![Life is all about experiments. The more you do, more it will make you better. Just like this whole wheat fruit and nut bar. Couple of years back when I started baking the cakes and pastries, I never imagined that one day I will experiment with different types of flour, that too with durum whole wheat flour. Till now I was using the regular recommended flour from the supermarkets, that are known to yield good results. I was happy at […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ss_whole_wheat-bars_1_ed-195x110.jpg "Whole wheat chocolate fruit and nut bar and is egg free")
![For the first time in my life, I forget that yesterday was India’s Independence day. Having returned yesterday morning from my almost weeklong NYC trip and not been to Facebook for a while (that’s how I catch up with latest news ), the day has slipped away from my mind. and strangely I felt no regret whatsoever. I don’t feel like making tiranga color dishes. Whats the point anyway ? I still remember my schooldays, when we used to celebrate the Independence […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ss_pav_bhaji_2_ed-195x110.jpg "Bombay Pav bhaji – Indian street foods")
![It gives me immense pleasure to share with you all that a short Q & A style interview of mine has appeared in Nari Sakhi, an online forum for women and many thanks to Laksmi, the editor of Nari Sakhi for showing interest in Saffronstreaks. It was pleasurable experience answering their queries. Now, there is another exciting news, yeah todays post is double bonanza, you see ! It has just arrived – my first ever DSLR camera, it is Nikon […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ss_key_limes_pie_1_ed-195x110.jpg "Key lime pie spiked with chipotle jam and a short interview at Nari- sakhi")
![“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” ― George Eliot Between summer and winter, there is fall, a transitional phase when each leaves of the tree turns into golden, yellow and red before shedding themselves, paints the landscape in riots of color, before embracing harsh and cold winter nights in their bare branches . We are expected to be sad because soon the […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ss_smoky_mountain_11_ed-195x110.jpg "Fall in the dreamy Smoky mountains")
![Two weeks of travelling through the wild – wild west of America, hopping through six national parks and enduring through the range of climatic conditions, we are finally back with tired limbs, overwhelming experience, some lifelong memories and few mind-boggling three thousand plus images and bucket full of stories for you. Let me download everything first ! I need some real vacation now ! Before my hypnotic mind get restored to its original frame, let me brief you quickly about […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ss_yosemite_rim-fire-195x110.jpg "Yosemite rim fire – should you visit Yosemite or not ?")
![This is the concluding part of our long Florida series. To be at “Miami” or not to be …. well ! We have to stay in Miami for two reasons – one for return flight and other for its proximity to Everglades. So in short we spend one and half day at Miami. Thankfully enough, weather was cool in Miami and we did enjoyed partially though , just strolling through the streets, stopped at some curio shops, and sampled foods […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ss_miami_sunset-1-195x110.jpg "An un inspired day at Miami and few good moments !")
![Sanibel Sanibel ? what is that ? A beach in Florida ? Florida ? you say? Isnt Florida is all about Disneyworld ? Yes it is. Then why we should go to Sanibel ? Minutes later, we were looking for hotels in Sanibel ! I have seen beautiful picturesque beaches before, beaches where you will want to spend the rest of your lives lying on that crystal white sandy coast, but I have never seen a beach full of […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ss_sanibel_shell_collections-195x110.jpg "Sanibel and Everglades national park , Florida – on alligators, panthers and anhinga trail")
![I know this space has been silent for over a week, you must be annoyed at my inconsistency in blogging , well I understand that. Summer is in full swing now and that means more outdoor activities will be waiting for us. We will keep you updated with that and before starting with my new adventures, let me first finish this Florida backlogs. I hate backlogs but sometimes has to deal with it. So here we are again after taking […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ss_magic_kingdom_4-195x110.jpg "Magic Kingdom & EPCOT – Disney World Orlando")
![Continuing from my previous post on Disney World - Animal kingdom park, which am sure you have loved it, on this weekend travel post we are portraying Universal Studios through our lens. Universal studio is very fascinating, the buildings, the streets, the towns all modeled after their famous movies is worth seeing, worth visiting and we spent little over half a day there. For the shrimp lovers, Bubba Gump shrimps has their restaurant right there near the entrance to the park. Food […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ss_hogwart_express_1-195x110.jpg "Universal Studios Orlando – a photo essay")
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![To all my lovely readers, thanks for being patient and I acknowledge that I have been missing in action for two weeks. So this week we brought you our family special chicken curry, the regular one, without any frills attached, very simple, basic and yet heart warming chicken curry. Of late I was busy with the interior of my new home. It is more of renovating and redesigning and accompanying the new things in our house. Most of the home […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ss_sunday_chicken_curry_1_ed-115x115.jpg "Sunday chicken curry Bengali style")
Sunday chicken curry Bengali style
Posted on December 1, 2013 | 4 CommentsTo all my lovely readers, thanks for being patient and I acknowledge that I have been missing in action for two weeks. So this week we brought you our family special chicken curry, the regular one, without any frills attached, very simple, basic and yet heart warming chicken curry. Of late I was busy with the interior of my new home. It is more of renovating and redesigning and accompanying the new things in our house. Most of the home […]
Baking
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Whole wheat chocolate fruit and nut bar and is egg free
Life is all about experiments. The more you do, more it will make you better. Just like this whole wheat fruit and nut bar. Couple of years back when I started baking the cakes and pastries, I never imagined that one day I will experiment with different types of flour, that too with durum whole wheat flour. Till now I was using the regular recommended flour from the supermarkets, that are known to yield good results. I was happy at […]
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Bombay Pav bhaji – Indian street foods
For the first time in my life, I forget that yesterday was India’s Independence day. Having returned yesterday morning from my almost weeklong NYC trip and not been to Facebook for a while (that’s how I catch up with latest news ), the day has slipped away from my mind. and strangely I felt no regret whatsoever. I don’t feel like making tiranga color dishes. Whats the point anyway ? I still remember my schooldays, when we used to celebrate the Independence […]
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Key lime pie spiked with chipotle jam and a short interview at Nari- sakhi
It gives me immense pleasure to share with you all that a short Q & A style interview of mine has appeared in Nari Sakhi, an online forum for women and many thanks to Laksmi, the editor of Nari Sakhi for showing interest in Saffronstreaks. It was pleasurable experience answering their queries. Now, there is another exciting news, yeah todays post is double bonanza, you see ! It has just arrived – my first ever DSLR camera, it is Nikon […]
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![Hope you all had lovely Diwali holidays. As I was re organizing my book shelves, I have come acrossed few old cookery books purchased by my mother, yellowed pages, dog-eared and notes written on them with pencil. These envelop size cookbooks are written by none other than Tarla Dalal, the recipe queen of India who has created some 17000 odd recipes that never failed in the kitchen. She might not reinvented the Indian cuisine or brought some new ideas to […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ss_aloo_dum_3_ed-115x115.jpg "Shahi dum aloo – a winter delight")
Shahi dum aloo – a winter delight
Posted on November 8, 2013 | 9 CommentsHope you all had lovely Diwali holidays. As I was re organizing my book shelves, I have come acrossed few old cookery books purchased by my mother, yellowed pages, dog-eared and notes written on them with pencil. These envelop size cookbooks are written by none other than Tarla Dalal, the recipe queen of India who has created some 17000 odd recipes that never failed in the kitchen. She might not reinvented the Indian cuisine or brought some new ideas to […] -
![This season is perhaps the most colorful of all, specially if you stays in US and Europe. Even in India, it is the festive time. Colorful vistas, hues of rich and vibrant color presents an enchanted visuals and to make it more sweeter and warmer, there is orange, red and green pumpkin and squash to make the holiday season more beautiful and enjoyable. My first brush with pumpkin as sweet dessert happened few years back when I was watching a […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ss_pumpkin_spice_2_ed-115x115.jpg "Thinking pumpkin – bread, pies and spice recipe, Halloween roundup")
Thinking pumpkin – bread, pies and spice recipe, Halloween roundup
Posted on October 25, 2013 | 3 CommentsThis season is perhaps the most colorful of all, specially if you stays in US and Europe. Even in India, it is the festive time. Colorful vistas, hues of rich and vibrant color presents an enchanted visuals and to make it more sweeter and warmer, there is orange, red and green pumpkin and squash to make the holiday season more beautiful and enjoyable. My first brush with pumpkin as sweet dessert happened few years back when I was watching a […] -
![Subho bijoya and Happy Vijaydashmi to all my readers ! Like other Indian festivals, many stories surrounds this festival too. Dusshera is special one , as it celebrates triumph of good over evil …truth alone prevails…and it profess the importance of defeating evil in our lives. I am not a religious person, but I love the essence of this festival. Tradition or no tradition, sweets are essential part of this festival. A sweet laden send off to Ma Durga who […]](http://saffronstreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ss_kaju_barfi_malai_3_ed-115x115.jpg "Celebrating dusshera with kaju barfi malai")
Celebrating dusshera with kaju barfi malai
Posted on October 15, 2013 | 4 CommentsSubho bijoya and Happy Vijaydashmi to all my readers ! Like other Indian festivals, many stories surrounds this festival too. Dusshera is special one , as it celebrates triumph of good over evil …truth alone prevails…and it profess the importance of defeating evil in our lives. I am not a religious person, but I love the essence of this festival. Tradition or no tradition, sweets are essential part of this festival. A sweet laden send off to Ma Durga who […]
Travel
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Fall in the dreamy Smoky mountains
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” ― George Eliot Between summer and winter, there is fall, a transitional phase when each leaves of the tree turns into golden, yellow and red before shedding themselves, paints the landscape in riots of color, before embracing harsh and cold winter nights in their bare branches . We are expected to be sad because soon the […]
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Yosemite rim fire – should you visit Yosemite or not ?
Two weeks of travelling through the wild – wild west of America, hopping through six national parks and enduring through the range of climatic conditions, we are finally back with tired limbs, overwhelming experience, some lifelong memories and few mind-boggling three thousand plus images and bucket full of stories for you. Let me download everything first ! I need some real vacation now ! Before my hypnotic mind get restored to its original frame, let me brief you quickly about […]
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An un inspired day at Miami and few good moments !
This is the concluding part of our long Florida series. To be at “Miami” or not to be …. well ! We have to stay in Miami for two reasons – one for return flight and other for its proximity to Everglades. So in short we spend one and half day at Miami. Thankfully enough, weather was cool in Miami and we did enjoyed partially though , just strolling through the streets, stopped at some curio shops, and sampled foods […]
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Sanibel and Everglades national park , Florida – on alligators, panthers and anhinga trail
Sanibel Sanibel ? what is that ? A beach in Florida ? Florida ? you say? Isnt Florida is all about Disneyworld ? Yes it is. Then why we should go to Sanibel ? Minutes later, we were looking for hotels in Sanibel ! I have seen beautiful picturesque beaches before, beaches where you will want to spend the rest of your lives lying on that crystal white sandy coast, but I have never seen a beach full of […]
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Magic Kingdom & EPCOT – Disney World Orlando
I know this space has been silent for over a week, you must be annoyed at my inconsistency in blogging , well I understand that. Summer is in full swing now and that means more outdoor activities will be waiting for us. We will keep you updated with that and before starting with my new adventures, let me first finish this Florida backlogs. I hate backlogs but sometimes has to deal with it. So here we are again after taking […]
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Universal Studios Orlando – a photo essay
Continuing from my previous post on Disney World - Animal kingdom park, which am sure you have loved it, on this weekend travel post we are portraying Universal Studios through our lens. Universal studio is very fascinating, the buildings, the streets, the towns all modeled after their famous movies is worth seeing, worth visiting and we spent little over half a day there. For the shrimp lovers, Bubba Gump shrimps has their restaurant right there near the entrance to the park. Food […]
