Cherupayar Parippu Payasam / Split Mung Beans Payasam
When engagement anniversary, wedding anniversary and birthday falls in the same month with an interval of less than a week, making specials for each event gets exciting but at the same time leaves us...
View ArticleGreen Peas Curry
Back home, during lent season, we usually don't go to restaurants as we wouldn't be left with many options to order from. But if we do happen to go, I would usually end up ordering Parotta and Green...
View ArticleSemiya Pulav / Semiya Pulao / Vermicelli Pilaf
Cleaning up the pantry could give you ideas - sometimes weird that you regret and sometimes useful ones that you are glad you went by it. While I was cleaning up and organizing the pantry, I found a...
View ArticleBaguette - Another way of making it !
Procrastination hits me every now and then or lets just keep it simple - it stays with me forever :). I would always think of making this baguette every other day, so that I could eat some right out of...
View ArticleBruschetta
Who loves to munch the juicy and cute little grape tomatoes ? I do. And if it is to be combined with some roasted garlic and olive oil, to top it on toasted Baguette slices... hmm gets even more...
View ArticleNadan Egg Roast / Egg Roast (Kerala style)
Sunday lunch used to be a treat for us, as kids. Early morning mass followed by sunday class and then when we get back, there would be another round of breakfast as we would have rushed through it in...
View ArticleTip to make perfect boiled egg
In a saucepan, take the eggs that need to be boiled. Pour in water such that the eggs gets immersed in water completely. Add 1/2 tbsp of salt to it. Place it on high heat. When the water starts to...
View ArticleMango Shake
Summer is almost here. Do you have any plans for this summer? Well, with the past year's experience I think we would keep ourselves locked inside rather than going out. Last year, we kept running away...
View ArticleKozhukatta
Have you heard of Kozhukatta perunnal ? I am sure most of you have not. Because it is a catholic tradition followed only in certain parts of Kerala. My mom had never heard about it untill she got...
View ArticleBirth Announcement ~ A very special post on Mother' day !
Happy Mother's day !It's been almost a month since I had my last post published. I thought I owe an explanation to all my readers of the reason for me being absent from this virtual space of mine....
View ArticleSemiya Upma / Vermicelli upma
Yup, I am back as I had told in the earlier posts that I would be. For the time being I have some drafts which I had been delaying in posting for a while now. Those drafts are gonna feed my blog untill...
View ArticleLettuce wraps
Lettuce wraps are a must to order when we are at P F Chang's. We love it. Every bite is so refreshing with the crunchy lettuce and made yummy with the filling in it. I just wanted to recreate something...
View ArticleDhokla
I had not been a fan of dhokla untill 31st December, 2008. Ya, I am pretty sure about the date because that day I paid an unplanned visit to my mom's cousin in Bhopal. All thanks to Indian Railways to...
View ArticleTorcettini
Its almost a year now that I made these. Last year this time is when I made it, to pack as snacks for a road trip. I thought, now that I would want to spend more time with my baby and at the same time...
View ArticleHomemade Pizza
Who does not love Pizza? Well there may be few people who may not love it, but we definitely do, except for the guilt of stuffing ourselves with that amount of cheese, we are all in for it, anytime....
View ArticleArabian grape juice
Arabian grape juice reminds me of Oasis, a hotel that had opened up just next to our college. We used to looove the Arabian grape juice served there. We being a huge gang of friends, every month there...
View ArticleBlueberry Buttermilk Pancake
A visit to the IHOP is always meant either for pancakes or omelets. I just can't have enough of those. While I was pregnant with Jordan, I used to feel sick in the initial months. During those days the...
View ArticleA beautiful evening in Phoenix !
Just when we thought of going out to wipe out boredom, nature made our surroundings even more interesting.
View ArticleBroccoli soup
Broccoli has never been my cup of tea. We had bought it just once and never again after that. Even at the restaurants, if it is served as a side , I would just leave it untouched.Whenever I used to see...
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