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Bisquick Dosai

Bisquick Pancake Mix is one versatile baking mix for most western style foods. But do you know you can whip up a quick instant non-sticky savoury dosa / uttappam /adai with it ? . . . → Read More: Bisquick Dosai

Fruit Cake

Butter a 5 by 9 inch loaf pan: line with bakig parchment or waxed paper, then butter paper, set aside.

In a large bowl combine dates, apricots, raisins, almonds and walnuts. Stir flour, sugar and baking powder to blend. Add to fruits and mix evenly.

Beat eggs with vanilla to blend. Stir thoroughly into fruit mixture. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan and spread evenly, press batter into corners of pan.

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Almond Joy

Almond Joy?? don't just get carried away by the name, these are not chocolate covered candy bars but soft shortbread like cookies made with almond paste. Well, it known or called as Almond bar cookie, the original recipe from Epicurious, but played with the ingredients like a daring baker to suit my taste and convenience.

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Red Bell Pepper Soup

Mild Roasted Red Bell Pepper Soup, low fat version, a hearty warm bowl of soup for your lunch box on a cold day with any kind of hard bread roll.

Lunch Box Idea 2 / Thermos preferred / Microwave / Kids / Adults / Mild Soup / Capsicum / Red Pepper

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Vegetable & Cheese Omelette

This is an American style egg omelette.

Restaurant style egg omelete/ omelette/ omelet /omlet.

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Cucumber Carrot Sandwich

This is my first post under Lunch box ideas, starting with a simple sandwich which would suit both for breakfast and lunch.

Coming up with lunch box ideas for kids is the most challenging job.. as many schools don't provide with microwaving facility. So… this category will be updated with many kids lunch box ideas (with and without re-heating), adult meal planning, thermal lunch kit, power lunches, lunch box product ideas and tips.

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Golden Beets Poriyal

How about Camouflaging the beets ??? Here is an interesting one which I found this week "Golden Beets", these are born as beetroots with golden orange skin and light yellow flesh with sweet, delicate and mild flavour of beetroot and some of carrots too. After cooking they look like cabbage stir-fry… but with all the benefits of beetroot.

Beetroot Fry / Beetroot Poriyal / Thoran / Vepudu / Kosambari / Indian Salad / Stir-fry / Golden Beets / Orange Beets / Yellow Beets

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Zucchini Flower Fritters

Edible flowers anyone?? Quite surprised to see that these were offered for a dollar a pint at my farmers market and coundn't resist buying. Once these were tossed and other well known flowers like cauliflower, broccoli and artichokes were given importance. But things to do change, nowadays these zucchini flowers are gaining more popularity… and considered gourmet due to its medicinal properties. What do you think they have the most??? Rich folic acid, so give it try if you happen to see…

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White Bean Chicken Chili

Small white beans are always considered staple here in USA as they go in most of their food preparations. They are well suited for soups, stews, salads and chunky chili. Baked form is most relished and used as dip for variety for breads. In my home once in a week we have SSS day.. ??? Ok its Soup, Salad and Sandwich day and I always try  to make it hearty to go with a light sandwich. This recipe of mine is close to "Ruby Tuesdays" restaurant chains White chili, give it a try and see if it matches the taste.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

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