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…
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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 …
Moong Dal Halwa
Moong dal halwa is one of my favorite sweets. This time I decided to replace sugar with jaggery to give it a healthier twist. But I ran out of sugar as well as jaggery and so I picked the palm sugar that was waiting to be experimented with for almost 2 months. Palm sugar…
Samba Rava Payasam
Like every year, I made a resolution to lose some weight in 2016 too and not surprisingly I have hardly done anything about it till date. But I figured that the least I could do was not put on some more. Hence the attempt to make jaggery based sweets instead of sugar based. Jaggery is…
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…
Vegetable stuffed Pita Sandwiches
I love pita bread and this recipe here is one of my regular ones. Technically there is no recipe. I just add what I like and what I have on hand and the sandwich is ready, which is what a sandwich is all about. So this is usually a Friday dinner since grocery shopping…
Bread Therapy 