The daughter was taught about Mother’s Day at school and she was thrilled to bits about it. She was quite excited and wanted to do something. So I suggested a mug cake with Nutella, her favorite ingredient in the world. Though she didn’t do much except prodding me to add more Nutella, it’s the…
Author: Sowmya
Trying to get to the clearing in the maze of life
Flourless Mug Cake
On top of my to be finished list is peanut butter. The daughter is its lone admirer in the house and since she can’t finish a large amount in a short time, I figured I will try using it for stuff other than bread. So here is a quick and easy mug cake with…
Quick Banana Ice cream
It’s the same situation. Again! Every time I settle down, start liking the city, figure out my way through the place without Google maps and think, ‘I can get used to this’, the husband would tell me those words – ” we have to move”. So we are moving. Again. It will be our…
Ragi Semiya
Ever since the first time I tried this Ragi Semiya, I have become a huge fan. It’s so easy and tasty that words can’t describe the pleasure of this dish. It’s as easy to make as any other upma but it’s so yummy and it’s ragi which is healthy. What more to ask for!…
Thai Red Curry
This Thai curry is one of my all time favorites and I make it whenever I am feeling down or don’t want to cook but eat something yumm. Serves 3 WHAT WE NEED Olive oil 1 1/2 tbsp Red curry paste 1 tbsp…
Millets Khichadi
There is some good news and some not so good news. The good news is that the government here has found a deadline by which time the heat wave will go away. The bad news is that that deadline is June. So we are stuck with this hot weather for another two months. Most…
Simple Fruit Salad
Saying that it is hot here is an understatement of epic proportions. Everyday is declared as the hottest day till date and things are only expected to get worse. The husband is sniffing and coughing, the daughter is just about recovering and the house is a mess. I buy the most raw fruits…
Quick tomato salad
The best dishes are those that manage to surprise. When I started to make this salad, I was not sure as to how it would turn out but I really wanted to clear out my refrigerator and I needed a recipe for the Blogging Marathon. So I prodded ahead. But it was such a…
Chat Salad
When I picked the Salads theme for this week’s Blogging Marathon, my idea was to finally start my ‘healthy eating’, three months into the new year. I read up a lot on salads and various dressings but fell back to my default regular recipes which I make for myself. These are my go-to recipes…
Apple Crisp
When I started the CCChallenge, I thought I would blog about all the recipes from the multitudes of paper cuttings and books I picked up over the years but never looked at. But I seem to be buying new books now and the pile is simply increasing and the backlog becoming worse! This recipe…
Bread Therapy 