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Chickpea Sprouts

By Sid • May 14th, 2008 • Category: Posts

Did you know chickpea sprouts are much healthier than the original chickpea itself? I guess so. Do you know why?
Sprouts are very nutritious because they contain all elements a plant needs for life and growth. The endosperm of the seed is the storehouse of carbohydrates, protein, and oil. When the seed germinates, these become predigested [...]



Grandmamas Minced Meat Cutlets

By Vinny • Mar 2nd, 2008 • Category: American Food, British Food, Fusion Food, Indian Food, Non Vegetarian Food, Posts

My love for cooking arose from the kitchens of ‘East End’, in Cannanore, where my grandmother stirred and shook and whipped up the most delicious delicacies. The kitchen was old fashioned. Wood fires burned throughout the day and my grandmother who was called Mammu, by all her grandchildren, had to blow frequently through a long [...]



Bacon and Pancake Breakfast

By Sid • Feb 29th, 2008 • Category: American Food, Asian Food, British Food, Fusion Food, Indian Food, Non Vegetarian Food, Posts

Here’s a contribution from my mother:
There’s nothing more invigorating than a hearty breakfast. There was a time when breakfasts in my mother’s home were huge and wholesome. Fried, poached or boiled eggs, thick slices of toast, butter, marmalade, chutney, rashers of bacon, fried tomatoes and thick slices of roast potatoes and that wasn’t all! There [...]