I was really surprised when I realized that I had not prepared semiya upma for a long time.The packet of Semiya that traveled with me from India was lying there in the pantry almost forgotten,behind other ‘popular’ food stuffs.I picked it up for breakfast a few days ago. This is one of the quick fix…
Cabbage rice
When there is rice leftover from the previous meal,I love to convert it to a one pot meal.An addition of any kind of vegetable,some spices with the rice can take the left over rice to new heights.Sometimes even the absence of spices makes it an interesting dish like this cabbage rice. This rice can be…
A peek into the past -Best of 2009
Looking back I see two glorious years of blogging.In a few days my bloggy baby is set to celebrate her third birthday.This post is more like what I did this year[2009] and take account of things that were good and appreciated and also look at things that would need some changes. First some statistics…. The…
Badam Kheer
I started the ritual of taking almonds everyday when I was in my second trimester.After losing weight due to the so-called ‘morning sickness’ [which seemed to extend to – noon, evening and even late night sickness for me!] I felt I need some ‘extra’ nourishment Mom would soak a few almonds the night before and…
Saffron-apple rabri
We have about 3 dozens of organic apples-Thanks to hubby’s friend who them passed over to us straight from the farm.Had it been summer ,it would have vanished in a couple of days either as a fruit salad or as juice.But in winter no one is in a mood to eat fruits of any kind…
