Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Sweet Chutney served after a full course meal is an integral part of Bengali cuisine. Every single day while I was growing up, we would end end our meal with some kind of sweet chutney which would be polished of the plate with fingers & later the fingers licked off clean. I guess that served as a kind of dessert… the Bongs as everyone knows are famous for their “sweet teeth”.. not just a “tooth”. The chutney would be made of any seasonal ingredient. In summer it would be raw mangoes or pineapples, in fall & winter – the irrestible red tomatoes.
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Tags: apricot, cheese, Chutney, condiment, fruit flavor, jalapeno, Mint, red dry chilli, sides, vegan, vegetarian, Vegetarian recipe
Monday, November 24th, 2008

“Breadline Africa is an internationally registered charity that seeks out partnerships of hope and growth in Africa.” Breadline Africa launched its Blogger Bake Off, which is an online campaign aimed at connecting people to care, at getting bloggers to talk to their communities about poverty in Africa, and at having these communities to donate to Breadline Africa.
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Tags: africa, baking, Bread, breakfast, Cilantro, Coriander, Cumin, herb, jalapeno, pepper jack cheese, recipe, sandwich, snack, tomato, vegetarian, yeast