Myriad Musings

Yet another weekday morning and I had no baked goods for my son's breakfast. I did however have 3 organic lemons, 1 avocado languishing in my fridge from the previous week's organic market and this months eggless baking challenge still pending- lemon coconut bread.   I had no coconut however and no time to buy 1, break and scrape at 7 in the morning with the day's work still ahead of me. I decided to make a healthier muffin with the same core ingredient lemon. I made a egged version soon after, so I offer recipe for both versions Ingredient list  1 cup pottukadalai finely powdered (successfully used previously) 3/4 cup whole wheat flower 1 tsp baking powder zest from 3 lemons 3 lemons juiced and juice divided 1 cup sugar (I didn't try brown sugar, worried it would overpower the lemon taste) 1/2 cup butter (recipe called for softened butter, I was in a hurry so I simply melted my butter; no harm done) 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk Or 1 cup y...

I buy healthy foods like I used to shop for accessories in my college days.  I just pick random ingredients with all good intentions  of making something deceptively rich and artery clogging, but actually healthy and frequently forget about it after the first disastrous attempt.  Kollu or Horsegram was one such victim; I made kollu thuvaiyal, my co-sister's recommendation, the first time and no one could tolerate the taste, least of all me.  Kollu rasam hardly needed more than a spoon of Kollu. The Kollu stayed forgotten in the recesses of my pantry. I love hot spicy milagaipodi with idli/dosa, sometimes even with rice, but the store bought variety don't quite pack a punch and have a strong hing taste.  I decided to make horsegram version which does pack a punch, an awakening (for the kollu) if you will, tasteless on the tongue to "Wow!  What was that?" It seems to be a day of side-dishes.  I have not given up making Gau lunch he finishes with joy,...