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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Entertaining'
Aug 13
One question I am oft asked at Chef In You, is how I manage to cook my day to day meals with a full time job. Oh well, to be truthful, I don’t cook elaborate meals daily. Most of the time its quick and easy ones which I resort to feed my loved (read full article)
carrots, cilantro, Course, cream cheese, Cuisine, Entertaining, Favourites, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, italian, Kid Friendly Recipes
Aug 04
This is such an incredibly easy recipe. My choco-holic friend refers to these as “Petite Pick me Ups“. One of my husband’s colleagues left the country for ever and his wife , who is a chef, had an assortment of kitchen stuff to g (read full article)
American, baking, bittersweet chocolate, Cakes cupcakes, Chocolate, cinnamon, Condensed milk, Desserts Sweets, Eggless Baking, Entertaining
Jul 29
After marriage, in the initial days of cooking, I was content making traditional foods that I grew up with. Like any new bride full of enthusiasm, I laid down feasts after feasts, making my husband feel that our wedding feast was still on a roll! he (read full article)
Appetizers, cilantro, cinco de mayo, condiments, Entertaining, garlic, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, jalapeno, Kid Friendly Recipes
Jul 26
My husband is getting into a bad habit nowadays. The one who scowled at eating snacks of any kind (except the super healthy types), he has started “demanding” for evening snacks when he gets home from work. And not any snacks – he (read full article)
chickpea flour, cilantro, curry leaves, Entertaining, Favourites, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, low calorie
Jul 23
Our dinner regular is Roti and Paratha. Now when its going to be almost the same every single day, I like to make it interesting by adding different elements to it by way of stuffing. Also I find it easier to make parathas which enables me to slac (read full article)
cauliflower, cilantro, Entertaining, Flatbread Crepe, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, low calorie, main course, paneer
Jul 21
This has happened so many times that by now I should have learnt my lessons (which I probably might not!) So what am I talking about here? Well listen to this. Has it happened to you that after creating something, you were so pleased at having (read full article)
American, Drinks Smoothies, Entertaining, Favourites, fusion, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, lemon
Jul 19
I rely on Soya beans and its by products for our day to day source of protein along with the more obvious ones like Legumes etc. Among that is Tempeh which I love. Its texture is close to that of a meat and it does look weird. But don’t get fo (read full article)
Appetizers, cilantro, eggs, Entertaining, fusion, garlic, ginger, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, Kid Friendly Recipes
Jul 16
I know I have talked about this – like million times already in this blog. At the risk of becoming monotonous and boring, I am repeating it once again – I am a WHOLEGRAIN lover. I cannot get enough of them. And esp. in this country with (read full article)
Allspice, American, Anise, apple butter, baking, baking powder, baking soda, Blackberries, Brown Sugar, buttermilk
Jul 12
This post is long due. I had actually posted this recipe right in my early days of blogging. But it so happened that the enthusiastic me, while trying to migrate to my own domain, managed to delete a bunch of my recipes (59 recipes in fact!!) Among (read full article)
Appetizers, cilantro, Entertaining, Favourites, garlic, ghee, ginger, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, Mozzarella
Jul 10
I love Risotto, especially when its creamy and more like a pudding consistency. The art of making Risotto is a whole new chapter and if that’s not enough, sometimes the taste needs of a person eating also differs. It takes time and patience (read full article)
arborio rice, asparagus, cream, Entertaining, extra virgin olive oil, italian, Kid Friendly Recipes, low calorie, main course, milk
Jul 07
Sometimes I think I never learn. Experience does teach you stuff but well – I just don’t seem to learn from mistakes. Like, take this instance. How many times should I have to experience that taking photos while kids are around is not a (read full article)
coconut, coconut milk, Cornstarch, cream, Desserts Sweets, eggs, Entertaining, Favourites, fusion, gluten free
Jun 30
Since legumes provide the bulk of protein for vegetarians, its inevitable that it is one of my go to ingredients. I have so many variety in my pantry that it helps me to vary my meals providing freshness to the dish. But somehow, I never seem to f (read full article)
bay leaf, cardamom, cilantro, cinnamon, cloves, cumin-coriander powder, Entertaining, fennel seeds, ginger, gluten free
Jun 25
For a long time, I believed that Gobi/Vegetable Manchurian was a Chinese dish. I am sure I have, at least more than a few, fellow Indians backing me up on that. I remember visiting my first ever authentic Chinese restaurant and being amazed at the m (read full article)
bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, chinese, Cornflour, Entertaining, Favourites, garlic, ginger, green beans
Jun 21
I try to incorporate as many different varieties of vegetables as I can in a day to day meal. I also love to add as many colors as possible. The colors not only add to the vibrancy of the dish but they also denote the type pf nutrition that particul (read full article)
bean sprouts, beans, bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, celery, chinese, Entertaining, Favourites, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes
Jun 14
Remember my blah’s about the origin of Mango Lassi in this post? Its funny cos the very same evening I was talking to my mom and we started discussing my post. She was like “Oh how come you forgot your favorite? There is indeed something (read full article)
Breakfast, chiroli seeds, Desserts Sweets, Drinks Smoothies, Entertaining, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, low calorie
Jun 01
Sometimes it can indeed get boring and monotonous to make the same things again and again. But by making few changes, either by way of adding new ingredients, adopting a different cooking process or something as simple as changing the way the dish (read full article)
African, American, bell peppers, Burger Sandwich Roasts, carrots, cilantro, Couscous, cumin-coriander powder, Eggplant, Entertaining
May 27
One of the rarest advantages among the many not-so-good ones during summer is the ice cream. Especially, in the scorching heat of Indian summer, the one relief that I always used to look forwards are these frozen treats! Among the many yummy cold de (read full article)
Condensed milk, Desserts Sweets, Entertaining, Favourites, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, mango, Middle Eastern
May 25
I love trying out new recipes irrespective of the place. I still remember I was talking to my mother and was telling her about this blogging which I was doing. She asked me for how long I am going to keep blogging. I replied as long as I have the in (read full article)
Active yeast, Appetizers, Bread Flour, Buckwheat, eggs, Entertaining, Favourites, milk, Recipes By Cuisine, russian
May 23
The way I got this recipe is quite a memorable incident. I was newly married and was exploring my talents in the kitchen. I did not know anything about baking yet. For me, in those days, baking was something which bakers did at the shops along with (read full article)
American, baking, Brown Sugar, Cakes cupcakes, Chocolate, Christmas, cocoa powder, desserts, Desserts Sweets, eggs
May 20
You see certain recipes and you know its YOU (err..or should it be FOR you?!?… .whatever!) It suits your personality, tastes, style, timing, your energy levels and well throw few more of “bits of you” in there! You realize that som (read full article)
Appetizers, balsamic vinegar, basil, Entertaining, Favourites, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, italian, Kid Friendly Recipes, lemon, low calorie