Cooking Inspiration

Inspiration for this blog comes from the movie 'Julie & Julia'. Like Julie, even I was drifting about. Seeing the movie, made me realise, see how people can find their happiness in a simple way. For me one of the way is cooking.
Ofcourse cooking inspiration comes from my dear Mother, who is an excellent cook. I am not sure if I will be ever able to cook many of her complicated receipes. These are some attempts to learn and enjoy the adventure. Like Harriet Van Horne said:

"Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all."

This is what my mother brought to her cooking and created wonderful dishes. So I step on this journey of cooking with an open mind, ready to experience different things and create some wonderful memories.

" Kitchen is the place where meals and memories are made" Annoynymous

Initially, I uploaded my cooking adventures on facebook. Received great feedback from family & friends, asking for receipies. So here they are some of the best dishes I have tried and tasted!!! I would also take this opportunity to thank some family and friends who have shared there receipes with me.

Leave your feedback/comments/ own cooking experiences on the blog, which will keep me motivated to continue on this culinary journey.

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Henna Stall for Karva Chauth

Good morning, My Henna stall at the Big India Bazaar Shop in Modbury, Adelaide, last saturday went very well. Weather was not perfect, but people droped by now and then to get some tatoos done for festival. Even had some Australian customers. It was fun. Here are some snaps. Hope I will see more people at my next stall. Advertisement Poster made by me

Maggie Beer's Upside down Grape Cake

Greetings to all food lovers! Masterchef 2012 season is on again, and I am not missing a single episode. There are so many wonderful recipes shown on the show, that I want to try cooking most of them myself. The list just keeps growing. To start with I tried making Maggie Beer's Upside down grape cake (challenge set up for one of the ellimination rounds). Although it had other two components namely Verjuice and Extra Virgin Olive Oil Ice Cream, with Vino Cotto Raisin and Ginger Wafer, I decided just to go with the Cake. So check out the recipe on this link and give it a go http://www.masterchef.com.au/recipes/upside-down-grape-cake-verjuice-and-extra-virgin-olive-oil-ice-cream-with-vino-cotto-raisin-and-ginger-wafer.htm These are the photos I took at various stages, hopefully they will be helpful. Step 1: Verjuice syrup in the cake pan Step 2: Grapes lining the base over the syrup Oops I forgot to take the step 3 photos: Cake batter and meringue making ..... :( Step 4: M...

What's for Dinner Tonight

On my way back home from work, I am thinking, what am I going to cook for dinner tonight. I am sure that's the usual question most of us (girls/women) ponder. As I enter house, my husband comes home and asks "What's for dinner tonight ?" That's the difference. Well, I am still thinking and looking in fridge and cupboards, to check what is available. Being weekend, I realise, I have ran out of vegetables. There is no bread, and also no pre-mixed dough to make chapati's. Second look into the fridge and hurray..........I have a few mushrooms, leftover sweet potato from Thurday, and one small eggplant. And in the freezer were lasagne sheets from last week when I had made Canneoloni. So I decide to make Lasagne. On the oven to preheat. Cut up the vegetables, slightly spray them with oil and half cook them in microwave. This just helps to cook the lasagne faster in the oven. Defrost the lagane sheets. I always keep ready Pasta sauce in my cupboard, for such times, w...

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