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Garlicky Mung/Moong Bean-Dill-Pomegranate Spicy Warm Salad

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Garlicky Mung Beans-Dill-Pomegranate Spicy Warm Salad @foodfashionparty

 

After a couple of years of pretty severe drought in the Bay, the wet weather for the past few weeks is a welcome change.  I definitely am happy to hear the pitter-patter of the rain and rumble of the leaves. The deep brown soil turning brown and the dry brown grass on the mountains turning green are some very pretty sights.

Waking up to dark gray clouds, the sounds of rain, the trembling trees all makes us want to snuggle a bit more.  Turning and struggling to wake up, going down for a hot cup of coffee and to a silent almost ‘pin drop silence’ except for the rain was an ideal start to my perfect day.

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Vegetarian Mulligatawny – Spiced Vegetable Pepper Soup

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A pepper vegetable soup with lentils, so so good and perfect for cold weather. Vegetarian Mulligatawny – Spiced Vegetable Pepper Soup

Vegetarian Mulligatawny - Spiced Vegetable Pepper Soup |foodfashionparty| #mulligatawny

One of the main things that makes me smile about this soup is its name.  The word is derived from Tamil (South Indian language).  Mulliga means pepper, and tawny/tanni means water.  I speak that language, so you can imagine why I find it slightly amusing.

I have had my share of this soup in restaurants, not because I love soups, but only because I was intrigued by the name. Because soups were not part of meals growing up, we were adventurous and just had to start off very daintily with a soup at restaurants.  When a bowl of soup was kept in front of us, I always had this expression: like how could this be pepper water?  Some served it with a mango relish, some were soupier and had tomatoes in it.  Chicken broth was used in many and chunks of chicken were found in some.  I even had mulligatawny soup once which was so bombarded with cream that I wanted to chat with the chef.  Honestly though, I have no clue what the original was and how it came about.

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Spicy Chicken Pakora/Fritters

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Chicken Pakora/fritters  is an amazing appetizer and perfect party entertainer. It’s best made using boneless chicken and chickpea flour/besan. Spicy Chicken Pakora/Fritters @ foodfashionparty

We are thoroughly spoiled by where we live.  Right in the middle of the bay, there are farmer’s markets every week, people with light casual clothes all year around.  There are strawberry picking, the cherry festival, the peach trees, and garage sales which will close down the streets.  Apple orchards filled with the most delicious ones to pick, tangerines and oranges everywhere.  We are greedy every season and try to hold on to the harvest preserving it bottle by bottle.  When there are snow and storms everywhere, we are trying to preserve the water because of the dry weather.  Craving for exotic food, we have options: we can either make them because the international grocery stores carry everything and the restaurants here are amazing. There are mountains to one side and sea to the other.  Ski resorts are a couple of hours north and Disneyland a few more to the south.

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Pizzelle – Brown Butter – Almond Pizzelle

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Pizzelle- Brown Butter-Almond Pizzelle

In the words of my teen…….

It was a dark winter night. There was rain dripping outside, but it was only a pitter-patter. The night was tranquil, and in my room, I felt sluggish. In this mood, I pondered over the question I was asked time and time again. “What do you want for Christmas? Tell me.”

At first I was so irked by that question. But then, thinking about it, I realized I was being unfair. It was a sweet, endearing question that I had rebuffed every single time. On my bed, about to sleep, I thought about that question. A few weeks ago, he had won a $100 Amazon gift card after winning a cricket championship, and without question was spending it on Christmas presents for the family. Without regret, he kept smiling and asking me what I wanted for Christmas.

I sat up and was really in awe. We admonished him for not keeping a secret and even not to bother us much. It was such a selfless thing for someone to do, and after all, he is only 10 years old. Of course, we will love the gifts, but none of us will ever forget the thought and selflessness of this little boy, our baby bear. I’m so proud of my little brother – we all are – who truly has the spirit of giving, the spirit of the holidays within him.

 

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Pizzelles - Brown Butter - Almond Pizzelles
 
Pizzelles - Brown Butter - Almond Pizzelles
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These crispy thin cookies make great cones for ice cream or sandwich cookies or plain with some tea.
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Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 4 egg whites at room temperature
  • ⅔ cup coconut sugar or plain white granulated sugar
  • 3-4 drops almond extract(optional)
  • ⅓ tsp vanilla extract
  • ⅓ tsp salt
  • ⅓ cup almond flour
  • ⅓ cup all purpose flour
  • 4 tbsp browned butter or melted butter
  • Few tbsp of melted butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat the pizzelle maker.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whip the egg whites with sugar, almond extract, vanilla extract and salt. Whip for a minute until lightly frothy.
  3. Add the almond and all purpose flour and the melted butter and mix everything until well combined.
  4. Brush the pizzelle maker with some butter and pour a tbsp of the batter and cover, cook for 3 minutes.
  5. Take it out and put it on a cooling rack. It gets crispier very quick, so if you plan to make a cone, make it immediately before pouring the next batch.
  6. You can store these in an air tight container and stays for long.
Notes
Few Options:
You can make these gluten free by substituting the all purpose flour with coconut flour, buckwheat flour or oat flour. You will be compromising a bit on the taste but not a lot.
Here you can even substitute the butter with coconut oil or vegetable oil. Again the butter is a great flavor inducer.
You can add coconut flakes, chocolate chips, powdered spices, grated orangerind and lemon for the extra flavoring.
Once cool, pack in airtight containers and they stay good for a while.
TIPS TO MAKE A PERFECT PIZZELLE:
Make sure to brush some melted butter on both sides of the griddle before pouring the batter.
Do not pour a lot or a little. A tablespoon is good.
Let the pizzelle heat up and turn to green light before you add another batch of batter. That way it will cook well.
After it cooks, always put it on a cooling rack so that it crisps up.
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Happy Holidays and a Very Merry Christmas from our family to yours.

How is your Prep coming along? Big plans for New Years Eve? Wow it’s almost 2016!!

I am overcome with gratitude and filled with happiness for the support you have shown me over the years.  I’ve always loved hearing from you and learning about you.  I’m always excited to share a small piece of our lives.  Thank you all for reading, and your never-ending kindness and responses.

Thank you.  Love and Hugs.

Asha

Pizzelle- Brown Butter-Almond Pizzelle

Stuffed Eggplants Rolls in a mild Tomato-Almond Curry

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Stuffed Eggplants Rolls in a mild Tomato-Almond Curry @foodfashionparty

Eggplant is a love or hate kind of a vegetable.  Most of our household belong to the latter.  A reason that this is my first eggplant dish on the blog:). In the words of one of my friend, ‘this is a curry even a non-eggplant lover would enjoy’.

It’s just that growing up I was never fond of aubergines/eggplant and dad would sit next to me for hours staring and waiting for me to take a small bite.  Time would go by slower than normal..tic toc tic toc. I didn’t give up, I didn’t eat. He gave up..poor dad. Although not a big fan then, now I am. I have found a formula that I love.   Just that now, hubby will eat a burnt toast but not eggplant and he is the most non fussiest person I know. Oh well…to our post.

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Cashew Linzer -Sandwich Cookies

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Cashew Linzer -Sandwich Cookies @foodfashionparty

Sometimes, you have such a great idea that you think you’ve almost won a lottery with  it. A few days ago, I had an idea….

Sitting on my dining table, with a hot cup of coffee in one hand and typing in the other. I typed in ‘snowflake cutters’, and there it was at William-Sonoma website.  I added it to the bag, quickly forgetting about it, as I had lots to do that day.  After a couple of days, I was watching my favorite Vlog on YouTube, when I saw an ad of those same snowflake cutters staring at me.  It’s funny how the advertising agencies can monitor all your Internet activities.  And, of course, it’s showing me the thing that I wanted to buy. Weird.  I finally went ahead and ordered and waited for it for 4 whole days.  They came on a Thursday, so pretty and screaming at me to use them soon.  My idea: making Lintzer cookies with the snowflake cutter.  The bottom cookie would be a round plain one and the top would be this gorgeous snowflake like cookie dusted with powdered sugar and jam peaking through the tiny little cutouts.  They looked perfect in my mind.  I didn’t see anything like that on Pinterest or anywhere. They definitely are going to be stunning. Oh well, I thought it would be stunning.

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Cocktail and Nuts Edible Gift for Christmas

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Cocktail and Nuts Edible Gift for Christmas

 

For a few minutes, delve into the past with me. Come with me into the 3rd grade classroom…

There she was, with a bright beautiful smile, blueish green eyes and the warmest personality I had seen. Modestly dressed and with no trace of makeup, she was a new teacher for this school. Instantly, I took a deep breath and knew this year would be a great one for my soft, gentle, and timid son.  She got down to his level, welcomed him and gave him a hug. I watched everything standing outside the door. He looked back at me and gave me a smile. That was when I knew he will be alright. She came towards us with an inviting smile on her face. She introduced herself and told me, “Don’t worry, go have some coffee. He is safe with me.”  With tears, I turned back to walk towards the car.  Tears of happiness that my boy was well taken care of.

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Balsamic Spiced Mixed Nuts

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Balsamic Spiced Mixed Nuts- Indian Spices and Vegan

Christmas is  just around the corner. It will come by, before we know it and will pass by in a blur. The journey during December is a beautiful one.

Amidst all these you guys, it’s been a tough last 4 weeks for a place very dear to my hubby and a lot of people who belong to Chennai.

I met my husband in Chennai Airport for the first time.  A memorable moment that I will never forget. What Chennai and the 6 million people in it won’t forget is, what they saw and experienced in the last few weeks.

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Pomegranate-Ginger Syrup – Pomegranate Vodka Fizz

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Pomegranate-Ginger Syrup- Pomegranate Vodka Fizz

Happy December my friends!!!

We are less than 4 weeks away from 2016.  Really, how did that happen?!! I don’t know if we say this every year, but for some reason this year seems to have flown by a little bit too quickly.

Lets raise our glasses to cheer a good year. I am sure we all have had our good days and not-so-good ones, we all went through that and we are here.  Glad for that.

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