Roasted Vegetable Soup

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 11/27/2012 10:36:00 AM

'Last week my net connection was down so you can imagine the suffering ;) , the worst part in it was that I could not post to my blog when I had promised I would have something up  every week  :( . Well I also believe that every cloud has a silver lining,  this week was my movie time so I didnt get time to cook still I can talk to you about a new dish.I generally cook on Sundays as thats when am free and up in the morning :) last Sunday I had made Soup. All t(...)'

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FUDGY CHOCOLATE BROWNIE

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 11/11/2012 1:12:00 PM

'Finally after ages I decided to cook for my blog. Its not that I ever stopped enjoying cooking but cooking for blog is totally different.....try something new then look for the right dish and setting and finally the photo shoots. I cannot blame my long break on anyone or anything just that my head was filled with a lot of stuffs and I wanted out of everything. Now that I am back from home everything feeling better. Visiting everyone made me realize that there are people who believe (...)'

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BRULEED LAUKI/BOTTLE GOURD HALWA

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 6/30/2012 4:17:00 PM

'Cooking can be great fun when we get to enhance our knowledge. Last few weeks thats what I did, I experimented with a lot of ingredients and cusines. I even recreated a few famous dishes from all around the world.Surprisingly the experiments were no failure :) and I had loads of fun creating all those new dishes.The dish I am about to share today is part of my experiment series :). The main ingredient of this dish is Lauki/Bottle Gourd. The bottle gourd has various name ca(...)'

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BLACK CHICKEN

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 5/27/2012 6:59:00 PM

'When I think of the time I enjoyed Chinese food the most, all my thoughts are of Shillong. I am born and brought-up in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya, a beautiful hill station of North East of India. Meghalaya is one of the smallest state of India and has three major tribes - Khasi, Jaintia & Garo. Shillong, the home of Khasis mainly, is a small town with very simple lifestyle - no big shopping malls or fancy restaurants but its very clean & beautiful. Shillon(...)'

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CARDAMOM FLAVOURED ICED TEA GRANITA --- Guest Post by Lubna Karim @ Yummy Food

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 5/16/2012 9:27:00 AM

'The blogging world gifted me a few lovely and talented friends and one of them is Lubna Karim . I am sure you all know her...her recipes are seems very delicious and inviting......and the pictures are stunning. I keep staring at her shots everytime I visit her blog.Lubna from Yummy Food lives in Bangalore with her family. She is a wonderful person.....she will always great you with a smile. She is very passionate about cooking and photography. Each photograph clicked by her tells a (...)'

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CREAMY EGG AND POTATO CURRY

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 5/1/2012 2:00:00 PM

'Life always has its own plans for us and sadly we can never alter these plans. Three weeks earlier I was all excited to met my parents and enjoy my long awaited vacation.....but. Its true I spent three weeks with my parents but I never want to spend those days again.......shocked.Well my Baba(father) is very ill and was here for check-up, he had been suffering since many years but he never told anyone.....its only when Mamoni(mother) saw all the visible symptoms that (...)'

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CELEBRATION WITH FISH IN SPINACH & MUSTARD GRAVY

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 4/7/2012 5:23:00 PM

'Celebrating what you may ask....well am finally going home. Yahoo..!!!! am all set for fun filled 2 weeks, just counting the days now :) . Since the last 2 weeks I was at a fix cause there was a high chance that my leave would be rejected and I spent most of the time shedding tears. Its been 3 years that I have visited my home so you can imagine how I was feeling when nothing seemed to be working. Finally by the end of this week I got the great news and I have been thrilled since th(...)'

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PANEER & PEPPER QUICHE

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 3/24/2012 9:37:00 PM

'We all read about food and try to learn new dish for any place avaliable, some recipes sound so interesting that it just gets us thinking....the same happened with me when I read about quiche some years back. My love for eggs is no secret and this dish has eggs as the main ingredient so exciting right :) . But I didn't know of any place in Bangalore where I could get them and I didn't have oven at that time so I didn't try making it.I have been introduc(...)'

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MURGH MUSALLAM WITH PADINA PULAV

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 3/13/2012 10:28:00 PM

'Every human likes to experiment with food. Either we try a new restaurant or we cook something different. We like to try different ingredients or different cooking techniques or even different cuisines. In spite of all this we all long for a perfect home cooked meal....by home cooked I mean anything from Mom's kitchen....can anything top that...NO WAY :) . Remember those days when we would run home after school and waiting for us in the table would be some delicious and yummy f(...)'

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CREAMY BROCCOLI SOUP

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 2/23/2012 9:33:00 PM

'The very first thing that comes to my head when I hear SOUP is warmth and comfort... :) . After a long hectic day I always have a huge craving for some warm soup and I do end up with a large bowl of the warm wonderful, however they are just perfect for any time and any day.Soups are considered to be healthy food but I am not a healthy eater, I just love to try various types of food. My liking for soups started during the last year of my School Days.....I would be busy running from o(...)'

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FLORENTINE MAC & CHEESE

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 2/11/2012 9:08:00 PM

'Finally the weekend is here...yahoo!!! , I have been waiting for it so eagerly. Last 2 weeks were super hectic , double shifts in office are a serious NO NO but at times we are so helpless. I missed out a lot of things due to this -- cooking , post on my blog , checking out my favorite blogs , watching TV even missed out on Supernaturals and above all SLEEP :) . I have a huge list of tasks to be done in the weekend -- get all the electrical fixings done , shopping , cookin(...)'

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ORANGE CAKE WITH ORANGE ICING

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 1/29/2012 11:51:00 AM

'Beauty lies in the Eyes of the Beholder -- A very famous saying by John Keats. I truly believe it, having said that I have to admit that I feel winter to be a beautiful season....WHY ??? not very sure, may be its cause of my birthplace. Being brought up in beautiful state of Meghalaya, my love for Winter season is kind of very natural. The long winter vacations might have something to do with it as well :D .  Along with winter comes the beautiful fruit -- Orange.Mango(...)'

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1st BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WITH 'SALAD RICE WITH SWEET & SPICY CHICKEN'

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 1/15/2012 9:44:00 PM

'A year has passed by and along came in 2012 with lot of new hopes and dreams. Wishing you all a Great New Year Ahead.......may every moment be filled with joy and hope all your dreams come true....!!!!It’s been more than a month that I wrote anything. Did I lose the excitement......No way; rather I was caught in the hands of faith. I met with an accident and was in bed-rest all this time. Sadly I missed a lot of important and fun occasions in the process --- I missed to celebrate my(...)'

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DHANIA CHICKEN / CHICKEN IN CILANTRO SAUCE

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 11/28/2011 6:16:00 PM

'          Every dish that we make always have a story associated. Some kindles those childhood memories that gets hidden over years and others are those we picked up over the life from some books or resturants or even television... :) . Restaurants and television are the major places from where I collect my inspirations.           The recipe I am sharing today has several stories to it as well. When I wa(...)'

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QUICK EASY MEALS FOR THE GOURMAND ON THE GO --- Guest Post by Carolyn Knight

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 11/24/2011 11:54:00 AM

'      Today is a very special day for BUON APPETITO. I have the very first guest to welcome in my blog. I love to be surprised---in a good way that ends in me being happy and a few days back when I got a mail for Carolyn Knight that filled me with joy and I could not stop smiling :) .     Prior to today I didnt have any guest post in my blog-----frankly I dont know how it works actually , and then Carolyn introduced me to it.Carolyn is a reader of my bl(...)'

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GAJAR HALWA KA PATISHAPTA / SWEET EGGLESS CREPES STUFFED WITH CARROT PUDDING

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 11/10/2011 3:11:00 AM

'       On the 26 October 2011, Wednesday we celebrated the festival of light - Diwali or Deepavali, it is celebrated on the New Moon Day after Dashera. This festival brings immense happiness and joy to one and all. There are so many wonderful things about Diwali celebration - the puja done at home, the lighting of the diyas - small clay lamps filled with oil, bursting of crackers and the special homemade sweets.        There are lot of signifi(...)'

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NUTTY MUTTON & CRISPY FRIED GREEN TOMATOES WITH RICE

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 11/1/2011 3:17:00 AM

'            If you have read the last 2 post, you would know that I am sharing the dishes I made to celebrate Dashmi--the last day of Durga Puja. For starter I had MULLIGATAWNY SOUP WITH TOASTED BREAD AND PEA PESTO, the first main course was CILANTRO RICE WITH TANGY GRAVY & SPICY FRIED FISH and now the final course.          When I was in Shillong, the Dashmi day used to be totally busy and fun-filled. We had to ge(...)'

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CILANTRO RICE WITH TANGY GRAVY & SPICY FRIED FISH

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 10/19/2011 2:52:00 AM

'             The Mulligatawny soup with Toasted Bread and Pea Pesto was totally refreshing.....the sweet and tangy taste of the soup with the garlicy pesto was mmmm :) . Now lets move to the main courses and we will start with a FISH dish.           People say Bengali cuisine is generally related to fish and sweet---actually they are not wrong :D . Being from a Bengali Family, we ate fish everyday. Infact my Baba(daddy(...)'

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MULLIGATAWNY SOUP WITH TOASTED BREAD AND PEA PESTO

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 10/12/2011 1:24:00 AM

'              OCTOBER.....this is the most festive month of the year. There are endless number for festival from all around the world and I have decided to celebrate them all-----HOW??? With food for sure. :) .               My month long festivity started with Durga Puja----a festival most awaited by bengalis. We actually wait for 361 days to celebrate the 4 days of Puja. The beautiful statues of the go(...)'

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VANILLA SOAKED FRENCH TOAST WITH POACHED PLUMS

Author : Priyanka      Blog : BUON APPETITO      Date : 9/17/2011 11:25:00 PM

'                 All my life the one meal I have skipped is Breakfast....I know it the most important meal of the day and all, but somehow I rarely feel like eating in the morning. One glass of milk is more than enough for me. I have been advised against this by so many people but somehow I just could not  However things do change at times, and I woke up hungry today..!!! I think its due to the Masterchef Australia....just (...)'

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