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• Palak Pakoras ~ Indian Style Spiced Spinach & Chickpea Fritters

  

  The fact that I am fixing Palak Pakoras must mean one and only one thing ~ it's raining cats and dogs pails! In fact it gets much much worse. Tonight's... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Waking up from Post Thanksgiving Haze ~ Asian Style Stir-fry Cashew Chicken

  

  It's official! I am suffering from PTGS - Post Traumatic Guest Syndrome We've had a houseful of friends Thanksgiving week and what a blast it's been! 6... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Happy Thanksgiving & Dangerously Good Carnitas

  

  National defrost day in the US was over the weekend. I refer to the turkeys that are defrosting in millions of refrigerators around the US in anticipation of... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Smokin' NOT Hot 'POZOLE' ~ A Rich & Smoky Mexican Pork Stew with Chiles &...

  

  To welcome the joy of a thick, rich steaming bowl of Pozole (pronounced po-zo-lay) in your life you'd have to get rid of one important presumption that, Chiles... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Wicked Delicious ~ Roasted with Grapes & Thyme for Your Holiday Table

  

  It's hard to imagine that Thanksgiving is already upon us! Most of us have already spit polished our menus. And even though I am just on the verge of being... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Food + Booze + Schmooze @ Foodbuzz Blogger Festival 2011 ~ San Francisco

  

  And since a picture's worth a 1000 words I'm giving you more of one and less of the other. If you can't guess which then you need more coffee! Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Brrr.....Roasted Butternut Squash Curried Soup

  

  We've just had our first snowfall - in the fall. If that isn't occasion enough for soup, I don't know what is! There are few things in my humble opinion that... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• 'I Like Bugs' Spidery Cupcakes for Halloween

  

  'I Like Bugs' by Margaret Wise Brown is my 5 year old's favorite book. He loves sitting with it perched on the bed and speaking to his grand parents on the... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Happy Deepavali & 'Channar Jilipi' in Celebration : Khoya & Ricotta Spirals in...

  

  People, Meet Channar Jilipi ~ Gulab Jamuns with a college education. The first time I met Mr. Hubby's extended family over a decade ago, they all asked me if I... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• German 'Gugelhupf' Makeover - Autumnal Apple Yeast Cake with Apple Cream Sauce

  

  As people we have always been told that fear is at the root of all evil and this is almost always true. However, I confess that fear is at the heart of this... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Low-falutin' Pot Roast ~ for Them Yorkshire Puddings

  

  Some days it's time to pull out low or no falutin' recipes, ones that can for most part fix themselves with minimal stirring, poking, prodding and fussing with... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• What Will You Do with a Visit from The Fairy Hobmother? And A Stinkin' Room...

  

  Don't you deserve a visit from The Fairy Hobmother? One who not only visits but rewards you a USD 50.00 Amazon gift ard just for saying hello right here in the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• 10 Tips to Pie Crust Nirvana & Good Ole' Buttery Sweet Potato Pie

  

  At the risk of repeating myself, let me just say this yet again, "Pie crusts are like predators, they smell fear". I have come to a point and I say this with... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• In Honor ~ Steve Jobs

  

  Photo source, Digital Media 1955-2011 ~ "[Y]ou can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that th... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Autumnal Pumpkin & Cranberry Drop Scones with Pumpkin, Spice & Maple Butter

  

  It's the weirdest thing. As soon as autumn falls on my lap and temperatures begin to drop, I find the pressure begin to mount to do something, anything with... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sicilian Style Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Capers & Roasted Red Peppers

  

  It's incredible what we retain in passing conversations. At no point growing up did my Mum and Grandma ever sit me down and say "Don't boil your cauliflower" an... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Orecchiette Pasta with Italian Sausage & Rapini-Pistachio Pesto

  

  When was the last time you met a bunch of broccoli-rabe a.k.a rapini? If introductions were previously made but you suffer being unable to place its name or... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• My 7 Links Project

  

  It's a wonderful thing to be thought of kindly. So when two of my favorite bloggers Steve at "Oui, Chef" and Heguiberto Steven at weirdcombinations passed... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Not Quite Vichyssoise - A Cream of Leek, Fennel & Potato Soup

  

  If we were to serve today's soup - Cream of leek, fennel potato soup cold, then it would be apt to call it Vichyssoise. But as it stands, since Vichyssoise... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Dover Sole Roll-ups with Roasted Vegetables, Drizzled with a Chive Butter

  

  When I think of Dover Sole fish fillets, I naturally think of two things - When is it going to be on sale? And Sole Meunier, that marvelous French classic with... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES