Holiday Recipes ~ 3rd Blog Anniversary Event With Cookbook Giveaway

New year is around the corner. The holiday are a time for gathering with family and friends to enjoy their company. I really love this time of year. The weather gets cooler and it's time to really enjoy great food with family. I love hosting family get together and parties during this time. This year I need to come up with creative and festive menu ideas for the parties. Calling all the bloggers, home chef and homemaker and passionate cook to come and submit your "Holiday Recipes".

Rules for the event :-

1. Prepare anything during holiday from any course, starter, main course, dessert, snacks etc. Veg and Non-veg both are allowed.

2. Post it in your blog between 24th Dec., '13 to 31st January, 2014. Archived posts are allowed  but re-post newly with this announcement link. 

3. All posts should include this announcement link and the logo. The use of use is mandatory as it helps to spread the word. Add a link on your side bar (right or left) about this giveaway with the picture. 

4. You have to like Cuisine Delight's Facebook Page.   Only after your first entry, share the event details at facebook page and tag 5 friends including me @ Chandrani Banerjee . (Compulsory)

7.  Follow Chandrani Banerjee via Google Friend Connect (Compulsary)

8. Non-bloggers can also send their recipes. Send your recipes to below mentioned email address cuisinedelightsevent(at)gmail(dot)com with a picture.

9. Use the linky tools below to link your entries...if you are having any problem linking your entries, send them to my email address  with the subject line as "Holiday Recipes" and with following details:

Your Name 
Recipe Name
Blog Name
Recipe Url 
Picture of the recipe (if it is not on the blog)

In celebration of the blog anniversary, Cuisine Delights is giving away Sanjeev Kapoor's "Party Cooking" cookbook to one Lucky winner. I will choose one lucky person with maximum number of recipes. The giveaway is open for all who can give their Indian mailing address.

So what are you waiting for, wear your apron and start cooking with Holiday Recipes for your family and share your recipe with us & win wonderful cookbook.

Spotlight : Festival Treats (Part-2)

Thanks a lot to Indrani of Recipe Junction for this wonderful opportunity to host this event. We all know in both months of bring many festivals Oct-Nov like Navratri, diwali, Bhai Dooj and so more. In that reason Spotlight : Festive Treats is extent for another one month.  I am really glad to continue this event.. I am hoping my fellow bloggers will participate and make this event a great success.

So, the theme of Spotlight : Nov is " Festive Treats"

Announcement of Spotlight : Festive Treats for the month of Sep-Oct

Festive season is around the corner in our country. Not around the corner, it is actually started with the Ganesh Chaturthi, celebrated few days back. Even though the festive season is never finished in India, but it is said that, Festival season starts with Ganesh Chaturthi and goes on round the year. After this, comes Durga Puja/Navratri(which is about 25 days away), then Deepavali/ Diwali and it continues.
In these festive days, we Indians get busy in the kitchen preparing traditional festive dishes to rekindle our old memories and we find joys in them. So this month, Spotlight will not miss to announce their new theme "Festive Treats" for this month. Friends share your traditional and/or family favorites with us this festive season.

The theme for this month, "Festive Treats".

Rules for the event : 

1. Prepare any festive dish from your region or your family loves to eat during festive season. Veg and Non-veg, both are allowed. 

2. Post it in your blog between 17th Sep. to 15th Oct. 2013. Archived posts are allowed if that fits the theme, but re-post with this announcement link and logo. 
 
3. All posts should include this announcement link, the logo and a link to the original Spotlight event page. The use of logo is mandatory as it helps to spread the word. 

4. Non-bloggers can also send their recipes. Send your recipes to below mentioned email address with a pic.

5. Use the linky tools below to link your entries...if you are having any problem linking your entries, send them to my email address, chandranibanerjee10 (at) gmail (com) with subject line "Festive Treats" in below format

Name :

Blog name :

Recipe Name :

Recipe URL :

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         So friends, warm yourself up and share your family favorites on festive occassions or traditional festive dishes with us. We sincerely thank every one who participated on previous edition of "Spotlight : Raksha Bandhan" and made that event super successful again like every time. Weexpect also the very same support from you all, blogger buddies, this time too. Link your entries in the below linky tools.

Announcement of Spotlight : May theme is Show Your Best

Thanks a lot to Indrani (of Recipe Junction ) for this wonderful opportunity to host this beautiful event. I am really excited to continue the event. I found so many great cook who shared their recipes with us. In that reason Spotlight : Show Your Best creation is extent for another one month. Hope you all will participate and make this event a great success and that will encourage me to continue more.

So, the theme of Spotlight : May is "Show Your Best Creation"

Deadline : May'15, 2013

Linky tools here 

Round-up of Spotlight : Valentine's Treat

Finally, I'm able to put together the round-up of Spotlight : Valentine's Treat, sorry for the delay. Please enjoy this visual treat, my fellow bloggers have sent my way with total of 105 entries. Thank you all for your enthusiastic participation.

Cupcake/Cake/Pies/Cookies :

Top row(left to right)
1. Vanilla Cake with Olive Oil from Indian Vegetarian Recipes
2. Valentines Chocolate Scones from Sara's Tasty Buds
3. Strawberry Mini Pot Pie from Daily Cuppa
4. Strawberry Cream cake from Namak Shamak 
5. Spicy Honey Mug Cake from The Big Sweet Tooth

Second Row (left to right)
1. Royal Short Bread Cookies from Desi Fiesta
2. Milk Cream- Biscuit Mini Pie from All About my World
3. No Bake Pineapple Cheesecake from Home Cook Food
4. Nankhatai from Pranati's Kitchen
5. Orange Banana Bread from Sumee's Culinary Bites 

Third Row(left to right)
1. Rose Cake from Jayam Cookhouse
2. Ragi dates Muffin from All about my world
3. Marble Cake from Pranati's Kitchen
4. Heart Beet Whoopie Pie Cake from Desi Fiesta
5. Eggless coconut cake with conversation Cookies from Asan Khana

 

First Row(left to right)

1. Chocolate Almond Cake with double icing from Saju's Tastes

2. Blackberry Breakfast Muffin from Sumee's Culinary Bites

3. Chocolate Chip Cookies Brownie Bar from Home Cook Food

Second Row(left to right)

1. Chocolate cookies from Pranati's Kitchen

2. Chocolate Frosted Orange Muffin from Cuisine Delights(Host entry)

3. Coconut Cake with simple cream frosting from Kausers Kitchen

Third Row(left to right)

1. Devil's Food Cupcake from Shocks and Shoes

2. Eggless Chocolate Cupcake from Manju's Kitchen

3. Eggless chocolate cupcakes with ganache from Confusion Cook

 

In clockwise direction from top left :
1. Banana Almond cupcake from Pranati's Kitchen
2. Red Velvet Cupcake from Recipe Junction(Co-Host's entry)
3. Banana Pancake from Manju's Kitchen
4. Beet Donut with chococlate beet honey glaze from Anu's Healthy Kitchen
5. Banana Walnut cake from Pranati's Kitchen

  
Eggless Date Walnut Brazil Nut cake from Foody-Buddy

Dessert/Sweets :

 

First Row(left to right)

1. Semiya Kheer with Palm Jaggery from Recipe Junction(Co-host's entry)

2. Homemade Walnut Chocolate from Esho-Bosho-Aahare

3. Valentine Burfi from Cook Like Priya

4. Wheat Almond laddoo from Lemon Kurry

Second Row(left to right)

1. Laung-Lata from Flavours from my kitchen

2. Shahi Tukra from MJ Delights

3. Strawberry Cream Triffle from Namak Shamak

4. Sago Fruit Pudding from Lemon Kurry

Third Row(left to right)

1. Pomegranate Vanilla Parfait from Lemon Kurry

2. Rock Truffles from Dishing

3. Stewed Pumpkin in Coconut cream from Recipe junction(co-host's entry)

4. Grape Jelly from All About my world

Fourth row(left to right)

1. Rice Pudding with Jaggery from Cook Like a Bong

2. Chococlate covered Marshmellow hearts from Sumee's Culinary Bites

3. Mango Kulfi from Sugar N Spice

4. Maida Burfi from Manju's Kitchen

 First row(left to right)

1. Eggless Sachertorte from Confusion Cook (this one came in this section by mistake, pl. excuse me)

2. Kaju Katli from Manju's Kitchen
3. Double Decker Burfi  from Sara's Tasty Buds
4. Fruit Roast from Mrs. Homemaker

Second Row(left to right)
1. Chocolate puddings with marshmallows from Spicy Food
2. Crunchy Chocolate cup from Desi Fiesta
3. Coffee Milkshake from Mrs. Homemaker
4. Cherry Almond Chocolate from The Yogi Vegetarian

Third Row(left to right)
1. Microwave Chocolate Kalakand from Desi Fiesta
2. Chana payesh/Paneer pudding from Esho-bosho-aahare
3. Blackberry Fool from Nithya's Corner
4. Gajar ka Halwa from Ghar Ka Khana

Fourth Row(left to right)
1. Carrot Halwa from Spill the Spices
2. Beetroot Halwa from Cook Like Priya
3. Cabbage Kheer from Lemon Kurry
4. Bread paneer Payasam from Lemon Kurry

From left to right

1. Carrot Kheer from Foody-Buddy

2. Tiramisu from Erivum Puliyam

3. Arabian Delight(Rice and sago kheer) from Aami Rasoi

Snacks :

First Row(left to right)
1. Home made baby Pizzas without oven from All about My World
2. Beet Donut with chococlate beet honey glaze from Anu's Healthy Kitchen
3. Nutella stuffed Eggless French toast hearts from Desi Fiesta
4. Heart Shaped Egg Toast from Simply Delicious

Second Row(left to right)
1. Kibas from My Healthy Happy Kitchen
2. Eggplant permesan Cutlet from Mrs. Homemaker
3. Crispy Fried Potato Julienne from Esho-Bosho-Aahare
4. Spicy Mutton Potato Pie from Saju's Tastes

Third Row(left to right)
1. Mutton Tikka from My healthy happy Kitchen
2. Mexican Tortilla Pizza from Sujitha easy cooking
3. Pav-Bhaji from Esho-Bosho-Aahare
4. Spicy Corn kachori from Home Cook Food

Last Row(left to right)
1. Vada pav from Cook Dil Se
2. Corn Chicken Sandwich from Esho-Bosho-Aahare 
3. Mini Potato Kebab from My helathy happy Kitchen
4. Panner Tikka from Esho-Bosho-Aahare

Curries/Sandwiches :

First Row(left to right)
1. Schezwan Fried Rice from Cuisine Delights(host's entry)
2. Vaali Shrimp Curry from Sumee's Culinary Bites
3. Kumror Chokka/spicy pumpkin Curry from Esho-Bosho-Aahare
4. Plain Pulao Rice from My Happy healthy Kitchen
5. Peas Pulao from MJ Delights

Second Row(left to right)
1. Palak Paneer from Esho-Bosho-Aahare
2. Chicken Bharta from Esho-Bosho-Aahare
3. Dum Chicken Biriyani from Encourage Spice

4. Gatte ki Subzi from Esho-Bosho-Aahare
5. Methi Matar Malai from Home Cook Food

Third Row(left to right)

1. Hyderabadi Vegetable Biryani with soya from Home Cook Food
2. Dal makhani from Home Cook Food 
3. Potato in Poppy seed paste from Esho-Bosho-Aahare
4. Broccoli Manchurian from Cuisine Delights(Host's entry)
5. Bengali Slow cooked Mutton from Recipe Junction(co-host's entry)

Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biriyani from Cuisine Delights (Host's entry)

First Row
Left : Creamy Mushroom Soup from Esho-Bosho-Aahare
Right : Red Borscht Soup from Desi Fiesta 

Second Row 
Left : Schezwan vegetable Pasta from Cuisine Delights (Host's entry)
Right: Classic spaghetti and Chicken Meatballs from Recipe Junction(Co-host's entry)

Last Row
Left : Bengali Urad Dal from Esho-Bosho-Aahare
Right : Chicken Macaroni Cake  from Saju's Tastes

Finally...............

   A Valentine's Day whole Dinner menu from Namak Shamak 

Appetizer: Spicy Sausage Bites
Side: Palm Heart and Olive Salad
Main Course: Spicy Prawns in Tom Yum Curry with Flat Rice Noodles
Dessert: Fruity Ice Cream Cake 


Esho-Bosho-Aahare sent us most entries - total of 12 entries.
Home Cook food sent us 6 entries.
Desi Fiesta sent us 5 entries.
Sumee's Culinary Bites, Lemon Curry sent us 4 entries. Also many of you sent multiple entries, which not only looks delicious, also very healthy and creative recipe
Thank you dearies for your enthusiastic participation and my sincere thanks to all bloggers  for your creative ideas and participation. Please everyone, accept this badge as a token of our appreciation.

Do you know the theme of this month? It is Spotlight : Show Your Best Creation and is going on my blog Cuisine Delights. Please shower your support this time too...........

Announcement of Spotlight : April, theme - Show Your Best

Masterchef India is airing right now and I’m all excited and enthusiast. Without any fail, I watch this show. We all are Masterchef of our kitchen, what do you all say, agree? Our kids and family love whatever we make for them and everyday we try to create a masterpiece in our kitchen to please our family. So I was thinking what don’t we celebrate this month as a Masterchef . I mean, we’ll share our best and best creations(off course according to our friends & family) with each other and learn few masterpiece recipes from each other. Do you like the Idea?

So, the theme for Spotlight : May is, “Show Your Best Creation”

 Deadline : May 15^th, ‘13

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Rules of the event :

1. Post the recipe what according to your family and friends, "Yours Best Creation". It can be of any course, Starter/appetizer till Dessert to Baking. Veg & Non-veg, both are allowed.

2. Post it in your blog from Mar. 16th to May 15th,'13 and link it to this announcement page and original spotlight announcement link. You can send multiple entries.

3. Archived posts are allowed if they are reposted with the link to this announcement page and Original Spotlight announcement link.

4. The use of logo is mandatory as it helps spread the word.

5. Non-bloggers can also send their recipes to the email below.

6. Use the linky tool at the end of the post to link your recipes. If you are having any problem linking up, just send your entries to my email  address : cuisinedelights2013 (at) gmail (dot) com with subject line "Spotlight : Show your best creation" in below format

   Your Name:

   Recipe Name:

   Recipe URL:

   Image no larger than 300 pixels

So, what are your waiting for, friends...Put your apron, cook up your best and share with us...Hope to see and learn some very yummilicious dishes at the end. 

The round-up of previous two editions of Spotlight will be posted soon with 100s of fabulous entries..stay tuned girls............

Announcement of this month's Spotlight : Valentine's Treat

It's time to announce the theme for this month's Spotlight..........
After Christmas and New Year, what occassion we all wait for? Yup, it's Valentines Day, we all anxiously wait for. We all plan for months to make this day Special for our loved ones. So what are you planning for your special someone this year? Share with us your ideas. What are going to gift to your valentine etc.

The theme for this month's Spotlight is Valentine's Treat

Food plays a major part in the celebration of Valentines day and we all try to cook their favorite food on that day. So share with us the favorite recipes of your valentine.

   Deadline : From now till 20th Feb.'13

The rules of the event :

1. As the theme is Valentines Treat, share with us the favorite recipe of your valentine and your ideas how you are going to make that day Special for your loves ones. Veg & Non-Veg - both are allowed.

2. Post it in your blog from Now till Feb. 20th,'13 and link it to this announcement page and original spotlight announcement link. You can send multiple entries.

3. Archived posts are not allowed for this theme.

4. The use of logo is mandatory as it helps spread the word.

5. Non-bloggers can also send their recipes to the email below.

6. Use the linky tool at the end of the post to link your entries. If you are having any problem linking up, just send your entries to this email  address : chandranibanerjee(at)gmail(dot)com with subject line Spotlight : valentine's Treat in below format

   Your Name:

   Recipe Name:

   Recipe URL:

   Image no larger than 300 pixels.

 So friends, make the day of love very special for your special person of your life. Put your thinking cap and apron..........ALL THE BEST TO YOU.

Note : In linky tools, in the field of name, do not write your name, instead write your post's name, as that appears in the list.

Round-up of Spotlight : Festive Food

Hello Friends!! I hope everyone is aware about the SPOTLIGHT Event running at my space. It is an event that runs every month. I take immense pleasure in announcing that I have successfully completed the "Spotlight : Festival Food" event. I am really sorry for taking so much time to post the round-up.
A big Bunch of thanks to all my fellow bloggers who actively took part in the event. Thank you all for making this event successful. I received 79 entries and each one was unique. So without much ado..........
Here is the round-up of Spotlight : Festive Food 

 
First Comes Sweet/Dessert ::::::

First Row(from left to right) :
Vermicelli Milk Pudding from Sonali's Kitchen
Oats Kheer from Shama
Paal Kozhukattai from Shama

Second Row :
Rulang Date Aluwa  from Sonali's Kitchen
Oats Kozhukattai from Shama
Paala Talikalu from Sahasra Recipes

Last Row : 

Undrallu from Sahasra Recipes

Rawa Coconut Ladoo from Cuisine Delights (Guest Host Entry)

Mysore Pak from EzCookBook

Clockwise from top to center :
Chocolate Modak from Nayana's Kitchen
Steamed mango modaks from Nayana's Kitchen
Pillaiyarpatti Modakam from Chettinad Fiesta
Rava Ladoo  from MJ Delights
Wheat Flour Ladoo  from Sahasra Recipes
Steamed Modak from Nayana's Kitchen

First row (from left to right) :
Amini kozukkatai from Sara's Tasty Buds
Moong Dal Burfi from Cuisine Delights (Guest Host Entry)
Rasgullas from My Culinary Adventures

Second Row :
Moong Dal Payasam from Red Chilly Curry
Mothagam/ Modak from Red Chilly Curry
Kara Kozhukattai from Red Chilli Curry

Last Row :
Sondesh from Eastern Aroma
Undrallu from Food and Clicks
Modakas from Food and Clicks

First Row (from left to right) :
Sheer Khurma from Hyderabadi Cuisine
Mango Badam Halwa from Desi Fiesta

Second Row :

Sweet Shells from Sara's Tasty Buds
Khejur Halwa from Amina Creations

Third Row : 
Instant Phirni / Semolina Pudding from Taste of Pearl city
Sujir Payesh from Cuisine Delights (Host's entry)

First Row (Left to Right)

Khoya Kalakand from Home cook food
Dorbesh or Boondi Laddu from Mellow N Spice

Second Row :

Doodh Peda from Cuisine Delights (Host's entry)
Jilipi or Jalebi from Mellow N Spice


Third Row :

Badusha from Cook to Enjoy
Orange kheer from Desi Fiesta

Cakes/Cookies : 

Eggless Choco-Almond Cookies from Cuisine Delights (Host's Entry)
Triple Choc Bites- a No-Bake Refrigerator Cake from The Yogi Vegetarian
Eggless Pineapple Upside Down Cake from Desi Fiesta
 
Snacks

First Row (Left to Right)

Pumpkin Puri from Cravings
Radhaballavi / Dal Puri from Eastern Aroma

Second Row :
Amini kozukkatai from Sara's Tasty Buds
Appam from Cooking in Mommy's Shoes

Third Row :
Daal Poori from Maayeka 

Rice Flour Cracker from Sahasra Recipes

Gavvalu from Sahasra Recipes
Chole Kathi Roll from Home cook food

 
Rice preperations :

First Row :
Peyaj Pulao from Cuisine Delights (Host's entry)
Hyderabadi Dum Mutton Biryani from Hyderabadi Cuisine

Second Row :
Easy-Peasy Pulao- vegan from The Yogi Vegetarian
Fish Biriyani from Beena's

Curries / Gravies 

First Row (From Left to right) :
Paneer Curry from Tamils Kitchen
Sambar from Saju's Tastes 
Second Row :
Beef Stew from Sebeena
Mutton Madras from Asiya Omar 
Third Row :
Angara Chicken from Cuisine Delights(Host's Entry)
Black Chana Masala Sundal from Sanoli's Kitchen

Clockwise from Top to Center :
Hyderabadi Chicken Tikka Masala from Hyderabadi Cuisine
Hyderabadi Haleem Quick Version-II from Hyderabadi Cuisine 
Chickpea Sundal from Sara's Tasty Buds 
Konda Kadalai Sundal(Chickpeas) from Red Chilli Curry
Green Peas Sundal from EzCookBook

From Left to Right :
Cauliflower Gravy with Prawn from Hamaree Rasoi
Chicken Jalfraizee from Recipe Junction(Co-Host's entry)
Eggless Egg Curry from Mellow N Spice

Now the entries from our fellow blogger Sangeetha Priya from Nitha's Kitchen with most entries-15 entries

First row(left to right)
Ottu | Ola pakoda
Soft Urad dhal Jangri | Jalebi
Kalkandu Saadham | Rock Candy Rice 
Peanut pakoda
Pumpkin Halwa | Honey Sandwich Spread
Second Row(left to right)
Steamed Ragi Sweet n Savory Versions
Thattai Payir | Red Chori Beans Sundal
Yucca Vada
Puffed Rice n Peanut Sundal
Sweet Corn Sundal
Third Row(left to right) 
Kollu | Horse Gram Sundal
Yucca sundal
Low Fat Carrot Halwa 
Milk kozhukattai
Sweet Pottukadalai n Uppu Pidi Kozhukattai


    
 I thank everyone wholeheartedly for your enthusiastic participation and a special thanks to Sangeetha Priya for sharing 15 of your wonderful creations with our event. Hope you all will continue to support our event in future, too. Please accept this badge as a token of our appreciation. 

 I'm going to announce the theme of this month's Spotlight soon, stay with me for the theme and please participate in this event as well...........the round-up of Spotlight : Healthy Baking is going to be up soon in my sister's blog : Recipe Junction with 85 yummy ideas. Check it out...