Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Roasting some roots!

Not so long ago I was introduced to an awesome mix of roasted vegetables, and was itching to try them out myself. Kirti told me those were all roots, so I went ahead and tried my hand at it!

Started with baby red potatoes, yams, brocolli and baby carrots -

Chopped them up. Not too small, not too big. Bite sized.
Then thought of adding some green beans, so on the cutting board they go -
Tossed them in olive oil and spread them out in a pan. Single layer of vegetables if possible, two at the most.

Then baked them at 400F for eh.. about 40 minutes (was guided by the sweet smell of toasting yams :))

Once they were done, they were seasoned using -



Yumm!!

On other instances I've also mixed in some other veggies, and have loved the results -
  • Brussels sprouts - Halved. I made sure that the cut surface was face down, touching the pan. That way it got a nice sear and a mildly burnt taste that I liked.
  • Beets - cut into thick chips. That way they got a little dehydrated while they baked. But you can cut them up into chunks if you like them juicy. Choices!
  • Asparagus - nothing special there, just learnt that the sulphur would make your pee smell funny ;)
  • Mushrooms - toasted them separately and then mixed them into half of the whole batch, coz the sister and the husband don't find the prospect of eating a fungus appealing! Made you cringe, didn't I!
Well, I've become a regular with these and make them often. I make a big batch so we have enough to last a couple of days. Its a great snack or lunch option (with yogurt) if you are watching what you eat!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Successful Saturday!


We had our friends over on Saturday, and some pictures worth a thousand words will tell what we did!

This is what started the evening -


And there were these (made using this) to sink into -


And a lot of laughs and fun playing 

 Then there was dinner

And Thanks to Kiran & Kirti, for the YUMMY! accompaniments -
There was also an amazing mix of roasted veggies, that I do not have a picture of! 

Did not need to dig into this one (did later on Sunday though!)


 And then there was dessert (with a few modifications to this easy recipe)!

Cheers! to an evening well spent in the company of friends!!
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