I do not mix my sweet and savory ingredients. I can handle sweet ingredients in savory dishes but savory in sweet gives me the jitters. When I decided to make a pumpkin dessert for the firs...
I love Thanksgiving. Its my favorite holiday, its everything I love rolled into one day. Lots of delicious food, family getting together and being thankful for our blessings. Whats not to love, right...
Brain Freeze -Thats my official reason for being MIA for 2 whole weeks. Its as if I suddenly had nothing to say (I bet you many people in my life are thanking their stars that this phenomenon ca...
I have lots of little things to say, like, I could not last without TV past Friday. The challenge was to do without it for one week. Seriously, what was I thinking ! Well, I could do without my reali...
Every once in a while I eat dinner by myself. Every once in a while I fork my food out of the pan its cooked in. Who am I kidding? Thats every time I eat alone. Why would I torture myself with more d...
Im slowly bouncing back after a rather hectic October. All good things come in a rush. Two birthdays, Diwali and Halloween. After all the excitement I welcomed November by getting sick. All...
We have four perfectly good seasons, why do we need the FLU SEASON ?Please pass me a tissue, dear reader.
I saw two movies this week. Im glad I did, because all work and no play would have made this post Manic Monday instead of Movie Monday, and you would have had to listen to me rant. Cape of Good Hope ...
So many things to do.I miss writing.Ill be back peeplees.Miss me. &nb sp; &nb sp; &nb sp; &nb sp; &n...
My daughter turned 6 and requested a tiger cake for her birthday. We have a tradition of sorts, she picks the cake she wants, she pulls up a stool near my kitchen counter, wears her li...
Ive had a super busy week leading up to a birthday weekend. One birthday down,one more to go next weekend. I squeezed in two movies this week, one I randomly picked which turned out to...
.......or Salmon Patties or Salmon Cutlets. I call them Salmon Cakes because my 6 year old needs a fancy, preferably girly name to eat certain foods and I would wrap it up in a sparkly bow if I ...
My recipe book collection is not very extensive but I love the few books I have. I read them over and over agin like I would a really good novel. I enjoy reading my cook books almost as much as ...
Too much work , too little time !!
Im slacking off in the blogging department, can you tell ? Ive had a very busy and very fun weekend. I worked my butt off on Saturday and spent Sunday in New York City doing all things I lu...
And its not even winter yet! Premature winter blues actually. I honestly havent had much to say these past few days. I havent cooked much either, at least not anything I am terribly excited about. It...
Its that time of the year. I have two October babies born 1 week apart. Two different years before you wonder how that happened. I am in planning mode now, my favorite mode of all time. Every ye...
I adore Ina Garten, she could do no wrong in my book. I have been following the Barefoot Contessa for a long long time now. Her recipes turn out great, her cook books are a visual treat. And her drin...
This got a YIPPEE on my report card for 3 reasons- its simple to make, tastes great and looks like you worked hours to put it together. Whats not to love ! All you need are ready to use&nbs...
This is what Ive been watching and loving on Netflix of late( still going through a foreign movie phase) -Caramel (Lebanese) - A chick flick with a lot of heart. Beautifully shot in Beirut...
Kinda like Nutso-Rama. You add O-Rama to anything and it just sounds better, dramatic even, punchy,with pizzaz....kinda like...BlogO-Rama, WorkO-Rama, ComeO-Rama....ok, maybe a tiny bit wei...
I LOVE this productWhy,why,why you ask? Well, Love should be simple, it should leave you wanting more and make you blush, right? (Love should many more things,...
Yes, its exactly like the fear of flying only much more deeper and oily-er. I avoid deep frying anything. You would think its because Im very conscious about my health BUT, you would be very wrong. I...
Ive decided to critique each of my dishes from the party last night, just for fun. This is very easy for me because Im my toughest critic, Ill always find something I can fix even if others are ...
Ever so often when I know I have a long cooking day ahead of me, like today, I keep my dinner the previous night simple. This is so I do not experience cooking burnout. Thats right,dear readers,...
Nothing gives me a bigger thrill than planning a party. There are many aspects to this enjoyment - the food, the company, a warm full house. But,I think the planning is the biggest thrill. ...
Granted this was not a very long trip, about 5 hours on the road. But, given that I am prone to extreme exaggeration the title of this post makes perfect sense, at least to me. Although, wi...
So, so corny, no? But, its got to be one of my favorite ways to spend the weekend , plus I think its criminal to waste even one single weekend of sunshine ( rain here, but hey! at least no snow!...
Im not a sweet breakfast kinda gal. I even like my coffee with very little sugar. I could literallyinhale six cupcakes later in the day without a tinge of guilt but first thing in the morni...
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