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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:22:46 +0000recipesweight lossmind notessavouryFamilyBible lifetravelLists and Stuffdesserteat outRecipes and eatablesWhats cookin' doc?cakeeatableschickensnackscurrybreakfastBangaloredreamslifenewsandwichArtCCDGoaanniversaryfishfitnessfrygaminginspirationphotopizzapuddingtestimony101click1call.comAquariumBrittleCashew NutCraftHezekiahIsaiahJelliesLulupuMantri SquareMomSDISPARScorpalYouTubeage of empirescameracanoncoffeecricketcupcakecutting matembossing toolsfridgefudgeglue gunhobbymallmangonew blogonlinepet fishreviewriceside dishvideozeusGirl Cook ArtA site about my love for food,art and life in general..Life is so creative..and thus so beautiful!http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)Blogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-2969846306326283672Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:07:00 +00002012-11-09T04:07:28.362-08:001click1call.comArtCraftcutting matembossing toolsglue gunLulupumind notesnewonlinereviewScorpalSDILulupu, Scorpal and Crafts galore!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Knocking on the 99th blog post, this is going to be one fun review post! Don't think that I have lost my edge and off cooking now..pssst..I skimp my way most of the times by making mum or having Fi cook specialities now but hey! I cook too! So on that topic, I would like to mention that this post is not about my recipes or travelogues but a certain something I have had a knack for a while now - CRAFTS!<br><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i2XgU8o_fuM/UJzty-WcNRI/AAAAAAAAA5w/aF6KNAzMr3U/s1600/IMG_2151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i2XgU8o_fuM/UJzty-WcNRI/AAAAAAAAA5w/aF6KNAzMr3U/s640/IMG_2151.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 - Kaisercraft magazines, 2 - Scor-pal, 3 - Embossing tools, 4- free glue sticks, 5 - Cutting Knife(+2 blades free), 6 - Glue gun, 7 - Cut n Tuc template kit</td></tr></tbody></table><br>I have always been a creative person and had a soft spot for everything craftsy. I love painting, box making and anything creative and DIY that challenges me in many ways..basically the reason that keeps me going when it comes to my aquariums (btw, found a truck pile of driftwood-like twigs and branches near the fish market, making a point to somehow convince Fi to pick them up for me). For my business, I knew I had to think out of the box to make some cost-cuts and also make it creative and interesting when it came to packaging choices. It would not be a permanent fix but for now, it seems a feasible choice to make themed boxes for our customers. I poured over the net (Fi calls me 'Sheldon Cooper' for this obsessive reason) in search for <br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/11/lulupu-scorpal-and-crafts-galore.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/11/lulupu-scorpal-and-crafts-galore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-726306371161997767Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:44:00 +00002012-10-07T09:44:47.926-07:00Bangaloreeat outFamilytravelBangalore: Its all Commercial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This is the concluding post of the 'Bangalore trip' series..I am sorry I took so long to write it. Actually I had it in draft for a month now but I could not find the time to edit and add in the photos. No reason is good enough, so please accept my apology..Here goes -<br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-clPShy6N0PA/UHGoMlpeWwI/AAAAAAAAA2w/MvHlrZDlPGo/s1600/17082012924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-clPShy6N0PA/UHGoMlpeWwI/AAAAAAAAA2w/MvHlrZDlPGo/s320/17082012924.jpg" width="240"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bodyshop lip-balm : Probably my first<br> internationalcosmetic purchase </td></tr></tbody></table><br>The trip continues..after the gruelling 20,000 (and more!) steps walked around Mantri Square yesterday, we managed to drag our aching bones out into the 'wild' that is Bangalore. Yes, like any metro..Bangalore lures every girl that steps in this city that comes basically to earn a living into the shopping-paradise that is Commercial Street.<br><br>Like any female, I too love shopping. But I'll walk out of all the branded stores to get into the streets any given day. I just adore street-shopping. I can't say that enough! Something that comes close to making chocolates, the thrill and exhilarating joy of it, is street-shopping. Street shopping trumps brand-strutting coz brands are just that - overpriced, boring dead solid block colours and drab. Street-trends are just the opposite - cheap, affordable, trendy, colourful and the most important factor of all - shop till you drop. And that I did!<br><br><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Swiping cards in by-lanes and shop some more:</b></span><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P65C0wDbFu4/UHGovLn4umI/AAAAAAAAA3A/RKH33uTudkI/s1600/IMAG0564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P65C0wDbFu4/UHGovLn4umI/AAAAAAAAA3A/RKH33uTudkI/s400/IMAG0564.jpg" width="238"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bylanes of Ibrahim street</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span>This was my first official round about the famous Commercial Street of Bangalore, so do know that this is a newbie's perspective..well, that helps some. I did some research on the net before heading out. Although that was nice, the net is hardly of any use when it comes to first-hand experience. You have to check things out for yourself for what will really catch your eye. The auto rickshaw drive to Commercial Street was fair as the driver put on the meter (Thank God!) and the meter dropped at about 45-50 rs when we reached a point. We just walked thereafter, as we didn't know where we were headed..explored, more like it. We walked the inter-linking by-lanes rather than the actual Commercial Street. I bought my first buy, what caught my eyes - earrings and lots of them. Those vendors sell them cheap - starting from about 35 rs to 150 rs. The same thing is sold at at-least thrice the price at the place I live in. I have a fetish for earrings and judging by that, I think I should have bought some more!<br><br><i>It is</i> as they say on the net, at least this much holds true: The vendors in Commercial Street are <br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/10/bangalore-its-all-commercial.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/10/bangalore-its-all-commercial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-4247212660965207216Sun, 16 Sep 2012 05:56:00 +00002012-09-29T19:40:18.662-07:00Bangalorecakeeat outeatablesFamilygamingmallMantri Squaremind notesSPARtravelBangalore: Mantri Square miles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZW_qEJZvFjI/UFVi5dDSPyI/AAAAAAAAA08/eYajsGsURz0/s1600/IMAG0482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZW_qEJZvFjI/UFVi5dDSPyI/AAAAAAAAA08/eYajsGsURz0/s640/IMAG0482.jpg" width="640"></a></div>The Bangalore trip continues..and this evening, after freshening up we finally took mom out and to a place where she has nothing much to do..Sapna Book House. I thought she would enjoy the books, pics and strolls up and down the 3 storey building but to my misfortune, both Fi and ma were terribly bored with the snail-pace librarian's paradise. I made my purchases and we left an hour later. Fi suggested we go to Mantri Square mall soon after. Really? Mantri at <br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/09/bangalore-mantri-square-miles.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/09/bangalore-mantri-square-miles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-6967373731922549982Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:44:00 +00002012-09-29T19:41:12.402-07:00Bangaloreeat outeatablesFamilymind notestravelBangalore, Bangalore!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SWQZU08b3rc/UE9a9gL4t3I/AAAAAAAAA0o/lHNSnPALEtM/s1600/IMAG0428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SWQZU08b3rc/UE9a9gL4t3I/AAAAAAAAA0o/lHNSnPALEtM/s400/IMAG0428.jpg" width="238"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those pesky auto drivers need to learn some<br>MANNERS!!!</td></tr></tbody></table>I have been wondering of late...it usually takes me at most a quarter of a year to get out of the place I live in to enjoy a decent vacation trip. But this time its been almost a year since we really kicked the boots, packed our suitcases and reserved some bus tickets. August is not the month nor season that comes to mind when one would want a dry pleasant trip to Bangalore yet, surprisingly from the moment I stepped into Bangalore, I was literally "walking on sunshine".<br><div><br></div><div><b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>Asha...Niraasha</u></span></b><br></div></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/09/bangalore-bangalore.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/09/bangalore-bangalore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)7Bangalore, Karnataka, India12.9715987 77.594562712.724026199999999 77.2787057 13.2191712 77.910419699999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-4341665996812007995Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:04:00 +00002012-08-09T05:12:47.957-07:00breakfastrecipesRecipes and eatablessandwichsavouryChinese Mushroom Sandwich: For the Love of Mushrooms!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hey, there! I told you I would be back with a recipe and here I am! In the meanwhile, all I did was eat,experiment with food,stress over my business,work and eat some more. As for eating habits,they are changing - I have given up my love for fizzy drinks (as I did coffee a year ago), work-wise - I am upgrading my business to reach the corporate level with my partner.."Thanks for the funding,God!"<br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9fFMt5eI3Xk/UB5QZ0Azc-I/AAAAAAAAAzA/pD6c4ZUr5rw/s1600/IMAG0327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9fFMt5eI3Xk/UB5QZ0Azc-I/AAAAAAAAAzA/pD6c4ZUr5rw/s640/IMAG0327.jpg" width="434"></a></div><br></div><div>So,getting back to what I love most - FOOD. You weren't expecting a long speech, were you? Coz I am gonna fill you in on a 'not mentioned in the cookbooks' recipe. And this is one of those recipes that's tasty enough to land in a restaurant menu..I am sure it will land in mine.. in the near future. Its a sandwich, so it's not one of those 20 ingredient fine-dishes, and because it Chinese-style, its not a boring bland sandwich. So here 's the recipe - ><br><br><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>Chinese Mushroom Sandwich recipe</u></i></b></span></div>(makes - 5-6 sandwiches)<br><br><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Ingredients:</span></i></b><br></div></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/08/chinese-mushroom-sandwich-for-love-of.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/08/chinese-mushroom-sandwich-for-love-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-3424763501313229389Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:29:00 +00002012-07-30T05:08:37.155-07:00Aquariumfishhobbymind notesApologies long overdue and a fish tank<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">As I am chomping away at today's lunch, I gaze at my dish and I sigh...I haven't posted a SINGLE post in over 3 months! .......how time flies. "Oh,you could make lunch but you couldn't post a recipe??", you might ask. Yes, I admit I have been lazy,and mostly because I have been using Fi's (doesn't have PS) laptop instead of my PC(which has Photoshop) that has been causing the trouble and I couldn't move my butt towards the other room to reconnect my PC. I am deeply sorry..and I apologize.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kJav1ngGzTw/UBZfllyNikI/AAAAAAAAAx8/MK_dsTeM0PM/s1600/IMG_1421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kJav1ngGzTw/UBZfllyNikI/AAAAAAAAAx8/MK_dsTeM0PM/s640/IMG_1421.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br>So other than that, I wasn't entirely lazy. I have been busy setting up my fish aquarium and I tell you, its no child's play. I have walked a long path in experience since the days of 'oh,so gold fishes don't go in fish bowls??' to a point where 'I really gotta get my hands dirty with that diy ceramic diffuser'. I still have a long long way to go..but I am sure, as much as I am gonna get teased by Fi for being the Sheldon Cooper of the house (when it comes to researching), I will surely enjoy each moment of..even the most stressful ones.<br><br><b><span style="font-size: large;">These are my Aquarium stats -</span></b><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/07/apologies-long-overdue-and-fish-tank.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/07/apologies-long-overdue-and-fish-tank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-2477958164983740259Mon, 14 May 2012 20:18:00 +00002012-05-14T13:18:09.981-07:00recipesRecipes and eatablessavouryChinese Hakka Noodles and the "Sauce"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R0mFW0o7Yf8/T7Fn3PglSAI/AAAAAAAAAsI/IxAbtdeiDsU/s1600/05042012421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R0mFW0o7Yf8/T7Fn3PglSAI/AAAAAAAAAsI/IxAbtdeiDsU/s640/05042012421.jpg" width="480"></a></div>Its been exactly a month since I last posted a blogpost...that seems an awful lot of time for a "Writer" to pick her mind. But I must tell you, it is worth the wait after you try this recipe.. OK, you got me..I wasn't in the kitchen 24 x 7 trying to come up with the perfect hakka noodles but it did take years, (a decade, in fact) to finally perfect my noodles recipe. Belonging to an Indian household, the perks of having Chinese food delivered home was one of the joys of living in Bombay. But as I soon found out, every restaurant provides you with the best food in the beginning only to go awry with the 5th or 6th order. That's when I decided to make Chinese noodles at home. Although I did follow the instructions on the behind of the Noodles packet to a pat, it still didn't mark up to quality. Last year, in one of the Good HouseKeeping Magazines I regularly buy, I came across a recipe for the same which was quite different from the dull affair I turned and fried in my wok..and bang, with the twist of a fork, my restaurant-grade Chinese Hakka Noodles were born! The "Sauce that goes into the dish is what makes me proud. This recipe is marked with 5 stars in my personal cookbook (I'm sure you will love 'em as much) which is a modified (read : better) version of the magazine recipe that rarely ever fails on me.<br><br>What you will need -<br><br><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Chinese Hakka Noodles Recipe</span></u></i></b><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/05/chinese-hakka-noodles-and-sauce.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/05/chinese-hakka-noodles-and-sauce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-4519119891241428562Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:05:00 +00002012-04-15T12:39:03.129-07:00curryrecipesRecipes and eatablessavouryDum Aloo and the dirty truth about my kitchen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RMgM5bz1J5U/T4qpK-eVybI/AAAAAAAAAr0/A2HckAm-qOY/s1600/IMAG0054+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="614" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RMgM5bz1J5U/T4qpK-eVybI/AAAAAAAAAr0/A2HckAm-qOY/s640/IMAG0054+copy.jpg" width="640"></a></div>I am going to start this post with by revealing a dirty truth about my kitchen - not all that's piled up in our fridge and shelves make it to the kitchen counter..some of them like the estranged cucumber stay cornered away in the 'Fresh Basket' drawer of the refrigerator only to be discovered weeks later smothered in fungus. Ewww...I know. That's the very same reaction I give every time I find these and what comes after that is the usual 'money doesn't grow on trees' speech that I bombard my mom with (You'd think she would be lecturing me around,huh?). So as I was in the market a couple of days ago, buying vegetables to replenish the week's food supplies, I came across these cute little baby potatoes that were in season. And I am sure these would not be neglected as the poor little cucumbers (seriously, other than '<i>raita</i>' and a salad,what tasty dish can you make with these???..probably will end up as a facial ingredient). Onto my Dum Aloos this week -<br><div><br></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Dum Aloo Recipe</span></b><br></div></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/04/dum-aloo-and-dirty-truth-about-my.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/04/dum-aloo-and-dirty-truth-about-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-1479449276179015003Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:45:00 +00002012-04-04T09:45:32.808-07:00fitnessrecipesRecipes and eatablessavourysnacksFirst Showers and Masala Corn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-riH-eUgVNNk/T3x5PxLA7qI/AAAAAAAAAqo/RRSKHI6vaMU/s1600/04042012419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-riH-eUgVNNk/T3x5PxLA7qI/AAAAAAAAAqo/RRSKHI6vaMU/s640/04042012419.jpg" width="640"></a></div>The first rain of the year is here. It poured today and heavy. After a long long time, have I enjoyed something this well..Its been days and I have been expecting rain drops for a while now. The sweet earthy scent of wet grounds lingered every evening but it never showered. Finally, today, on a dark gloomy afternoon, the clouds gave in and I popped out the corn from the fridge for a treat. Just like a lawn is no good without a barbecue, same-ways, the rains are best enjoyed with my special masala corn on the cob.<br><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0HqCqL0Fqpg/T3x5agh1c7I/AAAAAAAAAqw/btsDlMJmx9I/s1600/IMG_1356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="410" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0HqCqL0Fqpg/T3x5agh1c7I/AAAAAAAAAqw/btsDlMJmx9I/s640/IMG_1356.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I even saw hail! What a rainstorm!</td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><u><br></u></span></b><br><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>Masala Corn recipe:</u></span></b><br><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i></i></span></b><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/04/first-showers-and-masala-corn.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/04/first-showers-and-masala-corn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-4530399266155691815Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:44:00 +00002012-03-31T04:12:44.849-07:00fryrecipesRecipes and eatablessavourysnacksFrench Fries & the Main Course<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-__3kL_OZMog/T3IiFoUsH3I/AAAAAAAAApw/T8SFcdY2-Qg/s640/IMG_1257.jpg" width="492"></div>Yes, you read it right - MAIN COURSE.It might elude you to think that something this simple can actually make it to the "Big Plate" but I can give you my reasonable alibi. And here it is - It was a bright sunny afternoon, I was tired of eating Mom's sad same old <i>daal - chaval</i> (Lentils and Rice). My stomach was rumbling and my taste buds were asking for something new. Something the doctor never prescribed me to have...something I would kill for! And I did. I killed the "Health-buff" in me, I murdered her! I went straight to the hot boiling oil and gouged the screaming potatoes into it! They screamed for help with all their splutter and splatter but I enjoyed every moment of watching them squirm in the hot boiling oil, shrivelling up and their skin turning a crisp golden brown. And as I bit into their flesh, I laughed..laughed with contentment..Ha..ha ha...HAHAHAHAHA! (*Evil Laughter*)<br><br>OK, none of that 'Hitchcock rip-off' actually happened but I was hungry and yeah, I didn't want to eat any more plain rice and lentils (read: boring) and I have hardly ever been a health buff, if you can count dreaming about Subway Sandwiches as part of it. So whaaaaat? Sometimes, you just gotta relax, loosen your pants and binge. And this is one of those times.<br><br><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>French Fries Recipe:</u></span></i></b><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/03/yes-you-read-it-right-main-course.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/03/yes-you-read-it-right-main-course.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-4207770538949509741Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:02:00 +00002012-03-16T13:02:39.392-07:00anniversarychickenfryrecipessavouryside dish1st Anniversary and Grilled Chicken<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z17vmNptK2c/T2ObXqncEKI/AAAAAAAAApY/WXEqQQTmnvc/s1600/IMG_1227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z17vmNptK2c/T2ObXqncEKI/AAAAAAAAApY/WXEqQQTmnvc/s640/IMG_1227.jpg" width="640"></a></div>Wow..can't even imagine that I was able to write for a year! And A year has passed by without notice that I actually managed to pull off 88 posts with effortless ease. I have found a great solace in blogging and all the writing and thinking and creativity has managed to keep me off my 'idea-hogged' mind. Talking about creativity, its not the writing but the photography that kept me on my feet. Although my family was getting tired of my initial tries to get good shots of the food I would prepare for them, even to the extent of the lunch or dinner getting cold in the meanwhile, they have learnt that though the mealtime would have to wait an additional 20 minutes, I wouldn't change the habit of poking around with my camera.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aReE3Yxagxo/T2ObmVSMypI/AAAAAAAAApg/fZuVQiNDksk/s1600/cupcake-sparklers-580x873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aReE3Yxagxo/T2ObmVSMypI/AAAAAAAAApg/fZuVQiNDksk/s400/cupcake-sparklers-580x873.jpg" width="265"></a></div><br>So, March being the month of my 'Bloggeversary', I commemorate it by sharing with you a Grilled Chicken recipe I have improvised to suit my seasoned taste buds..It is easy to prepare and very healthy. I made it along with some rotis and a special chicken curry.<br><br><b><i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>Grilled Chicken Recipe:</u></span></i></b><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/03/1st-anniversary-and-grilled-chicken.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/03/1st-anniversary-and-grilled-chicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-7782459808802421558Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:51:00 +00002012-03-17T02:21:08.605-07:00chickencurryrecipessavouryKodi Igguru (Andhra Chicken Curry) and the best compliments<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Be7rGnheGaE/T2HkWRDGgdI/AAAAAAAAApI/USC1TZIbXAA/s1600/14032012244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Be7rGnheGaE/T2HkWRDGgdI/AAAAAAAAApI/USC1TZIbXAA/s640/14032012244.jpg" width="512"></a></div>Hmm..when your fiancé says, "you are becoming a better cook with time..this dish smashes all the previous dishes you have ever made", then such a compliment not only puts a smile on your face but its a much better feeling than receiving any award for it. Like any lazy Wednesday afternoon, the first question that pops into my head every noon at 12 is this, "What shall I make for lunch?". This question is harder to answer than actually preparing a dish. When Fi gave a feeble answer (unimpressed and hopeless), "make your Goan curry..Cafreal", I had to start thinking. I am so glad I just went ahead with this recipe rather than the Goan curry I have made so many times.<br>And with the genuine compliments I have received, It was all worth it :)<br><br><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>Kodi Igguru (Andhra Chicken Curry) recipe</u>: </i></b></span><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/03/kodi-igguru-andhra-chicken-curry-and.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/03/kodi-igguru-andhra-chicken-curry-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-7212329534319805323Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-03-08T07:49:20.416-08:00Bible lifedreamsA dream in a dream in a dream<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Kw94zHJUk4/T1jBnU7uu7I/AAAAAAAAAn8/c1fCnni5y1c/s1600/0802280136231staying_d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Kw94zHJUk4/T1jBnU7uu7I/AAAAAAAAAn8/c1fCnni5y1c/s640/0802280136231staying_d.jpg" width="424"></a></div>I just woke up from a heavy, deep-set nap this noon and I dreamt a very symbolic dream. In it, I was dreaming a dream! In one of those dreams, I was talking to Fi and he was telling me that we need to gather our things quickly as we need to start searching for a 'Compartment'...compartment???What compartment?which compartment? I didn't understand what he meant until later. Then, as I dozed off in the dream, I dreamt that I was high in the <br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/03/dream-in-dream-in-dream.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/03/dream-in-dream-in-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-8004639112133923960Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:10:00 +00002012-03-01T05:10:16.628-08:00chickenrecipessnacksChicken Nuggets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-he-1UTdl91k/T09ya3XwWWI/AAAAAAAAAns/2FbCuUMFvrQ/s1600/22012012240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-he-1UTdl91k/T09ya3XwWWI/AAAAAAAAAns/2FbCuUMFvrQ/s640/22012012240.jpg" width="640"></a></div>I have come across many foodies and basically, the best best way to figure out a die-hard foodie is to ask them what they would want to raid and get away with if they were given a chance. The first word that comes out of their mouth is a food joint. Me, I would love to raid McDonalds and KFC and get away with all their Happy Meals and Bucket full of chicken nuggets. Now when that is not literally possible, I tried my own hand at making them myself at home and here is the recipe -><br><div><br></div><div><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Chicken Nuggets Recipe</span></i></b></div><div><br><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><u>Ingredients:</u> </i></b></span><br></div></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/03/chicken-nuggets.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/03/chicken-nuggets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-7531144982015719523Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:31:00 +00002012-02-26T23:01:14.682-08:00curryrecipessavouryTomato Coconut Rasam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VYhUKVkF7JI/T0pOUPZ_anI/AAAAAAAAAnU/i-495P6I2s8/s1600/23022012212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VYhUKVkF7JI/T0pOUPZ_anI/AAAAAAAAAnU/i-495P6I2s8/s640/23022012212.jpg" width="557"></a></div>Although this is a pure veg recipe, I must start with a non-veg agenda (no sleaze in this blog, so don't worry). We buy chicken by the bird which is not only a costly affair but also gives us a lot of BIRD to stuff the fridge with. As I don't like to waste a lot and prefer eating fresh, the next 3 days of the week become a chicken-fest at home. Be it curry with rice, gravy with rotis or just plain fried..its chicken all the way. I know, it really takes a beating on the digestive system (or at least my taste buds which tend to go on 'no-chicken' strike after the meat overload). So, this recipe is one way we cleanse our meat-fed-up appetites and it really is a very light and soothing meal.<br><div><br></div><div><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tomato Coconut Rasam recipe:</span></i></b><br></div></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/02/tomato-coconut-rasam.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/02/tomato-coconut-rasam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-4165570345544112271Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:37:00 +00002012-02-12T00:37:09.939-08:00breakfastrecipessandwichsavouryMasala Sandwich<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MS3x5R1sG1M/Tzd4v-NdqFI/AAAAAAAAAm8/OndabqyxA6Q/s1600/10022012047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MS3x5R1sG1M/Tzd4v-NdqFI/AAAAAAAAAm8/OndabqyxA6Q/s640/10022012047.jpg" width="524"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div>I have a very disturbing habit of late..ok, its been for a while now..to be reaaaaallly frank, its been about a couple of years now - I wake up no later than 10 in the morning. Blame it on the late night net surfing or late night tele, but it surely has taken a toll on my health. Let me tell you that this is not a post about the morals of being an early bird or ant or whatever..but I mentioned so because this morning as well, I woke up no later than 9.40 A.M (OK, that doesn't seem like much improvement to you but it does to me!Hummmph!) And when I wake up that late, I need to get on my case quick to prepare a breakfast for mom and I. And therefore, I thought of rummaging the pantry for some quick ingredients for an easy and <i>masaledaar</i> (spicy) breakfast. Masala Sandwich is a recipe that </div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/02/masala-sandwich.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/02/masala-sandwich.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-3421230206566527270Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:47:00 +00002012-02-11T08:47:44.263-08:00recipesricesavouryMa's Khichdi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-heOAcW6udfM/TzaaqP9hYaI/AAAAAAAAAmk/343GCdCdBDw/s1600/10022012059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-heOAcW6udfM/TzaaqP9hYaI/AAAAAAAAAmk/343GCdCdBDw/s640/10022012059.jpg" width="640"></a></div>This week, mom suffered a case of food poisoning which left her very week and with frequent trips to the loo. I had to take over and help her around the home with the errands and yes - COOK as well. I love making the occasional dinner out of the cookbook but this time, I had to make breakfast, lunch and dinner! I am not complaining as this will only equip me and aid me in the near future (plans..ahem!). Besides, I can't have her horsing around with her condition. She is well now, by God's grace and I am posting this satisfying recipe that I really consider a Monsoon day's soul food.<br><br><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Khichdi Recipe:</u></b></span><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/02/mas-khichdi.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/02/mas-khichdi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-3947447307386818540Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:40:00 +00002012-02-06T11:01:34.428-08:00chickenrecipessnacksFool-proof Chicken Fry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c8ZQXyZftBU/TzAc4Bd8oaI/AAAAAAAAAmU/oyzhMEZK6eg/s1600/06022012032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c8ZQXyZftBU/TzAc4Bd8oaI/AAAAAAAAAmU/oyzhMEZK6eg/s640/06022012032.jpg" width="480"></a></div>This is one dish that I have managed to learn from Fi..Fi has a different understanding of food than I do. While I am more bookish, Fi is 'go-with-the-flow-engage-your-taste-buds' type which I think is the essence of a true chef. So I thought of dumping the cookbooks and go Fi's way - an uncharted territory, nonetheless. After making Butter Chicken yesterday, I thought of doing this unusual yet mind-blowing recipe whose true credits go to Fi.<br><br><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><u>Fool-Proof Chicken Fry Recipe:</u></span></b><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/02/fool-proof-chicken-fry.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/02/fool-proof-chicken-fry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-463827560348697807Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:59:00 +00002012-02-05T09:24:58.468-08:00chickencurryrecipessavouryPunjabi Murgh Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bDlHcx7VZ1g/Ty6J89qWQhI/AAAAAAAAAmE/W79rkoTMUzY/s1600/IMG_1050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="567" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bDlHcx7VZ1g/Ty6J89qWQhI/AAAAAAAAAmE/W79rkoTMUzY/s640/IMG_1050.jpg" width="640"></a></div>This Sunday, with the fridge stocked to the max with all kinds of meat ( I mean Chicken and Fish), I thought of making a heavy meal for lunch - something that wouldn't engage me into making a whole 3 course platter yet would still leave the family wanting for more (now's the chance to shout a shrill 'NO!' and grin behind their back..heeeheee.. OK, just kidding).<br><br>Nothing beats the <i>Punjabis </i>when it comes to wholesome rich (smothered in buttery goodness) dishes and so I picked to make Murgh Makhani this afternoon.<br><br><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Murgh Makhani Recipe:</b></span><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/02/punjabi-murgh-makhani-indian-butter.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/02/punjabi-murgh-makhani-indian-butter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-3925638097637711592Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +00002012-01-28T00:22:41.440-08:00curryrecipessavouryEnne Badanekai : Stuffed Spicy Brinjals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yhSAq4KKUOI/TyMdEwSHB3I/AAAAAAAAAjg/XWD7ZI6TvBI/s1600/26012012321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yhSAq4KKUOI/TyMdEwSHB3I/AAAAAAAAAjg/XWD7ZI6TvBI/s320/26012012321.jpg" width="270"></a></div>This dish is one of my evergreen favourites and by evergreen, I mean - come pizza, come Burger chains all over the place but this one will never get off my 'binge-list' ever. This is a South Indian dish, that I used to relish at my relatives place at my Aunty's. It was one of those dishes I just had to request her to make this dish every time I popped up with my suitcase for the summer months. But it wasn't till a year ago that I perfected this dish. It took me so long to figure it out coz I always thought that relatives only reveal so much about a family recipe..but I figured out the perfect blend of this lip-smacking dish thats assured to give you compliments on the dinner table. Its actually a blend of two recipes - 'Stuffed Brinjals' and 'Andhra Style Stuffed Brinjal Curry'. Here it is (the WHOLE of it..unlike my relatives, I presume):<br><br><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span><br><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span><br><span style="font-size: x-large;">Enne Badanekai</span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">or Stuffed Spicy Brinjals recipe:</span><br>Serves 5<br><br><b><span style="font-size: large;">Ingredients:</span></b><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/01/enne-badanekai-stuffed-spicy-brinjals.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/01/enne-badanekai-stuffed-spicy-brinjals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-2554548599698202178Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:37:00 +00002012-01-20T03:12:31.325-08:00cakedessertpuddingrecipesA brave Caramel Pudding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-shx6xb1KUos/TxlBY_LKbjI/AAAAAAAAAh0/0NKrWAGjmHc/s1600/IMG_0925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-shx6xb1KUos/TxlBY_LKbjI/AAAAAAAAAh0/0NKrWAGjmHc/s640/IMG_0925.jpg" width="640"></a></div>Recently, Fi made caramel pudding and as Fi was busy making some starters for dinner (and the main course), I was entrusted with the dessert..now, although I love desserts (eating them, that is) and am a<br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/01/brave-caramel-pudding.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/01/brave-caramel-pudding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-3203432835526811311Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:42:00 +00002012-01-20T03:12:53.709-08:00dessertpuddingrecipesA Delicious Mistake: Bonet!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">"Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew!"</span><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jzr0ki_Nvz4/TxaubQn3inI/AAAAAAAAAgg/5uUdLqISw_8/s1600/IMG_0895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jzr0ki_Nvz4/TxaubQn3inI/AAAAAAAAAgg/5uUdLqISw_8/s640/IMG_0895.jpg" width="640"></a></div>That was a sigh of a huge relief from me for the amount of time I have taken to get back to blogging. Don't get me wrong, I love blogging..its a wonderful release. Just that I cant believe that I have been so far far from it for SUCH a long time!! <br><br>So, lets begin this new reprise on a fresh note..or should I say, a sweeter note - <br><br>We recently had been to this book sale in the city (only because they hung out these big billboard signs mentioning 50% discount sale) and stumbled upon some wonderful cookbooks. One of them - 'World Cuisine/ITALY (II)' which is a good read for any beginner on international (mention - European) dishes. And Fi thought of making 'Bonet'. I thought this would be a terrible idea coz more often than not, my oven has never dished out satisfying desserts. But I am glad that I was too occupied with other things (to criticize Fi's dessert venture) or else this mistake would never have occurred in the first place.a delicious one at that! At first it sounded more like a 19th Century ladies hat but after looking at the outcome, this one was worth a mention. And it tasted and looked better than the pics in the cookbook too!<br><br><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br></u></b></span><br><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Bonet Recipe (with a few tried and tested tweaks):</u></b></span><br>Serves 4<br><br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/01/delicious-mistake-bonet.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2012/01/delicious-mistake-bonet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-5797057691932013892Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:30:00 +00002011-12-25T08:31:07.256-08:00anniversarycameracanonFamily5th Anniversary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YJwmZt01U9Y/TvdMcCn2YQI/AAAAAAAAAdo/IB_AoZS39Fo/s1600/anniversary+5th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YJwmZt01U9Y/TvdMcCn2YQI/AAAAAAAAAdo/IB_AoZS39Fo/s640/anniversary+5th.jpg" width="640"></a></div>This December was full of activity..firstly there was our anniversary on the 13th (we still argue upon it, I say 13th, Fi says 12th) and then there's my birthday on the<br></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2011/12/5th-anniversary.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2011/12/5th-anniversary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-3447752269790038726Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:26:00 +00002011-12-16T04:26:08.774-08:00fishpet fishvideoYouTubeMy first video on Youtube!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Please view, rate and comment on YouTube....Pleeeeeeaaaaaasssseee!!!!!! Its a video about my pet gold fish and other fish:)</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br />          <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="500" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RCPsKcGFQa4" width="550"></iframe></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-first-video-on-youtube.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499547634053390074.post-6340835260363409257Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:27:00 +00002011-11-30T19:32:39.154-08:00GoaLists and StufftravelTop ten things to remember in Goa:<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; text-indent: -24px;"> </span>Ignore the Taxis and rent a bike, if you can ride one. The taxis are way too expensive.</li><li><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; text-indent: -24px;"> </span>Always rent a bike, it helps your feet a LOT in a place like this. Petrol is found mostly in bottles at 10 Rs higher than the actual rate. Petrol Bunks are far too few here.</li><li><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; text-indent: -24px;"> </span>Carry an identity like a </li></ol></div><a href="http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2011/11/top-ten-things-to-remember-in-goa.html#more">READ MORE HERE-------></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thankyou for checking out my blog-posts. Keep a look out for new fun posts on girlcookart!</div>http://girlcookart.blogspot.com/2011/11/top-ten-things-to-remember-in-goa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Girl Cook Art)0