Nuts – whether they are almonds, cashews, pistachios or peanuts -you will always find these in my pantry. The ‘Mr’ loves to snack on these. So I am constantly replenishing the jars and they can never be empty because he will throw a fit. Over the years I have also acquired this habit of snacking on […]
Anytime Snacks
Holiday treats: White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio fudge
What do I like about the holidays? Everything! The lights, the decorations, the shopping, the gifts, the positive spirits and yes you guessed it right ..the treats! At this time of the year I like to take a few days off from work and spend time with the kids. I love to make and /bake […]
Holiday Treats: Chocolate Caramel Walnut fudge
‘Tis the Season… Christmas comes but once a year, And when it does we gather near To friends and family we hold dear And celebrate with holiday cheer! The holidays are approaching and so no wonder that I am in ‘verse’ mode. All the lights and the decorations make me happy and merry – yes […]
Pumpkin and Carrot Walnut Muffin with cream cheese topping
After apples last month it is pumpkin season now…well, at least in my kitchen! Last weekend I roasted our ‘Halloween decoration’ pumpkins. Roasted, Pureed and Packed (in freezer pouches). In case you are wondering, it is actually fairly simple to roast and puree a pumpkin. The only hard part is to cut it initially since […]
Baked Spicy Potato Fries 3 ways! : Spicy Masala, Chipotle Chili and Harissa Fries
Would you like some fries to go with your order sir? Sure, absolutely! OK which one would you like – ‘Spicy Indian ‘, ‘Chipotle Chilli’, ‘Harissa’, or just plain? oh…how about all of them in a big platter! And I will skip the main course! Ha Ha. I don’t know about you guys but that’s what […]
Flattened Rice savory snack (Poha Chivda)
Diwali is just around the corner and so Diwali snacks and sweets need to be made! Well I ‘like’ to make them at home although nowadays everything is available at the store. But for me nothing can beat ‘home-made’! As kids we always loved Diwali – while most other kids loved the fire crackers more than […]
Chocolatey Banana and Date Bread
‘Everything goes as long as it has chocolate in it’ ! And that’s very true about any thing (baked or otherwise) that comes out of my kitchen. Hardly surprising is it? I think I won’t be terribly way off if I stated that ‘Chocolate makes the world go around’ 🙂 While we are on this topic – […]
Homemade Healthy Breakfast bar (Gluten Free )
I am sure you all have heard it over and over, again and again – about how breakfast is the most important meal of your day.! So I am not going to belabor over that. You can read webMD if you really want to know why it’s important. 🙂 Do you really however make sure that you and your […]
Plantain fritters (Pazham Pori) and a taste of Kerala
Today I wanted to post a simple recipe for Plantain fritters (called Pazham Pori in Malayalam, the local language of Kerala) made in the Keralan way! A perfect accompaniment to your late afternoon tea ! Oh yes, late afternoon tea as you can imagine is very common in Kerala with these local tea stalls (called chaaya […]
Cucumber Cilantro chutney sandwich roll up
Packing school lunches for my 7 year old daughter is one of my most challenging tasks for the day. Not only does she take too long to eat (mommy, there was no time to finish it!) or invariably things fall off from her lunch box on to the floor(mommy, I don’t know how but the […]
Valentine's Day Specials: Vegetable Patties with beets
Valentine’s day is just around the corner (just 1 day away actually!)but in fact in my house the celebrations start a week in advance since our wedding anniversary comes a week before Valentine’s Day. So for the past one week I have been busy doing one of three things in the kitchen: Baking sweet goodies, […]
Sesame Ladoo/ Brittle || Til Chikki with honey || Til Ladoo with honey
Today, January 14th is Sankrant or Makara Sankranti , which is one of the most auspicious festivals for Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of India and also in Nepal and SriLanka with great fervour and festivities. Sankrant is a harvest festival and it also is regarded as the beginning of an auspicious phase. In Maharashtra, which is a state in […]