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MBP – Mixed Drinks Round up
[ 41 ] March 31, 2008

MBP – Mixed Drinks Round up

My heartfelt thanks to all those who went patrolling the other blogs for drink recipes this month. When I came up with the theme Mixed Drinks for MBP, I was not sure what to expect. I was secretly hoping for some cocktail recipes, but my ever resourceful fellow bloggers came up with some really creative [...]

Mango Margarita and Extended Deadline for MBP
[ 26 ] March 23, 2008

Mango Margarita and Extended Deadline for MBP

I am going to be on a break from tomorrow, will be back online end of this week. Since I won’t be able to do the round-up till then, the deadline for Monthly Blog Patrol – Mixed Drinks is extended to March 28th midnight PST. Please e-mail the entries according to the guidelines, I will [...]

Saffron Rice cooked in the Microwave
[ 23 ] March 22, 2008

Saffron Rice cooked in the Microwave

After almost two weeks of eating out, the cravings for homemade food got unbelievably strong today. I had some frozen spareribs in the freezer, which I cooked with Indian spices to make a spicy pork fry. I don’t mind eating dry dishes with plain rice, as long as it is spicy, but Siv usually prefers [...]

Grilled Pear, Goat Cheese and Walnut Salad
[ 21 ] March 20, 2008

Grilled Pear, Goat Cheese and Walnut Salad

I am not a habitual list maker, but when things start to pile up so much that there is no way one can possibly get through it all without missing something, even I resort to making a prioritized list. The problem here is that I keep adding more to the list as soon as I [...]

How to Cook a Wolf
[ 23 ] March 19, 2008

How to Cook a Wolf

With a catchy name like that, how can anyone resist! Though one can’t help but wonder if the food is any good or is it just the cool name behind all this hype! You have to admit that the name does carry a certain irresistibility factor, which might be one reason behind the unbelievable difficulty [...]

Steamed Tilapia with a Roasted Onion Marinade
[ 35 ] March 16, 2008

Steamed Tilapia with a Roasted Onion Marinade

I’ve been real busy lately with work deadlines fast approaching, and preparing for a trip coming up in a week or so. I didn’t get time to look at my rss feeds for three days, and suddenly the number of unread posts were in three digits. I have way too many recipes and restaurant reviews [...]

Sausage Fried Rice – Javanese Style
[ 43 ] March 10, 2008

Sausage Fried Rice – Javanese Style

The husband is away on a business trip, the fridge is practically empty and it is pouring outside to go shopping. This was the situation at home tonight when it was time to start thinking about dinner. I raided the fridge to find some Portuguese sausage links, eggs and left over rice. First thought was [...]

Announcing the Winners of the Cookbook Contest
[ 35 ] March 9, 2008

Announcing the Winners of the Cookbook Contest

Thanks everyone for joining me in my 202nd post celebrations. Wow, I can’t believe most of you could guess most of the answers right! Thanks again to one of the sweetest people in the blogging world, my dearest fried Musical for these thoughtful gifts. First, here are the answers to the guessing game. Punjabi Wadi  [...]

Bloggers Night Out at Tamarind Tree
[ 50 ] March 6, 2008

Bloggers Night Out at Tamarind Tree

We may not have as many bloggers out here in Seattle as in the Bay Area, but the Seattle foodies sure know how to have fun! Can you guess who these lovely ladies are?   So, drum rolls please… For the first time in food blogging history, unveiling the beautiful faces behind these amazing blogs [...]

Portobello Mushrooms – Two Ways
[ 29 ] March 4, 2008

Portobello Mushrooms – Two Ways

After coming back home from work really late, I had two choices tonight – curl up in bed and watch American Idol or sit in front of the PC and blog.  It sure was a no-brainer after the kind of day I had. But my stupid DVR chose today to completely @#$% me over. The [...]

A Milestone, a Game and some Cool Prizes!
[ 64 ] March 2, 2008

A Milestone, a Game and some Cool Prizes!

First, let me explain the milestone part. This is my 202nd post! Wondering what 202 signifies?  Well, everyone celebrates the magic number 200, not me! 202 is a very special number to me. It was our very first apartment number, and it also was the address of the first house that we owned (well, the [...]

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