A wonderful memory.....

My sister's family was here 2 yrs back for 1 1/2 month so I have saved all pictures.
All the pics I have uploaded have been clicked by my sister at various places and at home.She loves to cook and loves to click wonderful pictures of different foods.

RANDOM PICS...

These are a few pictures of various foods taken during my sister's visit.




These pictures were taken in various restaurants and at home.

Vermicilli vegetable upma

Hi all,
I rarely make this upma as I am the only one who loves it...
I made it today for a friend and so decided to put it online

Method:
1 cup roasted vermicilli
1 or 1 1/4 cup warm water
curry leaves
chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
hing
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 cup mixed veg's like carrots,corn and peas
1/4 cup cashew pieces
1 small chopped onion
salt to taste
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp sugar

Heat oil. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and hing.
Add onion,chillies and curry leaves and saute.
Then add vegetables and cashew pieces and all seasonings.
Add the roasted vermicilli and saute for 5 mins
Then add water and mix well and cook till done.
garnish with cilantro,grated coconut

enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'M BACK...........

Hi Friends,
I am back from a long vacation and ready to cook and share recipes.
see you soon with my next recipe.

CORNFLAKES CHIVDA

I made this chivda for Diwali this year and as always its very crunchy and yummy. My son loves it too as he feels he is eating cereal.It very easy to makes and the ingredients used are usually always at home.The recipe will follow soon........

Ingredients:
4 cups plain cornflakes
1 tsp coriander-cumin pd
1 cup roasted peanuts and cashews
2 tsp roasted sesame seeds
1/4 cup golden raisins
salt to taste
2 tsp sugar
10-12 curry leaves
2-3 green chillies cut into half
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp hing

Method:
Heat 3 tbsp of oil.Add mustard seeds and hing and when they splutter add the curry leaves,corainder-cumin pd and chillies.Then add the roasted peanuts,cashews and sesame seeds.Then add cornflakes,raisins,sugar and salt.Toss well till the cornflakes are well covered with the mixture.
You can add red chilli pd instead of green chillies for a different taste.
Enjoy this crunchy delight!!!!!

GIFT

My sister was visiting me and she loves serving bowls and plates of different shapes and prints. She gifted me a beautiful serving platter and a set of two bowls to go with it.I wanted to share a picture with u all.....

Sunday Morning.......

Weekends are usually a relaxing and fun time for us as we take things easy. I love to have a relaxed morning tea with cookies or a slice of toast or maybe a waffle. I look forward to making brunch on weekends and then we head out for the day.Brunch could be eggs,dosas or something similar.
Something which really reminds me of a good brunch is sauted vegetables with eggs.I just chop a few different types of vegetables like asparagus, zucchini, carrots, onions(you can use anything available in the refrigerator) and saute them in olive oil with salt and pepper and maybe crushed red pepper flakes for an added zing and then serve this with eggs.My husband prefers the eggs -sunny side up and I like the eggs scrambled.These eggs served alongside the veggies with two slices of buttered toast and a hot cup of filtered coffee makes my day or you can say Sunday.

My son celebrated his 5th birthday yesterday.I made a cake for him.It was a cake made from a ready mix but he loves chocolate cake so I made his favourite kind.I wanted to put a picture of the cake on the blog to share it with you all.So here is the cake........