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Silent Saturday - Profile of Woodstock, NY

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:16:00 +0000

Cooper Lake, Woodstock - Dusk Prayer flags at the Tibetan Monastery Farm fresh fruits - Sunfrost farms Cooper Lake, Woodstock - Glorious Sunset

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Snow.... and Cookies

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:03:00 +0000

Chocolate Peanut Butter Crinkles... I think they encapsulate life. Light, dark and the cracks that both join and divide! Quakes in life cause fissures, which, test you for sure, but can also make you stronger. Where you come out is, perhaps, dependent on your outlook and your perceptions but the...

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The color of my life...

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

What is the color of your life? Yes, it changes often but there is usually a palate scheme that stays constant beneath it all, don't you think? And do you think, it manifests in the way you see life around you? The food you eat? The colors of your wardrobe? The styling of your photographs? It...

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Puerto Rico Diaries - Part II - Food and Faces

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:48:00 +0000

On the Ponce boardwalk Puerto Rico is an island of abundance.. of hospitality, vibrance and freshness of fruits of the sea :). Much of the island's cuisine revolves around plantains, raw and ripe. Mashed with garlic and spices or deep fried into containers they can be part of every course of your...

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Puerto Rico Diaries: Part I - Places and Sights

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:03:00 +0000

Four blissful days under the sun with history, beaches and waves... and of course fantastic food. A wonderful experience for the eyes and palate indeed! Puerto Rico is a former Spanish colony that Christopher Columbus landed on (and thus integrated into the New World) in 1493. It's first governor...

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Happy New Year!!

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:47:00 +0000

Wish you all a fabulous year ahead. May this year usher in joy and goodness. May your hopes and desires take wings and fly into reality..! :)

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The smell of buns...

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:51:00 +0000

Although I never grew up eating hot cross buns, I am more than familiar and have spent countless childhood hours dreaming about the smells of fresh buns wafting through the house, enticing me with their alluring, matured yeast aromas... That's what reading too many Enid Blyton books does to you....

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Giving.....

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:06:00 +0000

The Holidays...It's that time again.... about sharing and showing the caring... :-) As cold as this time of the year usually is, I love the warmth that permeates everywhere.. from careless laughter... bright, cheery smiles as people walk by festive store windows... joy of shopping... and more...

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Feeding the heart....

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:10:00 +0000

A way to a man's heart is .....? A hearty Mutton Pie! Mutton as I know, since I was ye high, has been goat meat, specifically 'kid' meat. Buying this meat is an art and science. Science because you have to choose a young goat, so you get the tenderest meat. Art because you have to stand over...

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Tell me why....

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:42:00 +0000

Persimmons! Or as I was introduced to them in Japan - Fuyu.. except the ones here are very, very different from the ones from the Far East... Fuyus as I knew them, and had the treasured opportunity to revisit, a couple of years back, when a sweet friend smuggled it in to the States, are sweet,...

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When you (think) are losing control.....

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:30:00 +0000

Have a cup of coffee and do something that makes you happy(ier)... I bake... Raisin and Almond Scones 200 g flour 2 T sugar 1 tsp salt 1.5 tsp baking powder 2 T raisins 1.5 T chopped almonds (or any nut) 60 g cold butter, cubed 140 g buttermilk 1 yolk + 1 T cream for egg wash Sift...

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A post long overdue...

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:29:00 +0000

Flashbacks of UK!! {photo heavy} Al, Sari and I enjoying lunch at Tas, London Streets of London.... Waterloo Bridge Afternoon tea at Ritz Carlton St. Paul's Cathedral Sculptures on St. paul's Cathedral Cambridge and North.... King's College, Cambridge On the way up Snowdon -...

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Apple Walnut Quick Bread

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:04:00 +0000

It's still beautiful around here in NYC although the days have become ridiculously short, creating too many logistical issues for blog photography... I still don't have the night shoot set up. I guess I should.. For Christmas perhaps? {wink wink ..if someone is reading.....} You may have noticed...

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sometimes...

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:14:00 +0000

You don't want to talk.. can't talk... sore throat.. writer's block....... want to get away from it all but then... there is always food... Hake en Papillote with White Wine Sauteed Chanterelles My favorite mushrooms - Chanterelles Baby Polipetti White Gazpacho and Sugar Spiced Octopus

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Sardine Pâté

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:54:00 +0000

If there is one fish that I stayed clear away from, growing up,... it was Sardines. For one, mum always fed them to my cats, so I looked at these slender fish as just catfood. And for another, English idioms always lended an air of banal to them. No, not that I am snooty at all....! ;) These...

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Yes.. I have been away

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:15:00 +0000

And, when I came back.. the world had changed... ok.. not quite ... but almost ;) So, yes, I have been away.. on VACATION!! A blissful 2 weeks in UK and family catch up in India after. When I left NYC in mid-September it was still barmy and Summer-y and I came back a month later to a cold and...

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Close of Summer... and Tarts....

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:01:00 +0000

It's finally getting pleasant enough to turn the oven on for lunches and such... Tarts as you, perhaps, already know are one of my favorite baked items to make, savory or sweet. Today I have for you a simple tart with a puff pastry base, spicy fried okra filling and topped with a fried egg, a...

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Let there be cake......

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:01:00 +0000

Even as the Summer comes to a slow end around here with a lot of upheavals and new experiences (an earthquake, an almost-hurricane..), Summer produce continues to flood the market. Every year, the warm weather brings an abundance of stone fruits and there is always yet another way to enjoy...

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Ravo - Parsi Semolina Pudding

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:01:00 +0000

Some days in the year are happier than others... some days, more fun... some days, sweeter... this is one of those days.. On any occasion that is to be celebrated, the day starts with a bite of sweet... Ravo is a Parsi sweet dish that is traditionally served as breakfast on "good" days.....

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Irene came and went.....

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:14:00 +0000

And NYers continue to run.. Life as usual.....! :)

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A Sunday...

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:47:00 +0000

In pictures.... A day spent at a fruit winery in Connecticut. For the interested, Rhubarb wine is quite a refreshing white! {courtesy: Stalker Friend :)}

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Scones that taste like Summer....

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:50:00 +0000

Yep, I started baking again... The heat has abated just enough for me to not melt when the oven is on. Or for that matter, butter stays in shape for more than a couple of seconds outside the fridge. I figured that was a sign for making tarts, scones and such. I was in a savory mood and inspired...

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Hootie and the Blowfish.. and Couscous :)

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:10:00 +0000

Quick stop today! Have you tried the Blowfish before? No not the band (although those stories are welcome) but the fish.. :) yes, from that same family as Puffer fish but not quite as sinister! Blowfish is a white fleshed, mild flavored fish that easily picks up the flavors that you coat it in. It...

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Quick lunches and Seafood

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:48:00 +0000

Summer is the time for most things perfect.. beautifully ripe produce and the high season for meat. Except it is perhaps a bit too hot, in many places, to do much with all that good stuff. Easy, quick meals that do not require prolonged periods of standing over the flame are my way of cooking...

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What's with the Heat!

noreply@blogger.com (Asha @ FSK) — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:49:00 +0000

Ummm.. I am really curious.. What IS happening to the climate around the world. As bizzare as it sounds, the East coast seems to be caught rather scorchingly flatfooted between the surrealistic chill of the West Coast and Europe! I cannot help but wonder if this is not some kind of cosmic vengeance...

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