Aug
24
Cucumber Chips
August 24, 2010 | 14 Comments

I know. What the frakk? But J’s abroad eating great food and I’m not about to eat plain cukes for dinner.
Asian Cucumber, Cucumber, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes
Aug
23
What does one do with a cucumber that’s two feet long?
August 23, 2010 | 20 Comments

Six of them? That’s twelve feet of cucumbers. I’ve put one on display in my living room.
The tag on the sapling said “Armenian cucumbers”, but these are some strange genus. Armenian cukes are delicious when really tiny.
Armenian Cucumber, Asian Cucumber, cat blogging, Cucumber, Delta, GARDENING, Photo Essays, PHOTOGRAPHY
Aug
20
Nut Trilogy 3: Spiced Nuts
August 20, 2010 | 7 Comments

Sweet and Sour Almonds and Garlic-Rosemary Walnuts
I also call them “Traffic Light Nuts”. A little pouch of these in the car ensures that I’m not starving while rushing from one place to the next. There is the quick, easy method (that I used), and another that is more involved, but yields more nutrition. I have explained the latter below.
Almond, Chillies/Peppers, Eggs, Garlic, NUTRITION, Nuts, pomegranate molasses, Rosemary, tamari, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes, Walnut
Aug
18
Nut Trilogy 2: Banana-Nut Bread (Two Ways)
August 18, 2010 | 45 Comments

In my cashew “yogurt” post, I had a comment wondering if the stuff I concoct “makes any sense”. I understand that bewilderment and don’t have a problem, really, with those who express it. I feel the same way when I see someone eating a doughnut.
Almond, Banana, brown-sugar, Cashew, Chocolate, Dairy/Cheese, Date, Eggs, Flax seeds, gluten-free, honey, Jaggery, MUSINGS, NUTRITION, Oats, Sorghum/Jowar, sugar-free, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes, Walnut, yogurt
Aug
16
Nut Trilogy 1: Cashew “Yogurt”, “Sour Cream” and “Milk”
August 16, 2010 | 23 Comments

Last weekend I made three different dishes – all of them nut-based. It wasn’t planned that way, it just came to be. I thought it would be neat to post them as a trilogy.
agar agar/China grass/kanten, Cashew, NUTRITION, Nuts, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes
Aug
11
Culinary Nostalgia with Ulli Chammanthi (Red Hot Onion Chutney)
August 11, 2010 | 16 Comments

Onions + red chillies + salt.
Life’s most marvellous things are often the simplest. If it involves a favourite childhood food, the delight that flows from remembering, re-creating and savouring it makes for an even more joyous experience.
Ammini-Ramachandran, cayenne, Chillies/Peppers, GARDENING, Grains Greens and Grated Coconuts, Kerala, Onion/Shallot, red chillies, Tomato, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes
Aug
6
Sugar-free Lychee-Coconut Popsicles (Vegan)
August 6, 2010 | 6 Comments

Tender coconut pulp + fruit + coconut milk = a refreshing vegan ice cream. The spiced rum adds a nice tropical twist.
Coconut, coconut-milk, green coconut, ice cream, Lemon/Lime, lime, Lychee, popsicles, rum, sugar-free, tender coconut, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes






