Years ago, when I was new to US and new to American television, I used to watch a lot of shows that made very little sense to me. One of them was a chat show that had lots of…
Asian grilled Salmon #InaFridays
Category: Kitchen Korner
Find mouthwatering delectable recipes from all over the world. These recipes are my own interpretations which have a very high taste quotient without compromising the health ingredient.
Mystery ingredients and Thai Green Curry from scratch
Recently, I had a few dishes whose ingredients remain a mystery to me. It all started with my husband declaring that he would cook a Mother’s Day lunch for me. So I took a big cuppa of coffee and curled…
Happy Anniversary Lady 8 Home! Contest Xtreme! Win $100 $$$ edited and extended!
The Lady 8 Home completes one year of blogging. Woot woot!!!!! It’s been a fun journey. The work is hard, but the returns are enormous. Of course, they are not in cash. I still chew my lips when I see…
Kerala Style Seer Fish curry for Contest X-treme – a guest post
Today’s post is a Guest post by a very sweet lady named Bini, who requested to participate in my Anniversary Giveaway contest. She is not a blogger, and by her own admissions, she is only starting to know the nuances…
Qubani ka Meetha – this is from Hyderabad
Before I start, let me remind you of my anniversary contest going on – do enter to win cash prizes. Contest is open to everyone around the world. To win $100 (Rs 5000 appx), make a new post and for…
2 Minutes eggless cupcakes – super moist and delicious.
About a decade ago, I used to follow an Indian television soap opera called ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi’ ( translated – There is no one like Jassi). It was a remake of the famous Colombian serial Yo Soy Betty, la fea. JJKN,…
Color me Spring Sandwich – with green pesto and ketchup
Winter has, grudgingly, given way to spring. There are some delightful things going on in my back yard. A mourning dove laid two tiny little eggs in a nest that it built on a hanging flower tub about a couple…
#InaFridays: Vinaigrette For Green Salad
It’s Ina Friday again! First Friday of every month we blog a recipe from Ina Garten’s kitchen. For the uninitiated, Ina Garten is a beloved chef who has trailblazed through the cooking world with her simple-to-make-yet-fabulous-to-eat recipes. A former White House nuclear analyst, Ina…
SNC April challenge– Karupatti Appam
When Shama Nagarajan, our SNC Challenge 6 host for Northern team from Easy2cook recipes, posted ‘Karupatti Appam’ as our challenge for the month of April, one look at the ingredients and I knew I was in trouble. I did not…
Badam Sheera and some drama
In senior high school, I was a part of this theater group that consisted of highly idealistic individuals who had lofty plans of creating a world of art that was free of corruption in any form. The group…
Bacon and pepper French Toast – Improv Challenge
Last year, when I started blogging, I received an invitation to participate in a group challenge called ‘Improv_Challenge’ hosted by Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker. At first, I was thrilled. And then, the clueless bloggy pumpkin that I was,…
Shrimp Cocktail English style
For our second anniversary, my husband took me to a very high end place that served many different types of shrimp/prawn recipes. The one that I remember the most was ‘Shrimp Cocktail’.
A Bank Robbery and ‘Begun Bhaja’
“That guy at the counter has a gun. He is robbing us.” As I sat across the Assistant Bank Manager in her office that was an enclosed glass structure, negotiating on interest rates and going over various policy potentials,…
Ina Fridays – Grilled Herb Shrimps #InaFridays
Welcome to #InaFridays! Starting today,we are going to blog First Friday of every month a recipe from Ina Garten’s kitchen. For the uninitiated, Ina Garten is a beloved chef
Little Men, little ladies and nostalgic Chicken Soup
By the time he was six months old, my older one had decided laying flat on his back or even on his front was way too boring. So he sat up. By seventh month, he had mastered the art of…