Call me looney, but one of the things that I cannot stand is seeing the semi ripe bananas turn over ripe and mushy. The house fills up with its aroma and anytime you walk around it you get that banana ish (?) smell. Next thing I know nobody at home wants to eat it and I don’t feel like throwing it away either. So I fall into this quandary of thinking what to do with it and how best to use it wisely. For me that means things that involves no laborious work or no deep frying. So the…
Oven Roasted Garlic
Life at work and home is so hectic that some days I don’t even know if I am coming or going. On the work front, it is like the people who were asleep last December are suddenly waking up to the dawn of the New Year. To make up for all the lost time they want to get things done as if there is no tomorrow, pile on work and slap unrealistic deadlines on lesser mortals like us. As a result my work gets extended to later in the night and I miss spending time on my blog. OK, enough…
Eggless Raisin Cake
It was whirlwind of activities, planning, packing, last minute cooking etc ever since Dear Husband planned a beach side vacation for the family 2 weeks ago. Everything fit right in, the hotel reservations, travel arrangements, time off from work, the temperature. The vacation was just what the doctor had ordered to get away from the usual grind and seemed like a glorious way to end the year 2007. Both me and my husband love munching on stuff, chatting, listening to music, enjoying views during long drives and so I always make it a point to carry lots of goodies and…