December for me is an exciting month of the year. Even though the days are shorter and colder than usual, the spirit of the holidays lingers on; it is hard to ignore the excitement going around. But as days draw closer to the end of the month and as the clock resets to a new year and, it is but natural to reflect back on the things that happened the past year, ponder over the what if’s and also hope for an exciting and fruitful next year. These last few days I have been pondering about what 2008 has…
Madhuram’s Eggless Buterscotch Cookies
Happy Holidays Everybody! After seeing the baking spree and the goodies baked on other blogs, I simply could not resist sitting on the sidelines and drool over the virtual creations. I wanted to join the bandwagon myself and try my hand at making some cookies. Now I have had not much luck in baking, more so because I first look for easy recipes, then look for eggless version and then I look for low fat alternatives. By the time I have narrowed my selection I would have lost half the battle and the end product is not scrumptious.…
Coconut Corriander Rice
Coriander is one of our favorite herbs and I use it for garnishing Daals, Sabjis, curries, rice, salads etc pretty much everything else. Even though I say garnishing in a light sense, I sometimes get overboard and even use half of the coriander leaves just in one dish especially daal. The herb wilts in heat and its volume is lost but imparts its wonderful aroma in the process. Because of our special affinity toward this herb, depending on the size I usually buy 2-3 bunches of the coriander from the grocery each time. Last week I had lots of…