Quinoa, which is technically a seed, also packs a strong protein-punch.It often makes a great substitute for starchy rice and pasta, and you can cook it like an upma, use it in a salad and even toss some vegetables and cook it like a light, healthy pulao.It is perhaps one of the most perfect non…
We are into the third week of the Protein Rich Mega marathon . Week 1 featured Kebabs , Week 2 Biryanis and this week we have Protein Rich Salads . For the first day of Salads I have a Lentil Salad . It has nostalgic memories ! When I got married , I could hardly…
I am working on the theme Make your own Pizza , a theme which is very easy and yet difficult . Easy , since it has so many versions like Pinwheel Pizza, Pizza Cups , Pizza Wontons , but gets difficult when you are off the basic ingredient like all purpose flour! Anyways ,…
We start with a new week and a new theme . This weeks theme is Make your own pizza . I am actually very fond of pizzas , come to think of it who isn’t ? I choose the theme but later realised that since I am off wheat and it’s products I will…
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…
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…
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…
BM # 73 Week:1, Day 2 Theme: Ingredients through Mail The theme Ingredients through mail continues and guess what was in the second packet Priya sent ? It was Tri colored Quinoa. I have seen the regular quinoa but never the tricolor one, so again this was a challenge. Â Quinoa is a good source…
BM # 73 Week:1, Day:1 Ingredients through Mail For this addition Valli has come up with an interesting theme, where we send three ingredients to our partners, guess the ingredients and cook them . These three ingredients could be just anything. I was paired with Priya Srinivasan , she lives in Sharjah and fortunately I…
BM # 66 Week :2 , Day: 3 Theme: Soups and Salads For the last day under the theme Soups and Salads I have a soup which is as good as a meal. The soup was in my drafts for such a long time. It was recently when I made the same soup, I realized…