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I have been in Boston the past week helping my cousin moving into their new home. Moving homes is an hectic ordeal no matter how well organized everything is. With only a few boxes unpacked, we are trying to make the most of the ingredients we have on hand to make our meals. One such meal was from last night - Red Kidney burgers infused with Asian flavors. With the temperatures in the mid 20s, a

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A couple of weeks ago we had some very cold weather down here in Atlanta, the first cold of the Winter. I was glad to be indoors all week and resort to warm comfort food snuggled on the couch. Soups are our first choice but when we need something a little more filling, I make Corn Chowder.Chowder is usually any thick soup, containing seafood or vegetables. The thickness comes from adding flour to

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The folks at US Confection Connection and The Daring Kitchen (Daring Bakers are a part of The Daring Kitchen) have announced a cake decorating contest with theme of “Autumn”. One winner will be chosen from a list of ten finalists and the winner gets an all expense paid trip to New York City, to attend the NY Cake Convention being held from Jan 2nd - Jan 5th 2010. We were required to create a

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The hubby and I are big fans of Mexican (the Americanized kind) food. The past year I've tried a variety of Mexican dishes at home every time a Mexican food craving hits us. Making it at home gives me the option to choose my ingredients and spice it up the way we like it.Fajitas is often referred to a mixture of meat cooked with onions and bell peppers, eaten with warm flour tortillas. I made

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The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose Macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe. In the United States, the term “macaroon” generally refers to a cookie made primarily of coconut. But European macaroons are based on either ground almonds or almond paste, combined with sugar and egg whites.

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I don't want to start another post talking about the weather,but I do think its a good way to start by letting you all know what's happening in our part of the world. So on that note, the weather has been pretty finicky here...sometimes cold and sometimes very pleasant like today. There, I did it again!! :D The weather..oh weather! Now back to the food. Every time we go to an Italian restaurant,

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Hope all of you had a wonderful and safe Diwali. We had a great time with friends at a potluck party and I took a Diwali themed cake. I had been meaning to try something traditional on cake, something you don't see often. Here is my Diwali creation. Its a strawberry cake with buttercream icing and decorations.The lamps are made out of Fondant and are completely edible, wick and all.

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Two weekends ago, a couple of friends and us went Apple picking in Ellijay, GA, around 80 miles north of where we live. I have never been picking before so this was a fun and memorable experience. My first time in an Apple Orchard too, so I was super thrilled.My friend and I were so eager to pick, we couldn't resist even after our bag was pretty full! We picked Golden Delicious and Gala apples.

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The past few days have been gloomy with the skies overcast with rain clouds. It felt great to wake up to a bright sunny day and a blue sky this morning. Definitely sets the mood for the day. Hubby dear usually comes home from work for lunch, today he called to say he was way too busy in meetings to come home, so it was just me. I hadn't planned what to make and was not quite eager to make

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Panna cotta is an Italian dessert made with cream, milk and sugar and a setting agent, usually gelatin. I have seen many flavours of this dessert on several blogs and was waiting for an occasion to make some. I did get a chance when a friend had us over for dinner a couple of weeks ago, and I took dessert. A few months ago when I had a huge stash of fresh strawberries (courtesy :

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Cooking was never an imperative part of my life while growing up. Though I was constantly surrounded by food and restaurateur parents, I was not very keen on learning to cook. I’ve probably cooked a whole lot in the past two years than I have in my entire adult life! Now that I think back, I wish I had paid more attention to mom’s words of cooking wisdom and her excellent recipes. If I

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The September 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan.Puff pastry is in the ‘laminated dough” family, along with Danish dough and croissant dough. (Laminated dough consists of a large block of butter (called the “

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Paddu is a savory dish made out of dosa batter using an Aapam or Aebliskever pan. I didn’t know it was called an Aebliskever pan until I googled it today. Typically this pan is used to make Danish pastry balls.Mom usually made Paddu (aka Gunthapanganaalu in Telugu) whenever there was leftover Set dosa batter which has slightly turned sour. You could use other dosa batters but the taste won’t

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The hubby and I are in Worcester, MA on his work travel. The weather back in Atlanta was gloomy and rainy when I left and I was hoping the weather here would be better...but nah, looks like the Rain Gods and the gloomy clouds followed me all the way here. I've been pretty much stuck in my room; its cold outside!! Summer is almost over...ugh..!Now that I'm done ranting about the weather, its time

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I have done a lot of cakes this month and I know its been very long since my last cake update here, so here goes!Butterfly cake - Garden theme Babyshower cake Chocolate Cake with vinesCricket CakeMickey Mouse Clubhouse CakeI am currently working on a space dedicated entirely for my cakes, will let you all know when its ready. I also did a few other simpler cakes which I will save for another post

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Nothing is more satisfying than a home-made lunch, a South Indian one in particular. It doesn’t have to be an elaborate thaali to make it comforting. A simple meal of hot rice, aromatic rasam, an accompanying veggie side dish, yoghurt and Ajji’s Avvakayi pickle…aahhhh bliss! This afternoon, after a really long time, I made a new rasam which my mom-in-law told me about. It was a change from

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My pantry is always stocked with different varieties of canned beans and of course canned yellow corn. I simply love the combination of black beans and yellow corn and have used it in various dishes in the past. This afternoon I made a simple Quesadilla using the ingredients I had on hand and I was pleasantly surprised how quickly lunch came together. A Quesadilla is a Mexican snack usually made

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Last week was a hectic one and much that I enjoyed completing all the orders, I sure was wishing for this week to get here soon. This week is much more relaxed. Weather was pleasant today and I couldn't help but reminisce the very pleasant time we had in Alaska last month. We were vacationing there for a week visiting the cities of Anchorage, Seward and Denali. Each city was different with

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For a while now my cookbooks have been collecting dust. Yesterday however, I was able to unwind a little and sit down with one of my favourite cookbooks in my collection, “Red Hot – A Cook’s Encyclopedia of Fire and Spice”, to try something new. My hubby and I both love spicy food and I never hesitate to turn up the heat in any dish. This book features a wide array of recipes using different

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