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TOASTING THE TIKKA WITH A SHERBET…COTTAGE CHEESE, CHICKEN & POMEGRANATE!!
“The art of dining well is no slight art, the pleasure not a slight pleasure” Michel De Montaigne Strange bedfellows one might say…cottage cheese, chicken & pomegranates. Common ground surprisingly exists in the form of Indian cuisine. The sun is blazing hot again & summer doesn’t want to go away. Grilling or barbequing food makes for lighter fare in this weather; is a big hit always. This is going to be part 1 of the post as my menu ran too long. I marinated cottage cheese / paneer cubes in 2 different marinades, boneless chicken bits in a creamy marinade. Decided to make some more leavened Indian bread (the third…
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FAST BUT NOT FURIOUS…MIDDLE EASTERN CHICKEN BURGER PATTIES
“As a child my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.” Buddy Hackett What do you do when you hardly have any time on hand & hungry kids hounding you? Get the grill going, slap on some chicken patties…then sit back, relax & enjoy their glee!! Rediscovered this easy-peasy chicken patty recipe which I came across a while ago, bookmarked, & awaiting experimentation. No words to waste…it was simple, quick & full of flavour! Surprisingly easy, with yogurt as an ingredient, a happy marriage of spices; I certainly didn’t think I’d sail through this one as calmly. This is a great one to have on hand…
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SAVOURY TARTLETS…Crisp & pretty appetizers.
“Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed…I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.” Delia Smith SAVOURY MINI TARTS… TOPPED WITH SWEETCORN & MUSHROOMS… I love the idea of using my spare time creating leftover sweet (or savoury) nothings! There is no ‘main dish pressure’, the leftovers are mine to use; no demands whatsoever. The end result is always full of suspense! These little tarts are the result of one such experiment… A FRESH BASIL LEAF ADDS TO COLOUR & TASTE I made these teeny savoury tartlets with the pastry dough left over from the quiche the other day. Once lunch was served & done…
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COLOURFUL FRUIT KABOBS…Cape gooseberry, Cheddar & Basil
“A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something Brussels sprouts never do.” P. J. O’Rourke CAPE GOOSEBERRY APPETIZERS Its winter here in North India & many seasonal fruits are making a welcome appearance. One of them is my favourite, the cape gooseberry, or the ‘rasbharis‘ (meaning filled with juice). These little berries are sweet yet slightly tart, & are sold in bunches. In peak season, you will find cartloads of these lining the roads while driving…a sweet sight indeed. When we were kids, they would come each wrapped in its natural husky brown cover, which we would patiently…
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JAM TARTLETS…..Pretty Ruby Petits Fours
“The rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.”Lewis Carroll JAM TARTLETS…Petits Fours A Tart is defined as a single-layered base of pastry (plain or puff) with a sweet or savory filling baked in either a shallow tart pan that has straight, fluted sides and a removable bottom or a metal tart ring placed on a baking sheet. The tart is removed from the tart pan or ring before serving. Broadly, the term ‘tart’ encompasses flans, quiches, and pies. Depending on the type of tart made they can be served as appetizers, entrees or desserts. Their size ranges from bite-size (hors d’oeuvre), individual-size (tartlet) to full-size (tart).’…quoted…
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SAVOURY CHEESE COOKIES…Crisp, tasty nibbles!
“Cheese, wine, and a friend must be old to be good.”Cuban Proverb SAVOURY CHEESE COOKIES A favourite savoury cookie that has a made permanent place at the kids birthday party table. It’s crisp, it’s buttery, it’s cheesy…& attractive too. I usually make these with sesame seeds on top, but this year have tried some with poppy seeds as my friend from Kiev got me a bag of poppy seeds! This recipe is adapted from one of my oft used cookie books, “The Great Big Cookie Book”. The book has a few other savoury bites too, which I plan to try in the near future. I love playing around with cookie…
