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Spinach - Pine Nut Sandwich
"Dish it Out" for this month is being hosted by Kokila with ingredients Bread/Burger/Sandwich and Veggie. Do send in your entries friends.The cookbook where I got this recipe from had been lying in the...
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Berries - Strawberries : Roundup
Here is the roundup of the berries event. Thanks for letting me host the event Anu. We have a total of 29 colorful entries and thanks for the participation friends. We have souffle, cakes, ice cream,...
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SYF&HWS - Fenugreek Seeds : Event Announcement
Friends,I am happy to be guest hosting Anu's "SYF&HWS - Cook with SPICES" event and the star of the month is "Fenugreek seeds/Methi". Thanks Anu for letting me guest host your event.Images from...
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Beetroot Poori
I just noticed that this recipe has been in my drafts for more than 2 months. I made this dish and a couple more for the Sinful Delights event, but could not get around to posting. Well, better late...
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Sweet Luv : Roundup
Friends, thanks a bunch for the constant support you all have been giving to my events. "Sweet Luv" received a total 197 entries and they are all different in their own way. We have cakes, burfi,...
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Potatoes in Tomato Gravy
This is the tangy potato gravy I mentioned in my beetroot poori post and it has been in my drafts forever too. I tasted this dish at my friend's place a couple of times and totally loved it. I got the...
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Sesame Yogurt Pasta Salad
Hard to believe, but we are already on our second post for the Gourmet Seven and for this month we have chosen salads. It is not a regular salad, but a gourmet one :). Having known only the lettuce...
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Spinach and Rice Dumplings
Today is a healthy and easy recipe. I recently won a giveaway by Amibikaskitchen and received the wonderful book "Anjum's New Indian". Flipping through the pages of the book, the first recipe that...
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Homemade Bagels
This is the 15th edition of the Blog Hop Wednesday and this month I am paired with Pinky of Pinks Recipe Diary. I noticed this recipe in my google reader a couple of days before the blog hop pairs were...
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Love Lock Series - Legumes : Event Announcement
I am happy to be guest hosting Vidhya's Love Lock Series event with the theme "Legumes". This theme seems to suit me perfectly since I love legumes and it is part of my everyday cooking. I normally...
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Snake Gourd Fry (Podalangai Curry)
This is my 300th post and milestones always make me emotional :). Thanks to everyone for the support and the comments that motivate me always. This is one of those recipes I grew up with, and is my...
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Falafel (Healthy Version and Deep Fried Version)
Falafel is a deep fried snack made using fava beans or garbanzo. I made this along with Pita bread long back and wanted to try it with garbanzo before posting. But I could not get around to making it...
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Blueberry-Banana-Almond Smoothie
For some reason it has always been K's job to make smoothie's or lemonade and I just gulp it down :). But on seeing all the summer events I decided to go ahead and make one with the blueberries lying...
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Asparagus - Tofu Fry
Asparagus provides a lot of essential nutrients and is very healthy. I have never heard of asparagus while in India and after coming to the US, I was pretty much forced to try it out due to the limited...
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Cucumber Pickle
This is a very easy pickle and takes only minutes to prepare. Pickles in vinegar are entirely new to me since the pickles I know of are mostly made with chilly powder, salt, etc. during the summer...
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Black Bean Burger
It is funny that I sometimes decide to cook something big because I want to make something small like the cucumber pickle. Yeah, that is how the black bean burger appeared in the kitchen. I have seen...
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Bitter Gourd Rice (Pavakkai Rice)
My favorite ingredients rice and bitter gourds come together in this one pot meal. Recently some of my drafts have been pushed back because I am just too excited to share the new dishes I make and my...
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Strawberry-Banana-Flax Smoothie
Friends, a friendly reminder to send in entries for the Fenugreek event that ends April 5th and the Legume event that ends April 15th.I stocked up on these strawberries when they were on sale since the...
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Soya Granules-Bell Pepper Sandwich
I have been playing around with sandwiches a lot recently and they are so versatile and very easy to put together. Even in this sandwich you can add any veggie, omit cheese, add paneer, etc. I bought...
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Healthy Diet - Vegetarian Side Dishes : Event Announcement
Friends,This is the new announcement friends. Please link to this.http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/healthy-diet-vegetarian-side-dishes-event-announcement.htmlI am happy to be guest hosting Priya's...
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Brinjal Coconut Kuzhambu
Indian vegetables are a delicacy because we stay very far from Indian stores. So any time we visit the store I stock up on everything I see and then struggle the following week to finish them off...
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Strawberry Lemonade
Time for the Gourmet Seven and for this month we have chosen beverages. Although we have smoothies and beverages often at home, I hardly make it for the blog because I have a hard time trying to click...
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Announcing CooksJoy.com (Please update your bookmarks)
Wow, what a journey it has been for the past year. This month marks the first anniversary of my blog and I am also happy to finally move to my own domain. Yes, "Zesty Palette" changes to "Cooks Joy"...
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Savory Scallion-Cilantro Scones
I will post the link to the actual post here for a few days until the redirect happens. Please update the RSS feed to http://cooksjoy.com/blog/feed to continue to see updates. The facebook page has...
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Baked Kale Chips
Friends, please update the RSS feed to http://cooksjoy.com/blog/feed to continue to see updates. The facebook page has also changed. Hop over to Crispy and healthy Kale Chips for more pictures and...
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