The Ant Blog

The week gone by was one of the most hectic weeks for us in recent times. Needless to say that when Friday arrived, both my husband and I were breathing a sigh of relief so to say! But to add to this, I was pleasantly surprised to return home on Friday and find him busy in the kitchen making one of his favorite dishes. He is very comfortable around the kitchen and he enjoys cooking occasionally, unlike many Indian men.  So Mac and Cheese takes about half hour to bring together and can be a great comfort food for a Friday night.  Ingredients for Mac n Cheese: 2 cups of elbow Macaroni 3 Tbsp of Butter 1/4 cup of Flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper 1/2 tsp dried Thyme 1/2 tsp dried Rosemary 1 and 1/2 cup Milk 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Spring onion- 4 stems, chopped roughly Garlic- 4-5 cloves, roughly chopped Green Bell pepper or Capsicum- 1 chopped Hot dogs- 3, cut up  First boil the macaroni according to package instructions. In ...

Pumpkin Blossoms Fried or  Kumro  Ful Bhaja  is a very popular dish among Bengali s. My mum-in law made them at home one day, when we were visiting. It is a simple dish, but is crunchy and delicious! Serving Size: 3-4 Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients for  Pumpkin Blossoms Fried- Pumpkin flower 10-12 Bengal Gram Flour or Besan- 1 cup Nigella Seeds- 1 tsp Salt- as per palate Baking Powder- 1 Tbsp Red Chili Powder- 1 tsp Water- to make a thick batter Procedure for Pumpkin Blossoms Fried- Take the good pieces of flower. Remove the stigma, drain off the water. Make a paste of  Bengal gram flour, nigella seeds, salt, red chili powder, baking powder and water. Dip the flowers in the above paste and deep fry it in a skillet. Serving Suggestions: Serve it hot.

I was over the moon, during our last visit to Haagen Daz ’s. A new store has opened up close to where I stay. And it was like an impromptu plan to visit the store after dinner.     At Haagen Daz's True to all Haagen Daz’s outlet, it looked like a plush restaurant, but I was also pleasantly surprised with the polite staff. We seated ourselves and ordered what looked like a hell lot of desserts to be had after a good dinner. But, I wasn’t ready to give in to my capacity for food, when there was some awesome ice cream to be had! :) We ordered Passion Berry Moment, and Cookie crunch with Praline sundae. So, now the ‘over the moon’ moment arrived, when I had the Cookie Crunch, which I hadn’t tried before. My fave by far was the Passion Berry Moment, which is also a stunning treat…Then came our happy selfie moment, after downing our sundaes :) It was a great way to vent out some of our weekday blues..was totally worth it!           ...