Monthly Archives: October 2010

Healthy Recipe:Chicken Kofte/Chicken Balls in Yogurt Gravy

I have not gone for grocery shopping for about a week now except for maybe milk & bread.Given the crazy buyer in me, its unusual.P asks me every time we pass by the Wal-Mart or Trader Joe’s if I wanna … Continue reading

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Ready for an edible spider ?

Today is my 50th post..time just flew…it was just 4 months back that I wrote my first post!A big thanks to all the readers who visit me, are kind enough to spent few minutes here amid hundreds of blogs and … Continue reading

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Okra with Yellow Mustard- The Bengali Way

It’s often said that everything in this world..be it any form of art, entertainment, cuisine..even personal relations ..should be given at least one chance and then it should be left to the individual to decide how he/she deciphers it …sticks … Continue reading

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Spicy Thai Red Curry Chicken Pie -Comfort in a Pot

With almost 300 sunny days in a year, for a change its been raining in Vegas for last 3-4 days.The temperatures have dropped considerably and I have still not taken the woollens out.P tells me that unless I catch cold … Continue reading

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Shish Taouk Toum – Lebanese Chicken Skewers with Garlic Sauce

There’s a hugely popular Lebanese restaurant in Vegas…called Alibaba.When me and P shifted to Vegas, we used to eat out a lot..yes yes that honeymoon period just after the wedding In those days we did not have a car and … Continue reading

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Breast Cancer Awareness:Decorated Pink Cookies

If I ask GOD to give me a little less rainfall,lesser flora & fauna varieties, less produce choices,less beaches to throng to,less expectations,lesser exotic wildlife,lesser dreams,little less sunlight,less juicy fruits, less aspirations and similarly ration all of his other best … Continue reading

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Fusion Food:Fish Salad with an Indian twist

Somehow,whenever I am in kitchen,my indian roots always influence the recipes I cook in there.Infact, whatever cuisine may be,I can’t stop my hands from using indian spices and techniques.Its kind of funny sometimes when I add kashmiri red chilli powder … Continue reading

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Banana Biscotti

It is often said that happiness is a state of mind.How you think in your head is how u feel in your heart.I feel that more than that understanding what makes me uncommon is an incredibly valuable thing to know … Continue reading

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Minty Spinach & White Corn Soup

First of all Happy Navrati to all of you.May Goddess Durga bring happiness, success and prosperity to all of your homes. Since last weekend’s rain,temperatures have exponentially dropped in Vegas..to the tune of low fifties for last one week.With dropping … Continue reading

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Bengali Beet Chops

Me and P have a funny habit of watching movies & tellyshows with subtitles on…regardless of the language of the program and to the extent that we even watch english movies with english subtitles!Initially it was him who used to … Continue reading

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