One of our favorite family pastimes most Friday evenings is to hang out at Barnes and Noble. We finish our dinner early and head out to B&N which is about a mile or so from our house. Our little one Sidarth usually plays with the toy trains in the kids section and we browse through the books of our interest. No surprises here when I say that my favorite section is the cookbook section. It is easy to get lost in the wide array of books what with beautiful pictures, great cooking ideas, tips and knowledge of cuisines from all…
Eggless Pineapple Strawberry Banana Cake
Last week while driving to work, I heard a radio show host mention that a natural way to condition the hair was to apply a combination of mashed bananas, olive oil and leaving it on for about 30 minutes. She heaped praises on this wonderful concoction and went on and on about how beautiful and luscious the hair turns only after few uses. My reaction when I heard that was “Ewwww, no way am I going to smother bananas on my hair and make it all ooey-gooey, sticky and then walk around the house with that stuff for 30 minutes”! …
Low Fat Raspberry Shortcake
One of our family friends S had invited us to their place for dinner a few days ago. We had a great time family time chatting, laughing, eating and the kids had fun time playing, running around, jumping, fighting etc. She treated us to hot and delectable Ragada Pattis. Thick gravy made with white peas, onion is cooked with aromatic spices, herbs and then poured over Potato patties/ tikki along with tamarind chutney and then garnished with raw chopped onions. This is very filling and is a complete meal by itself. At the end of it all, for dessert she…