tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310996682012-01-27T12:35:24.342-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7364284@N03/3188361688/" title="Header 3 by asha2arv, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/3188361688_4818a2d009_o.jpg" width="1190" height="232" alt="Header 3"></a>Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comBlogger1791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-69047579001794992492010-06-16T07:31:00.002-04:002011-08-06T18:02:46.185-04:00

Happy Father's day on the 20th to all adorable daddies!I would like you to watch something fun to make you all smile for dad's day! Have you heard few of Allan Sherman's hilarious songs "One Hippopotami" and a popular Camp song "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" before? He has more like these on YouTube to watch. Enjoy them while I take a Summer blog break for few weeks! :)Kothmir-Pudina Zhunka or

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We had the hottest 2 days of Spring season last weekend, blazing Sun with 94F and humid. We spent time in the Mall most of the time and then went to grocery shopping at 8pm after it cooled down a bit, we have never done that before even in Summer! Then it rained a bit on Sunday night, temp went down and we are breathing easy this week with lower 80F. But I read that it reached 110F in India in

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Hello everyone! It's that time of the week again and so soon too! I always think "once a week with multiple dishes" post is easy for me but every week I am huffing and puffing to catch up like a last person running in a Marathon! Haha!Memorial weekend was so busy and fun too that I didn't have anything written for my post today. I just had these photos posted and haven't typed a word until

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Hi everyone, hope your weekend was went well and had fun. It's been raining heavy here for days. It's a welcome change although it also turned very humid, feels like we are living in New Orleans now! :)I decided to bake some bread this week, made it savory instead just bland bread, they turned out very well. Here are the dishes I made last week to post today. Kids are at home, so there will more

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Hey, hope you are all doing well. Nothing much to write this week except that it's raining Cats and Dogs here for the past 2 days which we needed desperately after months of relentless heat. Lawn is green and temperature has gone down too, it's all good here. Finally enjoying Spring as it should be with relatively less Pollen in the air!I even deep fried for the first time in almost 6 months! I

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Hope you all had a wonderful Mom's day last Sunday. After months and months of relentless heat, we have been having a cooler weather since Sunday, perfect mild weather for mom's day here. We still need some rain though, helps a lot to keep down Pollen but no such luck so far except few sprinkles now and then. Well..I baked some sweet rolls and using almost the same dough recipe with some

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Happy Mother's day to all moms, enjoy your day on Sunday!Just a quick note to all of you if you are wondering why you didn't see me in your blogs or see any new post in my blog for the last few months. I had trouble opening my "edit posts" since 5th of March, had lost most of my 4 years worth of comments (which are back now) and had trouble commenting in other blogs as well right after I got own

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Hello friends, did you see the "Bollywood Ice Dancing" and in Winter Olympics on Monday by a US team, Meryl Davis and Charlie White who won silver? It was soooo cool and colorful! Jai Ho!! :)Email scam alert to all of you:I received an email last week saying that (with a fellow blogger's full name and her husband's name as well) they were robbed at gunpoint in UK while on vacation and they need

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I bet you all had a wonderful Valentine's day!More than gifts and outings, hope you spent quality time with your loved ones, that's what we had this year. Snowy and cold weather in several states here is more conducive to quiet time at home than the usual weekend driving around the town is a blessing in disguise! :)Well......nothing much to write really, so let's have some Samosa Chole Chaat and

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Wish you a great Maha Shivaratri celebration on the Feb 12th & a very happy Valentine's Day on Feb 14th to all of you. Enjoy.I had a very busy week and weekend last week, did not have enough time to read or watch movies like I usually do in a week. Superbowl was very exciting this year, we had a great time on Sunday, eating, rooting for the underdog team New Orleans Saints who proved themselves

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After that unusual relentless snow fall for 12 hrs here last weekend, I wanted to make something spicy to eat like South Indian style Kurma, dal and Parathas! Blame the bitter cold weather these days, it's making me crazy to cook with more spices than usual but I have successfully avoided the deep fried snacks like Pakoras so far the past few months, don't know how long it will last. Very hard to

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Hello friends....It's Wednesday, that time for my long "just-once-a-week-but-with-multiple-dishes-Books-Movies" post again! I do feel your pain..I do....I do! Please bear with me!! ;DHere is a bread as I had planned to bake last week. I hadn't baked in few weeks, so I thought it's high time I used my oven. This particular Bread is called Bushman Bread. I am assuming here that it's a Australian

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I trust that you are all enjoying relatively better weather for the past few days. We had almost 60F after a month of bitter cold temperature, great to feel the warm Sun on your face. Of course I have already forgotten all about those dog days of last Summer with 98F! :DMartin Luther King, Jr.:This is the house where he was born on Jan 15th, 1929 in Atlanta, GA. We were in Atlanta, GA for New

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Happy Sankranthi/Shankranthi/Pongal to all of youSweet beginning:I made these with 2 Gits Gulab Jamun mix packs (funny ad) following the instructions. I never tried making Jamuns with scratch (with flour, sugar and milk powder etc) at home so far, may be one day I will try! My kids love these oval shaped Jamuns. I make less syrup with lot less sugar than required as we don't like the syrup too

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Hello everyone!!Hope you all had a wonderful Shivaratri, Diwali, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Eid and New Year celebrations. Yes I know, can't believe myself that I have been gone that long!!Well... I am back to blogging in good spirits, new positivity and hope. I appreciate all your support during my long absence and thanks for all your emails, comments enquiring about my safety, well

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Hello everybody, hope life and warm Summer has been great to all of you so far. Well....for me it was wonderful. I had been in India, to super HOT, humid Summery Bangalore and Mysore to be precise for few weeks and now back home to reality ie dog tired after 19hrs of flying, sniffling with cold and exhaustion, not wanting to start cooking and cleaning again. But I did come back to my beautifully

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Happy Mother's Day to all you sweet mommies, enjoy your Sunday! :)Well....last week I told you I am planning for something special. Here it is! I know for most of you it may not sound THAT exciting, but for the first time in almost 18yrs after my kids were born and never leaving the husband for not more than a 5-6 days at a stretch in 20yrs, I am going away to have few weeks for myself alone,

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Did I ask for Sunny days? :D I asked and I got them!! Man! It's so hot here, had a headache running around the town doing chores but my plants are growing fast and furious, it's a joy to watch. All the herbs and Curry leaf plant are on the deck and loving the heat. One drawback of hot and sunny days is you don't feel like standing in front of hot stove now and cook which was a comfort in Winter

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This week at FH, we are going to visit Pondicherry/Puducherry in Tamil Nadu to have a Indo-French vegetarian Butternut and Potato Bisque, then we will taste the most popular American State Fair dessert "Funnel Cake" and then we visit my paternal grandmother's halli mane for some authentic Karnataka farm food, Huruli Kattu and Usli. Are you ready? ;DAbout Puducherry:Formerly known as Pondicherry/

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Hope you all had a wonderful long relaxing weekend, Vishu and New Year's celebrations yesterday as well! :) We had sunny days last weekend and some rain too here at NC. We decided to drive to Chapel Hill U, walked around the campus and the the dormitory just to get feel of the college my girl is going to move in at the end of August. Campus was serene, lush green and quiet, loved it. Then we went

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Happy Easter! We had almost 80F almost Summer like temperature last weekend, hot, humid and very windy after going thru' a long cold Winter and chilly early Spring weather. We had BBQ on the deck in the evening for dinner on Sunday, had to hold down the Lettuce and napkins on the plate from flying off of the deck though! :DAlthough temp went down drastically on Tuesday, still very sunny here. To

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Well....last weekend was very rainy, relatively warm but fun too. We did some usual shopping, cleaned up my veggie patch in the backyard and watched few movies. We are expecting 70F+ this weekend, might even scatter some veg seeds on the ground, it's not too early I hope!Menu this week: I had baked a eggless Banana Chocolate Muffin loaf and few of my favorite eggless Oatmeal Raisin chewy cookies

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Happy Ugadi to all of you! :)Spring is officially here, bright, long Sunny days are back at last for keeps, thank goodness! Makes you smile after enduring quite a long snowy cold Winter, doesn't it? Husband mowed the lawn last week, fertilized it while I went shopping for Spring cloths etc. No more heavy Winter jackets for us, got to have some colorful, light, new stuff to show off some untanned

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Spring is almost here at last! YAY!Although it rained the whole "birthday" weekend and next 2 days too without a break, it was warm enough and now the temp is in the upper 60s, lawn is green, trees are full of white blossoms and ready for green leaves, birds are chirping, Geese are flying back to the Lake and colorful flowers everywhere. It's wonderful and hopefully, old man Winter will be gone

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Happy Holi to all of you! :)Yes!! Spring..err.. Summer like weather is here at last! It was sunny 80+F the last weekend and hot rest of this week too! But ground is still not warm enough, I will have to wait until May to start planting in my veggie patch.In other news, if you remember my little experiments from last week's post of not shopping for 14 days and to go on liquid detox for one day a

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It snowed 6" here NC in one night on the 2nd of March with temperature plunging down to 11F at night, can you believe it?!But we loved it, it was a joy to look at the powdery snow when the sunlight hits it. Such glorious sight, it feels good to be alive! A short lived joy though, it's all went back to normal now, although it's still a bit cold!Hopefully, weather gets warmer now that we had the

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I know that above long title is all "Greek" to you if you don't speak Kannada but I wanted to keep it authentic, will explain it all below! ;DI am sure most of you all had a wonderful time celebrating Shivaratri last Monday. We don't fast or do any religious rituals much in our home but do a quick "Namaste" to Shiva, will definitely cook up a pure vegetarian feast as you can see! I know! I know!

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Look who is wandering into the wonderful state of Haryana today! Yes! It's that time for my favorite RCI event again and this month we are going to tour and taste Haryana, which geographically surrounds Delhi (India's Capital) on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders. I am not from Haryana and what I gather from reading about this state from various online websites is

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Phew!! That was one busy week! Weather suddenly improved and is almost like Spring now. That means Allergy season for me too. Not looking forward to itchy eyes, red skin etc but got to deal with it! Hey btw, Anoop Desai aka "Noop dawg" has survived Simon (American Idol) so far, he sings well, outfit is not that geeky anymore! :DWell..I didn't have anything in particular to post this week. I

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Hello, Hello!!Hope you enjoyed the Super Bowl and Tennis games last weekend. We had fun, enjoyed the football game a lot this year. Steelers played a great game, deserved to win in the end! Since NC Panthers didn't make it to the final game, we didn't particularly have a preference, Steelers or Cardinals, just wanted to watch a good game and eat a lot. We weren't disappointed in both aspects!

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My heartfelt thanks to all of you who wished and blessed Trisha last week. I did convey all of them to her, which kept her smiling the whole week. With those sackful of blessings, I am sure she can achieve anything she wants in life! In fact, she is so excited that she wants to bypass half year of high school and go straight to Chapel Hill right now and she is already listing the dishes she wants

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Good news first!! My daughter got accepted into UNC at Chapel Hill last week, one of the best universities in southern USA. She is still in the second (and the last semester) of senior high school right now but she had applied for "early decision" phase of that U and made it there. We are very proud parents indeed. Her college starts in August! :) I watched another talented Indian-American

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My sincere thanks to all of you who welcomed me back to the blog world last week, including many talented young new foodies I have met so far. It's my pleasure to be a part of this foodie community, let's keep it simple, clean and have fun sharing! :)Note to event hosts.. if you see any dish fits your event in my blogs, do give me a nudge. I will gladly send it to you. Just that it's a bit hard

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HAPPY BELATED NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!!!Here is my first post of 2009 today after almost 5 months of blog break! :) Unfortunately, India had to go through traumatic time last year, my heartfelt condolences to all the families who lost their dear ones. I hope these things will never happen again and we will be at peace. Life is too short to endure all these violent nonsense!!!A little peek at my

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It's been 2 years of blogging at FH (on July 14th, 2006)! I can't believe how time flies!! It seems like yesterday that I hesitantly opened Foodie's Hope blog and started posting. It's almost 2 years already! Phew!! To fellow foodies, I am grateful for all the good things and friends I have gained through blogging and prefer to ignore few nasty comments and petty behavior of very few. Life is

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Hello everybody, have a wonderful, safe 4th of July celebration and enjoy!!Well.....nothing much happened last week over here apart from driving the kids to keep a few appointments, being busy renovating the house one room at a time and trying to empty the fridge as much as possible. As for as the weather goes, it rained for 5 days which was a big relief for us but now back to the usual hot and

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Regional Cuisine of India is celebrating "Andhra Festival Food" in June, here is my Andhra festival thali! Vani of Batasari is hosting the "RCI-Andhra Festival food" this month, an event started by Lakshmi of "Veggie cuisine". We have already celebrated the state of Andhra Pradesh and it's cuisine few month's ago, let's have some Andhra festival food this time! Thanks for hosting Vani! :))Andhra

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Hiya folks!! :)Well....Father's day went well for us last Sunday. "Da daddy" was on call but took some time off until lunch time. We went out to his favorite restaurant and then we gave a quick visit to a Indian store nearby. Quick because I buy 1/4 of the what they have in the store if somebody doesn't drag me out of there quickly, I get pre-warnings! ;DSometimes Indian store lady shakes her

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Happy Father's day to all the daddies out there, enjoy your Sunday!:))Okay my dear people, I have finally run out of ideas what to cook and post here! :PThis is my (1-2) 3rd Chole-Bhature dish I have posted so far at FH with different recipes each time. But this time around, it's really authentic Punjabi style Chhole Aloo, Bhature and Gaajar ka Halwa. Why do I say so confidently? Because all

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HUH? WHAT?! That's what you are thinking, I know! It was all "Greek" to me too until I tried these tasty dishes from Arunchal Pradesh and Lebanon! :D(Some of you are waiting for a particular post, check out the links way below!)Well..today I am taking you all to a culinary tour of Arunachal Pradesh as a part of RCI-North East of India, one of the lesser known states in North-east region of India,

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Well....3 day long weekend went well over here, shopped a bit, watched few movies and relaxed enough to read a book since hubby was on call and had to work in the weekend but was free on Monday. We did some gardening too, made herb pot or two, sowed few Ridge gourd, Snake gourd and Bottle gourds seeds since weather is lot warmer now. Snake and Ridge gourds failed miserably to fruit last year but

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PHEW!! I never had more hectic and stressful days in my whole life like the past 3 weeks!! My daughter had 6 AP exams and 2 EOC tests, (she is done with all her HS credits a year early except English 12, is being sent to University by the county free of charge next year instead of 12th grade), her Immunization record is updated with 2 new shots for college, a half day of exhausting University

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First let me say how sorry I am for all the lives lost in recent Jaipur, Rajasthan bombings. My heartfelt condolences to all the victims' families.We all did wonderful posts on Rajasthan this month, appreciating their culture and the cuisine. It is really sad that some people are so evil, they just don't care about human lives, beautiful palaces and the rich history of that state. But Indians

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Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there, enjoy this Sunday. Sit tight, relax and make others serve you for a change! You all deserve a Nobel Peace prize each for being very very patient and very very loving, even when kids throw their very very fickle mood swings in your face everyday and you still love them to death!!:DLast weekend, we did lot of yard work, gardening and some veggie

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A big HELLO to all my beautiful blogger friends out there! Hope you all had a great Ugadi (Hindu New Year) and a great start for colorful Spring. I know it has been quite a while since I have seen you and I am very happy to be back. I am sure you are all wondering what the heck did I do in all those 5 weeks of my blog break! :DQuite a lot actually! After celebrating two birthdays and the brief

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Crocuses, early Spring flowers in my yard at last! YAAY!!:)) Yes, Sandeepa did announce the RCI-Bengal finally! :D This post promptly goes to RCI-Bengal and to RCI event's host this month, Sandeepa of "Bong Mom's cookbook". Thank you for hosting Sandeepa!:)This is my last post here until May, will be on much needed Spring break. Enjoy, will see you all then! :)About Bengal:A beautiful

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Sally Lunn served with Mango and Pineapple jam is my contribution to "International Women's day" which is celebrated on March 8th, 2008.Zorra from "kochtopf" has organized an event for us to cook or bake something "Yellow", to celebrate and support the economic, political and social achievements of women. She says color Yellow represents respect and an expression of solidarity with the women in

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-48806572626237220752008-02-28T08:32:00.013-05:002009-02-26T13:18:56.858-05:00

Aloo-Gajar Rezala and Rajgaro-Aloo Pooris are my two contributions to Supriya from "Monsoon Spice" blog's event. As a part of celebrating the "International Year of Potato" in 2008, she is hosting a "Ode to Potato" event this month.Thanks for hosting Sia!:)The potato originated in the area of Peru and Bolivia, now there are thousands of varieties grown all over the World. In recent years, China

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com124tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-66539955387397627162008-02-21T07:59:00.007-05:002009-03-15T10:33:34.357-04:00

Beautiful New Orleans:Beautiful city of Mardi Gras, French quarter, Cajun and Creole food, river front, Audubon,French market, Horse carriages, Cafe Du Monde's Chicory coffee (you can buy this coffee online here) and Beignets, music and all that Jazz!! We love New Orleans, spent a week vacationing there in 2003. Everything was magical as if we weren't in USA at all! After Katrina, we visited

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com131tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-3225943921130340422008-02-13T08:12:00.018-05:002009-03-15T10:31:56.647-04:00

Happy Valentine's day to all of you. Spread the love! A surprise Valentine's day snowfall overnight for us today in NC!! A very beautiful white day to start the Valentine's day!:)"Pomegranate Soup":I read "Pomegranate Soup" by Marsha Mehran last month which tells the story of three Iranian sisters and their survival in Ireland with a secret from the past which haunts them wherever they move.

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com116tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-6372487466051048282008-02-07T07:14:00.002-05:002009-03-15T10:25:01.751-04:00

Gujarati Thali (platter) is my contribution to "Regional Cuisine of India", a event started by Lakshmi from "veggie cuisine" and Mythili from "Vindu" blog is hosting this RCI event this month showcasing the beautiful state of Gujarat. Thanks for hosting Mythili!:)(Since it's RCI and I am proud to showcase our Indian states one by one, 2-3 dishes per post rule do not apply!!:D)Gujarat:Palitana, a

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Hello friends, have a great time watching Super Bowl this Sunday night!I am very excited, getting ready to prepare snacks, dips and Cheese Fondue I am planning to make. My kids are already upset that they have to get up early on Monday morning and have to go to school!:DWe are not partial to any particular team but we fully intend to enjoy the game. May the best team win!! GO Patriots and Giants!

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com111tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-11996158652442889602008-01-24T08:26:00.002-05:002009-03-15T10:19:37.763-04:00

A "Forever Friends" Hope award was waiting for me from a dear friend Happy cook!:)Thank you Happy cook from "Kitchen Treasures" for this beautiful award. You have been a great friend to me. I am honored to receive this from you!:)I would like to pass this award to Latha N and Lakshmi of "The YUM blog". You both are much more than friends to me, thank you for that girls! Enjoy!:)Let me also thank

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com91tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-56553771804399463522008-01-14T08:30:00.001-05:002009-02-19T15:17:01.055-05:00

Hello everybody, wish you a very happy Sankranthi/Pongal to all you! I will resist cooking any sweets atleast until next month!!:) Now on to a hearty meal!I am posting a delicious combination of Kashmiri Kidney beans masala and Wheat Bread Baturas (my mom's style), I made last week.Nothing makes you feel better than sitting down with a plate of comfort food, wouldn't you say?Rajma is also called

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-90511491892814579742008-01-09T08:38:00.001-05:002009-01-02T08:23:22.021-05:00

These two Thalis are my contribution to Regional Cuisine of India, which is started by Lakshmi from "veggie cuisine" and Jyotsna from "Curry Bazaar" is hosting this event this month showcasing the beautiful state of Kerala. Thanks for hosting J!:) (Yes I know! I broke the "limit to 2-3 dishes" rule but this is RCI and just two meals from Kerala state you see!! I am absolutely keeping all my the

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com115tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-14873724101088178582008-01-02T07:11:00.003-05:002009-03-15T10:22:52.007-04:00

My family wishes a very happy and healthy New Year to all of you. Let's all have a great new year!!:)Last year we were in Orlando, FL at this time and had published my 2006 New year post from there! I am at home this year and enjoying it too!:DI am welcoming 2008 starting with a delicious Coconut-Raspberry Layer Cake and ending with Black Eyed Peas Hummus and fritters to bring our family good

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com156tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-36046528721338726982007-12-19T08:12:00.005-05:002009-02-26T12:58:12.498-05:00

Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah to all of you!Well...this is my last post in 2007! Christmas and Hanukkah are almost here, hope you baked lot of cookies and ready to have some fun! Although personally we don't celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah at home, I love baking few cookies and kids love decorating the X-mas tree with colorful ornaments. My last year's holiday posts are here and here. I love

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com175tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-60092956891763950812007-11-28T08:01:00.003-05:002009-02-26T12:50:44.925-05:00

My post overflowing with Toor dal dishes this week goes to Linda of "Out of the Garden" blog who is the hosting JFI event this month. JFI event is originally started by Indira of "Mahanandi". Linda has chosen India's most favorite "Toor dal" as a theme to cook for this November. Thanks for hosting Linda, excellent choice for JFI!:))About Toor dal:"The pigeon pea is a member of the family Fabaceae

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com189tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-4145175141992814272007-11-21T10:30:00.000-05:002008-12-11T18:50:54.872-05:00

A very happy Thanksgiving to all of you!:)) Here is my last year's Thanksgiving post! This post is just to thank all of you all more than the usual recipes galore. Enjoy your families and friends! I will be on a short break from Thursday until Sunday. Kids have 5 days of holiday, got to start driving to some unplanned little town just for a weekend getaway!:)Historically, harvest festivals and

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com129tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-87422987447566194992007-11-14T07:47:00.006-05:002010-09-10T12:53:09.588-04:00

Here is my RCI-Bihar entry which is hosted by Sangeeta of "Ghar ka khana" this month. Thanks for hosting Sangeeta!:)About the state of Bihar:Picture of Bodhgaya of Bihar, a place where Buddha had achieved enlightenment while meditating under the Bodhisattva tree. Photo from here.The name Bihar derived from Sanskrit word "Vihar" meaning abode, is a land of monasteries. Called as "Magadh" in

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com147tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-45030122092725964112007-11-07T08:13:00.001-05:002009-02-26T12:41:50.488-05:00

A very happy Deepavali to all of you. May this Deepavali bring all of you loads of happiness,Peace, health and wealth.Eid wishes to all our Muslim friends too, enjoy the festivities!:)) A colorful Rangoli with a beautiful deepa in the center! Photo from fotosearch. Here is my last year's Deepavali post!The Sanskrit word "Deepavali" is derived from Deepa = light and Avali = a row, that stands

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BOO!!!!:DHappy Halloween to all of you!:) Wish I could say "beautiful Fall" too like last year but our lake has dried up 35%! We have been living here in this town for almost 9yrs, never seen weather like this before. It's been a real nightmare! It did rain for 3 days last week but it's just a drop in the Ocean! I don't see much Fall colors here either so far! But good thing is it's lot cooler

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com162tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-29831750147347896412007-10-24T08:17:00.001-04:002009-02-19T17:27:01.841-05:00

Hope you all had a great time celebrating last weekend. Here is an image of dolls of nine Goddesses, who are worshiped and celebrated as a part Golu/Bombe habba during the nine nights of Dasara:(It's all about girl power in India at this time!!:D) Photo from Wikimedia commons.Dasara or Vijaya Dashami or Navaratri festival:The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; Nava=Nine and

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com138tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-69469154163142873302007-10-17T07:46:00.001-04:002008-12-11T18:51:05.606-05:00

Happy Dasara/Navratri to all of you. Have a great time. I will be cooking a feast this Sunday and can you guess what's coming next Wednesday for JFI and RCI?!:D Now...I cooked few dishes and yummy Pav Bhaji for us in the last two or weekends weekends while I was taking a "break". I am still getting plum tomatoes, Okra and Eggplants from my veggie patch, thought Paneer Makhani dish would be

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Finally, take a deep breath!! First some Spice powders and Pickles and then Sihigalu(Desserts), Badami Halu , a Kashaya (medicinal drink) and Bisi bisi Mysore coffee to end the meal, Karnataka style!!:)Masale Pudigalu:BisiBele bhath Masale pudi, from Namratha of "Finger licking Food":Sarina Pudi, from Nagu of "For the cook in me":Puliyogare pudi, from Madhavi of "My Veggie World": Bisibele Bhath

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com98tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-56917234226826630492007-10-10T07:48:00.003-04:002008-12-11T18:51:45.265-05:00

Most Karnataka people are vegetarians with rice as staple food like the rest of South India. Here are some main course rice dishes; Bisibele Bhath, Vangi Bhath, Hulianna, Iyengar Puliyogarai, Chitranna, Sasive Anna, Spinach Anna, Sabudana/Sago Chitranna, Akki Shavige along with Saaru, Thili saaru, Thovve, Bassaru to go with plain rice, few non-vegetarian dishes and some All-in-one Thalis

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Breakfasts, Brunch dishes like Dosas, idlis ,appes, Uppittu, Poori and Rottis and side dishes like Gojju, Palya, Huli, Saagus, Chutney etc for all these!:))We will begin with scrumptious Dosa plates as they say in the Karnataka restaurants!:)Mysore Masala Dosai, from Sheela of "delectable-victuals":Bhath Masala Dosa, from Namratha of "Finger licking food":Set dosey, from Tee of "Bhaatukli":

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com94tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-32411050592884488812007-10-03T08:31:00.000-04:002008-12-11T18:52:43.869-05:00

We will start with the spectacular "MOTHER OF ALL" round ups of Regional Cuisine of India for Karnataka with appetizers, snacks, light breakfasts, Kosambaris, Uslis, Chutneys, masalas, shall we?!!:)Thanks again Lakshmi for RCI and to all of you who sent your entries! Readers, if any link doesn't work or if I left out any entry(wait until after the 4th post), leave a comment with URL so I can

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I would like to thank each and every one of you my dearest foodies, who participated in RCI Karnataka, cooked and took time to send me various and delicious Karnataka dishes from Mangalore, Mysore, Dharwad, Iyengar style, Havyaka, Madhwa, Bangalore style and a Coorgi dish(YAY!) to this event to make it a spectacular success! Please know that I appreciate each one of you and your entries

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com162tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-23991861884469760562007-09-19T08:35:00.004-04:002009-05-04T15:15:19.856-04:00

Now,I just wanted to show you how dry it has been in my neck of the woods for more than 2 months without a drop of rain.(It rained a little last Friday!) As much as I loved the Summer veggies in this intense heat, look what happened to our former lush green lawn! Tragedy for my husband! :DWe were not allowed to water it to conserve water but hopefully It will bounce back as soon as we get some

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com136tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-83828869003775840062007-09-12T08:36:00.003-04:002008-12-18T12:24:35.579-05:00

Happy Gowri and Ganesha Festival to all Indians!! Can you tell we all feed this "little" Guy a bit too much every year?!;D Once a year around this time, little Ganesha visits Earth to get his mom Parvati, who is visiting her parents, back to Mount Kailash to his dad Lord Shiva! Indians celebrate to welcome him,feed him until he can't walk and then bid him and his mom goodbye!!That's our

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com156tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-60580235601886991172007-09-05T08:30:00.002-04:002009-02-26T12:36:38.459-05:00

A note: I know some of you are waiting for the details of my experience of the LASIK eye surgery.Here is the LASIK post I promised you.Hope reading about my experience helps you in anyway to decide whether you should have one too!:) **************************************************************************************************************About Karnataka state:(formerly known as "Mysore

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Hope you all had wonderful Onam, Raksha Bandhan and Devi Pooja celebrations my friends! Enjoy..err..digest the festival food!:DIt's not raining but pouring Gourd dishes this week! Whoever said "Are we expecting the Gourd dishes here then?!" when you saw the 6 gourds jokingly last week, it's all YOUR fault. Blame yourself for encouraging me!! Hahaha! I do LOVE cooking with fresh tender Gourds and

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com155tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-43573390565164675142007-08-22T08:25:00.003-04:002009-02-19T17:17:08.993-05:00

I am home from vacation and back to blogging. I successfully resisted the temptation to open the laptop for almost 4 days!! Hurray!!:DNC coast at 6pm! Just the sight and sound of water soothes my soul!!:)"Regional Cuisines of India" aka RCI event is started by LakshmiK from "Veggie cuisine" blog! Thanks for giving me the opportunity to host my beautiful home state's cuisine LK! :)Here is my

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com198tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-58007938627395467902007-08-15T08:28:00.003-04:002009-02-19T17:15:39.205-05:00

Happy 60th Independence day to India!!Saffron represents "courage and sacrifice",White represents "peace, unity and truth",Green represents "fertile land",The Blue wheel in the center represents "Dharma Chakra"(the wheel of Law).Mother India has come a long way, here is her brief history:The Indus Valley is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, dating back at least 5,000 years. Aryan

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Hello Y'all! Hope you are all doing well and keeping cool this hot August!:) Ah!!! Two more awards for me from the sweetest girl Amanda of "little foodies"!:)) "The Thoughtful Blogger Award is for “those who answer blog comments, emails, and make their visitors feel at home on their blogs. For the people who take others’ feelings into consideration before speaking out and who are kind and

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It's that time again to celebrate "Regional Cuisines of India",started by LakshmiK of "Veggie Cuisine".This month's host is Swapna from 'Swad of India' blog and we are showcasing the state of Orissa.Thanks for hosting Swapna!:)An award from my dearest beautiful and a great writer friend Mona of "The two bits" blog! She honored me with a "Inspirational Blogger Award" and gave me a logo.She says

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com181tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-77710484356102991292007-07-25T08:32:00.000-04:002008-12-11T18:53:19.431-05:00

Hot Chillies!!! That is the choice for "Jihva for ingredients" aka JFI which is started by Indira of Mahanandi and this month it's "Nandita from Saffron Trail"'s turn to host. Thanks for taking time Nandita!:))Red and Yellow (store bought) Bell peppers I used to make these dishes with my own homegrown Green Poblanos, milder Yellow Banana peppers,Pear and Cherry tomatoes! Chili peppers,as they

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Thanks a million to all bloggers who wished me and my blog last week.You are all such a wonderful bunch,I really am honored to be a tiny part of your lives.Unless you are a blogger yourself,you won't understand the joys and pains of blogging!100th post did feel special for me,I don't think I will be THIS happy for 200,300..!:DI specially want to thank these ladies who are "No longer lurkers";

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Remember I kept telling you "I can't take a break now even when I am on vacation because something special is coming up"? Here is the reason!;DYAY!!! This post is my 100th and on July 14th 2007,I will be completing one full year of blogging! What a coincidence that it came to 100th post this week and a year too! I had never thought I would be blogging for so long.Many times I have thought of

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Enjoy the Fourth of July, BBQ and fireworks,have a great day today and be safe! YUP! I am back and still "unpacking" physically and emotionally! I have posted this little later than usual so I can take the photo of my special lunch today but had typed the recipes yesterday. There is a Amaranth Dal with homegrown Amaranth greens I made as soon as I got home from vacation too!:)Now the answers to

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com106tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-65812116230810682452007-06-27T08:39:00.000-04:002008-12-11T18:53:27.526-05:00

Hello from (?!):) Look at these photos and see if you can guess where I am right now!!!I will tell you the answer next week although you probably can guess easily.I am having a great time here and checked out all your blogs on Monday for a very short while since it was raining outside although I didn't leave many comments,will resume as usual from Monday!This is the city where we are

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com116tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-60619581212998357662007-06-20T08:32:00.000-04:002008-12-11T18:53:28.579-05:00

It's Eggplant time for JFI which was started by Indira from Mahanandi and this month's host is Sangeeta from "Ghar Ka Khana" blog.Thanks for choosing my favorite vegetable and for hosting JFI too Sangeeta!:))Masalyachi Vangi:I made this for RCI Maharashtra,but then I heard about Eggplants for JFI.Of course,I had to save it!;D This is my favorite dish ,tastes great with Rice rottis or

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com111tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-57003424588464597312007-06-13T08:18:00.001-04:002009-02-19T17:02:25.540-05:00

(Pic from www.bakingshop.com)Before I start with RCI,let me wish all the fathers very happy "Father's day" and have a wonderful Sunday.Moms and kids,make sure to make him feel special!And now.. We are celebrating the state of Maharashtra as a part of Regional Cuisines of India which is started LakshmiK from "Veggie Cuisine" and Nupur from "One hot stove" is the host for this event in June.Thanks

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WOO HOO!!! That's what I REALLY wanted to say next to that title!!;DHow are you guys? Our weekend was ok.Trisha was in the local newspaper again as one of the youngest scholars in High School with her photo and parents' name too!(Yup! That's only glory I get!;D)She also had her SAT exam on Saturday,so we had to stay put at home, couldn't do much other than working a little on my veggie patch.But

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Hi Y'all!! Hope you all had a great long weekend and paid respect for the fallen soldiers. We went to see the local Veterans parade, then drove to to Raleigh and nearby towns to visit a wonderful South Indian restaurant for lunch and a Indian grocery store too. I bought lot of Indian veggies there (no big deal for some of you but I bought Snake gourd ,green Mango and Ridge gourd after a looong

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Here is my post for JFI founded by Indira of 'Mahanandi' and being hosted this month by Bee of 'Jugalbandi' with the theme of "Jackfruit". A very special thank you to Bee from me for hosting and for making sure to leave a "thank you" comment for EVERY entry she receives, a great blogger/host etiquette if you ask me! We are all so busy in our own way but still manage to cook for these

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"Regional Cuisines of India" event is founded by LakshmiK from 'Veggie Cuisine'.This month we are showcasing the state of Andhra Pradesh which is hosted by Latha from 'Masala Magic' blog. Thanks to both of you!:))Andhra Pradesh:Andhra Pradesh is the fifth largest state in India and largest state in Southern India by area and population.Andhra Pradesh leads in the production of rice(paddy)and is

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Hope you are all doing well now that Spring is here.Lot of bloggers seems to be either on a break or in India these days!Enjoy Mother's day wherever you are!:))Here are some of my favorite quotes on Mothers:A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done. ~Author Unknown (Thank you Unknown!)Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. ~Oprah Winfrey (I absolutely

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Look what I have here for you this week!!! A unique and a delicious plate of authentic Punjabi food Aloo Bhature with Lahori Choley! Lahori Choley(new to me!) is originated in Lahore, Pakistan and is a Punjabi Choley with a twist!!:DI found this "Lahori Choley" recipe in one my Indian Punjabi cookbooks.I have never heard of this before and I thought what's Lahori Choley?! Is she writing about

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Dal Saag (Beet Greens with Chana dal) and Missi rotis are my entries to both JFI "Greens" and WBB #10 this month.The JFI event's creator Indira from 'Mahanandi', who is hosting this month's JFI, also hosting Nandita from 'Saffron Trail' blog's WBB #10 event as well.Thank you Indira!:)Dal Saag aur Missi Roti:When I heard about JFI and WBB theme is Greens,I immediately thought of Makki di roti

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Vanakkam!!(Hello or Namaste in Tamil) Hope you all had a great Vishu celebration and welcomed the New year with joy!!:) I am so happy to participate in this 'Regional Cuisines of India' event, Lakshmi K from 'Veggie Cuisine's brain child, which showcases each state of India and her cuisine.We are beginning with Tamil Nadu this month.Rumba nandri Lakshmi K!:))Here we go.... Situated in the

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No! No! My mom's not here to cook all these! Mother's day is around the corner,thought I would cook some of my mom's recipes! I know it's a little early!:D Beautiful Tulips for mummy as I call her! I prefer the flowers to stay where they belong instead of a Vase!Come to think of it,I am much better cook than my mother is! It's true!:p But she does have some very tasty recipes which I am going to

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Have a wonderful Easter celebration! :)(Pic:www.bibi.org)Have noticed that my blog is a "Kind Blog" now? (check my sidebar)That means I pledge to be nice to everybody and leave kind comments and "Choose civility" when communicating with you! And I expect the same from you.If you don't like any blog and what they write, you can always choose to leave that blog rather leaving sarcastic,tongue in

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Spring is here and so is my Allergy season!!;D A beautiful tree in my front yard.Aren't we all glad Winter is over at last?!JFI, Tomatoes!!Okay,Here I am with loads of Tomatoes! Phew! Last week was some week I tell ya, thought it would never end.So much work and so busy,it was hard to catch my breath!Beautiful Tomatoes are RP from "my workshop" blog's choice for JFI for April.What a glamorous

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Phew!! Last Saturday was hectic, lot of noise and screaming 6 Tweens and two teens loaded with too much sugar and cheese, just glad that's over for this year!!;DSeriously, we did have a great time. Kids enjoyed the party very much. Daughter got a Laptop and son got a Electric Guitar from us. Well..back to business now!! :)What's cooking this week?!I baked yummy light Savory Dill muffins for

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Hello everybody,YUP!! New template again!After receiving many mails from readers that they can't leave comments or get into this blog,I decided to change the template.I see many of you can access this blog now which makes me very happy.If you still have trouble commenting,read Kalyn's comments in my sidebar where she advised me what to do.Hope it helps you too! One more thing buddies,please read

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I am glad to say that last week's bloggers' protest against Plagiarism went well and hope the concerned parties got the message!! As I planned with Inji Pennu,I will keep the message with the link to her "Ginger and Mango" blog and Sandeepa's logo against Plagiarism in my sidebar to spread the word for few more weeks.Hope this event and the idea of giving the credit where it's due hits home with

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com158tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-31456704320387104842007-02-28T07:27:00.001-05:002009-02-19T16:17:03.405-05:00

When I read that this month's JFI host is Vaishali of "Happy Burp", I was thrilled.I was even more thrilled to hear that she has chosen Potatoes for this month! YAY!! I love Potatoes and my favorite variety is Red Potatoes for cooking most dishes since they not only taste great and hold their shape while cooking too.As you know there are literally thousands of Indian and non-Indian dishes you

Ashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.com136tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099668.post-83878545547489145672007-02-21T08:18:00.007-05:002010-02-17T15:32:41.501-05:00

Hope you had a good Shivaratri, that is whoever celebrated last Friday! :) What's ShivRatri?Maha Shivaratri is one of the most important religious festivals for Shaivas, (Shiva's followers) which was celebrated this year on Friday,the 16th of Feb. ShivaRatri literally means the "Night of the great Lord Shiva",this festival brings around the best time to express our devotion and prayers to Lord

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