OH FRUITS FOR A SUNSHINE VALENTINE....WHATS UR NAME........FRUITFULL DELITES BRING SUNSHINE FOR VALENTINES...

DO u love to blog?????

the strawberries asked me....oh yeah i sure do,i answered as much as u all my happy pals do too.....

do u love sundays????

the purple hue'd grapes pointed at me... 
 
ofcourse yeah i do so muc.....the waking up at the crack of dawn(honestly that aint true...its a wee bit later)....have a cafe or chocolate milk and driving to church and the lovely colorfull village market we visit later....where evrybody gives u their best smile,even if they have seen u the first time in their lives......

And the sweet little elderly lady gives u a flower or 2 and u say ur hi and good byes with gusto and love and head back with a back full of goodies to the car (oh yeah i stop at the general store to pick a few caramels too....) and drive to the highway home....

now this is exciting,yeah it sure is...we are soon gonna stop by a farmer on the highway who's really a sweet sweet man and i so enjoy greeting him too as i pop my head outa the window and then in a jiffy am right next to his basket to pick some loads of sweet potatoes and raddish ,right picked a little earlier from his farm....

u dont have to chose....he smiles and gives u his best...infact this weekend am going to carry a hamper of heart sahped cookies jus for them all.....    

And then all scamper in the kitchen to fix the big brunch that extends to lunch.......

and yeah b4 we know ...siesta time or no ...its going to be  a sunset soon and yeah time for the sunset drive to another winding village that leads to the most serene beach ever....

and then as we drive back ....oh that fruit stall loaded with the freshest produce....

And that dear pals brings us back to d strawberries......why do i love to blog......oh the reasons are endless and we all can write a blog am sure about why we all love blogs....and blogging....

Oh i love u all happy pals and gals who have met thru blogging...and the fact that i can talk about any sweet or sour or tangy topic under the sun and not feel silly or a little froggie in the well or palace......

and in the same note ,i shot this little fruit,ofcourse the yellow watermelons above too i met for the first time in my life...    

And without beating around the bush too long and yeah thats bean a long intro ,this post is actually dedicated to this little fruit that ...that.....I DONT KNOW THE NAME OF........AND NEED UR HELP...... 

Maybe u saw it somewhere or its in season at ur home too....i know nothing about the origin about this cutie but when i look at it or take a shot....the first thing that pops in my mind is FLORIDA....ok no connection but jus the way it pops in my heart......    

Isnt it a sunshine fruit ....i love to call this cutie a TOmCHErry....like a cross between a  cherry and a cherry tomato.....

But yet the fact remains that I DONT KNOW WHAT ITS CALLED...and am sure all u happy pals will enlighten me more on this one......

Coz of the lovely rocking darling pals u are,i honestly dont feel silly or froggiev(i know!!!) about not knowing this one....

And yeah all u guys who have suc suc lovely wonderful blogs and my internet has really been snail slow from sunday......so am going to right now sit and visit suc wonderful amazing posts out here.....specially all the fantastic blogs i follow and a few more i meet along the beautiful path of bloggiingg....

And thanx a ton for all the pats on the back...oh u guys make my day....and make it frolicking rocking happy and gay......

So here's a few of my SUNSHINE FRUIT shots for valentines.......

And so hope that all u my dear happy pals will help me with loads of tidbits on this little TOMCHERRY SUNSHINE FRUIT bursting with tangy flavour galore.....

And to begin with whats ur name dear??????

 aND A FEW MORE PICS GALORE.............

 SURE DANG CUTE ...ARENT THEY.........

 I THINK THEY MAKE FOR A CUTE PICTURE........

  
AND NOW SOON I'LL KNOW THEIR CUTE NAME TOO.....

 DONT THEY REMIND U OF A CHEERY TOM?????????????????????

A YELLOWY CHERRY TOMMY.....

THERE IS SO MUC OF LOVE IN THE AIR...AND I WISH U SUNSHINE LOADS OF IT....

SO IS THERE SO MUCH OF ROMANCE IN THE AIR AND I DO WISH U SUNSHINE LOADS OF THAT TOO......

VALENTINE COOKIES AT A COOKIE CARNIVAL

Cookie carnival....does that sound familiar.................


or does it ring a bell in ur ears......


or does it make u leap for joy.....

For me its all 3 coz i awhile ago i named a batch of cookies as ,CARNIVAL COOKIES ,as i dressed em up and yeah so do ring a bell or 2 and sound familiar too and leap for joy coz its a cookie and with some more dressing up experiments and yeah my first heart shaped bake of the season and plus got to use some of my new goodies.....

It all begun when THE CLEAN PLATE CLUB happenned one brite day this (or last)december and i was a wee bit late for their last months bake....

MUTTON RIBS/CUTLETS/CHOPS @ IHCC @ NIGELLA LAWSON

I have as many a take on happy hour as maybe i'd have for decorating cookies. . . Ok ok. . .not very sucessfull comparism there.. .



The first picture that swims across my eyes is the 7pm happy hour. . The delicious 7pm happy hour which most cake and dessert pastelaria's at most resorts here keep to, yeah 50% off on all their goodies till closing time. . .

My cookie baking and decorating hour too is happy hour to me. . .


All my blogging hours too are very happy hours even as i pop in to say hello to everyone of you happy pals, slow internet or no. . . .

And all that goes into keeping that dinner table going too and yeah tweaking recipes, which we all do yeah, also makes my happy hour and on that note i have combined 2 of nigella's recipes for a single one. . . . Double the deliciousness in one happy plate. . .so much like 2 for the price of 1 . . .A 50% discount. . .


sounds fun? It sure is not to mention really really good . . ..........

Had the previlage of watching Nigella cook up 2 gorgeous recipes in her own very kitchens. . . . Aint it a delight to watch her at work?


Sure is. . .


The 2 recipes combined are chicken nuggets which i already actually baked awhile ago and .........

SO the marinade in the butter milk comes from the ritzy chicken nuggets baked and the dipping in egg and panko crumBs with parmesan form the pork chops/cutlets/fillets...

So this is what i played with for our HAPPY HOURS this week ,at I HEART COOKING CLUBS.....

SImple and easy and quick,if u jus keep the muttom marination overnight....

1)PLACE A FEW MUTTON RIBS(ofcourse u can use pork or beef too)IN A PLASTIC BAG AND POUND EM WELL.

2)SEASON WITH LIME,SALT AND PEPPER(i sometimes use a stock powder here w a pinch of sugar-love the different resulting flavs) AND PLACE IN A GOOD BOWL OF BUTTERMILK SO THATS IT FULLY COVERED.refrigerate overnight.

3)WHEN UR READY TO FRY KEEP
A)A PLATE OF FLOUR
B)A BOWL WITH EGGS BEATEN WITH PEPPER,MUSTARD AND WEE BIT OF SALT.
C)PANKO CRUMBS MIXED WITH DRY PARMESAN CHEESE...(the green n yellow kraft bottles work good)

4)NOW DIP THE MARINATE RIBS IN FLOUR,THEN EGG ,THEN COAT WITH THE CHEESY PANKO ,PRESS LIGHTLY TO ADHERE AND WELL FRY 'EM IN A PAN OF HOT OIL.
SO ITS EASY AS A)....B)....C)........

5)SERVE WITH A SALAD OF UR CHOICE..... 

                                   

A LENTIL CURRY /SIDE WITH LOADS OF GREEN-SPINACH&feNUGREEK

Taste and create....does that fire ur imagination?????

Well it certainly fired mine and ofcourse it revolved around food....


Yeah the whole show,a beautiful food show right up in all our kitchen every month is run by the lovely NICOLe of LOVE OF FOOD and hosted at TASTE & CREATE.


I am and would love to be a part of this wonderful monthly fun where all who register(by 8th folks) are paired up and u cook something delicious from ur partners blog as so does ur partner from urs....


How cool is that......


And cooler still were the yummiest veggie fare at my partner blog this month ie THE FANTASTIC SINGING CHEF AT WORK....THE VERY LOVELY RAAGA...

NIGELLA LAWSON'S STIR FRIED MUSHROOMS W PASTA @I HEART COOKING CLUBS

Its Potluck time again at I HEART COOKING CLUBS again this time guys and though usually am all excited to get my post up as soon as possible,am lagging this time around...well my pics are done
(i usually cook up the week before)and the recipe to but havent written in a bit and thats what....ok theres absolutely no pressure here...and i so love to indulge in the delciousness of all the rest of the gang bring in so head in I HEART COOKING CLUBSto catch 'em all....

But can go on rambling some gibberish about how busy it was with college and attending classes and working on assingements,doing as muc as house work as can (my mom to me is my princess,a princess i adore and love and with our househelp not around i do it all for mom-we actually fight over doing the dishes but not the way u think...we fight to do ;em :-))) )))

And then the dinners and lunches and breakfasts and in betweens that we share...

VERY STRAWBERRY DREAMZ WITH A VANILLA BEAN for Feasting on Art Recipe Contest.’

Pink candy floss......baby dresses w teddys.....red roses...pinky promises.....oh la la la tra la la la...the strawberry season is...not round the corner but right here....

Love is in the air and its raining pink all around(red for me its still christmas till i officially enter the lovey dovey season of valentines...)and it wouldn be fair not to dedicate a post ....or 2 or.....whatever to all the strawberries and the strawberry lovers all around the globe.........

And for the sake of the cute strawberry,aint going to delete but have all the pics here...doesnt our dear sweety strawberry deserve all this from us and i do hope u guys find her cute...i've done the best i can....coz i love the STRAWBERRIES TOO....DO U????

AND NOW INSPIRED ON THIS BEAUTIFUL PAINTING ,A WORK OF ART , ARE THESE STRAWBERRY DELIGHT WHICH AM ALSO SENDING TO A FANTASTIC SUPER BLOG ,FEASTING ON ART...FOR THE SUPER CONTEST ...HOP BY HERE TO KNOW MORE....... 

MEGAN ,IS THE SUPER GAL BEHIND FEASTING ON ART AND SHE REACHES OUT THE GLOBE OVER , RIGHT THERE FROM SYDNEY........


AINT THAT A VERY BEAUTIFUL INSPIRING PICTURE......

And its thanx a tons loads to a dear BLOGGING BUDDY JOANNE, that am here at this amazing contest today....art inspired ...aint it simply wonderful...... 

There's a basketfull...no truckload full...no no.....globalfull(ok thats jus made up-dont look up the dictionary :-))) )of ideas u can have with strawberries besides dipping 'em in ur fav chocolate or a chocolate butter gooey melt down and i sure am going to make the best of 'em...