Salt and Spice

Duck Roast is a special dish made for Christmas and New Year. It is also served for lunch or dinner during Kerala Christian marriages.  Duck Roast goes well with appam, puttu, idiyappam, rice, parathas and bread.  It is so delicious that you will start asking for more!  Being an authentic Kerala recipe, I am sending [...]

Merry Christmas to all of you! Even though I was not well, I couldn’t stop myself from baking the Cake for Christmas! This time my daughter helped me in making the cake as well as in other Christmas preparations. Thank God she is here for Holidays! Here is the recipe for the Fruit Cake I [...]

This is a quick and easy Egg Curry which my Grandmother and Mom used to make. In this recipe, the Egg is directly put into the gravy. There is no need to boil the Egg. And no grinding is required to make the gravy. Yet it is a very tasty curry which goes well with [...]

This is an easy way to prepare Vattayappam, which is a Kerala Christian delicacy. Vattayappam is one of the breakfast dishes made on Christmas morning. It is sweet and yummy and doesn’t need any side dish along with it. It is also served as a snack. Mini Vattayappams were made in the idli maker and [...]

I had gone for a pilgrimage to Velankanni for a few days. Missed you all so much…  Now that I am back, thought of posting a wine recipe which I am sure you all will love till the last drop!   This wine is very easy to make.  It is made with Pineapple skin!  The [...]

My family loves Dates, especially my husband! When I was in Dubai last Summer, my friend Celine used to bring me fresh ripe Dates from her workplace. The fresh ones are juicy and they taste really great! It is Dates Season during Summer in the Middle East. I always make sure to bring lots of [...]