Happy B'day blog

~ Happy B'day dear Blog ~

My lil baby blog turns 3 this month. A few years

back when I started blogging about fun foods , little did

I know that this creative path would open up so many

avenues .From making fun foods for feeding fussy lil ones to

cooking & baking , from spending hours decorating the

funkiest birthday cakes to capturing the beauty of food

& life , passion has come a long way ...........

To celebrate this occasion I blog about some super duper

easy to pep up recipes for your lil one's Birthday Party .

Head off to Zansaar blog to add a zing to the party &

don't forget to go through their online store , it has

some really cool stuff to make your home & parties

talk of the town !!! Besides I've guest curated some

cool stuff there .Do check out my curated collection -

"Feast your Eyes" . Hope u like it as much as I

enjoyed handpicking it !!!

Adieu Olympics..

~ Adieu Olympics 2012~

While London was busy with the last minute

perfections for today's closing ceremony of

Olympics 2012 , I was busy in the kitchen,digging

through my pantry to create some quick thematic

Breakfast fun for my family . To add a zing to their

breakfast on a bright sunny Sunday morning ,

I just picked up some cookies , honey & fruits :)

These easy to make fruit cookies are our way to thank

the Indian players for the hard work & efforts they have put

in to bring laurels to our nation .

Using a small cookie cutter (a bottle cap will also do) gently

cut out circles from the centre of the cookies, use gentle

rotating motion or the cookies will break....

Ahh!!! these lil cutie leftovers , believe me kids will love

gulping these tiny circles much before you can think of

using these for something else!!!! )

Smear some honey on the cookie rings & top with finely chopped

fresh & dried fruits . I wish we got some blueberries in India :( :(

Anyways I topped the first one with some blueberry preserve &

a few blue sprinkles.Chopped black raisins (Sultanas) were

perfect for depicting the black ring , frozen maraschino cherries,

chopped pistachio & diced mango were perfect toppers for the

red , green & yellow olympic rings.

A cup of warm milk, cookie rings topped with energy

boosting fruits ,loads of fun & laughter , what else do we need to

make a weekend perfect :) :)

Breakfast fun

~Fun with Flavors ~

Review : Quaker Oats in 4 new flavors

A bright beautiful morning , birds chirping , some cool

crisp air & a bowl of hearty healthy breakfast on the table

are somethings we all crave for but life moves at such

fast pace that we tend to miss these small pleasures.Often

we mommies find ourselves in the kitchen planning &

preparing breakfasts to reenergize our tiny tots .

"What if I could make something real power packed ,

yummy & just in a couple of mins & yet spend most of the

beautiful morning out of the kitchen " -we often

ponder . But I have surely found my way out !!!!

A chirpy breakfast

Quaker Oats - 4 new flavors

Few days back I received a packet from Quaker Oats

with several colorful & fun packed samples of their

recently launched Flavored Oats. Flavored Oats- as the

name suggests are the new range of flavors that adds a

yummy punch to the wholegrain Quaker goodness.

Available in 4 delightful flavors - Strawberry with apple,

Kesar with Kishmish , Lemony veggie mix & Homestyle

masala, these little goodies just take 3 mins to pep up .

Cooked with milk Quaker Oats - Strawberry with apple &

Quaker Oats Kesar with kishmish are perfect to pamper the

sweet cravings in a healthy way .

Apple Bird

Prepared Strawberry flavored Oats (cooked a per packet directions) ,

apple slices , java plums

A simple garnish of few slices of apples & a couple of java

plums added an extra fun to the flavorful breakfast . Poof !!!

the breakfast vanished much more quickly than I had imagined .

The luscious flavor of strawberry with sweet & sour chunks of

apple had won over the little taste buds.

The 2 savory flavors - Quaker Oats Lemony Veggie Mix

& Quaker OatsHomestyle masala are perfect to woo the

Indian taste buds - lemony , crunchy & mixed with flavorful

herbs & real chunks of capsicum & vegetables these flavors are

perfect & healthy replacement for savory breakfast delicacies.

I know christmas is far ahead , but the vibrant colors of the

packs and colorful chunks of added vegetables in Homestyle

Masala somehow made me imagine how much fun we will

have lazying a bit more on winter mornings & having fun

during the Christmas holidays with just 3 mins in the

kitchen &a bowl of steaming delicacy . The yummy flavors

paired with a veggie Rudolf garnish were enough

to cheer up the lil one on a warm sunny morning .

Rudolf - the red nose reindeer

Homestyle masala Oats (cooked a per packet directions) ,

capsicum , cherry tomato & olives.

These flavorful sachets are quick & convenient way

of adding a healthy yummilicious twist to breakfast .. just cut

a pack, mix in the milk or water ( as the pack suggests ), cook for

3 mins & ta da its ready ...This great tasting bowl of breakfast

comes at a humble price of INR 10 /- only . Available in

modern retail outlets across India .

Note- A steaming bowl of freshly cooked oatmeal porridge is the

perfect way to start your day . Each tiny grain of this miracle

food is a powerhouse of the dietary fibers required to power

our bodies . The soluble fibre - Beta Glucan is known to lower

cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease & type 2 diabetes.

All pics by Smita Srivastava @ Little Food Junction