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The Good Life: December 2011
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Saturday, December 3, 2011. Applesauce Cookies = Applesauce Cookies. I tweaked it a bit though not too much - the result floored us. I had halved the original recipe so the yield was around 20 cookies, and the two of us finished these in two days. Makes 450 gms or 16 Oz). 4 Apples peeled, cored and chopped. 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Pdr. 1/4 tsp All Spice. Juice of half lemon. 1/2 tsp Baking Soda. 1 Cup All Purpose Flour. 1/4 Cup Crystallized Ginger Pieces chopped fine (instead of nuts in the original recipe).
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The Good Life: May 2012
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012. 16-20 White Button Mushrooms. 1 Tbsp Finely chopped Garlic. 1 Medium White Onion finely diced. 1 Jalapeno Pepper finely diced *(Optional but we love it hot). Handful of Baby Spinach leaves, blanched and chopped fine. 2-3 Sundried tomatoes finely diced. 2 - 3 Tbsp Feta Cheese. 1 Tbsp Olive Oil. 1 Wash mushrooms in cold water and pop out the stems. Chop the stems finely and set aside. 3 Preheat oven to 350 F. 8 Start stuffing the mushrooms with this mixture, smear into the cavity and ...
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The Good Life: Around the World
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Around the World is my travel page where I plan to write about all my travels. So far I have travelled to various places in three continents, seven countries and several cities, towns and villages. I realised that I would like to have a record of my travels and photographs and my experiences to share with my friends and family and with my fellow travellers and most importantly a place for me to reminisce. Here's a list of some of the places I have been to this year. Niagara Falls, NY and Canada. Sindhi R...
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The Good Life: Small Batch Strawberry Jam
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Small Batch Strawberry Jam. 1 C and a little less than 1/2 C Sugar. 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice. 2 pieces Candied ginger chopped fine (*Optional). 1 Cut up strawberries into really small pieces . you could also pulse them a few times in the food processor I think . 2 Put a couple of small plates in the freezer to chill .we need these to test the consistency of the jam. 3 Put on medium heat and let it cook. Keep removing the whitish foam that floats to the top . I know I have the ingr...
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The Good Life: June 2012
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Spring Greens Salad with Sweet and Tangy Dressing. 1 Small red onion, chopped fine. Handful of grape tomatoes - chopped in quarters. Handful of red grapes ( I love the contrast in flavor this brings). Feta Cheese Crumbled ( Any other shredded / crumbled cheese of your choice). Croutons ( love the ones with Sea Salt and Pepper). Jalapenos (Optional - Hubby's topping). Cucumbers (Optional - My topping). For the Salad Dressing. 1/4 C Extra Virgin Olive Oil. 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard. The P...
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The Good Life: March 2013
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Sunday, March 10, 2013. In my mind I always thought making Pita bread would be a very time consuming laborious process involving a lot of luck and precise planetary alignment but that surely is not the case. Especially for us rolling pin wielding - roti-making Indians the stovetop version is similar to how we make our chapatis and fulkas everyday. I adapted the recipe from here. And here's what I did different from the original recipe. A big thank you to my friend Subha for clicking all the pictures.
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The Good Life: November 2011
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Thursday, November 24, 2011. Hubby's Aloo Matar / Potatoes and Peas. My dear hubby is a good cook. He is not a fancy schmancy chef but he certainly has a few signature dishes which in his words ".are a repeatable process". You can see he has been in the IT industry for far too long .sigh! 4 Small - Medium Boiled Potatoes. 3/4 C Peas / Matar. 1 Tbsp Hunts Tomato Paste. 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds. 1/2 tsp Corriander Powder. 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder / Cayenne Pepper. 1 Peel the potatoes and cut them lengthwise.
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The Good Life: February 2013
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Thursday, February 14, 2013. 1/3 Cabbage sliced thinly. 1 Small Potato cubed fine. Handful of Frozen Peas. 1 Small piece ginger. 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder. 1 tsp Corriander Powder. 1 tsp Garam Masala. Small piece Jaggery (optional). 1 Heat oil in a pan. Add ginger and garlic sauté for a minute, then add onions sauté for a couple of minutes then add carrots, potato keep stirring. Add cabbage, mix well and continue sauteing. Then add capsicum and peas continue to sauté. Links to this post. 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice.
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The Good Life: September 2011
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Rice Flour Roti / Sindhi Chapri. Rice flour rotis are made with specific vegetable or meat dishes at Sindhi homes. Both varieties the Wild Rice or Red Rice flour as well as the White Rice flour is used to make these rotis. I have made them with White Rice Flour commonly available at most grocery stores. These are gluten-free and a good option to regular chapatis. 1 Cup White Rice Flour. 15 Cups Hot Water. 1 -2 Chopped Green Chillies. Links to this post. Amchur / Dry Mango P...
