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August 28, 2008
11:18
BAL KRISHNA.....
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HI,
I had purchased the above picture in the year 2006 on Janmashtami day , i did all the ornamental work on the picture myself.
Its very easy i have shown you the close up of the picture, to see what i had done.

Isnt the picture cute!!!!!
August 19, 2008
12:04
DINNER ****
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While in the US we were invited by my mothers cousin who stays in Chicago, we had a great time there, lots of eating ,relaxing and roaming that was our daily schedule.

The above meal was made for us a night before we were to fly back and you can see all the delicacies that she served us.She had a barbeque on her deck ( which i havent clicked) ,she made roasted vegetables, chicken , corn and many more things. we had great great fun.
August 16, 2008
11:20
DRY POTATO DISH.....
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This is a dry potato dish which can be eaten as a starter and also with chapati's or Roti's.
I made this for my son's tiffin and he really enjoyed it , I gave it to him just by its own and not with Roti or bread but he enjoyed it never the less.
Here i will give you the method and the ingredients together as its a extremely simple vegetable to make and so you dont have to be exact with the proportions used and can change the quantity to suit your taste and requirement.

METHOD:
Boil some baby potatoes (do not remove the skin)
Take oil in a pan when hot add 1 tsp mustard seeds and 1/2 tsp jeera add a little hing, 1/2 tsp garam masala powder,red chilli powder and haldi powder .Stir till the masalas stick to the aloo or potatoes .I usually add the onions at this moment as i do not want them to be too soft i want them to remain a bit crispy which gives this vegetable an unique flavour.finally add salt.
when the whole thing is ready add lots of coriander finely chopped and 1 tsp lemon juice.
serve hot.
August 15, 2008
4:16
FARMERS MARKET....
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After reading blogs and reading about the various farmers markets that bloggers visit i always wanted to visit one , I always liked the way they arrange their goods and the way they are pretty organized.
I got such an opportunity when i was in Newyork , it was my husbands cousin who was taking us around Newyork , when i noticed this small farmers market along the pavement , i got very excited and requested him to stop our car at a convenient spot and rushed to see the market.

It was a lovely experience speaking to the people who bought came in with their produce .we purchased some fresh homemade choco chip cookies and they were excellent.

FRUITS
HOMEMADE JAMS AND PRESERVES
HERBS AND GREENS
FLOWERS

FRESH BREAD

It was such a pleasure for me to visit small but well organized market on the Newyork street. check out this local farmers market at Panchagani.such farmers markets are seen in villages where they have one day of the week for all people staying around that village to come together and sell their produce you can check out this market in Mapusa GoaI love to go to such markets in villages, and see to it that whenever i visit a new place the local market is the first place i visit even before i visit the site of attraction for tourists.But the farmers being very poor their produce are in heaps and are not in an organized manner.but everything said and done I LOVE FARMERS MARKETS AND WILL ALWAYS VISIT THEM ,OFFCOURSE, THOSE IN INDIA .I feel they have their own identity , when you see the colours , the flavours , the innocent faces of the villagers and their sincerity it touches your heart.I have sent this to this blog here where there is an event on FARMERS MARKET
3:45
BANANA CAKE
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My son loves banana cake and i love to make it but i am not too much of a plain flour fan, i dont think that it is nutritious enough to be eaten by kids, so i tried my banana cake with whole wheat flour .
you will find the recipe here ( WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR CAKE)

The BANANA MUFFIN recipe you will find here

But i mixed the two and made a wonderful cake without using plain flour this cake makes only one loaf which was polished off within 15 minute in my house(we are not big cake eaters each one has just one piece at a time,.. but this time it was different).

i had taken some nice photos but as the camera battery was not fully charged the quality of the photos were pretty bad so i could share only one with you. LET ME GIVE YOU THE INGREDIENTS...1 cup whole wheat flour1/2 cup powdered sugar1 very ripe and sweet big banana2 eggs1 tsp vanilla essence1/2 cup oilcashew pieces for garnishing.1/2 tsp each of baking soda and baking powder. METHODI made this whole cake in a mixer by just adding the ingredients one after the otherfirst put it the oil and sugar blendthen the eggs,add the mashed banana finally add the flour which has been sieved twice with baking powder and soda.add the essence pour in a well greased loaf tinThis quantity makes only one small loaf But its yummy and healthy too.
3:21
RESTAURANT FOOD....
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I visited my sister who stays in Washington D C USA this May. what i enjoyed the most was the variety of food that was available there. I tried different types of food while i stayed there . here is a glimpse of what i ate.
PASTA

BRUSCETTA

FRIED RICE

CHICKEN IN HOT GARLIC SAUCE

PIZZAWhen i travel what facinates me most is the food and the super markets, i love to go around food malls and see the things available and to see what is available there which is not in India.
I enjoyed myself and would spend hours in the various food malls .
3:20
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2:18
ALOO-SOYA TIKKI......
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There are days when you just dont feel like cooking for dinner, after the whole week of planning and cooking for all three meals you sometimes feel off ...
But having a boiled potato in the fridge during such times is a great great relief and thats what happened to me yesterday i was not in a mood to cook but my son wanted something filling as he was very hungry . Now, what ***think think *** .

I have a shop in my society that sells burger bread and so came the idea of making a veg potato soya cutlet or tikki , i have prepared this before and you will find it here.
I just made it a bit different by adding finely chopped onions to it

This photograph is better than the one which was taken for the earlier soya aloo tikki . so i have improved ***yey*** do you all agree?
my son loves soya granules and they are so healthy and full of proteins so good for him and me too ( whisper....did not have to cook and something great was done)
To make it more nutritious you can add finely chopped and boiled carrot, cauliflower, beans etc.
July 29, 2008
11:54
BREAKFAST ON THE WEEKEND.....
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Last Saturday we went to a place called MANOR to spend a lazy weekend. It was pouring and so we had to spend our time indoors, at a hotel which we had booked for the weekend. There were 15 of us and so we were not at all bored and had many things that all could do together like play indoor games, enjoy at the pool, eat great food (important part of our day) , read and generally spend a relaxed time with no everyday routine.
Usually in all our restaurants the food ordered is served to us , and so I could not take photos of the lunch or dinners that we had but I did take the photos of the individual breakfast items that we ate , and here they are.

DOSA SAMBHAR

MASALA DOSA
PAPER DOSA
SABUDHANA WADA

POHA
I had taken the above poha
June 03, 2008
21:09
SALAD TIME....
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I love salads also try to have one with every meal , i also try to bring in many veges so as to enhance the nutrition value. so far i have been making the traditional Indian salads like the Raita or the Koshambir (as we call it in marathi) which have a garnish of lemon juice and coriander or with yogurt.

But i have been desperatly waiting to try out some new types of salads which use salad dressings ,which are readily available in the market .
This is my first try at a salad of this kind , i hope you like it ...

RED CABBAGE AND CARROT SALAD.
so simple...
Shred cabbage and carrot in juliennes (you can add finely sliced onions and peppers too but, I haven’t).
mix in salt and garlic and herb dressing.
That’s it the salad is ready to eat.

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