Posts Tagged ‘Pumpkin’
Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Here is a mashed pumpkin recipe with a big twist from the traditional, with very different flavors.
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Posted in Sides & etc. | 39 Comments »
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Ever heard of a kid who gobbled up all the vegetables without complaining? The kind who would frustrate her friends, for the moms of the friends would go into the sing song of the comparing game to why they should eat the vegetables without whining? That kid was me.
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Posted in Soup | 45 Comments »
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009

The Holiday Season is soon approaching with all it’s Sweet Temptations. Fresh, crispy air, colorful leaves, that slight shiver, and most of all that longing to stay inside the warm covers for a little bit longer when the alarm screams in the dark wee morning hours – are all getting stronger; calling out the soon approaching festivities and the celebration.
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Posted in Condiments and Sauces, Desserts | 34 Comments »
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Fall is here and so is Halloween, so we made our trip to the farm with the kids. It is a yearly ritual for us, picking the pumpkins, taking a hay ride through the mazes and petting and feeding the farm animals. This time the animals would not eat at all. I guess they were too tired & bored with all the zillion kids feeding them. They just sat in the shade and chewed on with a drowsy look.
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Posted in Sides & etc. | 15 Comments »
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 
Labra: A Festive Combination of Vegetables & Spices
These 2 months of September & October make me extremely homesick. The cool air, clear skies and the while floating clouds spill out all the memories of the biggest religious festival of West Bengal: Durga Puja, the community celebration, and along with that- very special food.
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Posted in Sides & etc. | 12 Comments »
Tags: beans, Cabbage, carrots, chilli, communal, durga puja, labra, mustard, Niramish, niramish curry, oil, panch phoron, Potatoes, puja, Pumpkin, radishes, vegan, vegetables, Vegetarian recipe