tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25026804613749611622024-03-14T04:44:42.803-06:00Collaborative CurryCurries, Cakes and Memories from a Kerala KitchenSunithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134530744199699326noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-46711944388014908152015-11-26T13:43:00.001-07:002015-11-26T13:45:11.132-07:00Baked Salmon in Kerala Fish Fry Masala Hello lovely people! Once upon a time this was my place to use all my spare time. It was not ages ago only in 2012. Enjoyed it, but yet another move to a different country, Canada this time, and full time work surely made it hard to pursue blogging. Here and there I still keep my personal journalistic blog updated but cooking blog really was not happening because all the cooking and eatingSunithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134530744199699326noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-37763469587453916762013-08-30T14:08:00.001-06:002013-09-07T13:28:25.286-06:00Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting for Back to SchoolIt is that time of the year when kids go back to school in US. It is that time of the year you realize your kid is getting older, taking another milestone in their life. It is that time of the year when we know summer is almost over and Fall is upon us. It is that time of the year when my lil monkey goes to kindergarten. It is that time of the year when every Mother whose kids start school Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-91558417702435082172013-06-24T21:26:00.000-06:002013-06-24T21:26:09.218-06:00Custard with Apple and Nuts I am feeling rather rusted as I try to get back to this space writing about recipes I believe in, and sharing my stories both inside, and outside the kitchen. Isn’t it always comfortable to start off a conversation with stories about weather? Then again this summer being so beastly, not just because of mercury rising, but with the wild fires rampant in Colorado, I am not so sure weather is a funNamithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-78251269327363000222013-03-11T19:21:00.001-06:002013-03-11T20:41:54.306-06:00Swedish Heirloom Cookies"We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters" -Gloria Steinem
Somebody posted this quote on New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof’s facebook wall on International Women's day. Reading the quote made me seriously think about how I am raising my kids. I kept thinking it is so true how we tell our girls that they don’t haveNamithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-81399523384058715992013-02-20T16:55:00.004-07:002013-02-23T17:55:22.073-07:00Coffee Coffee Cake With Espresso Glaze
How is the new year treating you all ? Hope all is well with everyone.
TH got a few ski tickets, way back, in the hope of teaching the lil guy skiing this season and so he did. Over the weekend we packed our back packs and the rest of the paraphernalia and went to our closest ski resort. The little guy had already demonstrated the weekend before to his Dad how he could make "pizza" and "Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-87354473854181599502012-12-26T12:38:00.001-07:002012-12-26T16:18:26.910-07:00Pecan Sandies & Happy Holidays !
Happy Holidays to all you dear readers of Collaborative Curry! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones.
As for myself I had a wonderful Christmas eve and a peaceful Christmas day. Everybody was super excited about the snow! Though it was really cold, the sun was shining bright which encouraged us to get out for a hike in the mountains.
This recipe for the cookie is real Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-45005438474652001222012-12-04T16:10:00.004-07:002012-12-04T16:10:28.848-07:00Whole Wheat Zucchini Carrot Bars
How are you all ? How is the holiday preparations coming along? Are you planning to travel during holidays ? Are you planning to bake a fruit cake or something special for this Christmas ?
Our Christmas decorations are ready. My dried fruits and nuts bathed in rum, are waiting to be mixed in the batter for fruit cake. We have a Christmas tree for the first time. Till last year we were not Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-45823706851494877712012-10-22T19:38:00.001-06:002012-10-24T09:56:01.170-06:00Triple Chocolate Espresso Brownies
Hello everyone ! Hope you are all doing great. No, I didn't quite forget about this space. Just got tied up with some personal matters. Meanwhile I have been cooking a lot, though I couldn't take a lot of pictures. But sooner or later, you will get to see more recipes from me,I promise.
This post has been lying in the draft for sometime now and I thought it is apt for this time, with the Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-27572115307065765552012-09-20T20:20:00.000-06:002012-09-21T11:30:47.395-06:00Chocolate Overdose Cake and 3rd Anniversary !Collaborative Curry turns 3 this month ! I can't believe it ! I am so grateful to you all, for being with me in this wonderful journey. Things were a little different when we started this blog. The cofounder, Sunitha doesn't blog here any more. I wasn't sure whether I would be able to do this alone. You can imagine how life can be, with two kids and their after school activities. I must thank Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-17838204156698292052012-09-13T10:03:00.003-06:002018-07-26T17:07:11.240-06:00Whole Wheat Blueberry Crisp
I found this recipe in my Facebook news feed, on a fine summer after noon. I had some extra blueberries and strawberries, waiting to be rescued,in my fridge. So I clicked through the link, Saveur magazine had on their Facebook fan page, with a title, 'summer berry treats'. This easy blueberry crisp caught my attention and I was in my kitchen, in no time, to bake it !
I took my decision basedNamithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-18467024393261789902012-09-05T19:40:00.000-06:002012-09-12T09:07:09.625-06:00 Peach, Lime and Coconut Pops- A Guest Post By Soma
Collaborative curry is truly honored to have Soma here,as today's guest ! Most of you know her through her amazing blog, ecurry.ecurry is a wonderful blog with amazing photos and great recipes. Her pictures are beautiful and inspiring. I adore her photographs and love her Bengali recipe collection.I have tried this simple potato fry with quintessential bengali five spice mixture,panch phoron andNamithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-58711354389808850122012-08-29T21:36:00.000-06:002012-09-24T15:29:57.459-06:00Ada Pradhaman - Happy Onam !
Wish you all a very happy Onam ! Hope you are celebrating the festival of togetherness wherever you are, with a grand sadya.
Onam reminds me of so many good things,ada pradhaman is just one among them. Onam brings back a lot of good memories of monsoon, the special dragon flies called onathumbi, onakkodi (the new dress), athappookkalam(flower carpet), sadya on banana leaf,swing on the big Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-40434218592254965882012-08-27T21:14:00.000-06:002012-09-24T15:31:44.949-06:00Happy Onam and a visual treat of God's own country- Kerala
Kerala, better known as "God's own country", is my native place. Onam is the biggest festival in Kerala, celebrated by one and all, with no religious barriers. It falls during the month of "Chingam" ( August - September ). Various festivities include intricate flower carptes ( pookkalam ), banquet lunch ( sadya) boat races etc. See our previous post about Onam here. As we celebrate Onam, I Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-41590112999416280072012-08-18T10:49:00.000-06:002012-09-24T15:33:07.926-06:00Berry Lassi with Flax Meal
For the last couple of days,I see the mercury level dropping down in early mornings. It was such a hot summer and I can't believe it is almost Fall now ! Even now the maximum day time temperature is in 80s,but it is no longer Summer here in Colorado.
Kids are back in school. My older one is in middle school this year and the transition seems to be affecting her mom rather than herself ! Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-28939942959788242242012-08-02T10:00:00.001-06:002012-09-24T15:34:27.216-06:00Chocolate Crinkles
Hope you are all enjoying the last few days of summer. If I say I am super busy these days,it would be an understatement ! All the activities for kids,parties,some hiking etc is taking all my time, which makes me wish that we had more holidays during summer, something like a 2-3 days long weekend. Though the days are longer in summer,it's just not enough for my family ! I guess most of you willNamithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-68839407108408773082012-07-20T15:13:00.003-06:002012-09-24T15:35:17.668-06:00Almond Shortbread Wedges
Hello everyone ! How is it going? It's been ages,I know ! I really missed you all and the blogging, a lot.
I had a wonderful vacation in Kerala. Though I got back a couple of weeks back,it took me this long to jot down something here. I could give you zillion reasons for that,but I don't want to waste your precious time. In a nutshell,it goes something like this : a long jet lag,a birthdayNamithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-29062857154362973592012-06-15T23:53:00.001-06:002012-06-15T23:53:37.727-06:00Chakkakkuru Manga Aviyal- A Guest Post By Honey Honey doesn't need an introduction from me. Most of you know her as Sarah Naveen. She is the author and all in all of "Vazhayila.com", the wonderful blog dedicated to Kerala recipes. Honey has an amazing collection of recipes from Kuttanadu,the backwater region in central Kerala. Kuttanadu has its own cuisine, which is quite popular among the foodies around the world.She has a collection of Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-84905152752169018262012-06-05T18:27:00.000-06:002012-06-16T00:00:57.644-06:00Butterscotch brioche bread pudding- A guest post by Nisha
I am so excited to have the first guest post in Collaborative Curry by lovely, Nisha of "Look Who's cooking Too". She is so full of energy,very friendly and as she herself says, an open book.I love her writing and the variety in the recipes she pots in her lovely blog. She is a freelance writer too, based in London.If you haven't visited her blog so far, you must do it now. She has a splendid Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-29315287592667461832012-05-25T19:13:00.001-06:002012-09-24T15:36:05.002-06:00Strawberry Mint Lemonade
It is almost Summer ! My daughter had the last day in her elementary school yesterday . I still can't believe that she is going to be in Middle school next year. She was just a baby yesterday and today she is almost a young lady ! How I wish I could just freeze time.
While talking to her a couple of days back, I was reminding that she has only a couple more days left as a 5th grader. She Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-63215311423349525972012-05-22T21:40:00.000-06:002012-09-24T15:41:10.908-06:00Masala Chai - Indian spiced Tea
I should be writing this post in winter,I know. But I thought this tea will be an appropriate drink for rainy evenings in the Spring. I know people who loves this and also people who hates it ! I just love masala chai, but TH hates it. So I make this tea for myself, or when I have a guest who loves this.
Soon after our marriage,we went to Mysore and Ootty. That wasn't exactly a cliche Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-46066275109508409012012-05-15T10:38:00.003-06:002012-05-15T15:47:36.302-06:00Sour Cream Coffee Cake With Pecan Streusel Topping
Hello everyone ! Hope you all, the wonderful moms and moms-to-be out there had a terrific mother's day . I was supposed to post this before Sunday and wish you all a happy mother's day, but it just got late. I am not going to tell you all the silly reasons,why I couldn't do it on time. Here I am,with a great coffee cake recipe to wish all the moms, a wonderful journey throughout your motherhood Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-38833348728640448272012-05-08T08:18:00.000-06:002012-09-24T15:39:09.081-06:00Shrimp Masala -Kerala Style (Konchu Ulathiyathu)
Finally Colorado got some much-wanted rain showers. As I have mentioned before this year March and April was so dry. Colorado is such a dry place and if it doesn't snow and rain much,the possibility of wild fires are high and there could be drought in some parts of the state. Hope we will get more rains and we get a wet Summer this year !
When it is almost the end of school year, I start to Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-38912406117763036632012-05-01T20:49:00.001-06:002012-09-24T16:11:10.819-06:00Mocha Cupcakes with Espresso Butter-cream Frosting
This is exactly what I would make if I want to please each and every palate in my small family. TH likes the coffee in this whereas kiddos love the chocolate flavor in this, and I love this classic combination of chocolate and coffee,so definitely a keeper recipe for me.
Usually just before weekend I bake something, so that I don't have to search around for snacks while we go shopping Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-44049376513913196362012-04-27T10:17:00.000-06:002012-04-30T08:40:57.191-06:00Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip CookiesThis week has been a really busy one for me ! Spring days are always like this ! So many happenings and so much chores. The one thing I don't like about Spring is weed picking ! With one light shower comes a truck load of weeds.But this time ,it is so warm for a Spring here ! Isn't mother nature acting so weird this year ? I feel so. I really hope we get some nice rain showers soon,though I'll Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502680461374961162.post-2151784962164226152012-04-24T20:24:00.000-06:002012-04-26T17:00:27.961-06:00Mango Rice with Cucumber Mint RaitaHow are you all? Hope you had a great week end ! We had a fabulous week end with lots of good food,good company, fun and laughter.Food tastes great when you share it with somebody,don't you think?
Today I am sharing two simple recipes with you and I wonder, why I didn't do this post before? Last month for Ugadi, we had a fun get together in our friend's place and definitely this was the Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844128873453709418noreply@blogger.com26