Oregano Garlic Bread - Rustic bread with beautiful golden-brown crust loaded with herbs and bursting with flavors. Slice it, toast it with butter and enjoy as your breakfast with your morning coffee. We, as a family, loves bread and experiment with different flavors. San loves baguette and he always picks up freshly baked baguette whenever we go for grocery shopping. I am still hunting a good bread shop in Jax. If you are aware of one such one stop shop for breads, then please do let me know. I love baking breads as Little R loves freshly baked one and also, baking bread is very therapeutic. I have been baking a lot before Little R. Now, with a toddler, life took a completely different turn and priorities changed. Now, Rishi loves to explore food. What else do you need to cook and bake? He has been sick for last couple of days and has been suffering from Hand, Foot and mouth disease. Thanks to daycare. He picks all forms of germs from his daycare and passes to the entire family. Last year has been horrible as it was his first year in day care. Hopefully, 2023 will be much better than 2022. (Fingers crossed). He is at home and has been spending most of his time with me in kitchen watching me cook our food. Of course, he helps ...
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Berry Berry Muffins #ToddlerFriendly
Toddler Friendly Berry muffins prepared with pantry essentials. All you need is a bowl and 30 minutes at hand. Happy New Year 2023. May this year bring more happiness and peace to you and your family. I couldn’t spend much time blogging last year. Excuses apart, I was struggling to bring up a toddler, close our first home, Chicken pox and allergies. I could have considered allergies in the South when we decided to shift from the North East. Hope it gets better this year. Though I couldn’t blog often, not even a day passed by without the thought of this space. I wish and hope I blog more in 2023. Coming to the recipe, we bought our first home and moved to our new space. This is the first baking I did in my home and it’s Little R’s favorite – Berry Berry Muffins. It has all of his favorites – strawberry, blueberry and raspberry. For those enquiring about Little R, he is a toddler now who enjoys his day care and new home. I already feel as he has grown up so much. He never ceases to amaze me with his activities every single day. Proud mom here! And he munched on these beauties as soon as they are out from the oven. What else do you need? Now to the recipe, these muffins are prepared using the pantry essentials and has moist ...
Travel Guide To Everglades National Park
National Parks are the hidden treasures and we, as a family, plan our vacations visiting the parks, monuments and cities close by. Our little Hurricane, Rishi, is also a nature enthusiast and loves to spend time with nature. That’s perfect for our family. We visited Everglades National Park in the month of May,2022 and it’s the first National Park visit for Rishi. And it holds a special place in our list, as one can witness 6 different habitats in a single visit. Everglades National Park: Everglades National Park is the third largest park in the contiguous United States, Death Valley and Yellowstone. Unlike those parks, Everglades is comprised of water and waterways. This landscape is unlike any other – beautiful, mysterious, and wild. Tropical and Temperate species flourish side-by-side in this environment, partly Caribbean and partly North American. The essence of the everglades is found in the sharp, ragged edges of sawgrass blades, an alligator’s deep bellow, the high-stepping dance of wading birds, the waterway labyrinth of the Ten Thousand Islands, and the sparkling, aquamarine waters of Florida Bay. Everglades is majorly influenced by water, elevation, fire and hurricanes. Unlike Everglades, Everglades National Park is ...
Your Ultimate Guide To Visit Savannah
SAVANNAH - Undoubtedly, the most beautiful city in Georgia and which makes you think that Georgia is much more than Atlanta! Hope everyone is doing great. I am glad that I could allocate some time to pen down this long pending post – Our visit to Savannah. Let me try to describe Savannah without any superlative adjectives. But then, it’s impossible. Savannah is one of the most beautiful cities I have visited, brimming with interesting history. We had 3 days to spend in Savannah and extended it for another 2 days, as 3 days were not enough to soak up the city’s charm, delve into its history and enjoy everything it has to offer. Though Savannah has been consistently ranked as the top tourist destination by the Travel magazines, the city doesn’t feel so touristy. The city has trolley tours and other attractions like every other travel destination but that doesn’t stop one from enjoying its innate beauty. History of Savannah Savannah's recorded history begins in 1733. That's the year General James Oglethorpe and the 120 passengers of the good ship "Anne" landed on a bluff high along the Savannah River in February. Oglethorpe named the 13th and final American colony "Georgia" after England's King George II. Savannah ...
A weekend trip to Daytona Beach
A weekend trip to Daytona Beach - The World Famous Beach. A complete guide to explore the metropolitan with your little one. Read on and thank me later. Hope everyone is enjoying this Holiday season. Sandy And I took off from our work last week and spent time with Little R. And we also went for our first vacation with Little R, or should I say as our first vacation after our wedlock. Yes, It might sound ridiculous but then, this is our first trip, thanks to the pandemic. We wanted to visit a nearby place as this will be the first stay outside home for Little R and also wanted a beach. Daytona Beach met all our needs. And I badly wanted a vacation. It’s not an ideal vacation I longed for with Mommy duties around but it was a good time off from household chores and I needed it the most to re-energize my soul. Daytona Beach: Daytona Beach also known as “The World’s Famous Beach” is a metropolitan in Central Florida. It’s famous as “World’s center for Racing” and is home of NASCAR. And it’s just 1 hour and 30 minutes away from Jax. Whatever may be your needs for a perfect vacation, Daytona has all of it - White sandy beaches, scenic drives, racing, best dining spots and escape from the hustle bustle of the world. What else ...
Cumin-Spiced Baby Cauliflower – #Thanksgiving Appetizer
Mildly spiced with cumin, this baked cauliflower is the perfect appetizer you can whip in a few minutes for your Thanksgiving dinner. Hope everyone had a great ThanksGiving! My heartfelt thanks to everyone who is still sticking with me in this space. We celebrated Thanksgiving at our home this year. It's the first Thanksgiving for Little R. I still remember the days when I used to shop the whole Thursday night - long queues, shop hopping, hot chocolate and returning home with shopping bags. Gone are the days - all I need now is to stay at home, have a relaxed day with San and Little R, eat good food and rest well. Motherhood changes your priorities. Isn’t it? With Little R and with the current pandemic situation, we don’t want to shop and expose little R to the crowd. We stayed at home, cooked a plethora of dishes, had good food, watched movies and took a rest. I wanted simple, healthy yet flavorful recipes which Little R can also enjoy. This Cumin-spiced baby cauliflower is one such dish which Little R loved. We have been offering family meals to Little R with reduced spices. He has been eating from the family pot and he loves it. I usually reserve a small portion for Little R before adding salt and then, add ...
How to make Puff Pastry from Scratch
Puff Pastry Sheet from Scratch - Make Puff Pasty equal to store-bought at home with simple ingredients available at your Pantry. Hi all, This is a long pending post. I love baking, especially, i love making pastries at home. Due to my interest in baking, I attended a few baking classes when I was in Burgh (2 years back, when the world was functioning normally) at Crate Cooking school run by Jenny and class led by sweet friend - Alekka Sweeney. Since then, I have been using her fool-proof recipe to prepare Puff Pastry sheets at my home - They are soft, buttery and one could see the hard work at the end when your pastry sheets turn out with layers. Now to the recipe Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus 1 tablespoon 1 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup ice water 8 ounces unsalted butter, cold Method: Make the lean dough: Mix the flour with the salt, then turn out onto your work surface in a pile. Run your fingers down the center to create a dough. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of water into the trough. Quickly fluff the dough with your fingers, keeping your fingers loose and using a scooping motion. Gather the flour back into a mound, create a trough, and add another tablespoon of water. Continue ...
Avalakki Bella Usuli | Karnataka Fasting Recipe
Avalakki Bella Usuli - Karnataka style Fasting recipe prepared using flattened rice and jaggery. Simple and delicious recipe. We observe fasting on every auspicious day religiously. Some prefer to observe fasting for the entire day whereas few have one time mal and observe fasting for the rest of the day. Few consume only fruits and milk on the day of fasting. There are certain foods which are usually consumed as fasting food like Sabudana, Potato, and Poha. They are rich in Starch to satisfy your hunger packs. Hereby, I present you a simple recipe with the flavor of Karnataka. Avalakki Bella Usuli is usually prepared across Karnataka on the days when people observe fasting for their God. Usuli is prepared using poha/flattened rice as it is high in starch content and filling the stomach. This can be prepared using red poha or white one, either thick or thin. The only difference between thick and thin variety is in their soaking time. It is such a simple one that you can stir up in five minutes and it’s kids friendly too. One can substitute sugar in the place of Jaggery. Prepare this moist usuli as an offering to God on an auspicious day. Ingredients: 1 cup Poha/Flattened rice (either thick or thin) ½ cup Grated ...