Holidays, Travels, Luggages + Malaysian "Lacey Crepe" Click

Now that its officially holiday season, I bet you folks are all geared up for travel, either to spend some quality time with family and friends or to an exotic location for a new holiday experience. Whatever the case, you will definitely need luggage sets for travel. Everyone knows that spinner luggage makes travel a breeze than the regular...

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Review: Cuisinart CSB-77 Smart Stick Hand Blender with Whisk and Chopper Attachments

After a long thought about investing in an immersion blender, I decided to go with the Cuisinart Smart Stick mainly because I loved the sleek finish of the hand blender and also because it came with a small chopper attachment that will eliminate the need to reach out to my big food processor for cutting onions, veggies and such. I am very...

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Easy Egg Bhurji "Indian Style Scrambled Eggs"

Bhurji: A damp curry. Egg Bhurji: Indianized scrambled eggs. Egg bhurji is made with onions, green chili with optional use of spices and tomatoes.Its so versatile that its wide open for a multitude of adaptations. The preparation is very easy that even my 3-year old can do it, if I allow him that is. When I am at loss for what to make,...

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Maharashtrian Style Chicken

This is yet another recipe from Anjum's New Indian cookbook. Well, it was time for me to put that "Goda masala" to test and see how it fared in a chicken curry. Oh boy, was I blown away? My taste-buds were rejoicing all the while I was munching on tender juicy pieces of chicken that were perfectly spiced and cooked just right. Sending this...

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Pear Upside-Down Cake

A couple of weeks ago I was telling hubby my desire to configure servers, enlighten myself with the aspects of complex networking, setting up firewalls, configuring DBs and such.You get the idea? So he placed an order for a brand-new server. While I was eagerly waiting for the FedEx guy to come knocking my door, hubby's friend caught wind...

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Review: "Anjum's New Indian" Cookbook Review + Maharashtrian Goda Masala

Who is Anjum Anand? This very same question was on my mind some 6 months ago. But that was before I became enamored to her "Indian Cooking made easy" show on Cooking channel, spin-off of Food Network. She may be relatively less-known in the US but she is a superstar in UK. And she has been famously dubbed as the "Indian Nigella Lawson"...

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String Hoppers

"String Hoppers" has me by the string(s). I would certainly want this as one of dish in my "last meal".This is a very popular breakfast dish in South India and also in Srilanka. Its called as "Idiyappam" or "Sevai" where I hail from. Its easily digestible since its steamed and good for the very young, young and the old alike.People who...

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GastronomicGallivant: Mozambique "Piri Piri Prawns"

Well, I couldn't find Piri Piri, an african chili( also known as "African Red Devil"), to make this Mozambique sauce. Jalapeno is a good substitute for it. I have been wanting to make this ever since I saw this mentioned in an episode of "Ask Aida" in the Food Network. It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? It was spicy, but not unbearably...

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