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Sunday, February 5, 2012

CEDD 6 - Fresh Produce Roundup & Announcement of the Winner

Desserts are an integral part of all cuisines and celebrations. Even a festive platter without desserts would come across as a humdrum meal, wouldn't it? For me, the dessert is the best part of a meal and so when Raven inquired whether I would be interested to host Cook.Eat.Delicious.Desserts event, I immediately had to say yes. :) Fellow food bloggers as usual showed their support by sending in delectable entries and making this event a fruitful one. :) :) Thank you gals for all your wonderful entries and thanks Raven for the hosting opportunity. Now here is the CEDD - Fresh produce roundup for you to enjoy. They have been posted in the order in which I received them.

Before proceeding to the roundup, here is the exciting part of the event. Raven has chosen randomly Cool Lassie of Pan Gravy Kadai Curry to be the winner of the giveaway and she will receive a copy of 500 seasonal recipes. Congrats Cool Lassie.

Sweet Corn - Vermicelli Kheer by me

Bottle Gourd Chocolate Cake by Raji

Fruit Frangipane Tart by Rathai

Berry Souffle by Pradnya

Healthy Chocolate Mousse by Jacqueline

Milky Carrot Fudge by Anjali Shukla

Carrot Cake by Rathai

Eggless Carrot - Apple Muffins by me

Apple Crumble by Pradnya

Banofee Pie by Ayeesha Riaz

Beetroot Halwa By Rasya Srinath

Blueberry Pielets by Pradnya

Microwave Apple Crisp by me

Blackberry Cobbler by me

Banana Halwa by Chandrani Banerjee

Banana Malpuas by Shobha

Peach & Strawberry Cake by Shobha

Dates - Coconut Kheer by me

Banana Sekarni by Hema

Eggless Semolina - Banana Cake by me

Nayna's Coconut Milk Pudding

Nayna's Pisang Goreng- Banana Fritters

Mango Kulfi by Shobha

Eggless Orange Corn Muffins

by Harini

Carrot Poli

by Harini

Vegan Sweet Potato Kheer

by Harini

Vegan Pumpkin Scones

by Harini

Mango Kulfi - An Easier Way by Harini

Zucchini & Chocolate Muffins by Priya Suresh

Orange Kheer by Priya Suresh

Steamed Eggless Banana Cake by Nithu Bala

Pineapple Jelly by Shoba

Apple Pie with Summer BerriesTwist by Chitra

Raspberry Crostata by Rathai

Strawberry - Apple Milkshake by Gayathri

Pumpkin Kheer by Gayathri

Lauki Ki Kheer by Kaveri

Pradnya's Anjeer Icecream

Sweet & Spicy Fruit Kebabs by Vaishali

Eggless Pumpkin Tart by Cool Lassie

Avocado Pound Cake by Cool Lassie

GingerBread Man Cookies with Fresh Ginger by Cool Lassie

Italian Plum Cake by Cool Lassie

Cocoa Berry Kes ari by Cool Lassie

Apple Sauce Halwa by Cool Lassie

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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Announcing "My Legume Love Affair" - 40

I know I have been missing from action for quite sometime now. An intentional weeklong break turned into a longer one, amidst the daily chaos of a normal life. :) Time flies by, isn't it? However cliched the statement may seem, it is the eternal truth. Susan assured me the same last March when I had requested for an earlier MLLA hosting opportunity. The earliest she could come up with was this month owing to the immense popularity of MLLA. :)
Thanks to Susan, her wonderful event "My Legume Love Affair" aka "MLLA" is stopping by veggieplatter, this month and I am requesting my fellow foodies to join me in celebrating this "legume love affair". As the name indicates, MLLA is all about legumes.

What is a legume?
" A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae or Leguminosae, or a fruit of these specific plants. A legume fruit is a simple dry fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces (opens along a seam) on two sides. A common name for this type of fruit is a pod, although the term "pod" is also applied to a few other fruit types, such as vanilla and radish. Well-known legumes include alfaalfa, clover, peas, beans, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, soy and peanuts." (Source - Wiki)

The eligible legumes for this event:
Fresh or dried beans, lentils, pulses, and/or the sometimes edible pods that contain these seeds, and derivative products like tofu or besan/chickpea flour all come under "legumes". Even tamarind, fenugreek, carob, peanuts, etc. are among some of the other edible plants in the legume family which are included in this event. MLLA is really about legumes of any sort as the main draw. In short, I accept an entry as long as the recipe showcases the legume primarily but not as an auxiliary ingredient.

Simple guidelines for participation in the event:
* Only vegetarian / vegan recipes with legume(s) as the star ingredient are eligible. A spoonful or soupcon of a legume is not quite enough to qualify. All courses and cuisines are welcome.
* Deadline for the event is 31st October, 2011. Please provide a link to this event announcement page and Susan's host lineup page.
* Please send me an email notifying about your entry to toveggieplatter@hotmail.com with these details - your name, your location, recipe name, recipe URL and a 400 pixel sized image of the final dish.
* Multiple recipes are permitted but only one submission will be counted towards the random drawing/s.
* Recipes from archives are accepted only if updated and reposted as current. This is strictly mandatory.
* Recipes submitted to other events are also permitted.
* Recipes from nonbloggers are also welcome and make eligible the participants to win a prize.
* Use of logo is optional.

Prizes:
One of the exciting features of this event are the prizes by Susan, offered to winners chosen by random drawings. Please note that neither Susan's family/ friends nor mine are eligible to win these prizes.

1) The New Food Lover's Companion by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst. This prize is offered by Susan without influence at her expense, and she will also absorb worldwide shipping charges. F.T.C. Notice: Susan does not receive any compensation from Amazon.
2) Hurst Bean Box - A case of six bags of the winner's choice of Hurst Bean products, suitable for every diet, sponsored by Hurst Bean. (Due to shipping restrictions, this prize can only be awarded if the winner is a U.S. resident.) F.T.C. Notice: In May 2010, Susan, at her request, received two Hurst Bean complimentary products which are not available for purchase in her local markets. Susan does not generally accept free products from Hurst Bean nor is she financially compensated by them.
Drawing Structure - If the winner is a U.S. resident, she/he will be the recipient of both Prizes 1 and 2 above. In the event that an international winner is drawn, a second drawing will be conducted from the U.S. pool of entrants to ensure that the Hurst Prize is awarded every month. In these instances, the international winner will receive the book, and the U.S. winner will receive the Hurst Prize.

I am looking forward to your wonderful entries. :)

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

"Cooking With Whole Foods - LB - Toor Dal / Pigeon Peas" Roundup

Here is an array of colorful, delicious and interesting entries I received from fellow foodies for the 'Cooking with Whole Foods - Toor Dal / Pigeon Peas' event, I guesthosted during the past two months. I thank Kiran for giving me the opportunity to host this wonderful event. I greatly admire and appreciate all the mouth watering entries and the hard work that went behind.

As usual, I cannot beat (or I don't think anyone can) Priya even in my own event. Thank you dear for sending such eight lovely entries. J

I have divided the entries into dal / sambhars, chutney/ curry and mini meals for an easy reference and the entries are arranged in the order I received them. Please go through them leisurely and enjoy. If I have left out any of your entries, please drop me a line. I would be happy to include them in the final roundup.

Spicy Indian Stews - Dals / Sambhars

Raji's Dal Lucknowi