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Cassava or Manioc is called Tapioca in India. Tapioca is quite popular as pearls or “Sabudhana/ Sago” as it is known in most of North India. There, Sabudhana is cooked mostly as Khichdi or as “Kheer/ Payasam” a sweet dish similar to a pudding. Today’s recipe of Kappa Ularthiyathu or Pan Fried Tapioca is from…
I see fruit salads very differently from salads with fruit. This Persimmon Kiwi Fruit Salad belongs to the first category. Let me clarify. In my book, salads with fruit are regular raw vegetable kind of salads which taste better because of the fruit in them. Fruit salads, on the other hand, are more like dessert….
I love making my own jams and preserves whenever I can. This way, I know what’s in them, and I can also control the amount of sugar. One of my more recent favourites is this Easy Red Pepper Jam. Preserving doesn’t get any easier than putting the ingredients in one pot and cooking it down…
I don’t like cake or cookies much. In fact, I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. The exceptions are certain Indian sweets, any kind of apple pie and chocolate that’s not too sweet. In spite of my love for good chocolate, I don’t really like chocolate cake. The exception here is the brownie and…
There’s no autumn or winter where I live in India. We really just have a rainy season, a cooler end of the year which gives way to a hot summer. We’re at the end of an extra-long rainy season right now. The cooler weather, and the beautiful fall colours on Instagram, Pinterest and blogs inspired…
It’s Bread Baking Babes time of the month and this time it is an Apple Bread with Cider and Calvados. I however baked a Yeasted Apple Bread. So Kelly, our Kitchen of the Month, picked the Apple Bread with Cider and Calvados from Artisan Breads: Practical Recipes and Detailed Instructions for Baking the World’s Finest…
This Cumin Sunshine Loaf is a Bread Baking Babes bread. However, it is last month’s bread and not this month’s choice. This month, they’re baking a Wild Pull-Apart Sourdough Bread chosen by Elizabeth. As usual, the Babes got creative with the recipe and came up with interesting breads including a sweet version and this delightful…
Every year from July through September, we celebrate all three birthdays and an anniversary. Our celebrations have always been a bit low key. When our girl was younger, her birthdays were marked with a party for her friends. As she grew older, birthdays became quieter, because she preferred them that way. We haven’t been able…
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