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” Whatever floats your boat” Brownies!

” Whatever floats your boat” Brownies!

admin September 19, 2011 0

Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, melted 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon salt   WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT ADDITIONS 1 -2 cup chocolate chips

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Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad with Mapple Dressing

Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad with Mapple Dressing

admin September 19, 2011 0

Ingredients: 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach 1/3 lb blue cheese, crumbled 1 (6 ounce) can walnut halves, toasted 1/4 cup maple syrup, warmed 1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar 1/4 cup extra virgin olive

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Drinking coffee cuts ‘stroke risk’

Drinking coffee cuts ‘stroke risk’

admin September 19, 2011 0

Some good news for coffee buffs – drinking two to three cups of the beverage can significantly reduce your risk of a stroke, says a new study. Researchers in Sweden have carried out the

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Recipe Of Dhokla Pizza

Recipe Of Dhokla Pizza

admin September 19, 2011 0

Dhokla, a traditional Indian delicacy, which is either steamed or microwaved, makes for an excellent snack. On the other hand pizza, loaded with cheese and flour, is often written off as an unhealthy snack. Recipe of Dhokla Pizza Dhoklaboth combination of Dhokla and

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Scientists develop non-dairy based calcium-rich food

Scientists develop non-dairy based calcium-rich food

admin September 18, 2011 0

Are you a vegetarian and don’t like milk? Then ensure that your daily platter includes food like finger millet dosa, soybean chutney, sesame ladoo or rasgulla – they all help supplement calcium deficiency, suggest

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Lookout for your coffee gene!

Lookout for your coffee gene!

admin September 18, 2011 0

Coffee and your genes have a strong connection – a particular gene could be playing a role in your liking for coffee, new research says. A small genetic variant explains why some people consume

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Foods For More Energy – 5 Foods That Will Give You Instant Energy

Foods For More Energy – 5 Foods That Will Give You Instant Energy

admin September 18, 2011 0

Grapes – Grapes have lots of magnesium, which converts into energy. Grapes are easy to carry around and make great snacks. Oats – Oats are loaded with nutrients that aid in alertness and concentration.

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TV host Aditya returns with recipes from forgotten pockets

TV host Aditya returns with recipes from forgotten pockets

admin August 3, 2011 0

 Model-turned-TV host Aditya Bal is back with the new season of ”Chakh Le India”, and says this time he is focusing on old techniques of cooking and authentic flavours from “forgotten pockets” of the country.

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Scanty rainfall hits paddy sowing in Orissa

Scanty rainfall hits paddy sowing in Orissa

admin August 1, 2011 0

Deficient rainfall during the past two months has hit kharif paddy sowing in Orissa, the state’s agriculture department Director R. Santhagopalan said Monday. The cumulative rainfall during the months of June-July was about 26

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Assam and Tripura awarded for record food production

Assam and Tripura awarded for record food production

admin July 17, 2011 0

Assam and Tripura are the two northeastern states among the 10 Indian states receiving national awards for record foodgrain production, an official said here Sunday. “Assam got the award in the category of states

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Fresh 152 lakh tonnes foodgrain storage capacity planned

Fresh 152 lakh tonnes foodgrain storage capacity planned

admin July 15, 2011 0

Additional foodgrain storage capacity of about 152 lakh tonnes would be created in 19 states, the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution said Friday. “Out of this (152 lakh tonnes), a capacity

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Food inflation drops for the second week

Food inflation drops for the second week

admin July 7, 2011 0

Food inflation declined for the second week in a row to 7.61 percent for the week ended June 25 from 7.78 percent in the previous week as vegetables and pulses became cheaper, official data

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Asian Development Bank (ADB) concerned about food price hike, inflation

Asian Development Bank (ADB) concerned about food price hike, inflation

admin June 30, 2011 0

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is concerned about food price hike and inflation not only in India but in the whole of Asia, a top executive of the bank said Thursday. “Any large economy

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Food inflation is slipped down

Food inflation is slipped down

admin June 30, 2011 0

In what could come as a respite to consumers and policymakers, India’s food inflation slipped to 7.78 percent for the week ending June 18, compared to 9.13 percent recorded in the previous week, official

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