Flower power

Flower Power

The thing I love most about winters is the bounty of

colorful flowers, fruits & vegetables that it brings along.

The season offers the widest choice in fleshy fruits, leafy

vegetables & colorful tubers. Bright red & purple maroon

carrots swiftly overtake the orange colored English carrot

market, the harder variety of summer guavas are replaced

by their soft n aromatic white & pinkish fleshy cousins .

The colorful scenic vegetable & fruit markets constantly

remind that spring is not too far .........

Floral Inlay Salad

(Inspired by the Indian floral marble inlay designs)

Sliced guavas & carrots on a cabbage leaf

(Using a flower shape cookie cutter cut out flowers from the centre of sliced

guavas & carrots. Replace the flowers of carrot with guava & vice versa)

Sun festival

~ The Sun Festival ~

The co- relation of cosmic events with individual life

& values is one of the most astounding traits of Indian

culture. Makar Sankranti or the Sun festival marks the

transition of Sun towards the Northern hemisphere .The

celebrations beautifully signify that as the sun beats

the chill & spreads warmth may we mortals too spread

the warmth of love & happiness . Kite flying , Sweets

made from jaggery & sesame , khichdi (rice cooked

with lentils) , fresh fruits & popcorns are the main

attractions of this festival .

Fruity Offerings

Sliced orange topped with black grapes, cherry , spinach

(moustache) Guava ( rays & clouds),apple, papaya & lettuce(greens)

To make guava triangles for rays - divide a slice of guava into 8

segments n arrange around the orange slice.

Toon food

Little Toon Junction

I've never met a kid who doesn't like cartoons !!!

These days the little ones seem to be obsessed with the

cartoons.Besides enjoying their favorites on the television

they are constantly searching for their favorite character

accessories too .......Spongebob Squarepants n Doraemon

are my little one's all time favorites. Although I have

restricted the TV viewing time but still the crazy toon

mania has engulfed her too . After picking up the

Doraemon cuddle toy from the mall last month , it was

time for Spongebob ..... Anyways here goes the sandwich

that I made yesterday for Nandika n her best chum ..

I'm sure you would love the colorful dices too

( salt n pepper shakers ) ..............

Platetoons ( Spongebob & Doraemon)

Brown bread , cheese, olives, tomato, spinach

( use a wavy/ crinkle knife to cut the wavy cheese ends)

Welcome 2011

~ Welcome 2011 ~

Little Food Junction wishes you a very

Happy & Prosperous new year .....

New year party is the best way to celebrate the new

beginning . Whether your kids are old enough to stay up

till midnight or not they will surely love to sink their sweet

tooth in this easy to make '2011 Choco- Marshmallow pop' .

Truly the most promising & sweetest way to ring in 2011 !!

Pops - 2011

Marshmallows, chocolate numbers , skewer .

( to make choco numbers- melt choco chip/ bar in a double boiler,

add mint or any other flavoring of your choice & set in number

shaped candy/ choco molds . Refrigerate for 15 mins & de mold .

Skew the marshmallows on a skewer & dab some melted choco

to stick the choco numbers.