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This is the first time I came upon this blog where in they pair bloggers and have to create from their site, I got tempted as usual even though I am not upto date with my postings, This blog Taste and create paired me with Tasty curry leaf, I started to know about this blogger because of an other club I joined, she has some wonderful recipes and a really a versatile blogger who blogs food from all over the world, you must visit her if you had not, I really had a tough time to create something, everyone of them was quite interesting, Here is a recipe I created from her kitchen to mine!!. I have just wirtten exactly in her words about this particular dish where it is from and what is its speciality (that's one more thing you can find from her recipes she does a lot of ground work)!!. coming back to the recipe.....she says....
PASTA ALLA NORMA
Sicily is a largest region in Italy and has contributed much to Italian Cuisine that it is sometimes known as God's Kitchen. Pasta alla Norma is a traditional Sicilian Pasta dish named so after the Norma-heroine of Bellini's Opera of the same name.
She says that in the Legend it says the opera was so successful and the chef who saw it was so delighted that he cococted the dish using all the Sicilian regional specialities and blended it with pasta and to show its perfection named it Pasta alla Norma honouring the opera, the artist Bellini who was born in Catania, Sicily and also the dish itself !!.
This dish uses eggplants, tomatoes and other flavourings and herbs available in Sicily and is blended with tubular pasta like Penne Rigate or even thin string Spaghetti is widely popular in Sicily. Here is her version of Pasta alla Norma.Actually I showed this recipe in her blog and left it for my girls to recreate as my second daughter loves making pasta, both said they would do it!, I helped them to make pasta by just adding the seasonings so I will not be able to write the exact measurments as she always makes quite large quantities and loves keep eating them!!. I have written the exact replica what she has posted in her blog!. Please do check any more details in her blog.
The only thing I changed in this recipe was adding fresh Tomatoes pureed in a mixie which is what I have written in italics, The original recipe is in the Normal font.
INGREDIENTS:
2 Cup Penne Rigatte
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 Small Red Onion
1 or 2 cloves Garlic
1 medium Eggplants
1/4 cup Tomato Puree
1/4 cup Ricotta Cheese
1 and 1/2 cup Fresh Tomatoes pureed in a mixie
Fresh Basil leaves few
Salt as per taste
SEASONING:
A pinch of Dried thyme (I used 2 to 3 sprigs of fresh thyme)
1/2 tsp Red Pepper flakes
1/2 tsp Pepper
1 tsp of Italian dried spices
METHOD:
Chop the onions, garlic, eggplant and keep aside. Take a wok heat olive oil then add garlic, Once it browns, remove them from the wok add chopped onions and stirfry then add the chopped eggplant (she says add salt to the chopped eggplants prior and keep aside for 15 minutes, this helps in removing the bitternes if any but as I had no time to feed my 3 M's I just chopped and fried in the wok) Once they get cooked add tomato pureed in a mixie (I tweaked a little bit I added nearly 300 to 400 gms of Tomato as I had loads of tomatoes which had to be used and I used the tomato puree as said in the reicpe) Yup, quite a lot of tomatoes I added.
Now cook until the raw smell of the tomatoes disappear, and is well cooked, add all the seasonings and cook for few more minutes now the sauce is ready.
Meanwhile when the sauce is getting ready cook pasta as per the packaged instructions till al dante (firm but not hard).
Now add the pasta to the sauce with ricotta cheese and garnish with basil leaves and serve.
My pasta has different look than hers as I added more tomatoes and the kids added lot of cheese it turned into white in colour!!
Anyways the kids just loved it!! as I am not a big fan of pasta, I just tried a little bit (may be I could have more if there was not more cheese in it!!).
Thanks to curry leaf for this lovely delectable pasta just enjoyed both her recipes.
This is another recipe I tried from Tasty curry leaf as she says the combination of chocolate chip and ginger is heavenly which she tried from Chocolate chips and Candid Ginger Muffins from Baking bites, which I tried and was really delicious!!. She even says that this recipe was made with Eggs and she made it eggless so here goes the recipe.
CHOCOLATE CHIP GINGER MUFFINS
INGREDIENTS:
1 and 1/4 cup All purpose flour
1/2 tsp Powdered Ginger
9 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Baking powder
1/4tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt
Wet Mix:
3tbsp Butter, unsalted and melted and cooked
1/2 cup Butter milk
1/4 cup Milk
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips
3 tbsp Candied/Crystalline Ginger chopped into fine pieces
METHOD:
In a big bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients of flour, sugar, salt, ginger powder, baking powder and soda.
Then in an other bowl mix together all the wet ingredients.
Make a well in the centre of the dry mix and pour mix and pour in the wet mix. Mix everything together to obtain a thick batter, fold in the choc chips and chopped ginger into the batter, as she says do please refer the original recipe if you wish to add eggs, the original recipe says it uses 1 egg and as she had halved the recipe she replaced with the required quantity of yogurt.
Pour this batter into the muffin cups, I filled 3/4th of my muffin cups and baked them in a preheated oven at 375F/190C for 20 to 25 minutes until done that is when you insert a toothpick comes out clean.
Please do check both their blogs for any more tips and instructions.
Thanks curry leaf enjoyed the muffins particularly my friends than my kids as they were not happy with the ginger!!! :(( :))
Graffiti street art of creating illusion. Original paintings on the street is similar in nature
Sana Safinaz is a unique brand name of Pakistani Fashion Industry. Sana Safinaz gains very wide range of fans and loyal customers in very short period of time. Sana Hashwani and Safinaz are the marvelous creative minds, not only built beautiful designs for 2010 & 2011 but the patterns and outfits. Their effort has made fame because they have brought different patterns that suit so well on every on. Sana Safinaz now launch Sana Safinaz Lawn, the most anticipated collection of the year – the ‘coolest‘for the hottest season of 2010-2011.
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This is a beautiful black and white combination from Sana Safinaz Lawn Collection 2010-2011. The pattern is just awesome and fit for this season. Scattered spots theme in black and white always appreciates, but here Sana Safinaz made a little change and scattered black spots on white background randomly. The Kameez is in shoulder less outfit, while salwar is like a trouser.
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Red color is always dominating and looks stunning. Loose shoulder less semi frock with tight churidar pajama’s always be the part of summer season, and a community always wears such dress as a casual wear. One can wear this Sana Safinaz Lawn dress as a party wear. Shoulder less pattern is cool and the design is really simple but awesome.
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Light pink color lawn print with thin embroidery in a light color looks amazing. The specialty of this dress lies in its style and outfit. Once again the shoulder less neck style is here, but here Sana Safinaz use a ribbon rounded through neck and holds the Kameez. This theme is really elegant. The design of embroidery is also beautiful.
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The same technique but again the color combination is superb. Use of strip to develop neck style is also splendid. Style of the dress suits with color combination and design. These types of designs are bests for summer parties.
Same outfit pattern but the theme of design of kameez is different this time. Sana Safinaz use large beautiful flowers to develop the design. Pink color stunning with orange and the pink strip at doppata looks fabulous. Sana Safinaz introduced a huge variety of neck line which are designed according to modern and upcoming trend. Mostly neck designs are following the western culture which are now highly appreciate now a days.
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Full Sleeve Lawn traditional kameez with collar and cuff style having V shape neck is here. Sana Safinaz use thread and motif as accessories to develop some style and design at (Ban) collar. V shape neck style on traditional outfit looking smart, and the use of buttons also very cool.
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Once again shoulder fewer patterns for hot summer season Sana Safinaz use. This casual kurti is just awesome and the design is also very beautiful. Use of strip at bust to make neck style is traditional but still in fashion and Sana Safinaz brings this to the audience in a different and stylish way. Design consists of little and tiny flowers. The embroidery with white thread on dopatta is also looking cool. The color combination of this Sana Safinaz Lawn three piece dress is just amazing and beautiful.
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Most of the designers do not use multi color designs for casual dressing, but Sana Safinaz made this best. Casual semi frock is just attractive and the style is looking elegant. Large V shape neck style have strip along it. The design of kameez consists of tiny flowers in different colors and looks cool.
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Sana Safinaz focuses mainly on the outfits and especially on neck and sleeve style. Where they use sleeve less theme they use shoulder less, and where they don’t, they use beautiful styles of neck. The following Sana Safinaz Lawn dress is really amazing, the color combination, the pattern and the style all are beautiful and wealthy. They did awesome job and made the best. White floral design and white lace on border of the kameez looks elegant.
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Outstanding shoulder less neck style with beautiful cuts is here. Thread work is being used to develop neck style. Blue and white color combination always gives outstanding and fabulous look. The design of doppata is also awesome.
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It's a sparkling shoulder-less semi-formal frock of Sana Safinaz lawn, may specially designed for evening parties. Mostly green color is used in summer collections that's why this dresses is looking prominent in floral green color. The dress have beautiful dupatta in lawn fabric.
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This lawn dress is also following the a bit touch of western culture. The neck in churi style and floral pattern is looking gorgeous. Sana Safinaz is continusly improving it's outfit designs and might be possible he may introduce the best lawn designs of Sana Safinaz in 2011.
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Stack graffiti street art graffiti on the wall
The best traditional dresses of India and Pakistan are Salwar Kameez and Saree. As a dress, saree has an everlasting application. It suits all occasions and has a universal exposure. Currently you have a large variety of Saree dress and you don’t need bound to wear old fashion and traditional saree. With the advancement in textile sector and fashion world, designers invent many types of sarees. With innovation in saree blouse styles, one can now try out different ways to drape a saree. Innovation and creativity has mingled together to bring freshness in saree trends as well as the saree fabric. The artistic sarees of Delhi designs have multiple style blends like casual styles, fusion blends and so on.
The latest accessories give the outfit a better and sophisticated look. In fact, sarees comes in different styles including modern styles of sarees, embellished, zari work, sequined, painted, beaded and with embroidery. You can also get an extinctive range of designer artistic sarees in the form of traditional looks like Banarsi, Zari and Silk sarees.
Another reason for the popularity of artistic sarees is the presence of artistic work along the edges or in the entire body of the saree. Among the ethnic garment designs, artistic sarees can be found with complicated resham, golden prints and sequin work patterns.
Today we will present some attractive and dazzling stuff and designs of artistic sarees to our valued visitors.
This is a simple saree dress with shoulder less blouse having beautiful artistic work on it. Fabric of this saree is a blend of silk and cotton and designer works on it in different techniques, use fabric embroidery and silk strip as a border strip. Beautiful flowers are being enriched on saree pallu.
Beautiful artistic saree for brides it is. Nice thread work with fabolos artistic design is being done and the theme is more suitable for bridal wear. Thick strip of silk increases the beauty of this artistic saree. The blouse style is latest and modern. Loose small sleeves with large V shape neck style build a beautiful combination. Use of motif and zaree to build flowers and design on it enhances the wealth of this artistic saree.
The simple artistic work printed saree for casual use. The designers not only develop saree designs and styles for traditions and parties but also for casual wear. The design consists of different shapes which looks beautiful. The blouse style is also casual.
Beautiful and amazing artistic work using motif and zaree accessories it is. Blouse style is simple but attractive. Half sleeves with tight pattern looks fantastic in simple single color fabric. On saree pallu the stunning work is being done, the style and the design that has been enriched by the designer is superb and good looking. This saree can be used as a bridal dress. Beautiful combination of accessory with different color silk strips is fabulous.
This artistic saree dress is artistic in its style and pattern. Emerging blend of new fashion in old traditional style is being used to develop this artistic saree. Fish tail saree pattern looking fabulous with modern blouse style. Shoulder less blouse have single strip to hold the blouse at bust, rounding from the neck. The same artistic work is being used at blouse strip as on saree pallu.
Beautiful artistic silk saree. This artistic saree is simple, but the artistic stuff in it is the embroidery that has been done on it. The simple casual but attractive artistic saree it is.
Fish tail pattern is being used mostly by the designers now days. Splendid work of thread with beautiful theme of floral design is being done to develop this artistic saree dress. Modern style of blouse is just fabulous and suits to this type of fabric.
Simple and traditional pattern of saree it is with the blend of designer’s techniques and the use of traditional accessories. Silk strips have been used with beautiful built-in design. Metal thread embroidery increases the wealth of this artistic saree, and this could be a artistic bridal saree.
The same design and technique of this artistic saree as above explained. The same pattern of this artistic saree has as above saree, with the slight change in blouse style. Blouse of this artistic saree is shoulder less, but the outfit is different.
This is a simple bridal saree with little work of silver metal thread on it. Fish tail pattern is being used widely and suits all types of fabric and body outfit.
Amazing artistic work with the use of silky fabric on thin silk saree fabric is being done to develop this artistic saree. Blouse style also modern in its nature and the theme of design is old with the use of new and trendy style. Motif and thread embroidery enhances the beauty of this artistic saree design.
The term 'lawn' is popular for lovely light cotton fabric like Swiss voile. Most popular styles of lawn are three piece suits (dupatta, salwar and kameez). Lawn is famous with its unique matching and mix-n-match designs and prints.
Here we are going to present some gorgeous prints of 5 Star / Classic Lawn for 2010-2011. 5 Star Lawn is a affluent brand of Five Star Lawn Mills. Let’s have a look…!
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Printed kameez in small floral design with same print on dopata along with contras simple shalwar is fascinating. Full but short in length sleeves with stiff kameez pattern is looking modern. Close round neck style is also famous now days for casual parties and window shopping.
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Five Star Classic Lawn prints are a unique in Pakistan composes with different artistic techniques. Following design was derive from the strokes of different canvasses of various painters. Such a great 5 Star Lawn print it is. The modern pattern of clothing is fabulous and more suitable for such a developed and modern designs and prints. Five Star Classic Lawn is such a fabulous.
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Stroking colors are very common in Lawn clothing and in order to attract such customers 5 Star Lawn presents some colorful stuff. Simple slawar kameez with large floral printed dopatta was produced by Five Star Lawn. Simple and thin line of print of floral pattern is being fetched at the side of kameez to make it stylish. Long kurti with casual loose trouser style salwar is being selected to market the dress. Baggy style of sleeves is looking fabulous with loose casual long kurti.
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Yellowish feelings here, and you will be wish to like this after having a look at this 5 Star Lawn print. Beautiful large floral print it is with the mix of contras colors. Designer use printed flowers right at the center of kameez and make this the part of neck design. Casual long kurti with half sleeve style looking great. This three piece dress of Five Star Lawn is the part of classic lawn series 2010 & 2011 of Five Star Lawn.
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Colorful floral design on white background is looking good. This floral fantasy will attracts you. Just have a look at the pattern. Full sleeve baggy styles sleeves are now again in fashion and designers use this design in different manners with the slight changes. Coat collar neck style is also famous with casual long kurti.
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Five Star Classic Lawn series includes thin fabric enriched with beautiful and stylish prints of floral designs. Following design and pattern of three piece dress of Five Star Classic Lawn is fabulous and looks modern. Small series of colorful flowers in the print looking great and feels like a sky filled with colorful stars. Full sleeve Kameez, having modern shape of neck style also looking attractive. This is a perfect party wear dress.
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Multi color design on a single color background is traditional, but Five Star Lawn presents this in a new way. Use hard colors both as a background and for prints too. Large shape floral design covers almost all area at bust and at the border of kameez. Half sleeve pattern with frock type kameez is such a famous now days and according to the demand of season. Now days use of small doppata as a tie also so famous and trendy.
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The same technique, Five Star used to develop this dress but the color is yellow and blue this time. Tight ring type sleeves pattern is famous. The use of belt with such frock type pattern is also trendy and looks beautiful.
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Mustard color designing with tiny floral technique on the same color background is being produced by Five Star Lawn. This three piece suit (Dress) is very special for such a rainy season. Shoulder less kameez with bound round neck style, the designer produced.
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Beautiful and amazing mix of large and tiny stylish circles Five Star Lawn produced. A colorful circle produces some cloudy pattern according to modern designs. What a beautiful print it is of Five Star Lawn. Baggy Style full sleeve with round neck style loose frock is being stitched to market this Five Star Lawn print and this looks amazing. Doppata also looking fabulous like a colorful well. Navy Blue color is more suitable for this print and enhances the strength of this Five Star Classic Lawn print.
Graffiti 3D illusion above is from Japan. 3D graffiti is graffiti art as an example of interior design houses, graffiti on the illusion of design created by Yasuhiko Hayashi and Yusuke Nakano.
3D Graffiti Art
Graffiti Street Art
Graffiti art alphabet is an illusion on the wall by Odeith
I love fenugreek leaves, If you haven't tried you must, I say so to lot of my friends here, when you cook them, the whole house smells so great!, My kids always notice the smell when I cook methi !.
It's a simple Dry Curry but I have used Dhaniyaalu Podi as the masala which gives such a great taste, As I have always said, I love the spiciness of Andhra dishes, the taste buds tickle, the nostrils flare, eyes start watering !, with a Glass of water in the left I just devour the delicassies of the Andhra delights!, Mmm.., when swapna's mum visited this was an other podi I learnt, earlier (long back) I had a posted a recipe learnt from her, which my friends and family tried and said it was great!!, swapna is right now in India and I am hoping she would get me more authentic delights from her mom's kitchen as promised :), and I will definitely pass it on to you!. When I visited them she made carrot dry curry with this podi, I just added methi leaves to it, and it was good, Now I add this masala podi with lot of my dry curries, which gives a wonderful aroma, which the family really enjoy, thanks to swapna and her mom.
CARROT AND FENUGREEK STIR FRY
INGREDIENTS:
250 gms Carrot cubed
1 Small bunch of Methi leaves (fenugreek leaves)
1/4 freshly grated coconut
2 tbsp of oil
1 sprig of curry leaves
For tempering:
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tbsp chenna dal
1 tbsp Urad dal
1 tsp Turmeric powder
METHOD:
Wash, peel and chop the carrots into small cubes,
Take a wok heat oil add mustard seeds, once they crackle add the dals once they change colour add turmeric powder and then the chopped carrots and curry leaves, mix well sprinkle little water close the lid, Meanwhile wash the Fenugreek leaves chop them and add them to the wok, mix well and allow both the veggies to cook well, Unitl all the water gets dried, (do not add lot of water carrots cook very soon) . Add salt as required and Dhaniyaalu podi mix well and leave for another five minutes, with closed lid, so that the veggies absorb the masala powder then remove the lid add grated coconut mix well, and serve hot with chapatis or rice.
The Dhaniyaalu podi recipe I have already posted.
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