Spaghetti Squash
"Om" A Sanskrit mystic syllable used by Hindus and Buddhists in religious rites, originally among the Hindus an exclamation of assent, like "Amen", then an...
Happy Diwali
Diwali - A Festival of Lights! This reminded me of the carved Pumpkins, which are displayed with candles or light lit inside. It is...
Happy Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is traditionally celebrated on February 14, a day to exchange tokens of affection regardless of age. Many schools send in a list...
Pineapple Owl
Pineapple is a tropical fruit also called as "Ananas". It is named as "pineapple" because of its resemblance to a pine cone.
It bears a ...
Radish Toadstool
Toadstool is a type of mushroom, "Acrid, agressive, aromatic, attractive, beautiful, big, bitter, bizarre, bleeding, breath-taking, brittle, colourful, co-operative, cosy, crotchety, decaying, deceptive, delicate,...
Beef with Stir-fried Vegetables & Savory Rice
My friends always pester me for recipes; but they want simple ones that can be done in a jiffy. This one was not elaborate...
Raddish Parrot
Parrots are the most common birds seen in zoo and circus. They come in variety of colors. Its fantastic intelligence and grasping power has...
Mangalorean Taste Buds: ‘Kube-Mutlim’
Kube-Mutlim in Konkani and Maruvaai-Pundi in Tulu, means an ethnic Mangalorean dish that is prepared with cockles and rice dumplings cooked in a thick...
Easy Chicken Biryani
(To serve 8: Approx 1 Kg. Rice and 1.5 Kg. Chicken)
For grinding:1 big bunch coriander leavesfew tender leaves of pudhina8/9 green chillies1.5 big tbsp...
Spider on Papaya
Carving Spider and web was a challenge but with little bit of patience, it's possible. You need sharp knives and a medium ripe Papaya...
