International cuisine is a comprehensive set of cooking ,traditions and practices found throughout the world. It is influenced by culture, geography, religion, and most important the locally grown ingredients. Religion too plays a strong influence on these cuisines. Each country has its own cuisine and each cuisine is an art in itself. We a…
A Re -cap of The Indian Food Odyssey……A Journey of 30 Indian States
India is known for its love for food and spices. Indian cuisine varies from region to region, reflecting the local produce and cultural diversity of the country. The diversity of Indian cuisine is characterized by use of many spices and herbs, a wide assortment of recipes and cooking techniques. Though a significant portion of Indian food is…
Indian Stuffed Parathas…A Tribute to Tarla Dala ji
“Celebrated chef and cookbook author Tarla Dalal (77) passed away at her south Mumbai residence, reportedly following a cardiac arrest. She is survived by three children, and a legacy of over 100 cookbooks and thousands of recipes.” This was the news that was more than headlines …I was completely shocked. I knew she was aging…
Faces to Blog … Meet !!! 25th BM Celebrations Day 2
BM # 27 Day 2 Occasion : Silver Jubilee Celebrations of a Blog Meet When it comes to occasions and celebrations, I think I could not have picked a better post than our BM Celebrations.This is one life time event, meeting friends whom you have never seen or met. So here is three cheers…
Faces to Blog…Meet !!! .25th BM Celebrations Day 3
BM # 27 Day 2 Occasion : Silver Jubilee Celebrations of a Blog Meet Friends, the celebrations are not complete as yet , we have Day 3…Yes!.., this is a continued post..so go on join in to celebrate on our 3rd day of 25th Celebrations. Day 3 Itinerary 10th Feb Color code grays,…
Faces to Blog…Meet !! 25th BM Celebrations
The US trip came to an end and I was back home only to realize that life gives you your share of joys and sorrows. My father who had been in bed since quite sometime passed away and I was totally shaken and could not accept the fact.The BM Meet dates were coming close ,…
Faces to Blog Meet…..Mumbai…New York!!
This is a post which I wanted to do since a long time. Okay let me begin from scratch. It was somewhere in September that we planned a trip to US, so we had to fly to Mumbai for our visas. It was a days work , but I wanted to meet my Mumbai fellow…
Chocolate Rocks, Sweets for Diwali
BM #23 Day 2 The second day of BM ,we shall move from planning and actually get into form to create some goodies. Normally we start with making chocolates.For this year 20 kgs of chocolate was ordered and about 10 kgs of mixed nuts.The nuts included walnuts, cashews almond and raisins.So in all we…
Diwali Preperations
BM #23 Day 1 It’s great getting back to BM , things are rather hectic at the home front and blogging has to take a back seat for a while.I shall be with you guys for two weeks and then again take a break.For this BM , I have chosen to tell you how…
Magic Mingle # 10 Round Up
Hello Friends!!Here is a round up for MM # 10, with magic ingredients being Coconut and Fenugreek seeds.Thank you friends for the wonderful, interesting recipes .Thank you Kalyani for letting me host it. Priya’s Versatile Recipes Lotus Root & Fenugreek Sambhar Tangy Black-eyed Peas & Fenugreek Seeds Gravy With Coconut Paste/Karamani Kaara Kuzhambu The Pumpkin…