Benagil

Benagil is famous for sea caves and it has largest cave in Europe. There is a boat trip starting from Benagil which tours around all the sea water caves nearby. Our Captain of the boat is a friendly portugese man who has amazing skills. It was an experience of...

Destination Portugal! & Pastel de Nata (Portugese Egg Custard Tarts)

  Yuhu!!…very happy to visit Portugal once again this year… Sweet memories of our last trip inspired us to make it again. We decided to go by car, as we love beautiful landscapes when we cross the borders of Germany, France, Spain, and Portugal. One way drive from our...

Holiday time Chicken Curry..

Vacation is always fun!. Apart from visiting places around, I like to experiment with fresh local produce. Indeed, you can find out how much the ingredients influence tastes in food. Try cooking the usual thing you do and you notice that it tastes a bit different. When we travel...

Chicken Piri Piri in my sytle…& Sagres(Western end of Europe)

Just recalling our trip to Portugal last year while writing this… Portuguese people are very warm and welcoming. We covered almost a good part of the south and traveled till Lisbon on the east. You can notice a good difference in culture & Â food between south and upper...

Pav Bhaji (Indian Bread and Curry)

Mmmm. The smell of fresh homebaked bread is just awesome. While baking cake gives a sort of happiness when the cake rises up good and moist, baking bread is another kind of joy to see perfectly fermented dough and puffs up to the right, airy, and with a nice...

Happy New Year 2014 / Special cakes of 2013

It’s been quite some time since I blogged. How have you all been? ..  New year is on its way and I wish all my friends and viewers a very happy new year 2014. In this post, I would like to share pictures of celebration cakes, which we enjoyed...

Diwali 2013

One week after Diwali, our Tamil community here planned a celebration yesterday. A lot of sweets, everyone in celebration mood, Diwali seemed to have extended a week longer to keep up the mood. But this time we did something in addition to the usual celebration. Hubby dear took a...

Mango Payasam (a divine taste…)

If it is a traditional Indian dessert, then Payasam is number one on the list. It is also called as Kheer or Firni in the northern part of India. In South, India Payasam is made during festivals and occasions. This is one of the simplest Indian desserts. Milk is...

Potato Dumplings & /(Golden Gate – Prague Attractions)

Potato Dumplings, Stewed Beetroot and Roasted Chicken Roast pork, Knedliky( Bread Dumplings), Sauerkraut, Goulash are some of the most popular food varieties from Bohemian cuisine. A few days back, we tried the Potato Dumplings for the first time at home. It was delicious, soft spongy, and can go with...

Thirunelveli Halwa- A sweet delicacy!

The First time when I made this sweet was during my school days. Somewhere I read this recipe and made it. It came out well for the first time. This Sweet is so close to me as it reminds me of my childhood memories. My father used to buy...

Avacado Stuffed Sweet Pepper Salad

Got this lengthy red sweet paprika from market last week. This time i decided to make this salad as i liked the vibrant red color and decided to prepare a dish as it is. At the same time an Avacodo was ripened  and ready to get picked up by...