Favorite Food blogs

Have I ever told you that I'm a complete foodie...I love to eat and I enjoy a lot of different cuisines. Having said that, I'm not that great in the kitchen. I mean..., I cook to satisfy my family's appetite, but cooking is not the most enjoyable thing for me........ Eating is! I like to try something different from time to time, which adds some excitement to the otherwise mundane (for me!) routine of cooking the same food.

Mushroom fried rice with Paneer schezwan -  I made this last week

Recently I'm getting a lot of cooking inspiration from a bunch of food blogs that I follow. The other day, I cooked mushroom fried rice along with Paneer schezwan. It turned out delicious...all thanks to the recipe I followed. That's when I thought that I should share some of my favorite food blogs with all my friends here.

So here's a list of my favorites....

1. Indian simmer Prerna at Indian Simmer is not only a great cook but also a fantastic photographer. Just looking at the pictures on her blog will leave you salivating....and I really mean it. All I want to do when I visit her blog is to pick up the food and bite into it...
2. Sreelu's tasty travels Sreelu has a great collection of the most mouth watering Indian vegetarian recipes...what's more....she provides a lot of healthy alternatives. I've tried many of her recipes and I personally like her salads and quick recipes. 
3. Amma and Baby I recently got introduced to this one written by Rachu. She blogs for mothers who are struggling to come up with creative recipes for their picky eaters. I love the way she gets creative with simple recipes and makes them appealing for little ones. 
4. Cook curry nook  Madhuri at cook curry nook has a huge recipe index ranging from appetizers to desserts. I like all the Indo-Chinese recipes of hers and also the appetizers. 
5. Eat Drink Man Woman A fairly new one on the block, this blog has the most simple recipes presented in a very delightful manner along with excerpts from some wonderful books on food and recipes. Good going, Richa!
6. Show me the curry A great resource for all kinds of Indian recipes and tips on Indian cooking....with videos!

I truly appreciate and applaud all the food bloggers, who not only whip up some outrageously delicious recipes but also blog about them with the most gorgeous pictures, making people like me give in to temptation and go ahead and try them....

You may already be following some of these blogs...If not, do check them out. Hope you'll find some cooking inspiration.....Which ones are your favorite food blogs? Do share with me!

Once in a while...

....I cook something different; try out a new recipe. And when that happens, I feel it needs to be put on record.

If I've not said it before, I'll say it now- I'm not much of a cook and I do not like spending too much time in the kitchen. But I do like love eating good food ...unlike my two year old...:( 

Anyhow, back to my time in the kitchen. I was having some friends over for dinner in the middle of the week- sometimes that's good to break the routine (Do you do that sometimes?). While planning on what to cook (not too elaborate), I was reminded of a new dish that I tasted at a wedding when I was in India this time. I had liked it so much that I decided to try it myself sometime. This was the perfect opportunity. After googling 'Spinach and corn in white gravy', I came across something similar here. A bit of tweaking, and here is what I brought to the table...

To go along with this was Dal Makhani

After cooking so much I had no energy for making the dessert. But.....I still served it. It was simple, but it did look gorgeous. 

Mangoes & strawberries with a whipped topping. What d'ya say???

Linking it to Show and tell Friday at My Romantic Home

A relaxing weekend

I have been quite busy with my upcoming trip to India. Shopping is something I enjoy thoroughly, but when it comes to buying gifts for many many people of all ages and likings, the 'always so enjoyable' act of shopping seems like a daunting task. After all the running around the entire week, I had a much desired relaxing weekend. How about you? Did you have a good weekend?

The weekend started with a couple of friends coming over friday evening. We planed to just sit back, relax, chit chat while the kids played together. Remember the paneer pinwheels (recipe here) that I had mentioned in my last weekend wrap up post. Well, the taste of those lingered in my mouth much after the party, and I kept thinking that I need to try making those myself. So, this was the perfect opportunity.

Ready to go in the oven

 

All done

Saturday, I had no plans but to relax. But then, doing nothing makes me a bit uncomfortable (and I just can't relax). Are you that way? Do you feel like that too? Or am I somewhat weird? (my husband definitely thinks so)

So I decided to declutter my closet and take out some unused clothes to give away to goodwill. While I was doing that, I came across a kurti that had not attracted my attention for quite a while and looked a bit worn out, but still seemed too good to part. And then, I got an idea....the embroidered round motifs, I cut out one of those and framed it. Ta da.......

Linking up to Patty's weekend wrap up, which is always fun to join.