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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Giveaway & Event Announcement: Food for 7 Stages of Life - Food for Ailments & Old Age

Posted by RV @ Food for 7 Stages on Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Good health is a precious gift. Without it all other gifts taste insipid. When a man gets old he realizes that he has been running around all his life behind wealth and fame and never stopped to savor the good food he was offered. He repents for his mistakes after losing his fourth sense. 
This is the last event in the Food for 7 Stages of Life Series. This event might end, but the recipes you have been sending across will remain eternal in our blogs. Thanks to each one of you who contributed your recipes and to all my fellow bloggers who diligently commented on the roundups.
 
Rules of this event are pretty simple
 1. Post any Home remedies (all ages) or recipes for old age people between now and May 25th 2010.
 2. You can use any ingredient and send me as many entries you want.
 3. Link to My Event announcement and Sudeshna’s Cook like a bong page.
 4. No worries if you have the recipes in your archives. You can repost or update the post with a link to my event announcement and Sudeshna’s Cook like a bong page.
 5. Do not have a blog, you can still participate in this event. All you need to do is send me your recipe in the Word (doc,docx,rtf) format with a picture of your dish.
 6. Send me your entries with the subject line as ‘Food for Ailments and Old Age’ with the below details to foodfor7stagesoflife(at)gmail(dot)com
   Your Name:
   Recipe Name:
   URL of the recipe:
 It would be nice if you can display the logo of the event.

Winner and Giveaway
**** The winner will be chosen through Random.org

    * 12 of you will enter a mega raffle that would be conducted at the end of this series, of which 7 will be the winner of each month and 5 will be randomly picked up.
    * The Winner of the previous editions are Sandhya Hariharan of (twice) and Sadhana and Muskaan of A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine, Nisha of Nisha's Kitchen, Adukalavishesham and PJ of Seduce your Tastebuds. Also I have randomly picked up 3 random winners from the entries I have received so far. They are Priya of Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes, Ruchika Cooks and Suma of Veggie Platter.
    * At the end of this event I will pick up 2 random winners who will enter the raffle along with other winners of this event.
    * There is no more surprise as I have a beautiful gift to share. I have picked up  two more books for giveaway and the Winner of this event series can choose one of these books - 
   1. The BloggerAid Cookbook or 
   2. Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan or 
   3. Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child 
It will be shipped across the world.
    * Winner will be announced on May 26th 2010.
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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Event Roundup: Food for 7 Stages of Life - Tiffin Box & Winner Announcement?

Posted by RV @ Food for 7 Stages on Thursday, April 08, 2010
Well, the much awaited roundup for Food for 7 stages of Life - Tiffin Box is out. This time I am not sharing any stories with you nor I am telling you why it was delayed. My chronicles might distract you from enjoying these wonderful dishes contributed by the extremely talented bloggers(read as chefs). Do come back to see who won this edition of Food for 7 Stages of Life. Keep guessing and yeah I can give you  a small clue 'Her recipes will scintillate your taste buds in no time'.

Update: Winner Announcement
Winner of this edition of Food for 7 Stages of Life is PJ of Seduce your tastebuds. Let us hear from PJ:
I am Padmajha Sureshbabu known as PJ to the blogging world. I am a Dietitian and health educator by profession but a stay at home mom for now.I started the blog to do something useful in my free time and now it has become more of a passion to me.

It is often mistaken that if a food has to be healthy it is either tasteless or difficult to prepare.But it is definitely not so.The recipes in my blog show that healthy food is both tasty and easy to prepare.You can also find nutrition articles and tips in blog.

Trying to get the members of your family to eat healthy is really challenging as the kids have a lot of snacks to choose from and the adults who go to work have little or no time to cook.Hence the home maker must use her creativity to churn out yummy stuffs in the kitchen that are healthy and easy to prepare and pack.I also feel that parents are the best role models in eating healthy as children imitate anything and everything the parents do and once parents eat the right food the child follow it without much coaxing..

The reason I include at least 4 dishes in hubby's lunch box is that he takes a very small breakfast coz he has to leave early and hence the i want the lunch box to provide the nutrients to make up for the breakfast.Tasty and nutritious is the mantra I follow while packing the meal and it includes rice[Carbohydrates], sambar/dhal/sundal[Protein],
Rasam,yogurt[protein,Calcium] and vegetable curry,a fruit[Vitamin and minerals].In this way we are able to meet some of the day's nutrient need.

 


 Bulgar Wheat Pilaf from Shankari Eashwaran



 Ligurian Shrimp Stew from Cool Lassie









Fabulous Meat Loaf from Cool Lassie








Pasta Pudding from Cool Lassie






































Tofu Fried Rice from Priya















Carrot and Spinach Rice (Microwave) from Priya










































 

Coriander Rice from Jayashree












 





 


South Indian Lunch Box from Priya Srinivasan



 
from Kamala









Bell Pepper / Capsicum Rice from Priya Srinivasan






Mixed Sprout Brown Rice from Priya Srinivasan






Poori Kurma from Nivedita






Fennel Pilaf rice from Nayna






Moglai Parota from Sayantani






Okra Gojju with Urad dhal Dosa from Asha Arvind








Sambhar Sadam from Jaishree






Rava idli with Carrot and Methi Leaves from Latha Ganesan







Chicken Frittaa from Sudha






Seafood Fried Rice from Sudha






Siam Noodles from Sudha




Mamak Stir fry noodles from Sudha






Pita Pocket from Sudha





Spicy Salmon from Kavitha








Katti roll from Kavitha








Mixed Vegetable Coconut Rice from Kavitha









Fried Rice from Kavitha

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Roundup: Food for 7 Stages of Life - Healthy Fast Food & Winner Announcement

Posted by RV @ Food for 7 Stages on Friday, March 12, 2010

I apologize for publishing this round up really late. I was down with flu and in between had to undergo two strenuous and painful dental procedure which screwed me up badly. I have recovered now and feeling much better.
Healthy fast food, does it sound impossible to you? I know you have this question in your mind now, how come fast food can be healthy. If you think I am kidding, then read on. You will find recipes that you could be prepare quickly at the same time make it healthy too.  I hope this roundup gives you many ideas to cook a healthy fast food meal for your loving family. I thank all the Bloggers who sent it their contributions. But for you this post  would n't have been published.
The roundup is categorized in to two categories - Recipes that can be cooked under 30 minutes and those under 15 minutes. Does it impress you?

Less than 30 Minutes

 Less than 15 Minutes

Winner
   Let the drums roll, the winner of the Healthy fast food event are the beautiful ladies who blog at Adukalavishesham. They came up with Oven baked fries, a healthy replacement for the regular fries deep fried in oil. This what they have to say about them and their wonderful blog:

Adukalavishesham means "News from kitchen" in Malayalam and this is a venture we started, almost a year ago without knowing much about the blogging world, a decision we are thoroughly happy about. We are friends cum home makers and more than that  passionate foodies  who enjoy making n trying new things each time.  We both hail from North Malabar and the recipes on our blog space do see an influence of that. We hope to continue our  efforts in sharing all our classic  family recipes and many more we create in our little kitchen.

P.S: If you want to know what you are feeding your family, then watch Food Inc. It is a must watch documentary movie.
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    Wednesday, February 10, 2010

    Event Announcement: Food for 7 Stages of Life -

    Posted by RV @ Food for 7 Stages on Wednesday, February 10, 2010

    (Disclaimer: Some or Most modern men wouldn't fit in to these lines.)

    "And then the justice,
    In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,
    With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
    Full of wise saws and modern instances;
    And so he plays his part.    "

    How beautifully Shakespeare has written about the middle aged men. In this stages of life man tends to have a round belly but still they appear neat with formals and trimmed beard :) They are full of ego, feel superior and assume they are knowledgeable. This is what the poet wrote :) Now, think about a man between 35-55 years and read the above lines again. 
    I don't want to get into a debate now if this is true or not. Let me come back to this month's event. When I was trying to associate this stage with the event of the month(Lunch box Ideas), I had a hard time in deciding the title. So I started listing the props that these men would use, and this is what first came in my mind 'TIFFIN BOX or LUNCH BOX'. My imagination was only limited to this.. lol. This is why I posted a Guess game in my blog, to know what you all think these Middle aged men would use. And Thanks for the interesting answers each one of you gave. 
    According to wiki:
    "Tiffin is lunch, or any light meal. It originated in British India, and is today found primarily in Indian English.The word originated when Indian custom superseded the British practice of an afternoon dinner, leading to a new word for the afternoon meal"
    Lunch box is usually referred as Tiffin box in India.
     
    The rules of this event are fairly simple.
    Rules:
    • Post any lunch box recipe between now and 5th March 2009 11.59 pm EST.
    • It could be a simple meal or an eloborate 4 course meal (Ideal for the 4 tier tiffin box :) ).
    • It would be nice if you can make them healthy.
    • You can use any ingredient and send me as many entries you want. 
    • Link to My Event announcement and Sudeshna’s Cook like a bong (co-host of this event) page.
    • No worries if you have the recipes in your archives. You can repost or update the post with a link to my event announcement and Sudeshna’s Cook like a bong page. 
    • Do not have a blog, you can still participate in this event. All you need to do is send me your recipe in the Word (doc,docx,rtf) format with a picture of your dish.
    • Send me your entries with the subject line as ‘Food for 7 stages of Life – Tiffin Box(35-55 yrs)’ with the below details to foodfor7stagesoflife(at)gmail(dot)com / foodfor7stagesoflife@gmail.com
    Your Name:
    Your Blog Name:
    Recipe Name:
    URL of the recipe:
    Picture of your recipe (Optional)
    It would be nice if you can
    • Display the logo of the event.
    Winner & Giveaways**** Going forward the winner will be chosen by Raffle method or through Random.org, this is applicable from Kids Special Event. This decision was made due to some bad experience with the polling  method.
    • 12 of you will enter a mega raffle that would be conducted at the end of the series, of which 7 will be the winner of each month and 5 will be randomly picked up. The winner will receive a surprise gift. It will be shipped across the world. The Winner of the previous editions are Sandhya Hariharan of Sandhya's Kitchen and Sadhana & Muskaan of A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine, Nisha of Nisha's Kitchen . 
    • There is no more surprise as I have a beautiful gift to share. The Winner of this event series will receive "The BloggerAid Cookbook" and it will be shipped across the world.
    • It is not done yet. Sudeshna came up with a wonderful idea that we should compile the event series into an e-book. So your recipes will feature in this e-book which will be available for free download at the end of this event. The e-book will have a short write up on each author and a special article on the winner of the series. Ofcourse we need your consent to publish your recipe in our e-book.
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    Monday, January 25, 2010

    Round up: In love with Delectable Desserts, Pastries & Ice Creams

    Posted by RV @ Food for 7 Stages on Monday, January 25, 2010

    Let us sneak a peek into the 'Desserts' I have been virtually feasting on. Thank you all for contributing your luscious entries for this event. They are truly delectable. And if you would like to know who the winner of the month is, please scroll all the way down through this mouthwatering entries.

    I have classified the roundup into 4 categories (click the link to browse)
    1. Mithai(Indian Sweets, Kheer/Pudding et all)
    2. Cake
    3. Pastries
    4. Ice cream
     
    Rava Kesari from Lubna (Yummy Food)
    Chocolate Walnut Burfi from Priya Swaminathan(Mumbaikar at Heart)
    Chocolate Raspberry Pudding from Mansi Desai(Fun Food and Cafe)
    Badam Kheer from PJ(Seduce your taste buds)
    Carrot Halwa (micro wave) from PJ(Seduce your taste buds)
    Gajar ka Halwa from Sudeeshna(Cook like a bong)
    Fruit Custard from Divya(Dil se..)
    Mango Pudding from Nithi(Fourth Sense Samaiyal)
    Frozen Elani from Nithi(Fourth Sense Samaiyal)
    Badam Cake from Ramya(Susvaad)
    Beetroot Kheer from Nithu(Nithu's Kitchen)
    Carrot Kheer from Nithu(Nithu's Kitchen)
    Vermicelli Payasam from Nithu(Nithu's Kitchen)
    Rice Pudding from Deepti(Dip's Kitchen)
    Palada Pradhaman from Swati(Zesty South Indian Kitchen)

    Edible Rose Garden from Tina(A Home Maker's Diary)
    Jello Mango Parfait from  Sowjanya(Ruchika cooks)
    Coconut Flavored Wheat Halwa from Dershan(The FootLoose Chef)
    Insatiable Basundi from Jayashree(Jayashree's Blog)
    Creamy Custard from Jayashree(Jayashree's Blog)
    Nutty Marrie Biscuit Dessert from Sharmilee(In my passionate world)
    Kesar Badam Kheer from Cilantro(Cilantro)
    Eggless Fatless Vegan Christmas Pudding from Harini(Beyond Curries)

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    Cakes
    Black Forest Cake from Faiza(Faiza Ali's Kitchen)
    My First Cake from Food Lover(Its all about Food lovers)
    Chocolate Cake from Nayna(Simply Food)
    Princess Cup Cake from Nayna(Simply Food)
    Christmas Condensed Milk Dry Fruits and Nuts Cake from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)
    Chunky Apple & Chocolate Yogurt Cake from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)
    Chocolate Yule Log Cake from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)
    French King Cake from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)

    Chunky Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting from Prasu(My Culinary World)
    Coffee-less Coffee Cake from Pari(Foodelicious)
    Christmas Fruit Cake from Divya(Dil Se..)
    Fruit n Nut Cake from Tina(A Home Maker's Diary)
    Orange and Coconut Marble Cake from Aps(Aps Kitchen)
    Zebra Cake from Aps(Aps Kitchen)
    Vanilla n Strawberry Cake from Aps(Aps Kitchen)
    Apple and Date Cake from  Sowjanya(Ruchika cooks)
    Walnut and Chocolate Chip Cake from Arundhuti(Gourmet Affair)
    Eggless Alcohol Free Fruit n Nut Cake from Koki(Cooking with Koki)
    Pom ShortCake from Nisha(Nisha's Kitchen)
    Eggless Chocolate Indulgence Layer Cake from Sandhya(Sandhya's Kitchen)
    Plum Cake/Rich Fruit Cake from Swati(Zesty South Indian Kitchen)
    Spiced Persimmon Cake from Renu(Renu's Kitchen)
    Chocolate chip banana pudding cake from Sheba(Art Food and Travel Chronicles)
    Eggless Banana Marble Cake from Spice(Spice Buds)

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    Pastries
    Chocolate Truffle from Sadhana(A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine)
    Eggless Almond Vanilla Cookies from Nayna(Simply Food)
    Saffron Kissed Strawberry Muffins from Mansi Desai(Fun Food and Cafe)
    Eggless Oats Brownies from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)
    Chocolate Mousse from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)
    Vanilla Waffles from Priya(Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes)
    Vegetable Filo Pastry from Sudha(Malaysian Delicacies)

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    Mango Kesar Kulfi from Prasu(My Culinary World)

    Winner of the month is Nisha of Nisha's Kitchen. Please join me in congratulating her and let us hear from her now:
    Nisha talks...Everyone has a different style in the kitchen and mine is  traditional Indian food   from any where in India  and my recipes reflect the same. I was fortunate enough to have a mom who involved us in small kitchen tasks from a very young age  without forcing us to learn to cook and so when my turn came to take charge in kitchen i had basics to build  up  on  and is  still learning.And my husband and in-laws encouraged my experiments in kitchen and that resulted  in  my  blog which is a collection of recipes from Mom,Girija aunty and Mom in Law  and now other blogger friends too.

    P.S: The Winner was chosen by Random.org
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