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CHICKEN QUESADILLAS…Mingling their way to KIDS LUNCHES!
“Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.” Fran Lebowitz Kids meals evoke strong feelings in me as I often feel my world revolves around what’s best & healthiest to feed this demanding category of beings! I was quite pleased to see a foodie event dedicated to kids meals, which brings me to my dear friend Meeta. It’s time again for the Monthly Mingle, an event which is the brainchild of this very talented & creative lady @ What’s For Lunch Honey. The host for the month is another very talented blogger, Srivalli @ Cooking 4 all Seasons, and her choice for Monthly Mingle 31 is…
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ROLL BABY ROLL…The Daring Bakers make Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna
“When the lasagna content in my blood gets low, I get mean” Garfield the Cat The net is buzzing with excitement as we, the Daring Bakers, take up our latest challenge ‘biceps on’ … literally!! Rolling lasgna from scratch! Adding to the buzz is our new website ‘The Daring Kitchen’ …… spunky, creative & colourful. The labour of love of our talented creators, Lisa of La Mia Cucina and Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice who have nurtured it since November 2006. Today, The Daring Bakers span the world as bakers of all nationalities come together once a month to try something new in the kitchen! As Spring enters the…
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HIGH ON VANILLA…PUTTING THE SPIRIT BACK IN THE BEANS!
“The centuries last passed have also given the taste important extension; the discovery of sugar, and its different preparations, of alcoholic liquors, of wine, ices, vanilla, tea and coffee, have given us flavors hitherto unknown.” Jean Anthelme Brillat–Savarin HIC!! Had a spirited day last week; make that a highly spirited one!! Have long longed to make my own vanilla extract, pure as pure can be, after I saw a couple of enterprising bloggers who made their own & blogged about it. I saw it most recently here on a post by Coco @ Ambrosia…the post of the extract & vanilla sugar sure had me drooling. I had a bunch of…
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PIZZA FROM SCRATCH…Winning over yeast!!
“The belly rules the mind.” Spanish Proverb PIZZA FROM SCRATCH… My battle with yeast is an old one…it never seemed to give me results that others proudly displayed. I was beginning to bear a personal grudge against it, when I bumped into Ben! Thankfully we concurred that both our strengths lay in baking powder…YES…and he too was in a yeast dilemma!! As with all battles, this one had to be won, one way or the other. Susan’s recipe from Food Blogga came to my rescue…& I can proudly say…this round was mine. I made a pizza from scratch & the daughter declared it was WAY better than Pizza Hut. I…
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ROGAN JOSH…A popular lamb curry; Served here with stir-fried cawliflower
” Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.” Fran Lebowitz LAMB ROGAN JOSH…a passionate curry! A very popular dish from North India & Pakistan, Rogan Josh is just mildly spicy. It gets its fiery red colour from paprika, & like all popular recipes, has many versions. Here is my own simple rendition of Rogan Josh…mild, tasteful & one we all like very much. I like this recipe for a change because it has no tomatoes & isn’t too laden on calories. Though traditonally cooked in clarified butter or ghee, mine is cooked in sunflower oil. I served it with a…
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PANNA COTTA with STRAWBERRY COULIS…Elegant & Sublime!
“Good food gladdens the heart.” Author Unknown Panna Cotta with Strawberry Coulis… An elegant, simple Italian dessert. Creamy & incredibly satisfying! Having read about it several times, I always wondered of how beautiful & versatile something like this would be. Somehow never got down to making it till now when strawberries started showing up in the market. Sublime…& a sure winner. DH loved it & the kids found it AWESOME!! The pudding before it was sent to chill!! I scoured plenty of recipes on the net, & I finally settled for this one from Good Morning America by Chef Emeril Lagasse…I had to do one with strawberry coulis. Coulis is…
