Halloween-5

~ Little Boo Junction ~

(Halloween Treats -5)

At this spooky time of the year ,

When all black cats hiss,

May sweets & treats all come ur way ,

And tricks give you a miss !!!

Happy Spooktacular Halloween !!!!

Today is Halloween & if you are still looking

for some creepy , haunting food ideas then

you need'nt go any further. With a small effort

& very very basic ingredients your party can

be anything but ordinary. Creep the kids out

with these Crepes that look scary to but are all

the easy to make .........

Fill the crepe batter (recipe link )in a squeeze

bottle & let ur creations go wild !!!

Ghost Buster

Skull & Bones ????

Caught in the Web !!!!

Halloween-4

~ Little Boo Junction ~

Halloween Treats -4

Halloween is just a couple of days away ...

If your kids are smitten with the Boo Bug

why not add a little oomph to their regular

breakfast too . Surprise & delight the little

ghouls and goblins with some scar-vd(read

scary &carved)apples n R.I.P BooBoo eggs.

Truly embodying the spirit of Halloween !!!

Apple Bobbing

Apples, few drops of lemon juice

Make the desired pattern on the apple with a toothpick.

Using a carving knife peel off the design carefully. Soak

in a cup of water with few drops of lemon juice to

prevent browning. Serve or cling wrap for later use .

Devil Eggs ( R.I.P. & Boo )

Hard boiled eggs , few drops of soy sauce or

caramel color ( for painting features on the egg )

Fun treats

~ Little Boo Junction ~

(Halloween Treats -3)

Halloween is fast approaching and if you are

on the prowl for some scary & gross looking

but healthy foods these salad treats are for you.

These haunted treats are not only fun to make

but also great to scare away those crappy candy

cravings too. Enriched with goodness of fresh

vegetables these are the perfect alternatives to

candies & sweets . Happy Healthoween...

Which (Witch) Hats ????

Cucumbers, carrots, olives.

Cut a small piece from a cucumber & shape into a triangle.

Mount on a cucumber slice. Decorate with carrot peel & olive.

Vroom -The Veggie Broom

cucumber, carrots

Cut out a rectangular piece from a carrot. Keeping one of the

sides intact make thin multiple slits. Soak in cold water for 10

mins for slits to open up Arrange on cucumber sticks .

Festival time

~Karva Chauth ~

(The Indian Festival of Moon )

May the sight of Full Moon fill your life with

happiness & prosperity

Wishing you a blessed Karva Chauth ...

India is the land of varied cultures & traditions,

each month in the year comes with assortment

of different festivals & fairs. Karva Chauth ,is

the festival of the married women. Women fast

from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and

longevity of their husband . In the evening they

deck themselves in traditional Indian attire and

makeup.Everyone eagerly waits for the moonrise

after which the actual festivities start. The moon is

viewed through a sieve,after a few holy rituals the fast

is broken by having water n foods from the hubby's

hand. As a token of love women receive gifts from

their beloved & elder members of the family.

Observing the Moon

Cucumber, savory stars, dip n bread

The most Desired Present

Sliced & lighly tossed baby corn with cucumber & carrot

Halloween-2

Little Boo Junction

Halloween Treats-2

Halloween time is fun time. Besides being

synonymous with scary crafts, decor & foods

it is also very much synonymous with loads of

fancy sweets ,candies and confectionaries. Lets

add fun to the holiday season & make the

celebrations much sweeter with some healthy

& natural ingredients (sans harmful n artificial

flavorings,sugars and colors).

These cute n easy to make treats will surely

leave the lil ones asking for more .................

Fruit-o- lantern

Skewered Black grapes & carved cape

gooseberries (rasbhari/physalis) . Use yellow

tomatoes in absence of the berries .

Milk Shhhhhake .....

Melted chocolate & cool flavored/plain milk

(Melt the chocolate on double boiler , using

a clean brush/ finger tips make fancy shapes

on the inner wall of an empty glass. keep in the

refrigerator for a couple of mins (to set the

choco drawing) . Pour cool flavored or plain

milk as per ur choice .

Halloween -1

~ Little Boo Junction ~

Halloween Treats -1

Halloween is around the corner & the mere mention

of the word is enough to evoke all the spooktacular

fun .This easy to make icky- looking yummy recipe

will surely make all the lil ghouls & goblins scream

in delight . Ready for Trick or Treat ????????

Although Halloween is not much a celebration in

India but owing to the page three parties, pubs ,MNC

culture the spooky celebrations are rapidly catching up

here too. Believe it or not I was unaware of this fun

festival till couple of years back. After gearing up some

gross n spooky treats for my lil one & her friends last

year we are in a full mood to party harder (read

scarier) this time !!!

Spiders on my Candy Corn ......

Candy corn Pizza- diced yellow pepper,tomatoes, & onions

topped with mozzarella . Spiders - black olives .

Bake n divide into segments. Serve..

Before baking & slicing

Celebration Giveaway

~ Celebrating Hundred Thousand Hits ~

with a Giveaway

Little Food Junction passes the 100,000 hit mark today.

Thanks to all viewers for visiting my space n putting in

your valuable comments. Look forward for your love

& support today n always ....... :) :)

Image from the first post (Aug '09)

On this wonderful occasion I'd like to share with

you a wonderful Giveaway. This Giveaway is different

than the regular ones- with a very very personalized n

artistic theme this will surely bring a smile to ur face.

Four lucky winners will get a chance to get their caricature

made from renowned Caricaturist Mr Prashant Sinha.(link)

The talented artist has been published widely for his very

own style of humor. His works have been published in

several newspapers & magazines of repute & have greatly

won over hearts of numerous celebrities, bollywood stars n

cricketers. Pune's most sought after professional on the spot

caricaturist will sketch caricatures (in pen & ink ) for 3 lucky

winners. A high res image will then be scanned n emailed to

you. (do go thru his website esp the personalise gifts section

to get an idea how wonderfully u can use your caricature

image to make a great present for ur loved ones)

Huge thanks to Mr Sinha for making my readers

feel so special ........

On to the details

1.This contest is open to all the followers of Little Food Junction

(If you are not a follower become one now- just click on Follow

button on the right > click on ur id choice >add in ur id n

password > click on follow this blog >done ) thats it .

2. Leave a comment on this post (mandatory). Busy moms can

just drop a Hi !! Don't forget to put in ur mail id if its not on ur profile.

3.Blog about the giveaway with a link to this post .(for an extra entry)

4.Winners will be picked through True Random Generator . (The

winners will be required to mail me their desired image which

can be a portrait shot /couple pic or a group pic (nt more than 4

members ) for commencement of the caricature.

5. Giveaway ends by midnight 30th Oct '10 GMT.

CWG 2010

~ Commonwealth Games 2010 ~

(Post -2 )

The 2010 Commonwealth Games began with

a spectacular opening ceremony at Delhi's

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.The ceremony that

was no less than a colorful Indian festival

beautifully captured our glorious history

and culture. With 71 participating countries,

17 sports & 1408 medals in stake each

sporting event is full of fun n vigor......

Archery

Brown bread circle topped with cheese, onion rings, carrot

& tomato sauce. Arrow- shaped cucumbers on skewers

Weight Lifting

Circular mini mayo sandwiches on a skewer .

For medal - bread crust (sides) topped with tomato sauce n

savory snack stars along with cucumber & yellow pepper.

CWG 2010

~ Commonwealth Games 2010 ~

(Post -1 )

Finally the day has come & Delhi is fully decked up

to host the most awaited event. Experience the best

of adventure, excitement, exhilaration & ecstasy

along with India's unique culture and hospitality.

Little Food Junction celebrates the spirit of 19th

Commonwealth Games with Shera(official mascot)

Sandwich. Shera is a symbolic depiction of the Royal

Bengal tiger. Besides being our National animal

Tiger signifies the spirit of the game & maintaining

the true Indian policies of Justice & truthfulness.

With the Motto- Come out and play lets be there

to watch it happen .......................

Shera Sandwich

Brown bread, cheese, cucumber, olives & carrot

Event time

~ Calling All to Submit Recipes ~

(30 Best Recipes of 2010)

There is no love sincerer than the love of food .

- George Bernard Shaw

With the festival season just around the corner

its a great time to gear up our aprons n gloves

for experimenting with new cuisines.

This is to call all the wonderful blogger buddies to

share their lip smacking yummulicious recipes

for the event -'Top 30 Recipes of The Year 2010'

I am delighted to introduce the other co- hosts of

this event -

Abraham of Chacko's kitchen- I bet u'l love his wonderfully explained tried n tested recipes .This event is the brainchild of Abraham, I really admire all the hard work hes put in.

Alka of Sindi Rasoi - if Sindhi food is ur passion theres no better place than Sindhi Rasoi .The beautiful clicks will surely make you hungry .

Thasneen of Cooking with Thas- the great recipes on the blog will be no less than a virtual treat n will surely leave u asking for more .

Event Starts: October 1st 2010

Event ends: November 25th 2010

WHAT WE WANT THE PARTICIPATING BLOGGERS TO DO

1. Must write or tweet about this on their Facebook, Twitter and their own blog/website.
2. Participating bloggers must mail us the LINK of the published recipe ONLY (within the time-frame, as mentioned below).

SELECTION CRITERIA:

1. The participating blog (as a whole) MUST have been on the web at least since 31st Dec. 2009.
2. Recipe send by the bloggers must have been published on their blog on or after 1st Jan 2010 and not later than the entry closing date. The recipe send for this event could have been posted for any other event as well.
3. Must not have any offensive remarks or comments against other bloggers, persons, religions or politics on the recipe post.
4. Must be posted by the blog/website owner; not a guest post.
5. Must write a few lines to let us and the readers know why you like that recipe so much (do you have any sentimental or nostalgic value to it).
6. Judges decision is final.
7. Participating Bloggers send their LINK only as comment to any ONE Host ONLY.
8. Participating Bloggers can send in a maximum of TWO posts; and both must be send to the same HOST.

Recipe post would go through the following selection process:

• 40 points for photos (presentation/number of photos/clutter free photos/step-by-step process photos).
• 30 points for the recipe (clarity of steps/ease of use for a non-blogger and for those whose cook sparingly).
• 20 points for the bloggers note about the recipe.
• 5 points for the number of comments accumulated.
• 5 points for the presentation of the whole recipe post itself.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

1. The hosts select the recipes based on the above criteria (especially on the points system).
2. Each individual will be notified by email.
3. Once selected these bloggers would have to copy and paste the HTML code send to their email id onto their blog homepage.
4. Copy of the LOGO is as above.

If you have any queries please e-mail or post a comment and I’ll get back to you asap.

Don’t let go this chance of your recipe to be on the top 30 recipes of 2010!