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Roasted Potatoes and my trip to Aleppo

noreply@blogger.com (Antonio Tahhan) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:55:00 +0000

note: I want to apologize to everyone for being late with this post. I am going out of town in a few days and have been running around like a crazy person trying to get everything in order before my trip. A couple weeks ago, I finally bought my plane ticket to go to Aleppo. My grandmother is...

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Vegetarian Pyramid Series - Seitan

noreply@blogger.com (DK) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:31:00 +0000

It sounds like ‘Shaitan’ and probably looks like one to most of us! But sometimes good things come in ugly packages and Seitan follows that literally. The first time I saw it, I made up a face similar to its looks but then after reading considerably about it, I thought why not. I am so glad I did...

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‘Earth to Table in the Shortest Time’… The locavores have arrived!

vindee@airtelmail.in (Deeba PAB) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:19:00 +0000

Locavore … a term coined on World Environment Day, 2005, to promote the buying /eating of produce grown within the 100 mile (160Km) radius. ~The issue being addressed in 2005 was the alarming trend of produce being transported half way across the globe to feed a ‘global appetite for exotic fare'....

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Tiffin Tuesday - Getting Back Into The Habit

noreply@blogger.com (Petra) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:10:00 +0000

It's been a long time since I've posted a bento here - or on my blog. It is not that I don't pack lunches any more, but... most days I just grab some leftovers, and an apple or banana, and a cereal bar, and I'm done. Although it is not quite 2010 right now, I think it is time to start over and...

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Nursing: A Journey to a Destination

noreply@blogger.com (Hilda) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:10:00 +0000

Any men out there who start to read this, gag and want to skip this article, if there is a woman in your life who might get pregnant and deliver a child she intends to nurse, I'd try to at least get halfway through it. I promise I won't get graphic. Disclaimer: This post is meant in no way to...

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FEEDING THE FINICKY

noreply@blogger.com (Jamie) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:51:00 +0000

MEET MR. PERSNICKETY Oh, happy the parent who has children who eat everything. Happy eaters are a joy to behold, watching as they merrily lick beaters and agree to taste test all cooking adventures. Pure pleasure is the child who digs the serving spoon into the bowl and piles it high on his/her...

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Quick Parenting Tip: Consequences

indianfoodrocks@gmail.com (Manisha) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000

I recently joined a book group organized by the Parent Engagement Network of our local school district where we are reading Please Stop the Rollercoaster by Sue Blaney. It is different from most other book groups as we are going to read just this one book, chapter by chapter. Book groups for this...

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Rebel without a cause….

vindee@airtelmail.in (Deeba PAB) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:34:00 +0000

Went to drop the daughter to school this morning for the annual camping trip. They’re off for 3 days to an adventure camp in the lap of the Himalayas. A camp filled with much excitement for the 13 year olds…with promises of body surfing, night hiking, river crossing, rappelling, fish catching...

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Vegetarian Pyramid Series - Millet

noreply@blogger.com (DK) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:57:00 +0000

Many of my Indian friends here bemoaned about lack of availability of Millet in the US of A, when I first moved here. I was surprised to hear that since I sort of remembered seeing lots of millet in the stores esp. in Health foods market. When I told them that, they informed me that they were...

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bless your hands

noreply@blogger.com (Antonio Tahhan) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:25:00 +0000

note: This recipe was a favorite of mine growing up. I figured since the school year has started I would write about these spinach pies, which I'm sure was my mom's sneaky (but delicious) way of getting my brothers and I to eat our spinach. Enjoy! If I had to pick one dish to become a vegetarian...

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Immunization - Truth and Rumor

noreply@blogger.com (Hilda) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000

My families are a bunch of trivia heads, both the one I was born into and the one I am now a parent in. I think asking us trivia questions incessantly and providing interesting trivia continuously was a way for my father to instill deep curiosity about everything in us. On occasion, my father will...

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THE WONDER YEARS

noreply@blogger.com (Jamie) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:36:00 +0000

MULTICULTURAL FAMILY, MULTICULTURAL KITCHEN Ah, my sweet little boys; born in France to a French (Catholic) father and an American (Jewish) mother and brought to Italy at the tender ages of 1 and 3 to spend 7 years learning to become Italian before moving back to France. Life is a dream, life is...

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Vegetarian Pyramid Series - Kamut

noreply@blogger.com (DK) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:19:00 +0000

“What we know is a drop, what we don’t know is an ocean.” (Isaac Newton) This proverb holds so true whenever I visit my local health stores. Every time I assume that I am getting to the end of familiarizing myself with myriad range of whole grains (or any other ingredient for that matter), a new...

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Back to School with Healthier Lunch Boxes

noreply@blogger.com (MeetaK) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:20:00 +0000

Soeren's already back at school since the past few weeks, but in many countries schools are still out for a few weeks. Not sure about how you feel, but vacations always bring back some of the easy going feeling and especially after summer break I seem to be scrambling to keep up with the hectic...

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STEPPING OUT OF 'MY' COMFORT ZONE...

vindee@airtelmail.in (Deeba PAB) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:45:00 +0000

A few days ago the hub decided to shake the kids out of their secure bubble, & announced it was time to take a trip into town using public transport. The call was for a trip into the old city here in Delhi, 'Old Delhi, Purani Dilli or the Walled City' as it is also called, and by the Delhi...

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Middle Eastern house salad

noreply@blogger.com (Antonio Tahhan) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:45:00 +0000

Sorry this is a day late. I was in Seattle for most of last week for the Web Design World conference and then spent time with my parents who came to visit me for the weekend. Seattle was beautiful and I cannot wait to show you pictures, but first, there's a salad I've been meaning to write about -...

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Vegetarian Pyramid Series - Wheat Berries

noreply@blogger.com (DK) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:52:00 +0000

Have you noticed how certain ingredients which were earlier labeled as “Poor Man’s Food” have now come to be adorning the health food stalls of today? Or sometimes even the gourmet plates of people calling themselves the connoisseur of fine food? Paradox or the fate of homosapiens today? – call it...

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The luxury of homemade Mascarpone...in a cake!

vindee@airtelmail.in (Deeba PAB) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:02:00 +0000

Have you tried making soft cheese at home?I've tried & I'm sold on the idea. Not only is it a much cheaper option, it's also a very satisfying process. Fresh cheese should be moist and white, with no sign of mold. The fat content of fresh cheese varies as they can be made from whole or skimmed...

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Edible Flowers

andreasrecipes@gmail.com (Andrea Meyers) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:09:00 +0000

Flowers have long been used in cuisines around the world, including ancient Rome, Greece, and China, and the practice is once again growing in popularity. Growing your own edible flowers will add beautiful color to the landscape as well as delicious flavors to your table, and you can control the...

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Blender Carrot Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Petra) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:57:00 +0000

This is one of my favorite cakes, it can be made in almost no time at all, and is perfect to go into lunchboxes, as you can cut it into any shape desired (aka the leftover space in the bento). The recipe was given to me by a friend who received it from her guest mother in Brazil, and it has...

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WHAT'S ALL THE TWITTER ABOUT?

vindee@airtelmail.in (Deeba PAB) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:40:00 +0000

Twittering changed a part of my life, for the better. About an year ago, I read about an article about Twitter & how this micro blogging application is changing the world. At the time, I understood it minimally, but it held my attention. Eventually, I began twittering, after being coerced into...

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Gulkand

indianfoodrocks@gmail.com (Manisha) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:34:00 +0000

It's no secret that I am a lazy gardener. I prefer to let wildflowers and native grasses rule my yard than spend hours tending to specialty flowers and plants. The few plants that I have brought into my yard are drought-resistant. My neighbor cultivates roses. He has blossoms of various colors on...

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A world outside of mozzarella & pepperoni

noreply@blogger.com (Antonio Tahhan) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:36:00 +0000

A simple google search for kid-friendly recipes is scary. What shows up, in fact, is a harrowing slew of butter-saturated, sugar-filled recipes written with a complete disregard for health. I discovered this last week because I was looking for just that - simple recipes that I can make with...

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Happy Father's Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Mansi) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:09:00 +0000

Happy Father's Day to all the readers of The Daily Tiffin! It's one of those holiday weekends in US where it has become a norm to celebrate special "days", mostly to help the economy and gift- stores. However, I was a bit surprised to read the history behind the origin of Father's Day....

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Vegetarian Pyramid Series - Couscous

noreply@blogger.com (DK) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:05:00 +0000

“Eating Balanced Meal is everything” - How many times have we heard this? But for a full time working woman, making a meal 3 times a day is big deal by itself – leave alone making it ‘Balanced’!! So does that mean we get slack about eating a healthy meal – of course not. What we can do is to make...

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