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Minestrone Soup

By Sid • Jun 10th, 2008 • Category: British Food, Posts

As with most of her cooking, this soup is hearty, nutritious, healthy and filling.
No fat people in Zainab’s house - everyone here is fit and healthy, in stark contrast to my portly self. Definitely the cooking!
This soup is no exception. Filling and nutritious, it uses onions, tomatoes, leeks, carrots and green cabbage for the body. [...]



Review: Bhiwadi Gymkhana

By Sid • Nov 28th, 2007 • Category: British Food, Desserts, French Food, Fusion Food, Italian Food, Non Vegetarian Food, Posts, Reviews, Starters, Vegetarian Food

We dined at a restaurant in the Bhiwadi Gymkhana a short while back. It is a spanking new place with clean, simple decor and good, friendly service. The presence of Manu, the man behind the efficient running of the entire complex, did make a difference to the experience.Our dinner menu comprised minestrone soup [...]



Pasto - Second Visit

By Sid • Jul 16th, 2007 • Category: Desserts, Italian Food, Non Vegetarian Food, Posts, Restaurants In NOIDA, Reviews, Starters, Vegetarian Food

We paid a second visit to Pasto [sector 18, NOIDA] this past Friday. As with the previous visit, this one was worth the time and money spent.
We started with a Minestrone Soup [weak flavor] and a Velvety Prawn Bisque [good flavor, could be a bit thicker, slightly over cooked prawns, lots of prawns]. This was [...]