Khao Pad is what it is called – Thai:  khao (is rice) + pad (of or relating to being stir-fried). Mine is a colorful & aromatic Thai inspired Fried Rice. I am not claiming that this is authentic, but it is rice & it is stir fried. I did not have very many ingredients to make it authentic, but I did use some of my brilliant ideas:-D. Overall it came out pretty good.. what can go wrong with vegetables & rice anyway?

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The colors of the Spring outdoors add the bounty & color to the stores. I had been seeing quite a variety of new things, or may be I had seen these before but never paid attention. It read Spring Onions ( I always

thought that spring onions & scallions were the same thing) – The Leaves were of darker green shade & much more broad & thick, & the bulbs appeared bigger too than the Scallions which lay just beside them.I came back home buying these, but I had to do a little research to find out if they were the same thing as the young onions.

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Okonomiyaki means “whatever you like, grilled” in Japanese (Okonomi means “what you like” or “what you want”, and yaki means “grilled” or “cooked”).  It is an interesting combination of frittata, a savory pancake & a pizza. The first time I came across Okonomiyaki is in 101 Cookbooks. Reading thru’ Heidi’s post, I found it really interesting & the different ways the recipe may be adapted, even when making at home.

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