Today we are celebrating the festival of Narali-Pournima. During the monsoon season fishermen stop sailing and fishing in the sea. Pournima stands for the full moon day of the month. People offer coconuts (Coconut = Naral in Marathi) to the sea in the “Shravan” month on this full moon day. Hence, the name of the […]
Summer excitement; Peach-Lemon sangria
Finally summer is here. However, we get hot and humid days here in Ohio. The best way to beat these hot days is to make cool drinks. I like to use different fruits to make drinks. Peaches are my new favorites after moving here. I use them all the time to make cobblers, cakes and other […]
Zesty chili-lime chicken
When it comes to cooking chicken I am always looking for no-fuss recipes. This zesty chili-lime chicken recipe is one of them. It is a winner recipe for me. All you need is few spices and fresh limes to make this chicken. You can adjust the spice level as per your taste. It does not […]
Our salad love; Roasted veggie salad
We at our home love eating salads for lunch. It is light, yet satisfying. We make salads using a variety of food like grains, mixed greens, lettuce, nuts, veggies and fruits. This one is one of our favorites. It is versatile and is easy to make. You can add as many or as little veggies as you like. […]
Guacamole; The first recipe I learned be...
I first tasted guacamole dip with tortilla chips years back and I am a big fan of it since then. Mild tasting avocados mixed with different vegetables makes it so flavourful. I like to add some hot chilies too. This gives it some kick. I have tried different recipes from others as well several attempts […]
Cooking Method That Survived Thousands O...
Yes, I’m talking about cooking rice. Though this is a grain we’ve been cooking for thousands of years, how we cook it hasn’t changed much. There are two ways to do it. The first is to steam the rice, where you would keep the rice with water in a pot with the lid on. When the water […]
Recipes written in simple steps
Today is Sunday. It is raining outside, well I should say more like torrential downpours like most monsoon days in Kota Rajasthan north of India. I am visiting a friend, Sandeep from my college after almost six years. A nice hot tea made with ginger tastes so good on such day, and that’s exactly what […]
Cook With Me : Fine tuning recipe pictur...
Our experiments with taking recipe picture resulted in really good pictures, specially the food looked great on the plate. Having said that we were still left with some pictures with bluish tint to it. So after taking all those 2400 pictures and carefully selecting the best pictures truly representing the recipes in Cook With Me, at […]
Cook With Me – iPhone user experience
Keeping user interface simple and clutter free means making some tough decisions. On iPhone we decided to use swipe gesture on recipe name for navigation to “Recipe Details” and “Steps” from the “Recipe Collection” screen. There is bit of discovering to know this gesture, but once known then same is so obvious. Our decision keeps UI clutter free specially on iPhone […]
“Cook With Me” is in app store now
I have been waiting for a long time to write this post about our recipe app, Cook With Me a fresh approach to the recipe app; step-by-step instructions in a clear and simple format. I am excited to share that our app is available now in app store. Cook With Me release 1.0 features 27 […]