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GRAB THE GLASSES…THE KEBABS ARE HERE!
Cuisine is the tactile connection we have to breathing history.History and culture offer us a vibrant living society that we taste through cuisine.All cuisine is a reflection of the society from which it emanates … in the end cuisine is the result of culture” Clifford Wright When it’s time for celebration, clink glasses or serve these kebabs in them! Another gem of a recipe, adapted from this Shammi kebab recipe from Mallika @ Quick Indian Cooking. These have become a regular on the menu, & you can always find a box in my freezer. Kebabs like this are very handy indeed, & serve well for a delicious snack, or even…
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MULTI GRAIN CANAPES WITH FRUIT TOPPINGS…more short eats
“The things we now esteem fixed shall, one by one, detach themselves, like ripe fruit, from our experience, and fall . . . The soul looketh steadily forwards, creating a world before her, leaving worlds behind her.” Ralph Waldo Emerson FRUIT & CHEESE…one of my favourite combinations or magical partners! This was the best way to introduce my kids to fruit when they were young. Worked like magic! Cut to now; add some carbs & you end up with a well-balanced, delicious appetizer! Entrees, appetizers, finger-food…a fascinating ‘cuisine course’ for me, largely unexplored. I always edge on the temptation of falling fall back on familiar ground when it comes to…
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BOOKMARKED ROUNDUP 22…Guest hosting my first event!
“Recipes without the author, without the cuisine to which they were once a living, seamless part, die.” John Thorne I‘m delighted to be playing host to this week’s round-up of BOOKMARKED RECIPES, a wonderful weekly event hosted by Ruth of Ruth’s Kitchen Experiments. When Ruth asked if I was OK to host her baby for a week, I readily said yes. To tell you the truth, I was literally shivering with fear as I’ve never stepped beyond participating in an event! But, Ruth, being as organised as she is, sent her baby with a impeccable list of instructions & a manual, & it’s been a great experience. Thanks for trusting…
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APRICOT CHUTNEY…A RELISH TO RELISH!
“I am giddy, expectation whirls me round. The imaginary relish is so sweet That it enchants my sense.”William Shakespeare This chutney is LONG overdue. On my last chutney post, way back in May, my sweet Greek friend Ivy @ Kopiaste had asked for a fruit chutney. With that in mind, I bought some dried Turkish Apricots to make a fruit chutney for her; then life took off in some other direction. The poor apricots sat silently in the corner of my cupboard lost in oblivion. I tripped across the poor mites day before, & put making this chutney on priority.At that time, Ivy said of my green chutney…”This sounds lovely.…
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SOUTHWARD BOUND & BACK…Captivated in Chennai!
“On vacations: We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings.”Erma Bombeck Are back from Chennai down in the South of India, where it was baking hot…& yet we had a great time. For me, obviously anything to do with baking had to be good!!! Thanks to great leads from Arundathi @ My Food Blog, Rachel @ Tangerines Kitchen & Divya @ Easy Cooking, all wonderful Chennai bloggers, I knew just where to head. Arundathi has pre-warned me that kids in Chennai for 1 week was asking for trouble! Spot on…but we…
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CHICKEN KORMA…MAKE MINE HOME-MADE!
“Cuisine is the tactile connection we have to breathing history. History and culture offer us a vibrant living society that we taste through cuisine.All cuisine is a reflection of the society from which it emanates … in the end cuisine is the result of culture” Clifford Wright Chicken Korma…home-made & finger licking good! There was an article in the ‘Daily Mail’ a while ago, which was republished in the’ Mail Today’, here in India, more than a month ago (May 16, 2008 pg 15). It talked about junk food as ‘seen by most of us as an unhealthy but occasional treat. A survey in the UK has revealed just how…
