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Vegatable Cutlets


Ingredients:1) 1/2 cup green peas boiled and mashed2) 1/4 cup grated carrot3) 1/4 cup grated cabbage4) 1/4 cup finely chopped green beans5) 6-7 medium sized potatoes boiled and mashed6) 1/4 cup grated beet root ( optional)7) 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger and garlic and 1 tsp of chopped green chilies8) 1 tbsp Pav bhaji masala... Continue Reading →

Amritsari Aloo


A curried dish of potatoes from Northen part of IndiaServes 2-4Ingredients :1) 10 to 12 Baby potatoes2) 8oz can of crushed tomatoes3) 1 tsp Fennel seeds ( Saunf)4) 1/2 tsp Onion seeds ( Kalonji)5) 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds ( Methi seeds)6) 1 tsp Red chilli powder7) 1 tsp Paprika8) 1/4 tsp turmeric powder9) 1/2 tsp... Continue Reading →

Vermicilli Khir


An indian dessert with roasted noodlesIngredients :1) 1 cup store bought roasted vermicilli ( Bambino brand)2) 3 cups whole milk ( half and half for thicker version of the recipe)3) 1 tsp Ghee ( clarified butter)4) 1/2 tsp cardamom powder or 5 to 6 cardamom pods deseeded and crushed5) 1 tbsp sliced almonds6) 1 tbsp... Continue Reading →

Julie & Julia meet Scrum


I sit at my desk for almost the last time today.  I've been in this seat for about ten years. During those ten years, there were times it was so uncomfortable that I'd rather be tearing out my toenails one at a time than sit there one more day and there were times when I... Continue Reading →

Recycle unwanted Styrfoam


While putting together a garage cabinet from Costco, I found myself unpacking tons of packing material. Trying to be the responsible earth tenant, I wanted to recycle as much of this stuff as possible. But I had no idea who recycles Stryfoam in a this area. So I did some searching and found a great... Continue Reading →

Don’t be a frog! Make a change before you boil!


According to Al Gore, humanity's response to global warming is like the nervous system of the frog.  If the analogy he used was true, and frogs are really that stupid, then I believe it's not just our response to global warming but it's just about everything we know that's bad for us but we continue... Continue Reading →

Real Food. Real Health. Real Life.


Even if you've never wanted to become a hard core vegan or vegetarian, hopefully you want to educate yourself about how the food you do eat ends up on your plate.  I watched Temple Grandin, an HBO special last night and then found Food Inc today on my Netflix ready LG system.  Now I'm wondering... Continue Reading →

Music & Technology – Match made?


The debate and struggle in the school system over music education may get a little twist.  Students from the Stanford Laptop Orchestra create music with their laptops instead of instruments. Ge Wang, the orchestra's founder, has worked with students from music to engineering to develop their own software language, Chuck, to create and generate the... Continue Reading →

You think you can Multitask but… really?


So everyone's talking about how much work they can get done and how great they are at multitasking.  But are they really getting anything really "done?"  Seriously.  If you think you're working on a bunch of things at the same time, take a moment during the middle of it all and ask yourself "What am... Continue Reading →

Surf the web and control your music without leaving your browser


As if Firefox couldn't get any cooler, there is another add-on for your browser called FoxyTunes.  No switching from app to browser and browser to app when you want to change the "channel" because with this simple toolbar at the bottom of your browser you can control your iTunes, WinAmp, or even Windows Media Player. ... Continue Reading →

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