreams,glad to share it here. Dreams Author: Lynne Dreams can be happy; A goal to be achieved, The love of your life, A moment occured because you believed, The end of your strife

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03/15/2013 09:05 AM

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Thai flavored Spinach paratha

If you are looking forward to something new;you need to sacrifice the old one for that moment.The popular saying claims that necessity is the reason for innovation and getting a change is the most primal need in a monotonous life. After going through the above philosophy;I decided to make paratha for dinner and spice up my weekend.Let's check out the needed ingredients: Whole w

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03/14/2013 03:55 AM

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Low-fat Blueberry scones

An other cloudy evening calling for some hot and fresh scones straight out of the oven to go with my brewed coffee. This flaky and juicy blueberry scones are really good especially when it comes with the tag"LOW FAT",no cream,reduced sugar,no lemon glazing but still perfect to relish. There are limitless options to improvise these scones,add maple syrup,cornmeal,coconut flakes,nuts or th

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03/07/2013 03:05 AM

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Baked Lotus Root Kofta in Spinach Gravy

Good day buddies, Happy to be back after the long needed blog break and thanks for the lovely missing messages.virtual world takes over real life leaving you filled with joy. No long asinine stories....just a simple recipe to stamp up the blog card of Foodie Mom's Kitchen. I bought some lotus root from Japanese supermarket,we call it lotus root,few call it stem or Kamal Kakdi aka

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03/02/2013 11:41 AM

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Whole Wheat Pizza

Fast-food joints are growing day by day;pizza arrives home by a call in thirty minutes though making your own pizza from scratch would take less than that,provided you have pizza dough to use anytime.There are additional advantages of making your own pizza;you can customize it according to your palette and health choices. I love to have different flour pizza bases apart from all purpose

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02/11/2013 10:04 PM

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Margherita Pizza

Today we are enjoying moments which are about to melt in our mouth.Say Cheese!Say Pizza! My Son's favorite is four-cheese and Margherita pizza and with Rose's Pizza base recipe this pizza is too tempting to resist. If you need pizza de-addiction meet,let's plan it at a new pizza place opened in the mall next to our apartment.Please!Please!Please with extra Cheese. Check the Perfect Pizza

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01/20/2013 04:53 AM

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Orange-Almond cookies

Chinese New Year coming up around the corner,I'm treated with almond cookies and pineapple tart-though both are too sweet for my palette.I thought of treating myself with a low sweet version of orange cookies with sprinkled almonds.It is not a substitute for almond cookies;which I would definitely try once and share it with you;but this is sweet sugar and butter cookies with zest of orange and a

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01/13/2013 12:25 PM

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Pizza dough made perfect!

My Son wants to be a gardener when the plants grow Pizzas.Growing pizza plants are not in my wish list but searching for a perfect pizza base is in the top of the list. Be it thin crisp crust or chewy bread style pizzas are irresistible.An Impeccable pizza relies on a perfect dough;after several trials of pizza bases from various sources I have found this treasurable recipe producing flawless

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01/10/2013 09:29 PM

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Thumbprint Jam cookies

Revisiting the classic cookies which lingers in each and every palette reminding of some great memories. Thumbprint cookies are one of such classic recipe,sweet cookies baked to perfection filled with juicy jam makes it undeniable.There are lots of variation to the recipe,this is the basic one which can be improvised according to your needs and taste. (Recipe a

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01/08/2013 09:26 PM

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Fruit cookies

As a child,my cravings for cookies were limited with few choices but those few were the best.Today the trial is to reproduce one of those choice-Fruit Cookies. Cookies made with rich dried fruits and butter are sweet temptations. (Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart cookies collection ) Ingredients:1 cup mixed Fruits( raisins,dried apricorts and candied cherries) ½ tbsp honey ½

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12/26/2012 02:08 AM

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Meen Molee

Visiting Suriani Kitchen by Lathika George,a trip down the lane with heartwarming recipes from Syrian Christian's Kitchen. “Meals are a celebration of the spices, herbs, seafood, meats, pulses, grains, nuts, and every edible leaf and seed that grows in this fertile land.”and I can't agree more. I'm glad to share one of the favorite recipe from this book-Varutha&nb

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12/24/2012 12:00 PM

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Red Velvet Cupcakes

Hey there! Sing hey! Sing hey! For Christmas Day; Twine mistletoe and holly. For a friendship glows In winter snows, And so let’s all be jolly! Sharing the bright red velvet cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream cheese frosting for the special Eve,this is the best Velvet cupcake recipe I have come across till date.I have tried JoyofBaking and few m

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12/23/2012 09:13 AM

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Checkerboard Cookies

Christmas is around the corner and My Boy is counting down the hours to get his wish list come true.To please Santa,we decided to make some cookies. Do you know Santa's Middle name? It's cookies and milk! Why Cookies for Santa? Santa needs a break for a tiring night and the smell of divine cookies helps him to pass through chimney in jiffy. What if there are no cookies for Santa? No

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12/21/2012 11:13 AM

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Rose Cookies(Achappam)

Rosettes are cookie-like deep fried pastry originated from Sweden in the name of"Struva",they are prepared during Christmas. In South India especially Kerala,this is a popularly called as Rosa or Rose cookies or "Achappam"which is believed to be culinary bliss by Portuguese thereby they are also known as Rose de Coque or Rose de Cookies. The above name variations may differ but the recip

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12/20/2012 10:21 PM

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Eggless Christmas fruitcake

Christmas Shopping-DonePacking the gifts:Little Elf is assigned for the workBaking for Christmas:Almost doneSharing it with You:scroll down Keeping Christmas is good. but sharing it with others is even better. So remember while December Brings the only Christmas Day, In the year let there be Christmas In the things you do and say; Wouldn't life be worth the living Wouldn

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12/19/2012 05:48 AM

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Royal Icing

Royal Icing;talk about the ways of ingesting sugar into diet grab a cookie or cake decorated with Royal icing.Royal Icing is a favorite decorating option for neat finish as it ends up crisp and sweet. There are two ways of making Royal icing ;one uses the icing sugar with meringue and other calls for raw egg whites.The later rings the bell of salmonella;so lets stick with meringue powder(

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12/18/2012 07:18 AM

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Spinach Christmas tree

It’s Christmas party at the school and I need to come up with a savory snack that can be made quick but tasty. After a thought,concluded to spark up an old recipe-spinach pinwheels into a Spinach Christmas tree.It’s simple, yummy and you can make a batch in jiffy. Spinach Pinwheel is one of my kid's favorite,crunchy bits of spinach and flaky puff makes it scrumptious

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12/15/2012 03:28 AM

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Low fat Gingerbread Man

Hey there! Christmas shopping at Ikea,check out these beautiful decoration supplies.Especially the tree filled with soft toys. Few grabbed the attention like grey and red striped paper ornaments. Christmas is all about red;loved the red colored ornaments with matching gift wrappers,ribbons and trays. Back to Christmas activities with kid. Read Gingerbread story and few online

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12/10/2012 09:07 AM

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Brown Rice Pulao

Coffee time with Mr.Brown Rice: Hello, Mr.Brown Rice Who Chose your name? I got the bran and germ,so they named me Brown What do you think about your sister Miss.White Rice? We both come from same family-Rice and we excel in carbohydrates. What makes you special from Miss.White? I have more fibers,minerals and essential oils.I also have low Glycemic Index.Guess that counts

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12/07/2012 09:54 AM

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French Pear Tart

The key to the imaginary door which takes you to the places,where you want to stay forever? For me it's BOOKS...What about You? Talking about books related to cooking,My kitchen shelves are filled with various and now my Kindle is adding its weight.But few among them are very close to me and one is undoubtedly Baking from my home to yours. This post is a de

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12/05/2012 03:21 AM

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Basic Vanilla Cookie Dough

This is a must recipe in everyday household with kids,when you need cookies in few minutes.Be it festive season,simple play date or after school snack with milk,this comes handy. Make ahead and enjoy your cookie anytime with this amazing recipe.(Recipe from Martha Stewart) Ingredients :3 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder (omit if making thumbprints, ball cookies, or spri

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12/04/2012 08:37 AM

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Wholewheat Honey and Oats Bread

"Gu re no hey gu re ba ro no hey Ji gum bu to gal de ka ji ga bol ka" Op op op op oppan Gangnam style... Psy catches us again,we went to watch Disney live rock and roll show at Marina Bay Sands this weekend;it was good as usual and kids enjoyed it throughout. Marina Bay sands was glittering with Christmas decorations,but the highlight was PSY performing free concert at the same tim

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12/03/2012 03:06 AM

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Spicy Honey Chicken

Making quick honey chicken,spicy version.The origin of recipe is years ago in a discussion on a cooking forum,I have tried it ample number of times with different variations and every time its different. This recipe is perfect example for understanding that you need not be a perfect chef to create the perfect taste. Ingredients: 300gm Chicken with or without bones;boneless preferred (You c

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11/29/2012 10:08 PM

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Baked Bottle Gourd Kofta Curry

Look what I found?Baby Bottle gourds aka calabash;versatile and highly nutritious. We make curries,halwa(Dessert),steamed dumplings and juice especially to soothe the upset stomach.Granny says,if you eat it raw as salad-it affects the lining of stomach and intestine(Anyway,I don't like it raw). I like curries with bottle gourd when it has a handful of prawns cooked with it:)today we are ma

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11/28/2012 10:17 AM

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Kid's Christmas Fun Advent Calendar

Hey there! Hope all are busy with the Christmas preparations.Christmas Joy is incomplete without crafting fun,here is a craft to give the festive season a kick start-Christmas Advent Calendar. Christmas Advent Calendar:The special calendar used to count or celebrate the days in anticipation of Christmas(Wiki),it was basically designed to enrich religious aspects like stories about Christmas,

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11/27/2012 09:39 AM

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Zucchini bread

This week started busy and buzzing its speed to the highest note;on the other end the city is twinkling with Christmas lighting and Kids are excited about coming up holidays. We have tons of new additions to the to-do list;including baking for Christmas and working out the ways to deal with the long winter holidays. A click of Christmas tree wrapped with hundreds of lights at Parag

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11/25/2012 10:07 AM

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Baked Salmon Masala

Super food,high protein,brain food,power packed with dense nutrients,powerhouse of Omega 3.....yes; it is SALMON. Salmon,the widely popular fish available all the year around tastes best;cooked in any method: raw,panfried,grilled,baked /braised or poached. The golden rule to remember-If it is salmon,it should be juicy,tender like a silk and flaky. T

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11/22/2012 09:11 AM

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Potato and Prawn Biryani

Its been three months since I started concentrating on my Herb garden...yeah you heard it right-"MY MINI HERB GARDEN".I have zero knowledge on gardening but Mom is an expert. Tons of patience and good rain drizzles,lovely tips and booster dose from Mom and friends made it happen;so far good with sweet basil and curry leaves,a bit of parsley,coriander and mint on the due,will update soon. Sag

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11/20/2012 06:10 AM

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Buchty

Singapore is back with the festive mood,preparing for the most glitzy and anticipated Christmas holidays.Christmas is all about family gatherings,presents,food and sharing the joy. Singapore expresses it in its unique way of lighting up the streets and malls,one of the top 10 cities of World's best holiday lights awarded by Frommer's. The world famous Orchard road is buckling u

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11/19/2012 07:30 AM

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Zucchini Nutella Muffin

Back with Mom and Kid Baking weekend and happy to present the FoodieSonBakes with his favorite Zucchini and Nutella Muffins;We never get tired trying this recipe-one of the all time family favorite.Time to revamp the old post. My hearty thanks to aspicyperspective for this lovely recipe.This previous picture(With flash) taken on 4.7.11,well my little one was 4+ years and he loved this muf

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11/17/2012 07:17 AM

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Spinach and Mushroom Lasagne

Last month we visited the Gardens by the bay in Singapore.We managed to cover one attraction called the cloud forest. What makes cloud forest special? A fantasy forest which has a 45-metre tall mountain covered with vegetation shrouding the world's tallest indoor waterfall showcasing plants from tropical highlands up to 2,000 metres above sea level. Dont worry-you can ascend by elevator a

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11/14/2012 10:35 PM

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Oatmeal muffins with Apple and Maple

....rain rain rain came down down down when the rain rain came down down....the blustery day calls for the survival kit now. Mother nature is showering her love upon us from past 2 weeks but wish she opens the ways of keeping the kids busy. Our evenings are incomplete without a walk down the park,running or dirtying the scooter.When our track is filled with water puddles and pat-p

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11/14/2012 02:53 AM

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Tandoori paneer tart

Colorful umbrellas,water pits,kids wrapped in their rain coats is all you can see in this season.Singapore is drenched and I want to curl up in the couch and enjoy the weather with some hot soup and snack.But laziness twining around more than the cold. Struggling with inertia, by the time I finished cooking-Sun started showering its love on us.Thanks to the tropical weather,its always in Ca

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11/12/2012 03:19 AM

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Cardamom Crumb cake

My festive season is incomplete without baking,so wanted to bake something quick with Indian flavors,not fancy and not too sweet. Cardamom, intense aromatic pods filled with smokey and bitter flavors is crowned in the category of Indian Spices. I'm baking the cardamom crumb cake:exotic flavor of green cardamom with zest of orange sugar balanced by bitterness of coffee and topped with crumb

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11/09/2012 10:56 PM

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Aval Payasam(Beaten Rice Pudding)

Updating the old post on Aval Payasam with Jaggery. Looking for last minute desserts,payasam is always handy.Aval payasam is made with sugar or jaggery.Mom uses sugar which makes it more Tamil style,but I like the jaggery version with coconut milk-credit goes to my Keralite Neighbor,the Aunty makes lovely payasam and Sadya for Onam. The only disadvantage of this payasam

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