Soulful Creations

Potatoes, aren't these the best of the veggies? Who does not love these earthy starchy root vegetable. So here is a recipe that befits this very versatile veggie. And I am submitting this as an entry to " No Croutons Required " hosted by Holler I found this recipe here but I have changed a few things. My dish is called Tater Frenzy Ingredients 4 medium potatoes, scrubbed (not peeled); cut into 1" chunks 1 cup baby carrots, chopped 3/4 medium white onion, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, minced 2 cups plain soymilk 4tbs butter 1/2 tbsp sage 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar salt and pepper, to taste 1/2 cup spring onions Directions 1) In a large pot, boil the potatoes with 1 tsp of salt. 2) Add the chopped carrots after about 5 minutes. 3) In a small saucepan on the side, saute the onions until they are soft and slightly browned. Remove from heat, and set aside. 4) Add the garlic (I did not saute the garlic), sauteed onions, soy milk, butter, and sage. Using a hand-held whisk or...

Today my parents left for Chennai. My dad and mom had just the opposite reactions, may be not entirely. But my dad was like a child, so happy indeed to get back home finally after two months, especially to all the sunshine and sweat! My mom was upset for almost a week now and today she caved, she cried. I was upset too and to just take my mind away from it- I decided I would use up the raspberries and blueberries I had bought. I had a muffin mood- so followed this recipe by Emeril, Ingredients Streusel Topping 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons butter, softened 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel Muffins: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 large eggs 1 stick unsalted butter, melted 1 cup buttermilk 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest 3/4 cup fresh blueberries 3/4 cup fresh raspberries Methods Preheat the oven to 400 deg...

I was extremely pleased to see this beautiful orchid in the wild in Florida. Cleared up a few things for me. One orchids do grow in wild (they are so beautiful that they almost seem unreal to me) and second two I love orchids, now matter how much they die on me (I had one for almost 4 years, gift for my birthday- all my efforts to try and keep it from dying only made the situation worse!). But what was interesting was the fact that there was just this one orchid plant in out vicinity. It is possible that there were others and I just did not notice them because they did not have any flowers. Oh well, am not complaining! This was taken by a bridge near Everglades (Gulf coast side close to Tampa) where we also saw gators Cool haan!!!