Favorite Food Blogs

Since chirmooli is a blog on food and cooking, she thought it wise to look around and see others of her kind. And what caught her eye, is the amazing Fourth Estate.Thank you, chirmooli is inspired!  For those outside the loop, Fourth Estate is a London food blog. I was stunned by it and more so by Scandilicious . And if you are (by some small chance :)) here, right now, please, please click on the two links! I spent half an hour mesmerised by all the stuff on Scandilicious. Someday I am going to Eat Scandi! And maybe if you are in London, you'll want to do the same too.
Talking about food always makes me hungry. Besides it's nearing lunchtime and I don't have anything cooked...my kitchen cupboards are quite empty(needed to do shopping today but blogging kept me very busy!).What will I eat?

Corn Chips and Cucumber Salad
Pepper Chicken
And Banana Yogurt for dessert

The principle of my cooking is always "quick and easy". When I read recipes, I often wonder how they manage to make even a simple dish like bolognaise for instance, sound so difficult to make (enhance's the exotic value, I guess?!). Anyway stomach rumbling gotta go get my lunch ready.

Corn Chips and Cucumber Salad
Peel cucumber and cut in slices. Sprinkle salt and a few drops of fresh lime(or lemon)juice over the slices.Toss well.Open a packet of plain corn chips(I am lucky I have Doritos today:)) and  mix into the cucumber slices. Serve instantly!Or else the chips will become soft and soggy.

• If making this salad for a large party, it maybe a good idea to arrange the cucumber slices and corn chips in platter in such a way that they don't mix.  You could use of few leaves of fresh parsley or coriander for added decoration.

Pepper Chicken
I have some already prepared in the refrigerator. This version of pepper chicken is so easy to make(and great on taste too), that I can say it's as simple as boiling water. 
Really, all you need to do is: Place one or two chicken breast( with or without bone, skin removed) in a pan or vessel, cover completely with water.Add salt and a teaspoon or two of freshly ground pepper and boil till the chicken is cooked.

• If the water dries up before the chicken is done, add some more boiling water and cook some more till ready to eat. 
• If the chicken is cooked and  water remains you can use it as stock for gravies or soup. It can even be used in pulav(flavoured rice dish)recipes. 

And finally we find ourselves ready for dessert,

Banana Yogurt
Puree together one ripe banana(medium size) and half a tea cup of greek yogurt. You might also like to sweeten it some more with sugar or sweetner(your choice entirely).

• Decorate your Banana Yogurt with sweetened cherries and a sprinkling of chopped almonds. 

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