My kitchen stories

This is not about a recipe, but very much about food - the fish- whose home is the oceans. I get a newsletter from the David Suzuki Foundation called Marine Scene Conserving the Oceans This is w...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-am-fish.html

Not getting much time to post. My picture folder is growing in size, though! :D But, still if you happen to pass by... A very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Diwali! May it bring light and hap...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-diwali.html

a herbal bouquet from my garden This tuesday was my mom's birthday. I usually cook something nice to make that day special, a wonderful cook as she was. I knew I was going to make something lig...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/08/home-grown-for-my-moms-birthday.html

It is already a very old story now, but I must share it with you. More so to thank Ivy of Kopiaste . So, the story goes like this: I had taken part in an event (the Round up ) at her blog where...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/08/pisto-manchego-and-my-first-prize-at.html

It could get too long to explain to you why I had to take leave from blogging. It was unexpected but the reasons are gone now, unfortunately. That was another reason why I didn't feel like coming...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/07/ive-been-away-too-long-and-myyyyyy.html

A German friend of mine is an "India"-freak, if I may say so. She is a vegetarian, loves Indian food (she had lived in England for a year), and has fullfilled her dream of seeing India on a trip...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/03/roasted-bellpeppers-salad.html

This is how I feel like calling it and it took me some time to have enough confidence to try out these Carribean recipes. Like always I wanted to make things more complicated and wanted to get ...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-carribean-adventure.html

I was initially planning to just post this quick fix but extremely delicious beans stirfry at Healthy and Tasty, a blog by a group of working/at home mommies wanting to exchange ideas for easy m...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/02/red-beans-and-yellow-pepper-stirfry_18.html

I have been a bit lackadaisical in posting. There were too many things, in my mind and otherwise, which needed attention. Now, I felt, it is high time I posted at least a couple of more posts. T...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/02/potato-patty-and-pita-bread-sandwich.html

It was in the middle of the month January and it was freezing cold outside. Late in the evening before I sat down in front of the TV I felt like getting some cookies. I went to the kitchen, ope...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/02/ginger-and-cranberry-cookies.html

I have been lagging badly in posting my recipes in the last few weeks. But, I know you all know such situations. Now, I have a long list of things to post about and so little time. Let's see whe...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/02/turnip-subzi-and-recipe-for-blogger-aid.html

Sunny boy is in bed sleeping, finally, after my third attempt after he got up and came out of the room everytime, I have hung the last round of clothes on the clothes horse, and now I'm sitting...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/02/baked-potatoes-wedges-with-krauter.html

Things have been busy and I have hardly found time to go blog surfing. Will be visiting all your blogs sooner than later hopefully. This is not going to be a post on food, but rather to mention a...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/01/making-good-seafood-choice-on-iphone.html

a bowl of chutney in snow on our terrace I have been using cranberries since a long time now and liked them right from the beginning. But, these were always packed dried cranberries. Cranberri...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/01/cranberry-chutney.html

I don't remember anymore how I came upon it but we were sitting at the table having dinner and talking when we started talking about the taste and flavours in food and i suddenly remembere that...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/01/dal-my-comfort-food.html

I was forwarded this interesting article by my BIL and found it very interesting. It is about how to give your kitchen a fresh start this new year, as the author says. And I feel there are qui...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/01/homemade-thai-tofu-curry.html

I had some time to go to the farmer's market (DE: Wochenmarkt) just nearby. While searching for some nice vegetables I came across these beets which i wasn't sure if the were turnips or radish...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/01/teltower-rbchen.html

I started cooking once I came to Germany. before I was pampered by my mom enough. Though she did expect something in return that I do something meaningful in my life, study, at least be qualifi...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/01/chicken-cardamom-curry.html

Well, these are actually more recipes and less stories, but then doesn't each recipe tell a story? Now, before I begin I would like all of you who eat fish to take your time out to go and visi...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-oregon-pink-shrimp-stories-and-teach.html

By mistake hubby brought me this strange looking herb from the Chinese grocery store which I had no clue to what it was. I was sure that it was not galangal, which I actually wanted. Initially...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/01/thai-green-curry-with-lots-of-veggies.html

I made these cookies for Christmas. It wasn't planned in fact, but after seeing the original recipe at Anudivya's Blog A little Bit More , with very creative and healthy recipes, many of which ...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2009/01/oatmeal-and-marzipan-cookies.html

Baking Stollen or Christstollen at Christmas time is an age old custom and has a long tradition in Germany and some neighbouring countries, like the Netherlands (Kerststol). The shape of the...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2008/12/dresdner-stollen-and-very-happy-new.html

Brussels sprouts is in season and is growing in plenty here. I have been making Brussels sprouts practically the same way since I tried it the first time, using a recipe from a German book, by ...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2008/12/brussels-sprouts-with-kidney-beans.html

Frohe Weihnachten! Wishing you a Merry Christmas! May this christmas be as special and unique as you are! May it bring you joy and happiness! This is our very first christmas tree ever and ...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2008/12/merry-christmas.html

Nürnberger lebkuchen is a speciality made during Christmas time and originating from Nürnberg in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It is now a protected name and can only be used for Lebkuchen...

http://pg-kitchenstories.blogspot.com/2008/12/nrnberger-elisenlebkuchen.html