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S’mores birthday cake. 28 must have dishes from 28 Indian states. Every state in India has different taste and cooking style.

28 must have dishes from 28 Indian states

Here’s a list of some authentic, must have, local dishes indigenous to the various Indian states. 1. Andhra Pradesh It is an authentic Andhra pickle made from sorrel leaves and tastes delicious with a plate of hot steamed rice and onion. Dorset apple traybake. 18 Microwave Snacks You Can Cook In A Mug. 20 Food Websites To Bookmark. From gourmet ingredients and restaurant reservations to all-night deliveries, Mumbai is now home to dozens of websites catering to almost every product or service demanded by the discerning diner or self-described “foodie”.

20 Food Websites To Bookmark

We scoured the Internet to compile this round-up of the 20 sites you should bookmark: GOURMET GROCERSFoodestoFoodesto.com is like Nature’s Basket but online and even better. In addition to cuisine-specific imported ingredients such as sumac, yuzu and nacho cheese, stop here for cheeses by Indian cheesemakers like Pondicherry’s La Ferme; exotic herbs and vegetables such as lavender and avocado; and gourmet dips and spreads like Cajun mayonnaise and chicken liver pate by Colaba fine dining restaurant The Table. REGULAR GROCERSLocal Banya In case your neighbourhood grocer is on his annual vacation, you can rely on Local Banya as your backup. Nutella Hot Chocolate + Cinnamon Whipped Cream. I’ve never pretended to be a food blogger and there’s a pretty good reason why, my friends. That’s one heck of a tough job taking those impeccably styled and beautiful photos all the while trying to make sure your cocoa isn’t too cold and you don’t have whipped cream flying all over the place!

On that note, I won’t lie. While putting together this post there was a bit of an explosion of chocolate and melting whipped cream in my kitchen. But you’re going to have to take my word on it – this is the ultimate winter treat! Creamy, decadent Nutella hot chocolate topped with cinnamon whipped cream. Nutella Hot Chocolate (makes 1 serving) 1 cup of milk (most any milk will work) 1-1/2 tablespoons of Nutella Over medium heat, warm milk in a saucepan. To Food with Love. Mother Thyme. Eggless Mango Cake Recipe. Its immensely sad knowing that the mango season is slowly going away for the year :( I thought it was gone when my better half came home one evening last week with a big basket of mangoes. Blackberry Moscow Mule. My Mother has the sweetest tooth around. She’s the sort of sugar loving lady that will spoon bittersweet marmalade out of a jar directly into her mouth and call it dessert. Eat Boutique – handmade food giftbox, homemade, homespun, gift basket, food that hugs you back — Eat Boutique – Food that hugs you back.

Grated Cake With Jam. Most of my childhood fell on the 1980s. There was a time in the Soviet Union when we didn't have much of anything - what with the perestroika , rationing and long lines. And forget fancy ingredients such as shredded coconut, chocolate chips or cream cheese - we hadn't even heard of those. Most of the home baking was done using simple ingredients such as butter, sugar and eggs. I now know that simple is not always bad. Breakfast Around The World. Lrg478s2tA1qa88qqo1_500.jpg (JPEG Image, 500 × 574 pixels) Maple coconut rice pudding. Salad-in-a-jar 101.

A few weeks ago, when I posted about my weekly food prep routine, I briefly mentioned that I like to make salads-in-a-jar each week.

salad-in-a-jar 101

Apparently, you all are super interested in my jarred salads because I got so many comments and emails requesting more info! Now, let me note, I am in no-shape-way-or-from the originator of this idea. I’ve seen it pinned from numerous sources in the holy land of Pinterest. I’m creative, but not nearly clever enough to come up with this one on my own. Lp9zmgEVPS1qzzlrvo1_500.jpg (JPEG Image, 500 × 625 pixels) Damnthatlooksgood. Pizza-on-a-Stick! Today is the first day of school for my two boys.

Pizza-on-a-Stick!

Tea-time Treats: Baking Lemon Cookies at Home. Whether we have had a heavy or a light meal on any given day, we still feel hungry by the evening and we like our little tea-time snacks which usually consist of some biscuits or the other, toast or maybe even a spicy snack.

Tea-time Treats: Baking Lemon Cookies at Home

However, bored of our conventional choices, we decided we needed to try something different. Maybe even a fun recipe! And that’s when dessert chef Ayushi Shah, of Icing on Top in Mumbai, suggested that we try our hand at making some lovely lemon cookies to go with our beverages at tea-time. Be a Smoothie Operator With These 5 Happy Shakes. Gym Junkie With fresh bananas, toasted honey muesli, low-fat milk and vanilla yoghurt, this beverage is a delicious energy booster.

Be a Smoothie Operator With These 5 Happy Shakes

What you need? ½ of a fresh banana, 2 tbsp of honey muesli, 1 cup of low-fat or soy milk, 1 cup of low-fat vanilla yoghurt, 3-4 cubes of ice Mix it up! In a blender, mix together the banana, honey muesli, low-fat milk , vanilla yoghurt and ice cubes until smooth. Gym Junkie With fresh bananas, toasted honey muesli, low-fat milk and vanilla yoghurt, this beverage is a delicious energy booster.What you need? Strawberry Lime Spritzer- 0 calories « Lose Weight by Eating! On a hot summer day this will cool you right off!

Strawberry Lime Spritzer- 0 calories « Lose Weight by Eating!

You can choose flat water or fizzy water, both work great! If you are trying to kick your soda habit you should go for fizzy water here I think you will love it and it will curb your cravings. Like it sweeter? Me602po4sT1qerbano1_1280.jpg (JPEG Image, 612 × 612 pixels) Nothing Is Impossible - What do you think of GM’s diet? Common Ingredient Substitutions Article. Jalapeno Popper Filled Potato Bites. Everyone has guilty pleasure foods.

Jalapeno Popper Filled Potato Bites

No matter how “foodie” you think you are, there is a food that you love, but would never want to be eating if Thomas Keller decided to peek in your kitchen window. For me, that’s good ole American bar food. Nachos, potato skins, jalapeno poppers, onion rings. Love it. Plus, it just brings up good memories. Here are two of my great guilt pleasure loves, in one bite. Jalapeno Popper Filled Potato Bites 12 baby red potatoes 3 tbs butter 1/2 cup chopped red onion 4 cloves of garlic, minced 4 medium sized fresh jalapenos, seeded and chopped 8 oz cream cheese 1/2 cup parmesan cheese 4 strips of bacon, cooked and chopped (you can leave this out if you are vegetarian) 1/2 tsp Kosher or sea salt 1/2 tsp pepper In a large pot of lightly salted water, boil the potatoes until fork tender, about 18-22 minutes.

Remove from water and allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Cheesy Potato Pancakes with Jalapeno Sour Cream. I like to throw parties, invite people over and make them feel at home.

Cheesy Potato Pancakes with Jalapeno Sour Cream

I like to make more than enough food, and for everyone to leave very full and with a take away bag of goodies. But the last time I had a little gathering at Casa De Dodd, I had overlooked my Gluten Free friends. I had remembered the vegetarians, and the vegans, the people who don’t drink beer, but for the ones who are allergic to gluten there wasn’t much. I felt terrible. Gluten Free isn’t a fad diet. Gluten Free (Celiac’s Disease) people don’t want to give up bread. Skinny Potato Skins: 62 Calories. I’m not going to sit here and pretend that these are as good as the real thing.

Skinny Potato Skins: 62 Calories

Those potato skins loaded up with bacon, sour cream and cheese that are somewhere around 62 calories per bite. But these make a great lunch durring my “I am GOING to lose those final 3 pounds” week. Desserts / Rainbow Cake. Broccomole. Mafm1gG1Ok1qf4k86o1_500.jpg (JPEG Image, 500 × 333 pixels) DollieCrave.Tumblr.com - Awesome Photography & Images.