Weekend Snack time

This is a late post, as we had these over weekend and I just got some time to post the pictures. I made some baked chicken cutlets and cabbage vadas. I am sharing the pictures of the process and final products....

New life..

I have almost 100% germination on the seeds I started and they are under shop lights and I could see tiny emerging true leaves too. Above pictures are a bit old now. I will try to take latest pictures and post them soon

Earth Day is coming soon

Jan@Thanks for Today is hosting a Annual Gardeners' Sustainable Living Project, in which she asks garden bloggers to share things we are doing or plan to do in our gardens to help the environment. I am joining in to share my thoughts.

I am starting the gardening year with a new addition to my indoor plants. Above orchid is a gift from my husband and daughter. I do some vegetable gardening without the use of pesticides. I am planning to use cow manure to my vegetable bed and would be feeding seaweed and fish fertilizer. Occasionally for controlling some pests I use neem spray and this year, I am planning to make some garlic and pepper spray. Big todo for the garden this year is mulching, this helps in retaining the moisture and at the same time gives a beautiful look to the landscape. We need to fix the patches in the lawn with new seed and as we don't use any chemicals to prevent weeds, I may have to add periodic weeding to keep the bad guys in control.

 

Happy Spring

Now that it is officially spring, I started few seeds indoors. My daughter was so excited about starting seeds that she was constantly reminded me today till we did it. This year I have a strict numbers  to stick to for several reasons. Following is the plan and started some of then from seed. I have few old and new seeds so if germination is 100%, I am not going to plant all of them but pick few healthy ones to fit the small bed I have.

1 container baby carrots (may start another container if germination is good)
5 Sungold cherry tomatoes
5 Little prince eggplants
5 Mixed Sunflowers

Wintersowing technique: Marigolds, Zinnias

TODO ( may be for next weekend)
4 cucumbers
2 Basil
6 Okras
4 Ridge gourd

My daughter's idea ....

to decorate the cupcake for her baby sister's 8th month birthday.....:) BTW she did it herself...

Cupcakes ready for school Bake Sale

Can flowers make your day?

Yes, they certainly can make my day.....I cann't stop admiring these beautiful flowers I got from Wilson Farms on Sunday.

Dosa for Sunday Brunch

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!!! Wishes in Advance.

With a lot of snow around, I have started dreaming of Spring. But at the same time I am not bored of snow yet. If you notice properly the backdrop for the roses and vase is the snow pile on the deck:)

Before it all melts....

wanted to share the pictures of winter wonderland. We had a lot of snow, we could also build tunnels to play in snow. Last couple of days the weather is in 30s and snow is melting, not sure if any snow will be left to go for some sledding over the coming weekend.

Andhra Style Chicken & Sambar

Mouth watering Combo

Cupcakes with Farm Animals

I just wanted to share the picture of these cupcakes I made for my daughter's daycare friends for her birthday. I simply loved the cute little farm animal toppers on the cupcakes.

Jan Blizzard (Beautiful) Snow pictures

Bite sized treats...

Ponganaalu to enjoy with Chutney

I am not sure if I have mastered the art of making "Gunta Ponganaalu"  but the results of this try were real good and tasty ponganaalu. If you are wondering what are these, they are kind of lentil and rice puffs with onions, green chillis and coriander. These need a special cast iron pan to cook them. They are bite-sized treats..

Cooking on a cast iron pan...

Fun with Snow

An attempt to make a puppy...