It’s here! The first anniversary of this blog. I am beyond myself with excitement, as you can imagine!! I was an avid blog reader for a while. I turned to blogs for recipes, crafts and prettiness, in general. I stalked quite a number of blogs regularly. The sheer number of blogs out there surprised me…
Garbanzo Beans / Chickpeas / Kabuli Channa Vegetarian Chili
Growing up in India, we had this unfortunate notion that most western food is 1). Bland and/or 2). Requires almost no prep work. I am being delightfully enlightened over the past couple of years, to say the least. One wonderful dish I discovered in Texas is chili con carne or chili with meat. Traditionally made…
Chicken & Peas Pasta With Creamy Tomato Sauce
I love Alfredo sauce, the mister is a marinara guy, while Boy is content with extra cheesy macaroni. This always puts me in a quandary when making pasta. It’s not that I have anything personal against tomatoes. But a few overly sour encounters put me off marinara for good. Or so I thought. Then it…
Banana Bread With Buttermilk, Brown Sugar & Walnuts
Need I really say anything more to convince you? Good ol’ banana bread… that ingenious way to use up overripe bananas. How lovely art thou when baked with buttermilk, brown sugar and chopped walnuts?! I am waxing eloquent about this humble snack/dessert/breakfast bread, because it’s been a while since I baked banana bread. You see,…
Cabbage & Onion Fritters (Bajji or Pakoda)
Pakoda or pakora are a fried Indian tea-time snack. In South India, they are most commonly known as bajjis. Just about anything can be made into bajjis or pakoda. Most commonly potatoes, cauliflower florets, onions, paneer, etc are used. Back home, my mom makes a mean cabbage and onion pakoda. These are my most favorite…
Khao Soi – Thai Noodles With Spicy Chicken Curry Sauce
I have often written about my love for Oriental and South Asian cuisine. But I find most of the fare offered at Chinese or Thai restaurants here to be similar in taste and texture. I think this may be because they are catering to a foreign palate. Similar to how most curries in some Indian…
Fish In Yogurt Sauce – Bengali Doi Maach
There is nothing like an illness to make you re-consider your food choices. I am not talking of any huge life-changing decisions here. Even the common cold or flu can make you crave variety. Is it just me or is it normal to crave new foods rather than the comfort of food that you grew…
Photography Styling Challenge #7 – Chaos
Welcome to the latest edition of the Photography Styling Challenge, the first one in the New Year. Are your resolutions already forgotten? Just kidding!! This month’s concept is Chaos. To make it interesting, there is also a constraint to use 3 items from last month’s Order shoot. Let me start with a chaotic shot of…
At The Corner Of Happy And Harried Is Now On Facebook
Hi there, my dear readers. How is the new year treating you thus far? I hope it is turning out awesome for you. I am sorry to be MIA over the past few days. It was a nasty flu bug to blame. We were all sick and miserable the last week of 2013, but I…
Single-Serve Baked Eggs & Potatoes (Eggs In Pot Or Oeufs En Cocotte)
Good things do come in small packages. This is especially true when it comes to food and food presentation (think cupcakes, cake pops or meringue cookies). But why limit yourself to sweet treats? Any savory dish that goes from oven to table to dishwasher in single-serve bowls is a win-win in my book. I bought…
Orange Pound Cake
A delicious pound cake bursting with fresh orange flavors is the perfect way to bring a spot of sunshine to your Holiday table! Note (Dec 1st, 2017): This blog post was originally published for Christmas 2013, which I have now updated with new pictures and a new recipe card. This is one of the most…
A Few Of My Favorite Things #3 – Christmas Around The House
My most favorite time of the year coincides with my least favorite season, yet somehow manages to make it all magical! I just love this time of year – all the fun stuff aside, this is also a season filled with the wondrous anticipation and grace of God’s loving promise to us. Here is what’s…
