Archives for June, 2009

Bakewell Tart (Daring Bakers Challenge)

Posted by Raje on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 12:00 am. 2 Comments.

Darn!! I’m late. Well I do have a good excuse for posting late. I have had a sudden trip to India come up. I wasn’t planning to go initially and then, well I am going now. Which mean’t a flurry of activities. I again lost track of the dates and my post is late. Oh [...]

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How to Bake a Cake ( from a mix)?

Posted by Raje on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 8:21 am. 1 Comment.

I was asked this question by a friend of mine, a while ago. My response was another question. What kind of cake? So she explained that she had baked a cake from a mix, but the center had still been a bit gooey and uncooked. The cake had already been consumed, but she wanted to [...]

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Lazy Day Jambalaya ( Rice Cooker)

Posted by Raje on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 9:05 pm. 0 Comments.

Though I am calling it the Lazy Day Jambalaya, I guess I could have also called it the Busy Day Jambalaya instead. The first time I made the dish, it was one of those crazy day’s when I came home and there was absolutely nothing to eat. The kids wanted my attention which meant I [...]

Filed under Rice, Jambalaya, Quick Jambalaya, Rice Cooker Recipes, Rice Dishes.

Chinese Dumplings / Potstickers ( Daring Cooks Challenge)

Posted by Raje on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 3:27 pm. 4 Comments.

Yikees! I almost missed the reveal date for the Daring Cooks Challenge. My laptops power cable had been unfortunatley torutered to death by my ever inquisitive daughter. All my post material and photographs are usually in my laptop. I finally managed to drag myslef out to go shopping for a power adapter which will hopefully [...]

Filed under Daring Cooks, Snacks, Chinese Recipes, Daring Cooks Challenge, Dumpling Recipes.

Homemade Naan (with Yeast)

Posted by Raje on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 11:22 pm. 1 Comment.

Making Naan at home is relatively easy. I have made Naan before but this was indeed my best creations yet. One thing I have realized it that I can exploit my bread machine to the max while making Indian breads. The dough turns out so soft and pliable that it makes some of the best [...]

Filed under Indian Breads, Indian Breads, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes, Naan, North Indian Recipes.

Rotini Carbonara

Posted by Raje on Monday, June 8, 2009 at 11:05 pm. 5 Comments.

This is a simple pasta dish made with tri colored rotini instead of the traditional spaghetti. Also in the traditional Spaghetti Carbonara, the pasta is removed from the heat before the eggs are added. I prefer to cook the eggs till they are done. It is one of my quick go to meals, and Aditya loves [...]

Filed under Dinner, Pasta, Add new tag, carbonara, Easy Dinner Recipes, Pasta, Quick Dinner Recipes.

At Home Dinner Assembly Session

Posted by Raje on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 9:34 pm. 0 Comments.

There are quite a few Dinner Assembly locations around these days. The concept being that you go and assemble dinners to freeze and later just cook at home and eat. They provide you with all the ingredients pre-chopped, all you do is go assemble the meals as per the number of servings you need. They [...]

Filed under Dinner Assembly, Dinner Assembly Session, Meal Planning, OAMC Session.