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KIDS COOKING CAMP- JUNE 11TH & 13TH
As you all know, summer s here and its that time of the year when I plan cooking camps for kids. I had planned for 1 week cooking camp in July and August. Among all the emails that I received in response to the cooking camp, I received an email from Stephanie, a mom...
Catering for an Art Show-4/6/13
My daughter goes to art classes in a small warm cozy art studio in Maplewood, NJ. The owner is an extremely talented, warm and nice. She was organizing an Art Show at her studio and wanted me to cater some short eats to go with wine for all the people who were...
Catering for the International Fair at South Mountain, Millburn Elementary School 4/4/13
One of my very dear friends called me to check if I could cater for Millburn Elementary school's International Fair day. On this day, all the parents and kids get to taste different cuisines from all over the world and so I decided to take up this challenge to...
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Baked Squash Medallions
I always end up buying produce from farmers market sometimes and they have such fresh veggies and fruits that I feel like a kid in a candy store. I got some yellow summer squash and wanted to make something quick and simple. I chop the squash up to thin round...
Spicy Lentil Soup called “Sambhar from the Southern part of India
Growing up in a small city called Cochin in the southern part of India -Kerala, this spicy lentil soup that my grandmom and mom made filled the house with fragrance of freshly ground spices. This soup is called"Sambhar" in Kerala and is made a little differently than...
Best moments from my cooking demo at Whole Foods in Montclair
I must begin by saying that I had the most wonderful time cooking for such a wonderful crowd at Whole Foods at Montclair in NJ yesterday. Carmen, the lead for cooking demos at the store was such a cheerful person and helped me out completely with the set up of my...
Chocolate Fudge Cup Cakes for Kids and Skinny Cup Cakes for Adults:)
We hadnt celebrated (my second daughter who turned 2)Akshara's birthday since we were away in May and celebrated with family. Last week, when I went to my neighbur's daughter's birthday party, my daughter Akshara asked me - When do I get to celebrate mine? I decided...