“If the divine creator has taken pains to give us delicious and exquisite things to eat, the least we can do is prepare them well and serve them with ceremony.” Fernand Point Getting into the FALAFEL of things… Quite a few blogs are buzzing with Middle Eastern food these days & I’m trying hard to … Continue reading PITAS FULL OF POCKETS…with FALAFEL, KABOBS OR COTTAGE CHEESE!
“In the childhood memories of every good cook, there’s a large kitchen, a warm stove, a simmering pot and a mom.” Barbara Costikyan LAMB BIRYANI/YAKHNI PULAO Decided to make a biryani/yakni pulao for lunch last weekend. Have been procrastinating making it for long as it is just a bit involved. Then I thought, might as … Continue reading BIRYANI/YAKHNI PULAO…Mingling with ‘One Dish Dinners’
“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.” Erma Bombeck Traditional Indian Desserts…KHEER / RICE PUDDING Here’s one of our great Indian desserts, quite similar to the English rice pudding, & much loved in our part of the world. The earlier recipe for rice pudding that I … Continue reading KHEER / INDIAN RICE PUDDING…Special Occasion Food
CAKES & DESSERTS…Sweet somethings! * ALMOND APPLE CAKE from Dragon’s Kitchen* ALMOND MERINGUES TOPPED WITH APRICOTS* And another STRAWBERRY SWISS ROLL with piping on top* APPLE & BLACK GRAPE BANDE AUX FRUIT* APPLE & WALNUT BROWN BUTTER TARTLETS* APPLE CRISP…HELENE’S* APPLE CRUMBLE…with butter* APPLE SPICE CAKE by Dorothy Mae Brown* APPLE SPICED CAKE …Autumn Warmth* … Continue reading CAKES & DESSERTS…Sweet somethings!
