Thursday, December 17, 2009

Jewels at the Santa Monica Farmers Market

Gorgeous fresh picked carrots in a rainbow of colors.


This week at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market the jewels of the season glow. Among my favorites? The rainbow carrots in orange, ruby, purple and gold. Some roots were so young they were the tiniest of crooked fingers, delicate and naturally sweet. These carrots make wonderful crudities for hummus.

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Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Recipe

Red pepper hummus - a fab gluten-free vegan snack.


Get your hummus on. It's party time! The holiday season is upon us and that means it's time to whip up your favorite hummus and dip recipes. After all, the days are still getting shorter (my personal excuse for partying). And Winter Solstice- also known as the shortest, darkest day of the year- is only days away.

Then it's here comes the sun, Baby. So. Huzzah! Let's celebrate. To help in such a worthy cause, here's one of our favorite hummus recipes.

Let the sun shine in.


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Monday, December 14, 2009

Thumbprint Cookies with Buckwheat Flour + Brown Sugar

Gluten-free thumbprint cookies made with buckwheat flour + brown sugar.

'Tis the season for baking cookies. So I feel no guilt at all tempting you with my latest gluten-free baking success. What kind of gluten-free goddess would I be if I didn't keep conjuring up cookie recipes? I ask you. Not a goddess worth her salt- er- sugar. So I am not going to apologize for the calories, or the fat or the organic golden brown sugar in this recipe. Goddesses do not apologize for their cookies. Not during cookie season, anyway. And besides, Sweetcakes, a treat should be a treat. Life is short. Daylight is dwindling.

Live a little.

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Mashala Sukhadi / Katalu and Difference between "Somebody You Love" & "Somebody You Like"

This sweet is made in winter for good health. This is original the same process of Sukhadi or Gud papadi but we add another ingredients so it’s become healthy and benefit in winter. In Gujarat the ready made masala is available and we call it as Katalu. This katalu is all type herbals things in it. I was used famous masala of Katalu known as “Sutariya Masala”.

Ingredients:
250gm wheat flour (Atta)
200gm jaggery (Gud)
150gm ghee
25 gm Katalu (sukhadi masala)
25 gm dry grated coconut
25gm edible gum (Gaund)



Method:
Step 1: Finely chopped the jaggery and keep aside.

Step 1: Heat the half of the ghee in pan and fry edible gum on medium flame. Step 2: Finely crashed fried edible gum and keep aside.

Step 3: Add remaining ghee and add wheat flour in heat ghee on medium flame.

Step 4: Mix flour and ghee very nicely and roasted in low flame.

Step 5: Roasted the flour with continuously stirring until it comes out to brown color.

Step 6: When the flour is roasted well turn off the flame and add fry chopped edible gum.

Step 7: Mix well and after that add 25 gm ready made sukhadi masala (Katalu) and grated coconut in it. Step 8: Turn off the flame and add chopped jaggery in it.

Step 10: Mix this mixture quickly and thoroughly.
Step 11: Spread very well in flat big plate.

Step 12: Cut it in square shape or diamond shape within 2-3 minutes.

Step 13: Let it cool for sometimes and after that store in container.

Note:
1. If you like then add finely chopped almond and cashew before add the jaggery in it.

Difference between "Somebody You Love" & "Somebody You Like"
1 - In front of the person you love, your heart beats faster, But in front of the person you like, you get happy.

2 - in front of the person you love, winter seems like spring. Butin front of the person you like, winter is just beautiful winter.

3 - If you look into the eyes of the one you love, you blush. Butif you look into the eyes of the one you like, you smile.

4 - In front of the person you love, you can't say everything on your mind. Butin front of the person you like, you can.

5 - In front of the person you love, you tend to get shy. Butin front of the person you like, you can show your own self.

6 - You can't look straight into the eyes of the one you love. Butyou can always smile into the eyes of the one you like.

7 - When the one you love is crying, you cry with them. Butwhen the one you like is crying, you end up comforting.

8 - The feeling of love starts from the eye Butthe feeling of like starts from the ear.


So if you stop liking a person you used to like, all you need to do is cover your ears. But if you try to close your eyes, love turns into a drop of tear and remains in your heart forever...

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Winter Holidays: Celebrating Gluten-Free

Looking for inspiration and recipes for your gluten-free Christmas breakfast? Winter solstice brunch with friends? Vegan Hanukkah guests? A romantic New Year's Eve? Here is my collection of holiday favorites. Browse recipes and create your own winter holiday menu. Celebrate gluten-freestyle. With love.


A Mid-Winter's Menu



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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Gluten-Free Chicken Soup for Body and Soul

Gluten free Chicken Soup: The Cure
A gluten-free chicken soup to cure all ills...

We've been living on soup since Sunday. No, not turkey leftovers soup. Jewish penicillin soup. You see, Steve- that ordinarily upbeat and tenacious husband of mine- has been feeling a tad under the weather these past few days. In truth, more than a tad. He's caught a nasty cold. The kind of cold where you ache all over and do nothing but lay in bed watching a marathon of Lost on your laptop because to even zombie-walk to the sofa loveseat too-small-to-lay-on requires functional navigation skills and balance beyond your sinus-throbbing capacity.

Poor guy.

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

KHANDVI

GUJARATI KHANDVI AND CAKE RECIPE
One of my blog friend ask about recipe of Khandvi so i was made it and try to post in best way!!!


Ingredients:
1cup gramflour (besan)
2 cup buttermilk
1 tbsp red chilli powder
Salt To Taste
For seasoning:
2 tsp Oil
2 tsp Sesame seeds
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tbsp Coriander finely chopped
Method:
Step 1: Take heavy pan place the gram flour.

Step 2: Mix gram flour with buttermilk and salt. Avoid lump of flour.

Step 3: Add water if require and place pan over medium flame.
Step 4: Bring to a boil, stirring continuously.
Step 5: Continue stirring till you reach a paste-like consistency, adjusting the flame to avoid scorching. The mixture splatters a lot, so you must be careful.
Step 6: Turn off the flame and Spread as thin as possible with the back of a large flat spoon. Use circular outward movements as for dosas.
Step 7: Repeat for all plates and sprinkle red chilli power over each plates.
Step 8: While it cools, heat oil in a small pan.

Step 9: Add mustard seeds, and sesame seeds.
Step 10 Stir a few times, and then sprinkle over the spread out mixture.
Step 11: When cool, cut this layer into strips of your wish. Roll up each strip like a scroll, as firmly as you can, without breaking them, and arrange on to a serving dish.

Step 12: Garnish with coriander leaves, and coconut and serve.
Note: If you like then add Grind ginger and green chillies paste in butter milk so its become more testy. I was made it simple.
Recipe of CAKE click HERE


Read it, I felt I could relate to it, like so many of you... I just had to share it with all of you wonderful people of this world!!!
Married or Engaged or Future Married Guys: Give it a serious thought!!!

—Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are...

—Who is earning almost as much as you do...

—One, who has dreams and aspirations just as you have because she is as human as you are..

—One, who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your Sister haven't, as she was busy in studies and competing in a system that gives no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements...

—One, who has lived and loved her parents & brothers & sisters, almost as much as you do for 20-25 years of her life...

—One, who has bravely agreed to leave behind all that, her home, people who love her, to adopt your home, your family, your ways and even your family name ...

—One, who is somehow expected to be a master-chef from day #1, while you sleep oblivious to her predicament in her new circumstances, environment...

— One, who is expected to make the tea, first thing in the morning and cook food at the end of the day, even if she is as tired as you are, maybe more, and yet never ever expected to complain; to be a servant, a cook, a mother, a wife, even if she doesn't want to; and is learning just like you are as to what you want from her; and is clumsy and sloppy at times and knows that you won't like it if she is too demanding, or if she learns faster than you...

—One, who has her own set of friends, and that includes boys and even men at her workplace too, those, who she knows from school days and yet is willing to put all that on the back-burners to avoid your irrational jealousy, unnecessary competition and your inherent insecurities..Yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can, but won't, simply because you won't like it, even though you say otherwise ...

—One, who can be late from work once in a while when deadlines, just like yours, are to be met...

—One, who is doing her level best and wants to make this most important relationship in her entire life a grand success, if you just help her some and trust her...

—One, who just wants one thing from you, as you are the only one she knows in your entire house - your support, your sensitivities and most importantly - your understanding, or love, if you may call it...

— But not many guys understand this...Well... Give it a thought now!! —