Pasta in Creamy Basil Pesto

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 5/17/2013 3:49:00 PM

'Ohh I love spring and summer here in Scandinavia for the fresh veggies and greens that comes to the market! Back in India, the change in seasons hardly went noticed – except for very seasonal veggies and fruits like mangoes in summer, jackfruit in rainy season, avrekayi in winter and a few more, there is hardly any change in the availability of other veggies. However, here seasons are a'

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Mexican Rice

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 5/10/2013 12:29:00 PM

'Me: What shall we prepare for lunch? D: I feel like eating something different… Me: I too was feeling like… Shall I make some Thai curry and rice? D: Ummm… But I feel like eating Mexican, not Thai today…. Me: Hmmm….. Mexican? D: Yeah… Why don’t you search and tell me the recipe for a nice Mexican rice and I’ll cook it for you… Me: Wow! Cool!! This was our conversation one weekend,'

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Pasta Salad with Yogurt Dressing

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 5/7/2013 9:37:00 AM

'Ohhh... I've been missing here in action, haven't I? Well, blame it on pure lethargy... to write and post :( Though i have a dozen posts in drafts, they are just pics and i still need to do the writing... And just the way I am, I was too pre-occupied with other things that i didn't feel like blogging. And today, there was a deadline for my next article in VK and I had to write! Writing as'

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VK Column 5: Spicy Starters

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 3/14/2013 7:53:00 AM

'Vijaya Karnataka, 3rd March 2013... Thank you VK! Check out the originals here -  http://sumscuisine.blogspot.com/search/label/Starters'

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Haalbai - A healthy, irresistible sweet

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 2/16/2013 6:06:00 AM

'Hello folks! Here I am after a break... just felt like taking off from blogging, so the absence. I am like that - just don't feel like doing certain things at times!! Presenting here today is an authentic, South Karnataka sweet - Haalbai, which is almost fat free, healthy, melt in mouth, light and makes you crave for more! It is made of whole grains - wheat, rice or ragi. My favorite is the'

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Column 4: Cookies

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 1/27/2013 10:32:00 AM

'Here's the fourth of my column in Vijaya Karnataka, a kannada daily... Date: Sunday, 27 Jan 2013. Pg 21 The original cookies are here on the blog - http://sumscuisine.blogspot.se/search/label/Cookies%20%27n%20Biscuits'

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Svenska Pepper Kakor / Swedish Spice Cookies

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/28/2012 6:04:00 AM

'The other most common Christmas goodies here are these Pepper Kakor/ Pepper cookies. There are boxes and boxes of these in all the stores and super markets. And the stores are offering samples of these to customers, people are buying them or making them in bulk to eat and distribute among friends and relatives. These cookies are paper thin, very crisp and almost melt in the mouth'

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Lussekatter / Lucia Cats / Sweet Saffron Buns

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/26/2012 12:52:00 PM

'The whole city is glittering in the Christmas and New year spirit.... with the roads glittering with lights, malls with X-mas tree decorated so well, all the window panes of apartments shining with a star and candles, shops bustling with people... It is such a nice feeling in the cold month of December, that keeps the spirits up when the days are so short and hardly any trace of Sun and'

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Apple Pie!!!

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/24/2012 5:57:00 PM

'After I fell in love with the Baked Apple-Cinnamon combination with my Apple Streusel cake, it was time to experiment the ‘King of Apple-recipes’ - the Apple Pie! To be honest, I had not tried an apple pie, being from a South Indian city - Bangalore. Even though we get all sorts of international cuisine in the IT hub Bangalore from a few years now, somehow apple pie had not made to my list.'

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Published - 3rd One!

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/23/2012 10:06:00 AM

'Here's the third article by me in Vijaya Karnataka 23rd Dec 2012 - Gateau or pastries as we call in Namma Bengaluru :) Thank you again, VK!!'

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Veggie Calzone

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/21/2012 4:02:00 PM

'We have started loving Italian and other Continental dishes for dinner. Mostly baked ones, they take time only for the preparation but the cooking does not ones active time as the oven takes care of it! You'll see a few dishes coming up on those lines.  A calzone, meaning  "stocking" or "trouser" in Italian, is a turnover or folded pizza. It is shaped like a half-moon and made of'

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Apple Cinnamon Buns/Rolls

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/19/2012 8:46:00 AM

'With the recipe for perfect rolls from Pioneer woman, that I had earlier used for Rosemary rolls, there are an endless options that can be tried out. Since I wanted to use my left over dough that I had frozen, and the apples lying in the fridge, I made these apple- cinnamon rolls. May be walnuts would have added a nice nutty dimension to the rolls – next time! The pictures are'

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Oven-Baked Crisp Cauliflower

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/17/2012 8:04:00 AM

'D loves cauliflowers, as I’ve already mentioned here. I tend to pick it up whenever I come across a fresh one in the market. And apart from D’s trademark Aloo-Gobi dry, which he makes to perfection, I like try out other different varieties. A pulav with Gobi was great - got some messages from friends who tried it and liked; A starter, Gobi 65 was awesome too, but of course involves a bit'

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Garlic Bread Exotica - Pizza hut style

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/14/2012 8:29:00 AM

'I love garlic bread. And especially the ones from Pizza hut. And specifically the Garlic Bread exotica they have, loaded with veggies and topped generously with cheese… A generous sprinkle of mixed herbs on top… and may be some chili flakes to add to the heat… and it’s one perfect starter…. Especially to an Italian course. When I bought the baguette bread last time - well, I wanted to'

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Pita Bread!

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/12/2012 8:07:00 AM

'I wanted to make a complete meal of Middle Eastern Cuisine, when i planned for the Falafel and Hummus. So Pita bread it was, to stuff the falafel in, along with a few veggies and served with Hummus, as a main course. Saw these beautifully puffed up Pita Breads at Deb's Smitten Kitchen and totally fell for them. They looked like almost, deep fried pooris - puffed up completely and inviting.'

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Baked Nippattu

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/10/2012 8:52:00 AM

'So this was the second item I sent home with the friend travelling. Something savory is sure to please my in-laws’ palette and deep frying was not my thing that day. So baked nippattu, it was. Nippattu is a savory, crisp disc like snack, traditionally deep fried. And of late the Iyengar bakeries in Bangalore do have the baked version as well. And they are equally relished at home.'

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Cornflakes Cookies

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/7/2012 5:12:00 PM

'When a friend here was travelling back to Bangalore, we decided to send with him some goodies to folks at home. Chocolates and candies were bought for little niece Hima, a hand knitted woolen hat was packed for FIL. And then I felt I needed to send something else too… they are missing us at home, and something else, home-made, would probably cheer them up a bit… so it was decided that I’d be'

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Eggless Cocoa Brownies

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/5/2012 5:32:00 AM

'Sometimes I have these sudden chocolate cravings - craving that cannot be subsided with just chocolate - I need more of it. Like some chocolate cake or brownies? On one such day, I made these easy breezy brownies - took less than an hour from start to finish. And at the end of it, I could have warm brownies with vanilla ice cream topped with some walnuts! Ahhhh… bliss! And it lasted'

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Apple Streusel Cake

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/3/2012 6:01:00 AM

'This was the first fall for me. Being from a tropical Indian climate, it was delight to watch the trees turn to golden hues here in Sweden. And just before that, the delight of watching Apple trees filled with Apples, in almost every house around! It was practically raining apples, of every kind. Whenever I sow those beautiful apple trees, I felt like having a bite of those juicy'

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Buttered Rosemary Rolls

Author : Sum      Blog : Sum's Cuisine      Date : 12/1/2012 6:11:00 AM

'What is it with December and baking?!? With X-mas and New Years around the corner there is so much festivity in the air! And here in Gothenburg, Sweden, the whole city seems to have decked up in all colors and lights, getting ready for X-mas - Jul as they say here. The stores are full of offers, a whole range of baked goodies are on the aisles, offers on all baking items, colorful lighting'

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