Another root vegetable, another soup. But this wasn’t such a success with the kiddo. She was initially excited looking at the soup but did not have more than couple of spoons. But the husband and I liked it. It’s a simple soup with few ingredients and a wonderful flavor. Recipe adapted from here. WHAT…
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Sweet potato lentil soup
My theme for the week at Blogging Marathon is Root Vegetables and I am so glad that, for once, it’s a problem of plenty. Usually I have to skip themes or recipes since certain key ingredients won’t be available. But if this place has something, it’s a variety of root vegetables. For the first…
Orange Coffee
My mother used to make orange tea. She would save all the peels from the oranges we are and then proceed to brew tea with it. When I picked coffee as a theme for this week’s blogging marathon, I thought I could try coffee with orange. Then I found this recipe and went ahead…
Cappuccino
It’s probably the most popular version of coffee. When you are not sure what to order, it’s usually a cup of cappuccino. It’s really easy to make and can be sipped in the luxury of your favorite chair. So here goes – Serves 2 Recipe source here. WHAT WE NEED Warm brewed coffee …
Sesame seeds Chikki
It feels awesome to be back after a break, albeit a short one. Chikki is a delight in many ways – it’s very easy and quick to make, it’s very healthy and nutritious and to top it all it is simply awesome to eat. Having lived in Mumbai, I have had more than my…
Sakkara Pongal
Pongal Nal Vazhthukal (Happy Pongal)! The best part of Pongal festival for me is the Sakkara Pongal which is a dish prepared with jaggery and rice. When I begun making it, I realized it was such an easy recipe and I have been making it frequently whenever the husband feels homesick. This is…
Vegetarian Lasagna…well almost
I discovered two things today – I am getting old “Add more cheese” does not solve all problems. Really! So I decided to make the vegetarian lasagna for the first time because I had made a new year resolution of trying new dishes and also using up stuff without wasting. I bought the lasagna…
Millets Kozhakattai
My second new year resolution with regard to food is to avoid / drastically reduce having rice for dinner. The problem has been that the husband loves rice and is not a huge fan of rotis, especially for dinner and me being the epitome of laziness hates to take the effort of making rotis…
Molaga Podi | Idli Gunpowder
I made quite a few new year resolutions with regard to my cooking. So each day of this first week of Blogging Marathon, my dish will be a small little step towards one of my resolutions. I was deeply impressed by the book, ‘Cooked’ by Michael Pollan. Amongst the many arguments he made, one that…
Bread Therapy 