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Aparna

Goa, India
I am a vegetarian by tradition and choice. A SAHM to a 13 year old. My husband, our daughter and I live in Goa, India. We enjoy discovering the world also through good food. My blog reflects a lot of our traditional Indian cooking and recipes which are well balanced, healthy and what makes... Full Bio
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Tinda Do Pyaza (Indian Apple Gourd With Double The Onions!) by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian I t recently struck me that blogging has changed me in ways I never realised. For one thing, I have become a lot more adventurous in my forays into the world of ... Read on »
Exercises In Food Photography #1 : Aperture and DoF by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian W hen I accidentally discovered an enduring passion for photography through my food blog, all I had by way of gear was a Point & Shoot camera. People will tel ... Read on »
An Armenian Nutmeg Cake (Meshgengouz Gargantag) & Some Nazook (Yeasted And Rolled Pastries With... by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian I f one thing describes my blogging these days it would be the word “irregular” and it’s pretty much the same with my Daring Bakers Challenges as the last one I ... Read on »
Spaghetti Con Salsa di Pomodorie e Mele (Spaghetti With A Tomato-Apple Sauce) by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian I n the southern part of India where I come from, there’s this age old tradition/ custom of never going visiting family or friends empty-handed, even casual visi ... Read on »
Vegan & Gluten-free Cupcakes With a Lime/ Lemon Glaze – A Guest Post For A Friend... by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian S ometimes the simplest of things can have you stumped. Sometime back, Harini came down to Goa with her family for a short vacation. We are good friends, and o ... Read on »
Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns…….. by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian H omes that celebrate Easter wouldn’t be doing it right if there weren’t Hot Cross Buns on the table on Good Friday. For a long time, I never knew that Hot Cross ... Read on »
Does My Blog Look Good in This (DMBLGiT)?, March Edition : The Winners! by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian T he submissions were in by the 20th of last month, all 53 of them and you can see them all in the submission gallery . The judges then what they had to do and w ... Read on »
A Spotted Dog - An Almost Real Irish Soda Bread/ Cake by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian I n case you are wondering, we’re still very much vegetarian and haven’t taken to eating dogs! I also will not blame you for thinking that I might have stopped b ... Read on »
Announcing The March Edition of Does My Blog Look Good in This (DMBLGiT)? And Introducing My... by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian I t is once again, my pleasure to host “Does My Blog Look Good in This?" this month. Before I go any further with the announcement and introduce to my judges, I have to sa ... Read on »
The Organic Family Cookbook – A Review And Pumpkin Pancakes with Honey Butter, Pistachios,... by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian I was sent this book by Sellers Publishing late last year and when I flipped through it, I knew I would be posting about it for sure.  It has taken me a couple ... Read on »
Bruschetta With Basil Pesto, Crumbled Paneer And Tomato + An Exercise In Photography! by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Y ou might have seen my post last month on Cauliflower Soup which was not just about food but also an exercise in photography.  As part of the Donna Hay monthly ... Read on »
Remembering Raji (Miri of Peppermill) And Her Birinji by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Interesting and catchy, and her name matches her blog name! That’s what I remember thinking when I first came across her comment at one of posts. It nev ... Read on »
Cardamom Flavoured Marmalade Cake With Macadamia Nuts by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian O ne of my daughter’s favourite stories as a small child was called “”. Now Nutkin was a young mischievious little guy and a bit of a free-spirit as squirrels go ... Read on »
Strawberry & Chocolate Shortbread Sandwich Cookies by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian A I did not remember that it was Valentine’s Day till my husband called early this morning. The excitement of my morning chores and making sure the daughter had ... Read on »
Spiced Fig And Pear Preserves With Honey, Ginger And Sesame Seeds by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian A s many of you would know, India is a huge country and though it mostly enjoys a tropical climate in reality we actually have six different major climatic zones ... Read on »
Donna Hay’s Creamy Cauliflower Soup & Some Photography by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian S oup has long been my Achilles’ heel when it comes to cooking. I don’t know if it is because I am not particularly fond of soups, or because they’re not a part ... Read on »
Scones Rule! Strawberries And Cream Scones & Carrot And Herb Scones : Daring Bakers Challenge... by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian I almost thought I would see January out with just one blog post for the month! I had actually started out with intentions to blog regularly starting this ... Read on »
Travelling Diva – Recipes From Around The World : A Review, and Vegetable Balls (Dumplings)... by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian T he title of my blog and the recipes here, in my virtual kitchen, pretty much sums up the nature of what I cook in my real kitchen. We eat vegetarian f ... Read on »
Wishing You All A Happy New Year! by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian S aying goodbye to the past year is probably one of the easiest things I have done in a long time, and I cannot say I’m sad to see it gone. The past few ... Read on »
A Week Of An Indian Christmas – Day #7 : Nevries/ Nevreos/ Neurios (Half Moon Shaped Sweet... by Aparna Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian I t is perhaps fitting that the final post in this Indian Christmas series of mine is about the much loved festival sweet, the Nevri. Nevries (also call ... Read on »