The bug has bitten, come join us won’t you?

Errr…..people, people before you jump to any conclusion, it is just the shutter bug that I am referring to, not any other type of bug!  You know, that interest and enthusiasm for amateur photography, right?  That is the bug I am referring to 🙂  Well this ‘bug’ bite is not something new as we (DH and I) have been taking pictures for a long time now. When we are not cooking, cleaning, arguing, or driving each other nuts (ahem), then you can find us taking pictures.  We take pictures of anything that catches our fancy; food, nature, people, architecture but…

Banana Pepper, Raw Banana Dry Curry

Hope you all had a good weekend. We had a wonderful yet busy weekend. We had a line of chores, but did not complete most of it. The usual complaint about the weekend is that it gets over very fast. During the week I enthusiastically plan for the weekend, but then most of the tasks don’t get done and before we know it gets over in the blink of an eye. So many things, so little time !  Last week we came up with this recipe on a whim after scanning through the ingredients in the fridge that needed immediate…

Capsicum Masala Recipe/ Bell pepper coconut curry (dry)

While there are different ways of making capsicum curries, this way of making capsicum/bell pepper curry is my all-time favorite. For starters the pungent capsicum is cooked in a coconut masala which has a balanced combination of the essential 4 S sweet, spicy, salty and sour. So, when the bell pepper gets cooked in this masala it forms an enticing combination. This Capsicum Masala is easy to put together: while the onion, capsicums are cooking in a pan, I grind the coconut masala and add it to the cooked veggies. Since everything cooks fast, this dish gets done in a…