Tag Archives: picnic

Cool off with Saucy Sesame Noodles

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

Come summer and its the perfect time to eat right – fresh, light, healthy, raw and cool. The freezers get loaded-up with Watermelon Clone-sicles, icy grapes and frosty fruit granita for our riotous little vacationers to cool off with. Rose sherbets, citrusy sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in Globe Food-Trottin', Indo-Asian Chow, Picnic Basket, Summer Coolers | Tagged cold noodles, noodle salad, noodles at room temperature, peanut butter noodles, picnic, sesame noodles, vegan noodles | 22 Comments

Berry Lemony Wonder Bars

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

When you’re feeling the berry love, you can’t wait to share it with your very best buds. Touted as the perfect confections for sneaking into a movie theatre on Tadka girls’ night out, we found that these Berry Lemony Wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Funnibles, Sweet Treats | Tagged coconut crust, easy dessert, frozen blueberries, Ginger, lemon bars, lemon blueberry, picnic | 17 Comments

Rustle up a Burfi, this Rakhi – Festive Peanut Butter Squares

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Leafing through a mosaic of childhood memories, you might chance upon instances that are fit for calling forth a smirk, a chuckle, or a tear. Sticky fingers that balled up for a fist fight, jellied laugh lines that morphed into … Continue reading →

Posted in Funnibles, Sweet Treats | Tagged burfi, chocolate, condensed milk, easy, fast, fudge, instant, kid-friendly, layered, make ahead, microwave, no bake, peanut butter, picnic, quick, Rakhi, simple, special, sweet | 21 Comments

Mango on the Mind – Tangy Mango Rice

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Waltzing its way from haute couture to hot cuisine, the mango is naturally the King of the fruits. Equally competent is the raw mango, getting employed in all manner of pickles, chutneys, gravies and sides, from skin to stone. Cutting … Continue reading →

Posted in Rice 'n Spice | Tagged easy, green mango, healthy, light, lunch box, make ahead, mango rice, picnic, raw mango, spicy, travel, vegetarian | 21 Comments

Salad Splurge – Eggelicious in No-mayo Land

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Our second offering in the Salad Splurge series is this truly Eggelicious Salad, in No-mayo Land.. Tadka-style Mayo-free Egg Salad (Serves 2-3) For the Salad Dressing: 3 Tablespoons honey mustard 1 Teaspoon horseradish or spicy brown mustard 3 Tablespoons thick … Continue reading →

Posted in Summer Coolers | Tagged apple slices, Dole salads, egg salad, gravy, healthy, honey mustard, horseradish mustard, Indian style lemon pickle, lemon juice, lemon pickle, lemon zest, lettuce, light egg salad, light olive oil, low calorie, masala, mayo-free egg salad, mayo-free salad dressing, mustard, onions, orange zest, picnic, salt and pepper, sandwich, spicy brown mustard, vegetarian, vinegar, without mayo, wrap, yoghurt | 4 Comments

Tomatoes and Cream, a Sandwish, Like a Dream.

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

There’s something to be said of the fervor that farmers’ markets exude. Any day spent at a farmer’s market is festive and uplifting, as one treads merrily along, sampling a little bit of this and a little bit of that. How … Continue reading →