tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15769316260896551032011-07-28T14:24:59.726-07:00Our recipe collection, cooking notes, and suggestions for good healthy eating. It is all vegetarian, eggless food. Did you know? The secret ingredient that makes every single item taste more delicious is... LOVE!Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-24301712277275845972011-04-23T21:43:00.000-07:002011-04-23T22:35:15.425-07:00

It was one of those evenings when I went to hang out at B&N and ended up browsing the cookbook section all evening only to discover this really fun looking cake. It looked so exotic I couldn't help jot down notes on a couple of pieces of papers like the post-it notes and decided to bake it right away. While reading my notes, I realized that I had lost a piece and so now I was left with only half

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-27909282089212675132010-07-17T16:16:00.000-07:002010-07-17T16:24:03.530-07:00

I've been a bit busy to keep up with the cooking posts but the good thing is, the cooking hasn't stopped so now hopefully I'll get to post on here all of my favorite foods' recipes.I came up with this recipe while reading other soup recipes and thought I'd give it a try. It's super easy and has become a favorite of everyone at home.Tomato soup with basilItems:6 tomatoes (if possible, use the

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-7381417815272509222010-05-29T17:59:00.000-07:002010-05-29T18:08:42.252-07:00

I should say that this isn't really a tiramisu, more like a parfait-like dessert. My colleague SY shared this recipe with me a long while back. I was waiting for the berries to start their season so finally when they did, I got so excited to make this one. I already had a huge box of blackberries so I got a little creative and replaced the blueberries in the original recipe with blackberries. I

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-23235192386155797832010-04-28T23:09:00.000-07:002010-04-29T08:37:34.077-07:00

Sunday afternoons are fun and boring both. Boring because they start out so and fun because that's what they turn into as soon as I decide about what exciting thing to make. So this past Sunday, it was feta cheese tartlets. I got the recipe from a vegetarian cookbook.The cooking time is really fast and you can get these tartlets ready in 15 minutes flat if you have everything.Items:8 slices of

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-82369926071412084832010-04-18T23:39:00.000-07:002010-04-18T23:46:02.582-07:00

This one I baked last weekend. I had been wanting to do some more baking and then got a request from R to make some apricot bread. The thing is we both had been wanting to eat this since the time we had gotten to try this on a flight. I don't even remember when that was but it's been years since... and we had never eaten anything like that afterwards. So it was perfect timing!I googled for quite

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-69192932090005700462010-04-11T23:25:00.000-07:002010-04-11T23:28:36.215-07:00

Everyone wanted to eat something with vegetables and so I sat there flipping through the pages of "Practical Cooking - Vegetarian" and liked this one the best. I had practically everything it needed and seemed pretty quick one so Vegetable Jambalaya it was. I made quite a lot of changes to the recipe and everyone loved it. :) Now I know why people who like cooking enjoy it. It's because when you

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-72818039823005900652010-04-06T22:00:00.000-07:002010-04-11T23:31:42.270-07:00

I had been wanting to make this since a long time and finally got a chance to make it during Holi-Dhuleti this year. It's a famous Gujarati sweet and usually is prepared for festivals and at many other occasions.I made two batches of it - one on each day of the weekend. The first one turned out perfect but the secone one got messed up big time because I increased the portions and made some

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-32231675128384485102010-02-20T12:00:00.000-08:002010-02-20T12:19:22.549-08:00

I got this recipe from a salad cookbook. As usual, I made modifications to the quantities to my liking and used the ingredients that I had.Beet-spinach salad Items:2-3 beets, boiled & diced3 tbsp extra virgin olive oiljuice of 1 orange1 tsp fine sugar (I used regular sugar)1 tsp fennel seeds (Gujarati: variyaali)salt & pepperbaby spinach to make a bed for saladMethod:First of all, boil the peeled

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-66646753290166506852010-02-17T22:02:00.000-08:002010-02-17T22:13:31.968-08:00

Baked this vegan banana walnut bread for Valentine's day. Surprisingly enough, it turned out really delicious. Thanks to MM for the recipe. It is from a vegan cook book but I've modified most of the ingredients to my liking.Items:Dry ingredients:2 c whole wheat pastry flour1 c walnuts, chopped (the original recipe had ½ c)3 tsp baking powder (the original recipe had 4 tsp)½ tsp cinnamon powder½

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-73706561025862612202010-02-17T21:37:00.000-08:002010-02-17T21:50:58.619-08:00

The original recipe is from cooking.com.I modified it a bit to change the ingredients to make it vegetarian and some quantities of the items too have been changed.Items:1 tbsp olive oil½ red onion, chopped5 red tomatoes, peeled, seeded, & chopped1 cup yellow corn kernels, boiled4 cups water1 tsp sugar½ cup heavy creamSalt & black pepper to taste½ cup chopped fresh mintMethod:Heat the oil in a

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-18247471512628189702010-01-30T08:31:00.000-08:002010-01-30T08:41:52.822-08:00

Our Indian everyday meals don't have too many green vegetables so it only makes sense to include salads in them so that we get our daily dose of green veggies.This one is very famous salad here in the US. There are several versions of it as you can change the kind of cheese and the salad dressing per your liking. The cafe where I eat once in a while serves this and I absolutely love it. So one

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-77757345006233642182010-01-23T18:58:00.000-08:002010-01-23T20:38:33.070-08:00

Ingredients:1 tsp turmeric1 tsp red pepper powder1 tsp garam masala1 tsp salt (or adjust to taste)1 tsp aamchur powder3 tsp dhana-jeeru3 tsp ghee3 tsp oil2 tsp cumin2 cups chopped onion1 cup cilantro1 cup fresh/dry methi1 1/2 cups tomato purie6 medium sized potatoes1 tbsp magattari seeds1 tbsp khuskhuswaterMethod: Step 1:Soak magattari seeds and khuskhus in water for half an hour and crush in

Meerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100862524923789891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-39935291829385000522010-01-23T10:55:00.000-08:002010-01-23T11:10:42.110-08:00

There are so many versions of this that one can practically come up with a new recipe with every new vegetable. This version is without the gravy.Items:2 tbsp oil2 tbsp butter2 tbsp chopped (green chili, ginger, garlic)3 cups chopped onions3 cups chopped bell-peppers/capsicum (red and green)1 ½ cup grated paneer½ cup kasoori methi1 tsp cumin/jeera1 tsp garam masalaMethod:Put oil and butter in a

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-59705829929163020832010-01-23T10:50:00.000-08:002010-01-23T11:16:36.807-08:00

I initially started putting together my recipes on my main blog but since Meera and I are doing this together, I decided to bring my first recipe here now.Items:1½ cup pigeon peas/tuvar daal6-7 tsp oil (or as needed)3 tsp white lentil/urad/adad daal2 tsp fenugreek/methi seeds2 tsp chickpeas/chana daal (optional)1 tsp cumin/jeeru1 tsp black mustard seeds/rai2 big dry red chili peppers (cut into

Kananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935768144479233027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931626089655103.post-39498948652217350022010-01-18T15:12:00.000-08:002010-01-18T15:34:48.600-08:00

श्री गणेशाय नमःWelcome to Our Cooking Experiments!This is our blog to keep track of different recipes we have tried and other cooking notes.Enjoy and share your suggestions!Meera & Kanan~~~~~*~~~~~Notes:Traditionally, these grains/lentils are eaten on the following days:Monday/Somvaar - saamo/varaya?Tuesday/Mangalvaar - Pigeon pea (tuver)Wednesday/Budhvaar - Green Gram (moong/mug)Thursday/

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