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Kitchen Therapy is what I call it! Its contagious and I will make sure everyone is in the 'net'. :-)http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)Blogger78125noreply@blogger.comnoZaayeka meaning Taste!This is my first ever blog, for all those who believe that in the kitchen ..lies their calling! Kitchen Therapy is what I call it! Its contagious and I will make sure everyone is in the 'net'. :-)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-4856196601813723416Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:10:00 +00002009-08-29T15:18:15.048+04:00chocolate plasticclassic Italian layered cakehome-madedessertscelebration cakechocolatetiramisufeastindulgentrose makingamarettolovealmondsdecorations/icingmascarponeAmaretto Tiramisu Cake --- The Ultimate Celebration Cake !!“ In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two.”-Erich FrommWhen you meet the person you want to spend the rest of your life with…you want the rest of your life to begin soon. Well this is what exactly happened when we met.Its been two years since our wedding and am still amazed at how fast time flies. I am madly in love, (more than ever) with the man I married two http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/08/amaretto-tiramisu-cake-ultimate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)59<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Lgfkqlq3OMs:XKx8cclXb8M:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-8274834399094657427Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:31:00 +00002009-08-07T21:41:15.210+04:00healthy dessertsummer treatstone fruitsmangogoji berriesgelatinmirrored looklow fategglesschocolateNo-Bake Mirrored Mango Cheese Cake (eggless) …with the goodness of Goji Berries."Mango is like a drug. You must have more and more and more of the Mango until there is no Mango left. Not even for Mango!"Aaaah yes I love mangoes….and I hate it that it’s the tail end of this wondrous luscious’ fruit season here. I have pureed two whole jars of mango and frozen it for…err…a rainy day (in the kitchen). ;pI love the fruit in its full glory, nevertheless I also like to present itshttp://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/08/no-bake-mirrored-mango-cheese-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)30<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=P4NpjDvuqrY:EkMUsk4rn-g:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-6825002073281905704Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:19:00 +00002009-07-23T09:46:05.928+04:00veganquick mealolive oilsnackwalnutsdillbreakfasthealthy eatingsavoury feast breaddecorative feast breadyeast breadswhole wheat flourOlive Oil-Kissed Walnut Garlic and Dill Povitica (Vegan)....jazzed-up !!"[Breadbaking is] one of those almost hypnotic businesses, like a dance from some ancient ceremony. It leaves you filled with one of the world's sweetest smells...there is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga exercise, no hour of meditation in a music-throbbing chapel, that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than this homely ceremony of making bread."M. F. K. Fisher, The Art of EatingI admit I http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/07/olive-oil-kissed-walnut-garlic-and-dill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)30<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=lgIUSyWZ1EE:7rlXWgiMMN8:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-5349512263431026647Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:34:00 +00002009-07-06T20:21:49.152+04:00cross cultural foodscurd basedhome cookingindian cuisinesimplemain coursehealthy eatingeasy n quickcomfort foodDahi Aloo (Baby Potatoes in a Tangy Creamy Curd Gravy)....comforting ain't it !!"Comfort food is absolutely moving upscale."~ Danny Meyer The world has seen a lot in the last few months. Failed banks, frozen lending, bankruptcies...a stock market like a weary phoenix, rising from its ashes then plummeting again. In turbulent times like these, don't we all need a little comfort food?!Comfort food, as it turns out, is a global phenomenon. A case in point-- When I am asked whathttp://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/07/dahi-aloo-baby-potatoes-in-tangy-creamy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)39<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-Tke8lvY4-U:9Dfw5QQM3I4:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-6541495458084179491Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:38:00 +00002009-06-23T17:40:21.058+04:00purple foodshome-madegelatoblueberriesfruit historyfrozen dessertice-creameasyjamun/Indian blackberryfresh fruitsBerries from the East and the West...in a Gelato !!"I doubt whether the world holds for any one a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice-cream." My last post was about my favourite summer fruit, which is nothing short of indulgence.However not all fruits of this season are to be blamed to go straight to the hips. One such is the Indian Blackberry or Jaamun/Jaam as we call it here.Although there is a riot of colours at the http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/06/berries-from-east-and-westin-gelato.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)23<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=3UAOd7Cy50s:CjHH55fOjAM:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-3274406159988016159Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:40:00 +00002009-06-17T15:35:10.650+04:00homemade strawberry jamexotic fruitsstrawberry chantillychiffon cakecardamomlow fategglessvegetariandessertCardamom Laced Mango-Strawberry Heart Chiffon Cakes (Eggless)"A compromise is the art of 'dividing a cake' in such a way that everyone believes that he has got the biggest piece."Well that was something I did not have to bother with. Why? 'Cause I already had divided the cake into individual serve-size pieces. Smart me! ;pIf you ever visit me this time of the year (especially in these last couple of weeks) a whiff of an intoxicating perfume will hit you ashttp://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/06/cardamom-laced-mango-strawberry-heart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)20<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=jONxIS9dhY0:t8mwvhgR8i0:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-4862170313591670428Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:23:00 +00002009-06-10T20:43:31.040+04:00coolersfood historyfrozen dessertsummer drinkdessertfresh fruitsMinty Green Apple Granita"snow gives the most delicate flavor to creams, but ice is the most powerful congealer and lasts longer."-Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third President of the United States.At summer's height, few people crave heavy desserts, but dinner guests always enjoy something fresh and seasonal. Simple granitas, frozen desserts with an appealing icy texture and crunch, fill the bill.The Chinese had http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/06/snow-gives-most-delicate-flavor-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)27<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=tFRPYdiM4LQ:9tuLT7dHa5w:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-660724635375133422Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:12:00 +00002009-06-03T17:49:08.383+04:00crabsticksrice vinegar'good looking' foodtastyfirst time cookingjapanese dishteriyaki mushroomsblogging storysticky ricehealthysushiveggiesnori (sea-weed) wrappers"To cook or not to cook".....with Sushi.Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time there was a girl who always had avoided her mother’s constant calls to help her in the kitchen. The girl would make it a point that she had her hands full so that she could skip entering the kitchen. (Although sometimes her mother was successful in pulling the reluctant soul into cooking; she will only later realize how helpful those sessions were.)Now http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/06/to-cook-or-not-to-cookwith-sushi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)20<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=G3z5DCIKAzM:abfT2a8_too:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-5123711543550810054Tue, 26 May 2009 08:24:00 +00002009-05-26T16:42:19.366+04:00satsangregional cusinepanchmel daalindian cuisinenutritiousmain courseRajasthani popular foodtastyrich'alone-time'simplehearty mealoneness with the Supreme PowerTime-Off ...... & Panchmel Daal-Baati.What a commentary on civilization, when being alone is being suspect; when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide the fact that one practices it - like a secret vice. ~Anne Morrow LindberghNo I ain't apologising nor am I offering any explanation. I know I have been away for some time....but to only replenish the spring within me that will never dry. I have taken time-off to retreat to myhttp://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/05/time-off-panchmel-daal-baati.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)55<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=ZFpzWb0PGrI:A_-TsibYe58:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-1175090699187497373Fri, 08 May 2009 20:05:00 +00002009-05-16T12:19:26.744+04:00exotic fruitskid friendlysapodillanutritiousliquid dietsimplesummer drinksmoothieeasy n quickchikooCheeky Chikoo Smoothie..for the Maman and Gourmand Smoothie/Shake Recipe Contest!An excerpt from our life; the morning of April 28th 2009.DH: “Hun I don’t want to have anything for breakfast…not feeling like it.”Me: “ What…not again…I am not letting you go till you have breakfast…it’s the most important meal of the day.”DH: “In that case just give me liquid breakfast…one of your fruit smoothies/milk shakes…you have chickoos in the fridge..right?!”Well that is how the http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/05/excerpt-from-our-life-morning-of-april.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)21<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=u17iEaLaUJk:u6A2Zoa5izY:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-2253688368141445802Tue, 05 May 2009 12:18:00 +00002009-05-05T21:46:39.013+04:00quickindian cuisinesimplemain courseeasyvegetariancomfort foodmom's cookingMalaai ki Subz ....from my Mom.“ A good cook is one who not only makes great food, but makes food taste great with what is available at hand.”-- My late Nani ji (the greatest cook I have known from close quarters, followed closely by mum)That’s my maternal grand ma for you. I have discussed at length about her in few of my earlier posts, like this one.She was the first one who instilled in me the desire to enter the kitchen http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/05/good-cook-is-one-who-not-only-makes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)26<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=qSQXJeNMMZk:G170SAY_0wU:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-8492098557465165435Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:52:00 +00002009-04-20T21:22:14.899+04:00mangofriendshipbeveragefruit historynutritioussimplesummer drinkinteresting facts about mangohealthyfolklorechildhood memorieseasy n quickSincere apologies....with the 'King of all fruits'.Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things.I know I am very late in posting this, but trust me when I say that I have been extremely tied down with home-shifting, either family and friends visiting over or we making courtesy calls. (Infact as I write this post my hub's busy booking tickets for another trip in May.) There have been festivities but not without certain mishappeningshttp://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/04/sincere-apologieswith-king-of-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)26<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Kwwf5VRNFDA:Oy6XNEgPKeY:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-3312185308007307840Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:13:00 +00002009-03-30T15:14:07.188+04:00cookiesdouble chocolatecreative dessertbrowniecocoa-fablechewysoftfood-giftseasyback to bloggingtasty"From her blood sprouted .......'chocolate' !!" (Double Chocolate Brownie-Cookies)Once upon a time a prince went to battle to defend the borders of his father's kingdom against a hostile tribe. His wife, the princess was left to guard the kingdom's vast treasures.The invaders were fierce--they defeated the princes' army and advanced on the capital city. Alarmed the princess hid the treasure. The barbarians took the city, captured the princess and ransacked the royal keep, http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/03/from-her-blood-sprouted-chocolate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)22<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=0AuQ0SBHNv0:K4WOh6r3E08:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-2431201808128856197Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:19:00 +00002009-02-26T02:29:04.024+04:00cookiesveganleave requestspiced cookiecardamomhealthyroot gingerdessertMy Vegan Ginger-Snap Cookies ...& a months' break !!“Phoebe: Observe the art of seduction. Watch, learn, and don't eat my cookie.”-FriendsFYI--I am an ardent blogger and get extremely excited each time I see a comment or an increase in the "followers' list" of my blog. However a couple of days back I discovered that my blog followers' list was short by a couple of followers/readers. I was so dishevelled and saddedned that a few of my readers http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-vegan-ginger-snap-cookies-l-o-n-g.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)50<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vIxRjDUtcXM:VVDcmFpNMKw:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-4758951996770235174Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:15:00 +00002009-02-23T19:28:58.321+04:00strawberryshivratrimilk shakesummer treatfasts' foodkid friendlyhealthyvegetarianeasy n quicktastyI don't need a 'STRAW' to drink this 'BERRY' Shake !! :p"Imagine," said the wise man, "that the moon was made of strawberry. Would all socks be pink and all flowers meringue? Perhaps... and when evening falls shall we slide down the crescent laughing as we splash into warm waters of sweet milk, how enchanting life would be."Guess where I got this quote from.............a tube of pink strawberry milkshake scented body scrub! lol.... Who knew toiletrieshttp://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-dont-need-straw-to-drink-this-berry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)34<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=Av1DCAoIrh0:ySHg_sfRLQ8:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-3220775295520745046Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:13:00 +00002009-02-19T07:25:15.598+04:00social causeshallotsvine ripe cherry tomatoesguacamolecharityavacadoblogger aidBloggerAid cookbookUnited Nations WFPa secret ingredient-spices of the Godcayenne pepperFoodies Face-Off....Blogger Aid....& Guacamole in Avacado skin."...the avocado is a food without rival among the fruits, the veritable fruit of paradise."— David FairchildMy parents-in-law are here and I have been treating them to my home made delicacies...infact as I write this my f-i-l is telling he needs a digestive as the narkel-chana daal I made was so good that he has had a lot for lunch...burp! Well thats that for playing a gracious hostess.Here's a http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/02/foodies-face-offblogger-aid-guacamole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)27<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=oxDmZuHj7wI:pSlwbomeSWE:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-2101962036600989050Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:07:00 +00002009-02-14T16:24:05.599+04:00mooncakedatesmoon cookiesfood historycreativemalaysia tripunorthodox cookingMalaysian cuisineholidayalmondsmooncake mouldsduplicate recipesGlad to be back....with Dates & Almonds Moon(cake) Cookies“Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!” So I am back from Malaysia -Truly Asia, my short holiday with my best friend (read my hub). The last few days have been crazy, we’ve seen and done so much, I will try and give you a concise run down!We reached Kuala Lumpur and drove down to surrounding villages/beach villas and also http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/02/glad-to-be-backwith-dates-almonds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)35<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=SADcdU7YyAs:Rx40Qiw1EQE:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-4674254880286871766Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:34:00 +00002009-02-05T21:10:40.872+04:00classic Italian layered cakevalentine celebrationsdessert winechocolatebrandy/rumcinnamonwhipped creamwalnutchantillynutmegpersimmonvanillatortePersimmon-Walnut Torta Claudia À la mode....& a sweet interlude !“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.”I am on the 12-step chocoholics program: I am never more than 12 steps away from chocolate!Smile! Yes thats what I am doing as I write this post. I am not a quitter...I will NOT give up chocolate ever. Add chocolate to http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/02/persimmon-torta-claudia-la-mode.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)54<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=-4SEYIZ1hAo:def5v9cxOkE:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-4917651478133943229Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:37:00 +00002009-02-03T11:43:25.679+04:00exotic fruitsdouble chocolatebrownie-cakeydulce de lechefood historychantillyvalentine celebrationshealthydragon fruitchocolateDragon-fruit Double Chocolate Brownie with Chocolate Dulce de Leche"I have this theory that chocolate slows down the aging process.... It may notbe true, but do I dare take the chance? "The first time I ever ate a brownie was at Nahomes’ in Kolkata, India. It was during school days, that a christian friend of mine introduced me to the oldest bakery at New Market in Kolkata.I never had tasted anything quite like it and since then brownies took over the top spot http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/02/dragon-fruit-double-chocolate-brownie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)52<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=p1CjszDNsuU:c7lbVcKVKiY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=p1CjszDNsuU:c7lbVcKVKiY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=p1CjszDNsuU:c7lbVcKVKiY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=p1CjszDNsuU:c7lbVcKVKiY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img 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theme, which an intelligent cook can play each time with a variation.--Madam BenoitOk let us travel back in time, when a little girl saw the vada for the first time and thought it to be the 'chakra' of Lord Vishnu and kept rotating it on her index finger.For those who do not know about Indian Mythology, fret not I will elucidiate.Now as per the Hindu mythology goes, http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/01/savoury-dough-nutnaahcall-me-medhu-vada.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)31<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=UsCMJgy_O2M:jZbSfDtatr0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=UsCMJgy_O2M:jZbSfDtatr0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=UsCMJgy_O2M:jZbSfDtatr0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img 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It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~Harriet van HorneI am a staunch believer of the above adage. So when I got into cooking for my love, after wedlock; I made sure that I didn't restrict myself to only Indian cooking , which incidentally is one of the largest and widely varied cuisine type, afterall 'she' is the oldest and the biggest republic known to thehttp://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/01/microwave-sattu-tarts-atom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)46<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=bJjKthQRSiU:j_SimaGwEGo:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-4990509189182879353Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:32:00 +00002009-01-28T13:27:29.836+04:00snackbaguetteappetizersimplecrowd pleaserminimal ingredientsbaked beansminimal effortoliveseasy n quickCheesy Beans on Baguette......& Gong Hei Fat Choy/ Jai Hind !“Red beans and ricely yours." Louis Armstrong loved red beans and rice so much he signed his personal letters thus.Who says cooks don't need breaks....well certainly I do. Its Chinese New Year (Gong Hei Fat Choy) and the biggest holiday time here. Made some delectable stuff about which I will post later(please be patient!)Its the 2009 Lunar New Year Cup soccer tournament and hub is having friendshttp://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/01/cheesy-beans-on-baguette.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)26<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=cIZ1mlc6hR4:F7zavZTncbw:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-1255144401601559874Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:37:00 +00002009-01-25T09:09:15.550+04:00exotic fruitsnutty-fruitychantillywalnutsrumkids-craftpersimmonwalnut croquantvanillaeasy n quickdessertTipsy...err....Persimmon Trifle with Walnut Croquants“A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something Brussels sprouts never do.”I am a nuts-about-fruit girl ...anything with fruit in it can lure me easily. I am game for all kinds of fruits...the rarer and more exotic it is...the more I crave it...lol. And if the fruit is in a dessert form...nothing beats it! As you know from these-fruit http://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/01/tipsyerrpersimmon-trifle-with-walnut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)27<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=xYF-22TJpSI:u6AmYufA2Bw:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815557269182371820.post-1734856749592216056Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:23:00 +00002009-01-23T15:51:16.595+04:00raw vegetablesmedicinal puposestomato basedspanish cuisinesimplehealthychickeneasy n quicksouppastaChicken Gazpacho“Cold soup is a very tricky thing and it is the rare hostess who can carry it off. More often than not the dinner guest is left with the impression that had he only come a little earlier he could have gotten it while it was still hot.” -Fran Lebowitz, journalistI got acquainted with this refreshing soup for the first time when I was working with HSBC. A Latin American colleague of mine introducedhttp://cooking-up-a-storm-zaayeka.blogspot.com/2009/01/chicken-gazpacho.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Navita (Gupta) Hakim)26<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?i=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?a=vUsrRZjLfok:Es2KpapAPbI:mZqm_KCodkc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Zaayeka?d=mZqm_KCodkc" border="0"></img></a> </div>en-usnonadult