If you ask me what is my least favorite meat, I wont have to think hard…it is chicken. When I was in India chicken wasnt an everyday affair. It was made only on special occasions and it tasted so good. American chicken is too bland for me..there is no 'taste' and it just tastes flat. [...]
Archive for February, 2006
23 Feb
Carrot pickle- carrot achar
If you are from South India, most probably there is a bottle of pickle in the centre of your dining table. As a kid I wasnt very fond of achar, but there was a carrot achar that my mother made which I liked. It tasted different from any other achar, and besides I loved carrots. [...]
16 Feb
Olive Oil and Rosemary cake
This cake was made in an attempt to make a healthy cake. I was just browsing when I came across the recipe here. Just one look and I was ready to try this….but my mind kept nagging me. Rosemary and oliveoil in a cake bothered me…but after my butterladen pistachio cake I needed something that [...]
15 Feb
Imam Bayildi
I first heard about this dish in the comments section of Brett’s blog. I was intrigued by the name of the dish. So I googled and found the dish and the recipes. This Turkish dish translates as ‘The Imam fainted’. That is a pretty strong name for a dish. Either it had to be [...]
10 Feb
Shrikhand for SHF #16
I went over to IMBB to see whats happening in the blogworld and then I saw it…SHF is tomorrow. And I hardly had any time to come up with anything, that is, until I ran to my pantry. Aphrodisiacs..hmmm. When I first read about the theme I had the glorious idea of making a dessert [...]
8 Feb
Pistachio cake
I just love cakes. Not the too sweet ones nor the chocolate ones. It can be dense,moist,fluffy or whatever . As long as it is not so sweet it is good for me. Back home in India I would make the simple tea cake..just a simple mix of good old milk, eggs, flour, baking [...]
7 Feb
Baked fennel for ARF Tuesdays
I had this bulb of fennel in my refrigerator for almost a week. It was time to do something with it and what better day to make it than ARF Tuesday. This week it is being hosted by Stephanie of Dispensing Happiness.This recipe is adapted from my latest cookbook. Fennel bulbs taste the same as [...]
3 Feb
Dining out @ Spanish cuisine
Last night we had a special day to celebrate. For about a week we have been thinking of where to go and quite accidentally I happened to come across this site. We had never to an authentic Spanish restaurant before and the glowing reviews made us decide on this restaurant.
Zagat Survey 2003/2004
“Meigas the best [...]
