Last weekend, my dad took us all out for dinner to a Lebanese restaurant. Lebanese cuisine is mostly flavored with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, fresh herbs and the food is mostly grilled, baked or sauteed in olive oil. One dessert which really caught my attention and my taste buds was ‘Kunafa‘ Kunafa also known as Kanafeh…
Tag: Healthy
Chicken Frankies/Kathi Rolls
Yesterday, I happened to read a real life Binjai ghost story on one of my favorite blogs Hari’s got Tales . It was about the author’s encounters with Caucasian apparitions in a small town called Binjai. It was very interesting but it spooked me no end. Of course it was posted keeping in mind the Halloween season. And…
Chicken Dim Sums
Dim sums or Momos are a delicious Cantonese snack steamed and served in bamboo steamers specially made for this purpose.Steaming is a healthy, delicious cooking method — adding no fat or grease while bringing out food’s natural flavor. I had been wanting to make steamed chicken dim sums for quite some time, but couldn’t lay…
My Fluffy Omelette
Once in a while, we all suffer from ‘ Lazy bones syndrome ‘ , when we just don’t feel like cooking something elaborate. The thought of thawing your poultry, dicing the veggies,the Mise en Place could sound boring. On one such night, when I had to rustle up something for mine as well as a…
Saffron Chicken
“I must have saffron to colour the warden pies; mace; dates? – none, that’s out of my note; nutmegs, seven; a race or two of ginger, but that I may beg; four pound of prunes, and as many of raisins o’ the sun.” –William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (‘The Winter’s Tale’ – Clown, the Shepherd’s son is…
Chocolate balls in Cappuccino Custard
Aromas and flavors make food so interesting. Just imagine if we woke up one day to find there was only one flavor left in the world, how boring would life be. But thankfully the world is full of flavors loved by some and disliked by some others. Every one in my little family has their own favorites…
Lemon Chicken Tenders
Chicken tenders or Chicken fingers is a very popular snack in the US. It is served in restaurants, fast food outlets, food trucks, Chinese and Asian eateries as an appetizer or a main dish. I have tried this in so many different places. Every place has its own signature style of presenting Chicken fingers. I…
Cocktail Pudding : Lazy Man’s dessert
After shocking most of my blogging friends and causing fainting spells on at least one of them 😉 with my previous post, Brain Fritters ( I am striking it out, lest she be reading it and god forbid faint again), I decided to make it up to them by bringing in a dessert 🙂 …
Lemon Honey Glazed Chicken with Roasted Baby Potatoes , Quinoa and Corn on the Cob
Did you know that on this day i.e August 27th, world’s first jet aircraft had its first flight , Malaysia’s constitution came into force, Mars made its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years,First hydrogen balloon flight reached 900 m altitude,Parks College, America’s oldest aviation school opened,1st transmission of a TV programme from continental Europe was…
Black Currant Cheese Cake + Welcome back Nancy
Hello every one 🙂 It is a long time since I put up any sweet post haha, I mean a dessert post. I have one awesome reason to do so today. It was a long time since I heard from my sweet friend Nancy of Feasting with friends who was on a…
Aromas and Flavors from my Kitchen 