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American, Baked Goods, Breakfast and Brunch, Nuts »

[8 Oct 2007 | 46 Comments | ]
Pumpkin Loaf – A Friendship Bread

I made my first bread! While I wouldn’t call it a masterpiece, it didn’t turn out to be a total disaster, in fact it tasted pretty great! In the looks department, it was just okay… the top looked too dry and had some cracks, but the inside was really moist. I am so darn proud of my creation, I had this for dinner the night I made it.
It all started about three weeks ago, when I got an email from a favorite blogger of mine, funny gal Rajitha, inquiring if I wanted …

American, Chutneys and Dips and Pickles, Recipes, Shrimp or Prawn, Tomato »

[30 Mar 2007 | 16 Comments | ]
Bloody Mary Dipping Sauce

I am not a big Bloody Mary fan, I like the taste, but don’t really like to drink a glass full of it. So when I saw Rachael Ray whipping up a Bloody Mary dipping sauce on Food Network for Halloween, I had to try and recreate it at home. After several tries, I got one mix that I really liked. This makes a great dipping sauce for Shrimp instead of regular cocktail sauce.

Ingredients

1 finely chopped shallot
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp hot Tabasco sauce
1 cup canned tomato sauce
1 tsp horseradish
1 …

American, Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs, Lamb or Goat, Recipes, Sweet Potato or Yam »

[21 Jan 2007 | No Comment | ]
Quick Sunday Brunch: Lamb and Sweet Potato Hash and Fried Eggs

Sunday morning at 9:30 am, and Siv is deep in sleep… We had a fun night Saturday celebrating Hema’s birthday , first drinks at Earth & Ocean and then dinner at 1200 Bistro in Capitol Hill. I woke up a little early to talk to my sister in India, before it is too late over there. After all the talk about food and blog and stuff, I was getting kind of hungry and decided to whip up something special for brunch instead of the regular toast and omelets we usually …