I can’t think of a better way to spend the cold winter nights than having a comforting one pot warm meal. What more could I ask if its healthy and is packed with nutrients. I love one pot meals for the fact they save time a lot and allow spending time with family enjoying delicious […]

I have been on a baking spree ever since the holiday season started and can’t seem to stop yet. mmm I simply love the aroma of freshly baked goodies. Recently finished baking a big batch of sugar cookies, snicker doodles, chocolate chip-macadamia nut cookies and mini vanilla cup cakes for a dear friends son’s birthday […]

My kitchen shelves are stocked up with all kinds of stuff neatly (not really) organized in sections.  Every once in a while I go thru my them looking for expired items to be discarded. I take out all the items, check for freshness, re-arrange all of them so I remember that I have to use them. […]

Cranberry beans/Chikkudu ginjalu pulao – Alu Kurma Cranberry Beans Pulao During my leisurely walk through the aisles of a mexican grocery store in our neighbourhood, I spotted these cute beans that have purple splotches all over them. I am completely unaware of how they would taste like but picked them right away because I loved the […]

Hubby dear is a picky eater but frankly he does’nt ask for much and almost tries out everything that comes out of the kitchen. There I said it! So now you know who is the guinea pig for all the experiments I do in my cute little kitchen. I decided to bake muffins this week […]

As I write this post…. I drift back to those memorable days when me and my brother come back from school hungry and demand mom to give us something to eat. Mom always cooked the best snacks we’ve ever tasted and one among them was “Chitti Chegodilu”. A delectable tea-time snack from Andhra that is […]