It’s been raining incessantly for the past few days here in New England. With schools due to close for the summer in matter of days, I am often left wondering – what’s the best way to engage them during those…
Category: Kitchen Korner
Find mouthwatering delectable recipes from all over the world. These recipes are my own interpretations which have a very high taste quotient without compromising the health ingredient.
Asian grilled Salmon #InaFridays
Years ago, when I was new to US and new to American television, I used to watch a lot of shows that made very little sense to me. One of them was a chat show that had lots of…
Mystery ingredients and Thai Green Curry from scratch
Recently, I had a few dishes whose ingredients remain a mystery to me. It all started with my husband declaring that he would cook a Mother’s Day lunch for me. So I took a big cuppa of coffee and curled…
Happy Anniversary Lady 8 Home! Contest Xtreme! Win $100 $$$ edited and extended!
The Lady 8 Home completes one year of blogging. Woot woot!!!!! It’s been a fun journey. The work is hard, but the returns are enormous. Of course, they are not in cash. I still chew my lips when I see…
Kerala Style Seer Fish curry for Contest X-treme – a guest post
Today’s post is a Guest post by a very sweet lady named Bini, who requested to participate in my Anniversary Giveaway contest. She is not a blogger, and by her own admissions, she is only starting to know the nuances…
Qubani ka Meetha – this is from Hyderabad
Before I start, let me remind you of my anniversary contest going on – do enter to win cash prizes. Contest is open to everyone around the world. To win $100 (Rs 5000 appx), make a new post and for…
2 Minutes eggless cupcakes – super moist and delicious.
About a decade ago, I used to follow an Indian television soap opera called ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi’ ( translated – There is no one like Jassi). It was a remake of the famous Colombian serial Yo Soy Betty, la fea. JJKN,…
Color me Spring Sandwich – with green pesto and ketchup
Winter has, grudgingly, given way to spring. There are some delightful things going on in my back yard. A mourning dove laid two tiny little eggs in a nest that it built on a hanging flower tub about a couple…
#InaFridays: Vinaigrette For Green Salad
It’s Ina Friday again! First Friday of every month we blog a recipe from Ina Garten’s kitchen. For the uninitiated, Ina Garten is a beloved chef who has trailblazed through the cooking world with her simple-to-make-yet-fabulous-to-eat recipes. A former White House nuclear analyst, Ina…
SNC April challenge– Karupatti Appam
When Shama Nagarajan, our SNC Challenge 6 host for Northern team from Easy2cook recipes, posted ‘Karupatti Appam’ as our challenge for the month of April, one look at the ingredients and I knew I was in trouble. I did not…
Badam Sheera and some drama
In senior high school, I was a part of this theater group that consisted of highly idealistic individuals who had lofty plans of creating a world of art that was free of corruption in any form. The group…
Bacon and pepper French Toast – Improv Challenge
Last year, when I started blogging, I received an invitation to participate in a group challenge called ‘Improv_Challenge’ hosted by Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker. At first, I was thrilled. And then, the clueless bloggy pumpkin that I was,…
Shrimp Cocktail English style
For our second anniversary, my husband took me to a very high end place that served many different types of shrimp/prawn recipes. The one that I remember the most was ‘Shrimp Cocktail’.
A Bank Robbery and ‘Begun Bhaja’
“That guy at the counter has a gun. He is robbing us.” As I sat across the Assistant Bank Manager in her office that was an enclosed glass structure, negotiating on interest rates and going over various policy potentials,…
Ina Fridays – Grilled Herb Shrimps #InaFridays
Welcome to #InaFridays! Starting today,we are going to blog First Friday of every month a recipe from Ina Garten’s kitchen. For the uninitiated, Ina Garten is a beloved chef