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October 02, 2015

Buffet on Table-Recap

Can't believe September flew right by and the BM group successfully completed yet another mega marathon. 'Buffet on Table' with different themes each week was very interesting. What I'll miss more than trying out all these international dishes is waiting to see what the other marathoners have cooked up for the day.

Here's a recap of 'Buffet on Table':

Week 1: International Combo Dishes

Week 2: Indian States

Week 3: International Condiments

Week 4: International Breakfasts

Week 5: Bloggers Choice -- Preserving Summer Bounty

Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 56.

An InLinkz Link-up

May 02, 2014

A-Z Culinary Journey through Indian States Recap (Indian Food Odyssey Recap)

Indian Food Odyssey is a culinary journey through the Indian states and selected union territories. It has been quite a journey, I have to say, that I thoroughly enjoyed taking. A lot of Googling, Wikipedia reading went into this. Here's a recap of the 30 dishes I made for this series:

Andhra Pradesh -- Madatha Kaaja:

Kid's Delight-5 Ingredient Fix Roundup

Finally I'm here with the Kid's Delight-5 Ingredient Fix roundup. First off big thanks to Valli for letting me host the event. Thanks to all of you who have sent your delicious dishes to the event. My special thanks to my non-blogging friends and cousins who took time out of their busy schedules to cook, take pictures and write about their kid's favorite dishes.

As Priya said in her email that this is not a tough theme, but it definitely makes you think about what we are feeding our kids. Basically my concept is 'less is more' and that holds good for kids food too. I'm so glad so many of you joined in to share these delicious kid friendly dishes. There might be some dishes that have more than 5 ingredients, but I let them slide since the whole point of the exercise is to have fun.
I think I've included all the entries that I received. If I missed your entry, I sincerely apologize and if you leave a comment on this post with the link, I will update the post with it. Thank you.
So without further ado, here are the entries:

First up is my dear friend Jyothy who sent 3 of her daughter's favorites:

Carrot Rava Laddoo

Carrot Rava Laddoo

Sago Murukku (Saggubiyyam Murukulu)

Sago Murukku (Saggubiyyam Murukulu)

Banana Mini Rounds

Banana Mini Rounds

Dish It Out-Eggplant & Tomato Round Up

First off a big thanks to Vardhini @ Cooks Joy for letting me host Dish It out. Ingredients I chose for this edition were eggplant and tomato. I received some delicious creations from fellow bloggers that I can't wait to try all the dishes.

Here are the entries I received:

Kid's Delight-Deceptively Delicious Roundup

First and foremost, big Thank you to Valli for giving me the opportunity to host Kid's Delight event. Thank you to all of you for sending in 'deceptively delicious' entries. Finally my apologies for delaying the round up for this long.

I asked all of you to send me dishes that are "deceptively delicious", so the kids are happy that they are eating something yummy and the moms are happy that they fed them something delicious. I received a total of 45 entries and I've almost all of them bookmarked to try very soon. I loved the way how some of the everyday dishes have been cleverly interpreted to make them more appealing to kids. Without further ado, here's the list of entries:

A.W.E.D-Morocco Round up

Thank you DK (@ Chef In You) for giving me this opportunity to guest-host A.W.E.D. It is always interesting to learn about other food cultures and it is so amazing to see the similarities between them. Moroccan cuisine to me is something very exotic with lots of colorful vegetables and spicy flavors. And all of you have sent in such delicious dishes that I was drooling just looking at the pics. Thank you all for taking time and participating. So let's see what was cooked for A.W.E.D-Morocco... Shall we!!

Nutritious Moroccan Appetizers - Soups & Salads:

DK @ Chef In You sent this nutritious Moroccan Harira Soup. I can probably have this soup everyday in winter.

Meenakshi @ Ponderings of a Product Manager Mom sent in her version of Moroccan Harira that she makes in the pressure cooker; fast, convenient & nutritious.

Priya @ Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes sent in 3 appetizers: Moroccan Shorba that is simple enough to make and is packed with flavor.

She also sent in Harira-a Traditional Moroccan Soup.

Her final appetizer is this simply delicious Sweet Carrot Salad. My carrot loving son will be very happy when I make this.

Lastly here's my Moroccan Soup that actually started of being a salad and ended up a soup. But I promise it was yummy and we licked our bowls clean.

Update: Curry Leaf sent in this Carrot Macharmal - Moroccan Spiced Carrot that looks absolutely delicious.

Yummy Moroccan Entrees:

Indhu @ Thayirsaadham sent in this protein packed Moroccan Red Lentil & Bean Stew. This dish will fill you up and warm you out on a chilly winter night.

Cham @ Spice-Club sent in this mouth watering Chickpea stew, that she served along with Couscous cooked with raisins and almonds.

Priya @ Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes sent in her Moroccan Vegetarian Couscous that's filled with tons of veggies and lots of flavor.

Lavi @ Home Cook's Recipes sent in this Moroccan Seven Vegetable Stew with Couscous; name of the dish itself fills me up.

Finally here's my Vegetable Tagine that is colorful and flavorful at the same time.

Spicy Moroccan Condiments:

Grazina @ Erbe in Cucina (Cooking with Herbs) sent in her Spicy Harissa that can be used in many Moroccan dishes.

Sweet Moroccan Desserts & Beverages:

Priya @ Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes sent in her Almond milk that's flavored with Orange blossom water.

Sheba @ Forks Boots & A Palette sent in her mouth watering Moroccan Chocolate Yogurt Cake.

Last but certainly not the least Ambika @ Ambika's Kitchen sent in these cute Moroccan Cookies called Ghriba.

Update: Curry Leaf sends in these yummy Sellou-Moroccan Sesame-Almond Dessert, that sounds super nutty and delicious.

Thanks again everyone for participating. Please let me know if I missed any entries. I apologize in advance 'cos that wasn't the plan :-)

I took a small break from veganmofo III today to post this round up. Will get back on track tomorrow.

August 02, 2009

JFI: Peanuts Round up

Let me start by thanking Indira for giving me this opportunity to host JFI. Thank you all for participating so enthusiastically and sending in so many delicious dishes with Peanuts.

For the round up I tried to categorize them by course, hope you guys will try these yummy dishes.

Let me start the round up with Ramki @ One Page Cookbooks' 10 Simple Peanut Recipes that has recipes for all the 5 categories below.

Peanut Chutney & Peanut Powders:

It's the brain behind JFI itself, Indira @ Mahanandi, she sent in her Spicy Peanut Butter which can be great as a chutney or a dip or even gravy for a fabulous Indian curry.

Jaya @ Jaya Space sent in her Peanut & Sesame Chutney which she says is a staple in her house. Looking at the picture, I would like to have some everyday too.

Kalyani @ Kalyani's Kitchen sent in her delicious looking Peanut Chutney which is super easy to make.

Lubna @ Yummy Food sent in her Spicy Peanut Powder that can be stored for 10-15 days and can make a boring breakfast, exciting.

Nivedita @ Nivedita's Kitchen sends in her Peanut Chutney Powder which she says is a staple in Northern Karnataka households.

Preeti @ Khaugiri sends in her Peanut Powder/ Danyacha Kut which is used in koshimbirs, stuffed curries and fasting foods like sabudana khichdi.

Sri Nithya @ Andhra Spice sends in her version of Spicy Peanut Powder/ Palli Podi. Looks like each state in India has its own version of Peanut powders.

Saritha @ My Kitchen Aroma sends in her Peanut powder/ Palli Podi.

Finally my two entries: Peanut Chutney & Peanut Chutney Powder.

Peanutty Curries:

Dipti @ There's a duckie in my kitchen sent in her easy Potato Bhaji with Peanuts.

Graziana @ Erbe in Cucina sends in a very unique dish with Curry Plant and Peanut Butter.

Kalyani @ Kalyani's Kitchen sends in a Hyderabadi favorite Mirchi Ka Salaan.

UPDATE 8/07: Nisha @ Nisha's Kitchen sent her delicious Beans Fry with Peanut. I apologize for missing your entries Nisha.

Muskaan @ A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine sends in a curry with very interesting combo of Okra & Peanuts that is good and also good for you.