I am cooking Thai dishes for the Oceanic Cuisine theme . Yesterday it was a cucumber salad , for today I have Sweet Potato Cakes . These are just like our Tikkis and they make a perfect evening snack . The Tikkis have a very pleasing flavor , they are spicy , tangy , salty…
Thai Cucumber Salad
For this week I have chosen to cook Oceanic Cuisine . We had to check this page and decide our countries . Frankly I did not explore much . I read Thailand and I knew I would pick recipes from this cuisine . Thai food is the cuisine of Thailand . This cuisine is…
Virgin Mojito
Virgin Mojito is mocktail which is very popular in restaurants . This is originally a Spanish drink and one of the most refreshing drinks for summers.The same drink with some Vodka makes it into a fantastic cocktail drink. Wait, I am not making a cocktail here…no I do not consume any kind of alcohol too,…
Potatosalata / Greek Potato Salad
One can never go wrong with potato dishes, it is a root which is enjoyed by practically all adults and kids. It is versatile and even the simplest dish tastes awesome. Make it without spices and yet you will enjoy it. So , how about making a salad with it. I have a couple of…
Horiatiko – Greek Salad
Greece is a beautiful country and is one of my dream destination. I haven’t really cooked much from this country and when Valli announced Greek Cuisine as theme for BM 76, I decided to pick it. Â For Day 1 I made Greek Coffee, which is a big hit in the house. For Day 2…
Frappe’ Coffee – Greek Style
I have always loved the aroma of coffee, the minute I pass by Starbucks, I feel like walking in and sitting there and enjoying this aroma. Strange, but I do not drink any coffee. No, I am not a tea person either, and recently I have kind of become vegan. I never used to drink…
A – Z Baking around the World – Re-Cap, 26 Egg less Cakes!
Finally we end with another edition of our April Mega Marathon. This years theme was Baking. The theme had two challenges. One we had to choose only two bakes from a country, and two we had to go alphabetically. We have done similar Mega Marathons , you could check them here. These marathons are always…
Y – Yazdi Cakes from Persia
For the alphabet ‘ Y ‘ my cakes kept changing. The first recipe I chose was a Yeasted Coffee Cake, then I shifted to Yule Log, I had to give up on this too due to country specification. Finally I decided on Yazdi Cakes for A – Z Baking around the World. Yazdi is a common…
X – Xmas Cake
What could I choose for the alphabet ‘ X ‘ but for Xmas Cake ? Frankly speaking I did not put in the effort to search for something else . May be I should have but this made my task easy . So it is Xmas Cake for A -Z Baking around the World Xmas…
W – Whole Wheat Carrot Cake with Walnuts
This is one alphabet that I really had to work on, finally I decided on a Whole Wheat cake. Now I am giving you two W’s so I am being fair , right ? Seriously I did have the option of Welish Cakes, but the name here is misleading, these are more like cookies. So…