Roasted Cabbage Wedges

Cabbage wedge salad is one of my favorite roasted salads which you might have seen, but, the below one is a twist with mustard and cheese. I prepared this on last Saturday in a family get-together and believe me it was an eye catcher and was real yummmmmmmmmmmm.
 

This would be fantastic dish next to a main course or as a lighter lunch option also. Either way, if you are a cream cheese mustard fan, you'll likely love this, so be sure to give it a try.

Cabbage wedges salad ( serves 2):

Ingredients:

1 big cabbage cut into small wedges

Mustard sauce (2 table spoons)

Chaat masala ( as per taste)

Black pepper (as per taste)

Bread crumps(4 breads grinded for ½ a minute)

Spread cheese or cream cheese (2 -3 table spoons)

Oil ( 1 tsp)

Add the cabbage wedges in a baking dish and then sprinkle bread crumps, chaat masala, pepper and 1 table spoon of cheese and then add another layer of bread crumps and sprinkle again chaat masala, pepper , cheese and mustard sauce. Add 2-3 drops of oil over the crumps and place the dish in the owen.  Roast at 350F for 15-20 mins (till the bread crumps starts turning golden brown) and then serve hot.

Happy Veggie Baking……………………………………………. : ) agoodstuff

 

 

Fabric Button : DIY

I was always fascinated towards fabric buttons. A few days back only, my aunt told me an easy way to make them at home without any market supplies. That was the moment and I made many at home for my daughter’s frocks and other accessories.

 

“Fabric button” is a fun and the most simple fabric project and the only things required are: a needle, thread, a fabric and a button (recycle old clothes buttons).

Cut a square fabric of your choice, place your button in the middle and mark a circle at 1and1/2 inches from the button and finally cut it into a circle shape.

Now make a thread circle with needle as shown in the figure.

Finally pull the threads from the both ends and cut the extra thread.

Fabric button is ready to be incorporated in your other designed products…………agoodstuff : )

Green beans with garlic & sesame

This Sunday, I was just looking for a little variety in green beans, since we have made these only with potato or with rice for biryani’s or pulao’s. I tried a thai recipe this time and the final product was this delicious, flavorful and super healthy side dish that got absolutely devoured at lunch on Sunday.

Ingredients: Green beans, 1sp grated carrot Garlic, ginger, sesame seeds, dry coriander powder, red chilli, oil and salt.

Recipe:  Chop the ends of the beans and put them aside. Blanching process: Boil plain water and at the point of bubbles showing up, add the beans and a little salt to it. Boil the beans for 2-3 mins only and take them out of water before they change their color. Yes, we need the green of the beans do not over cook them.

Peel and chop garlic & ginger in 2: 1 ratio ( more garlic and less ginger). Now put a pan on the flame and add a little bit of oil. Add garlic and ginger to it and keep stirring. Now, add beans before the garlic turns brown.  Sprinkle grated carrot, coriander powder, red chilli, sesame seeds ( a pinch only)  and again keep stirring for 2 mins.

 ( optional: You can also add soya sauce and crushed peanuts at the time of serving).

Serve warm as a side dish……………………… :  ) agoodstuff

Mango Lassi with a twist

Beat the heat with this cool and refreshing summer drink.

All you need is a mango, 1/2 cup curd and an orange. Blend the mango pulp and curd with a little sugar. And finally add a tinge ( 3-4 spoons) of orange juice to make it more tangy and refreshing. Serve it chilled by adding crushed ice.

 

 

Ummmmmm……….totally irresistible……my kiddos favorite...........................  : ) agoodstuff

 

Mango Shrikhand

 

When the mercury rises, cool down yourself with great indulgent delicious chilled creamy deserts. This healthy treat will definitely help to fulfill your summery sweet cravings.

 

 

Ingredients: Mango, Sweet Hung curd, Powdered sugar, nuts (pistachios, almonds and raisins).

Make a mango pulp and add powdered sugar to it. Cool it down in refrigerator. Now, add the nuts to the Sweet hung curd(wrap the curd in a muslin cloth and hang it until all the water is squeezed out of it  and then add powdered sugar to it) and chill it too. While serving, first place the hung curd mixture at the bottom and then add mango pulp to it. Dressing of this desert can be done with the sweet hung curd.

 

 

This desert should be served chilled to enjoy the tangy taste of mango and curd in a balanced way………… : ) agoodstuff

 

POM POM DIY

Small little embellishments which can be used in your crafts for a beautiful color splash, can be made at home with little effort. Lets DIY small cutie colorful balls of happiness:

Material: Wool, scissor, cardboard

1.Cut two large circles out of a cardboard
and make  inner circles in them as shown.

Place both the cardboard circles one over another.

Now tie a knot with the wool and wrap the wool as shown below:

Now , cut the wool between the two discs of cards , tie a knot with a string between the discs and then pull the discs apart .

 

Trim the pom pom with your scissors to make it neat and even.

Make larger pom pom by increasing disc size and keeping inner circle smaller and increasing the wrapping rounds  (by 3-4 )of wool as shown below:

Beautiful POM POM Crafts Ideas

1. Flower Decor

For Tutorial: http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2012/07/pom-pom-ball-with-yarn/

2. Pom Pom Caterpillar

For Tutorial: http://www.creativejewishmom.com/2010/03/pom-pom-critters-for-pesach-or-anytime.html

3. Cute Little Angry Birds

For Tutorial: http://www.alannageorge.com/2013/03/26/how-to-angry-bird-craft-and-treat/

4. Watermelon Rug

For Tutorial: http://rhelena.hubpages.com/hub/Free-Craft-Projects

5. Blue Little Birdie

For Tutorial: http://www.ruralmom.com/2013/05/adventures-in-pompom-land-craft-diy.html

Make cute little creatures and even bigger crafts like rugs, separators, door hangings etc…...........................................….happy crafting……………agoodstuff  : )

Pencil Pouch DIY

Its summer time and the kids are all set to go back to school for new sessions. Let’s make something special for the kids and let them take pride in saying, " My mommy made this for me"…

Style 1 for Top chain Fabric Pencil case 

 

 

Material:

Two Cloth pieces (one for the outer side and the stronger & darker one for innerside (use your scraps leftover)
A zipper (you can always purchase a longer zipper and shorten it, just follow the directions on the package.
Scissor, needle, lace and a patch cut out of old cloth(for decoration purpose)

Seriously, the most time consuming part for me was picking out the correct fabric and cutting them, the rest goes pretty easy. So, Let’s go…

1. Place both the cloths one over other to see the size ( the length of the cloth should be 4 inches more than the regular pencil length).  

 

2. Attach the decorative patch with thread and needle. Attach the lace in the middle of the cloth by sewing it.

3. Open the zip and sew one at the top and the other at the bottom of the cloth as shown below.

4. Now, fold the cloth from the centre and sew the sides along with zip(put the metal part inside of the zip before sewing).

 

5. Turn the inside out of the pouch and remove the extra threads and finally iron it up.

 

 

 

Style 2 Top Buttoned Fabric Pencil case 

 

 

 

 

This pouch is made from a single thick white cloth on which a ribbon is attached at the bottom and a small pocket  is attached on a side that is supposed to be the top. Then the cloth is folded (to bring the inner sides out)and sewed from side and bottom. Finally a flip is attached at the top with fabric made button.

Fabric button is attached on the flip and the simple snap button is used for closing purpose. (Fabric buttons can be made easily at home). At the top, the sides are also folded inside with help of snap buttons.

Attach Scooby strings or attractive key-chains to make it more stylish……………… agoodstuff :)