Thanks Giving Day and Pumkin Pie

As a food blogger and food enthusiast today 28 th of November2013, I found that Thanks giving day food is Pumkin pie. Today is thanks giving day at USA and canada.

Thanks giving day means in this day people say thanks to god for all that they harvested in last one year and expecting a good year ahead.

This day people gather from different places to celebrate. So where ever celebration and people gathering occurs it will associated with some sort of food. (eg: Christmas and christmas cake).

according to wiki:

" The pie consists of a pumpkin-based custard, ranging in color from orange to brown, baked in a single pie shell, rarely with a top crust. The pie is generally flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. "

How to make Pumpkin pie, here  a video those who want to try:

thats all,

thanks for reading.

Vermouth

Vermouth is actually an aromatized fortified wine flavored with various things from plants such as roots,barks,flowers,seeds,herbs,spices etc.But the main things which are used to aromatize the wine are herbs and spices.In earlier days they were not intentionally used these things to aromatize the wines apart from that the herbs and spices were originally used to mask the raw taste of cheaper wines,but later it becomes a new style and thus the concept of wine fortification with aromatic things especially from herbs and spices were arise.

vermouths

vermouth is first produced in Italy during 18th century.Now the largest producers are Italy and France.Herbs which are used for the production of vermouth includes cardamom,cinnamon,marjoram and chamomile. Vermouth is also used as an alternative to white wine while cooking.Also used as a key ingredient in cocktails.Cocktails which are made by using vermouth are martini, manhattan, negroni, americano, broux, gibson, robroy, rose etc.

An Italian vermouth

Angostura bitter

Angostura bitter or angostura is a concentrated bitter most often used to flavor beverages also it is used to flavor food very rarely.Actually it is a mixture of water,alcohol,herbs and spices.The importance of angostura bitter is that it is a key ingredient for many cocktails.

Angotura bitter

These bitters were first produced from a town in Venezuela known as Angostura,hence it is termed as Angostura bitter.

some variants of angostura

The cocktails which are made using angostura bitter are long vodka, Manhattan, pisco sour, mojito and champagne cocktail.

Armagnac

Armagnac is a french brandy which is made from the grapes grown in the vineyard of Gascony district lying south of Bordeaux.

Armagnac

 During its preparation armagnac undergo single distillation and is matured in special black oak wood barrels in Gascony.

a brand of it.

Poivron farcis (Bell pepper stuffed with pork,rice and egg)

It is a typical french dish.Its main ingredients are pork,rice and egg.Bell pepper is used to contain the stuffing made with these three ingredients.

poivron farcis

Ingredients:

1. 200gm salted pork.
2. 300gm rice.
3. 100gm parmesan cheese.
4. 3 onion.
5. 4 bell peppers.
6. 4 eggs.
7. 2 cloves.
8. 6 basil leaves.
9. 4 table spoon olive oil.
10. salt.
11. pepper.

Preparation:

• Cut the top portion of each bell pepper where it's stalk attached to the stem of the plant and let them look like small pots and remove all the seeds and other things inside the bell pepper.
• Preparation of stuffing(farce):  Heat the olive oil in a cooking pot,add chopped meat,chopped onion,chopped basil,sliced peppers and the uncooked rice.Stir until everything get hot,then add 3cups of water and allow it to boil.Cook on medium heat for 20 minutes.
• Let the mixture get cool,then stir with beaten eggs,parmesan cheese,salt and pepper.
• Stuff the bell peppers,lay them on their sides and bake in a low heat for 15 minutes on each side.

Irish coffee

Actually Irish coffee is a blend consisting of strong boiling coffee,Irish whisky and sugar along with thick cream as a topping.

Irish coffee

How we can make irish coffee:

 Irish coffee for 4 serves.

Put 1 lump sugar in each of 4 stemmed heat proof glasses having 5-7 fl oz capacity.
Pour irish whisky over sugar,add hot coffee.
Float cream by pouring onto hot coffee over the back of a spoon.

Kream Korner restaurant, Alappuzha.

It is one of the best restaurant in Alappuzha town.The peculiarity of this restaurant which keeps it different from other restaurants are some unique way of thinking and implementation of the notion,which is being practised over the occidental countries.

An art cafe is there associated with the restaurant and the guests can buy the paintings and other things like sculptures,antiques from there.It's really a gathering of masterpieces from many artists across the Kerala especially from Alappuzha.Moreover the ambience of the restaurant has a soothening effect to our mind,we can just relax and enjoy some good food and beverages over there.

from the art cafe

                                    While we say about it's ambience and other things we can't go further without telling the quality of food and beverages which is being served over there.The menu compilation of this particular restaurant is excellent.Because it will definitely satisfy the customers both from the oriental as well as occidental regions.

inside the restaurant

contact telephone number: 0477 2260005

Rain Bow Bread , check it out.

Today, i accidently found this picture of a rainbow bread. Yes its a bread with rainbow pattern all over it.

cool isn't it.

then the first question strike on my brain is how did they made it? Is it a photoshopped one!

No i dont think so ,  i had run a google search for it.

I found this on web and it conforms its a real bread :

Then the next question is how to make it. well i had find a video lecture how to make a rainbow bread. i hope it will satisfy your hunger to figure out how they made it.

check it out.

Making of Rainbow Bread

Kinds of pie dishes.

pie is basically a baked dish in which,it's having a covering with pastry dough.
                 There are different kinds of pies,and it can be differentiate by it's crusts,that is a filled pie(single crust or bottom crust) has a pastry lining the baking dish,and the filling is placed on the top of the pastry but left open.Another one,that is a top crust pie also called as cobbler has the filling in the bottom of dish and is covered with a pastry or other covering before baking.The third variety called two crust pie has the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell.

chicken pie with traditional pie bird

kidney pie

apple pie

Will drinking coca cola after a heavy meal speed up digestion?

Last day my friend Devan told me that after a heavy meal drinking coca cola will speed up digestion. Is that true?

I had done a wide google search.

This is a kind of mith. There is no proof present to state the use of coca cola will speed up digestion.

And also that sugar inside coke will ad you more stuff to digest.

The frequent use of soda brings some problems. of course over use of anything will be unhealthy.
the main problems are:

1. will be fatter.
2. may be a reason for diabetic
3. may bring heart problems.
4. may lose your good health conditions.

[the above statements i found on some other site]

i wont say stop using soda, better reduce conception. yes we love food and beverages.

champagne and cognac

All the champagnes are sparkling wines,but all sparkling wines are not champagnes because champagnes are those sparkling wines prepared particularly from the green grapes cultivating in the champagne province of France likewise it is the cognac, that is all the cognac are brandies but all brandies are not cognac;the cognac is produced from the wine growing region of cognac town in France.

champagne brands

cognac

champagne

Oru Nadan Chyakada

This time i have nothing to post only this image i found on Facebook. hope many will like this picture of an old tea shop in Kerala villages. Chayakada( Tea shop) will remains as a part of memory for every malayalee here and there in modern society.

Chayakada (Tea shop)