Scribbled by: Robby - The Kitchen King   On: 26th Feb, 2010

FESTIVAL, HOLI, SWEETS

‘Gulal and Greetings’, ‘Water Guns and Pichkaris’-our love for Holi goes beyond them. Like we can’t actually imagine celebrating it without rediscovering our sweet tooth with Mithais (sweets) which are lovingly prepared, served and gifted during festivities. Given that the festival of colours is about to arrive, we have prepared below a list of special sweets ranging from Krishna’s own land Mathura to Shah Jahan’s beloved city Agra. Read on. •    Mathura Peda Krishna...

Scribbled by: Nix - The Dark Diva   On: 23rd Feb, 2010

TIPS, FACTS, DO-IT-YOURSELF, FUN

Mocktails are great, simply because the possibilities are endless. Imagine, mix, and create. Better yet, keep experimenting and enter mocktail competitions to win! Below are come recipes to start you off. Don’t play by the rules, throw away measurements and just mix away.   1. Cherry Rush • Cherry Juice • Lime Cordial • Dash of Grenadine • Ginger Ale 2. Simple Sally Take a glass and fill it with ice, fill it up with half apple juice and half tonic water. Garnish with...

Scribbled by: Praggie - The Foodie Hippo   On: 2nd Feb, 2010

ALCOHOL, DRINKS, EXPERIENCE, PLACES TO SHOP

India sure has a booming liquor market, three hic’s to that. People love this tipsy liquid and its making its way from the dusty store shelves to our food. One can find liquor in chocolates, golgappas and even the innocent pastry and being in India, the opinions are obviously divided. India and liquor in food goes hand in hand with a thousand controversies around. Let’s move away from that though, that being a different and depressing topic. Liquor chocolates have been welcomed with hap...

Scribbled by: Betty - The Gossip Junkie   On: 28th Jan, 2010

INTERNATIONAL, ORGANIC, HEALTH, TRENDS

Not many understand the concept of Organic food, they don’t understand it and go on to write about it (um uh no it’s not what you’re thinking.) When asked about organic food, here is pretty much what you’ll hear – “Yeaah organic is like healthy stuff or something like that” *bursts out laughing* “It tastes so bad. No, I have not tasted it myself” “It’s expensive and they give you so little”   “We have organic food in India?” And that is how our cognition functions aft...

Scribbled by: Praggie - The Foodie Hippo   On: 22nd Jan, 2010

ALCOHOL, WINE, DRINKS, BEST

This essentially deals with a list of the best Indian wines and wineries one can find. This is it. Simple and straightforward. Crystal and clear. Don’t go looking in for anything else now. This is not one of those tricks articles where the title says ‘top Indian wines’ and the content says ‘step 2 to groom your lovely pooch from Angola.’ Really now. Top 10 Wineries in India 1.    Indage or Chateau Indage 2.    Grover Vineyards 3.    ...

Scribbled by: Praggie - The Foodie Hippo   On: 19th Jan, 2010

ALCOHOL, WINE, DRINKS, CHOW, TRENDS

Matching food and wine seems like a complex equation, something most of us will never go into because fixing a spaceship and having a drink with the Martian seems much easier. Though there are rules, like there are rules in every aspect of life, which you must keep in mind, experimenting with different food –wine pairs is encouraged as well. If a particular food-wine pairing goes well, try it again. Exciting experimentations never hurt anyone.  Regional wines are paired with food in countr...

Scribbled by: Praggie - The Foodie Hippo   On: 8th Jan, 2010

CHOW, FUN, TRENDS, PARTY

Simply put, a potluck party is when all guests bring in food, and so there’s a nice variety of yum food around. People (and me too!) think this is one of the best party concepts around as it takes some pressure off the host. It’s a win –win situation for all. People meet up, there’s plenty of food around and the host isn’t as tired! One tip is to decide beforehand who will bring what type of food. You don’t want to end up with only salads at your party. Some people ask their guests to think...

Scribbled by: Praggie - The Foodie Hippo   On: 7th Jan, 2010

DREAMS, FACTS, CHOW, DO-IT-YOURSELF

Food is so great that we decided to have a part two about it. While dreaming of food, it is important to break it down s much as you can, to get the correct meaning or one which makes the most sense to you. Was the food sweet, tasty or sour? Who cooked it? How much preparation time did it take? Did you acquire it easily? And lastly what kind of food did you dream of? Here we continue the list. • Dreaming of sandwich means a lot of stress is being put on you. It’s also a mark of being ab...

Scribbled by: Praggie - The Foodie Hippo   On: 5th Jan, 2010

ALCOHOL, WINE, DRINKS, FACTS

How many of you have met self proclaimed wine experts and magical homemade sommeliers? I see all hands in the room way up. Yes I call 70 percent hands as all. The emphasis here is not even on their mysterious wine learning journey but how many Indian wines do they speak about out loud. *cue puzzling head spins. Indian wines you say? Now comes the interesting bit. Did you know that wine is being made in India for nearly a thousand years now? Indians have always been familiar with wine an...

Scribbled by: Praggie - The Foodie Hippo   On: 24th Dec, 2009

INTERNATIONAL, CHOW, DO-IT-YOURSELF, FESTIVALS

Christmas is a time of wonderful miracles and you can pull one too…by stepping into that kitchen! :D Read on below and learn to make super simple Christmas recipes to wow your family and friends today! Before I sound like someone from a telemarketing firm, pestering you to buy something, read on below Gingerbread Men What you need: •    1 pack of butterscotch pudding mix •    1 egg •    1/2 cup butter •    1 1/2 cups fl...