Bread In 20 Minutes, Or the Fast, The Delicious and The Gluten Free by kathy gori

Every culture and cuisine has their own version of bread and I like all of them. Flat or tall, round, square oblong, leavened, or un, paper-thin or giant heavy slabs. I love the stuff. What I don't love is the mixing, kneading, waiting, rising,…

Talk To Me Cupcake! Tasty Bites, Gluten Free! by kathy gori

I love cup cakes. They're so innocent. begging me to eat them. I especially love mini cup cakes, mini anything actually. To me mini = guilt free. I know in the "reality based community", this is a bunch of horse pucky, but one can dream. The last time I made Gujarati steamed chickpea bread I wondered since it's so good savory, how…

Got Carrot Salad? Got 20 Minutes? by kathy gori

I love stuff that's fast and easy. These are the recipes that are lifesavers especially when "stuff" happens, for lack of a better word. Dishes that are versatile, and inexpensive to prepare and can be prepared ahead of time are even better. I was looking for that sort of thing this week, after the whole Film Festival craziness and…

The Great Spinach Switch. A Fast Easy Lighter Version Of An Old Favorite by kathy gori

Still getting whipped around by the weather here in Sonoma. We've gone from perfect warm spring weather to hail and rain, to sun lashed by cloudbursts and windy gusts. Last night my little olive tree blew over. Time to replant. This morning it's crisp,…

Gluten Free Dumpling Delights! Sweets Without The Wheat! by kathy gori

Almost everybody loves desserts, however not everybody loves what desserts do to them. I'm not talking here about the amazing expanding waistline, larger pants size problem. I talking about gluten intolerance. There are a lot of desserts that involve wheat flour and there's the rub. It's the gluten in the wheat that makes desserts…

Steamed Cabbage Rolls by foodlover

Cabbage can provide you with some special cholesterol-lowering benefits if you will cook it by steaming. The fiber-related components in cabbage do a better job of binding together with bile acids in your digestive tract when they've been steamed. When this binding process takes place, it's easier for bile acids to be excreted, and…

Oats Upma by vidhya

Dudhi Muthiya by A Cook at Heart

A popular tea time snack from the state of Gujarat (India) This snack packs in whole wheat flour, chick pea flour and semolina with the goodness of bottle gourd. It not only makes for a great tea time snack but also a lunch box item and perfect picnic/ traveling food as it has great shelf life.

STEAMED SPICY FISH WITH A TWIST by Renu Guru

Steaming is unbeatable when it comes to heart-healthy cooking: there's no need for added fat, and flavor and nutrients are locked in. A delightful and simple way to serve fish,steaming it with other ingredients allows the fish's best flavors to come out.Here the steaming is done with a little difference.Simple and delicious.

EgglessVanillaCookerCake by HemaSrini

Thanks to Lord who once again bestowed good time on us. This December we brought 5 new things viz., Black colored Sony Cybershot for me, Blue colored Bicycle for my first son – Aditya, Red colored walker for second son – Aadya, Black colored Sony Home Theatre for home, Blue colored Avenger for my hubby. To remember this sweet moment,…

Colorful Organic Rava Idlis by MyCreative Flavors

A bowl of organic idlis made with lots of freshness of veggies is a great way to start your day.

Moong Sprouts Dhokla by Ayeesha Riaz

I'm back to dhokla mode again. The thing I love about dhoklas are they are easy to make and twist them to your choice by adding different ingredients. If I'm right I think I came across these dhoklas in Tarla dalas recipe. I also don't remember whether it was just with moong beans or sprouted moong beans but I made it with moong…

Healthy Instant Dhokla by momchef

Steamed Indian snack

idli by karenrecipe

Idli is a savory cake of south Indian origin popular throughout India. The cakes are usually two to three inches in diameter and are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice. The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they are more readily metabolized by the body. Most…