Cooking with Love - Grandmom Event Announcement!

Dear Friends,

From long time I was thinking of a series event and now I am very excited in hosting Cooking with Love series. As you all know my grandmom passed away on Jan 12th, I miss her a lot and my family members as we stayed in a joint family with 25 members for over 25yrs. This means a lot to me, words cannot speak at this time. So I am dedicating this event to my family members. I have chosen "Grandmom" as the person this month. You can post any vegetarian recipe, it can be a traditional prepared and learnt from your grandmom or her favourite dishes.

This will be a family series event. If anyone is interested to host the event do drop an email at simplysara07@gmail.com.

Inviting you all to participate in this event and send in your yummy entries.

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RULES

1. Post any vegetarian recipe from starter to desserts between Jan 20th to Feb 29 2012 with this event announcement.
2. Please link your entries below, and if you have any problem do drop in an email at simplysara07@gmail.com with your entry.
3. Non-bloggers too can participate in this event, send in your recipe by email to me with a photograph.
4. Archived entries are accepted only if you repost with this event announcement. Multiple entries are accepted.

Feel free to leave your comment. Hope you enjoy the participation @ Sara's Corner.

Looking forward for your support and participation.

Cheers,

Saraswathi Iyer

Indusladies E-book for Diwali!!!

For the upcoming Diwali on October 26th, 2011, Indusladies is compiling an E-Book called “100 Yummy Diwali Sweet Recipes”. We are collecting Sweet/Dessert recipes from various bloggers to be featured in this E-Book.

This E-book will be made available as a free download to our community's 1.3 Lakh+ members. In addition, they are also be making this E-Book available to our 9000+ Facebook fans and Twitter followers. It's LOTS and LOTS of exposure to those food blogs entering the E-Book!!

We believe this would be a nice way to get the word out about a wonderful blog to the entire membership of IndusLadies!!

Are you a Food Blogger? Or do you have friends who are Food Bloggers? Here's a great news for the Food Bloggers out there who have been blogging  for alteast 1 year now...

Those bloggers interested in submitting a recipe for this E-Book...all you need to do is as follows:

1. Send a link from your blog for a sweet /dessert recipe. It should also include the picture of the sweet/dessert. Your recipe, food picture, recipe URL as well as the entire blog URL will get featured in the E-Book.

2. In return, we need you to do two things:

Now make a blog post in your blog announcing the E-Book compilation by IndusLadies and the recipe you are sending for this E-Book. That way inviting your co-bloggers interested to send in their contribution by Oct 10th,2011.

Any blogger interested can send their entry to partners@indusladies.com by October 8th.

My sweet entries to the event are here.

Cooking with Love - Host lineup!

Hi Friends,


Cooking with Love is a series of Event. A tribute to all our family and relatives. Each relation plays an important part in everyone's life.

Do drop me an email if you wish to host the event at simplysara07(at)gmail(dot)com.

Themes	Month	Hosts
Grandmom	Jan-Feb	Saraswathi  Iyer
Granddad	March	Shama
Mom	April	Nithu Bala
Dad	May	Nayna
Aunty	June	Akheela
Uncle	July	Saraswathi
Themes	Month	Hosts
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Spouse	Jan	Hema
Kids	July
Sister	August
Brother	September
Cousins	October
Friends	November
Lovers	December

Feel free to mail me your suggestions.

Thanks & Regards,
Saraswathi

Create n Carve ~Fruit and Vegetable Event Annoucement!!!

Hi Friends,

This month I am hosting Create n Carve event started by Nayna of Simplysensational Food who has wonderful recipes at her space. I would like to thank Nayna for giving the opportunity for hosting the event.

Inviting you all to participate in the event with your entries. Are you creative?

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Do check out the tutorial link to start with carvings click here.

Rules for the event
1. Any number of fresh entries can be sent. Archived entries to be reposted, else will not be accepted. You can create n Carve Fruit and Vegetable from now till 31st July 2011.
Using fruit or vegetable  show a garnish  or carving you have created . You can  post instructions on how to create your garnish / carving although it is not compulsary. If you use an on line source or video to help you , please do not forget to link the source due to copyright reasons and of course to give full  credit to the owner.
You can use cookie cutters, knives, fancy garnish cutters, graters any tool to help you create your piece of art.You may send entries where you have used your garnish or carving  on a cooked dish but remember the main  emphasis should be to show the carving /creation.
 
2. Use of logo is compulsory.

3. The entry should be linked back to this event announcement and Nayna Events Page.


4. Format of entry
- Name
- Recipe name
- Recipe link
- Pic resized to 300 pixel

5. Non bloggers can also participate, by sending their entries  by email to simplysara07@gmail.com with photograph.

6. Roundup will be posted in August.

So start carving and creating. Looking forward for your creations.

Thanks & Regards,
Saraswathi

Healing Food - Ginger and Garlic Event Announcement and Giveaway!!!

Hi Friends,


This month I am hosting Healing Foods event started by Siri of Cooking with Siri who has wonderful recipes at her space. The theme picked is Ginger Garlic. I would like to thank Siri for giving the opportunity for hosting the event.


As you all know Ginger and Garlic has so much health benefits. Ginger is good for digestion and its also good for memory power. Its also good for Upset Stomach read this and also cure joint pain read this. Garlic is good for cholestrol and post natal period too.


So, hope to receive delicious entries.


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Rules for the event

1. Any number of fresh entries can be sent. Archived entries to be reposted, else will not be accepted. You can prepare any vegetarian dish using any of the above or both in one dish from now till 28th Feb 2011.
2. Eggs are not allowed.
3. Use of logo is appreciated.
4. The entry should be linked back to this event announcement and Siri's Event Page.
5. Format of entry
- Name
- Recipe name
- Recipe link
- Pic resized to 300 pixel
6. Non bloggiers can also participate, by sending their recipes  by email to simplysara07@gmail.com with or without photograph.


Now coming to the Giveaways

1. Cooking At Home With Pedatha

Awarded Best Vegetarian Cookbook in the World 2006, this book documents the culinary legacy of an illustrious Indian grandmother for posterity.
2. Sukham Ayu
Winner of Best Health & Nutrition Book in the World 2009 – Second Place, this beautiful book has been researched at KARE, an idyllic Ayurvedic research & rejeuvenation establishment near Pune.




2 lucky winner will win one the following award-winning books as a give-away.

You can also subscribe for my recipes, follow me or join me on FB.


So start preparing your dishes and mail me at simplysara07@gmail.com subject Healing Foods. Specify in mail which one is used or both are used.

Hope you enjoy the participation @ Sara's Corner. If you have any questions, pls mail me or leave a comment.


Looking forward for your support and participation in the event.

Cheers,
Saraswathi

Celebrate Sweets - Sugarless Event Announcement !!!

This month am hosting Celebrate Sweets started by Nivedita. I would like to thank Nivedita for giving me an opportunity to host this month.


The theme is Sweets but Sugarless still you can use any subsitute of sugar like JAGGERY, CONDENSED MILK, HONEY, KOVA/MAWA, KALKAND or anything please specify.

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Rules for the event

1. Any number of fresh entries can be sent. Archived entries to be reposted, else will not be accepted. You can prepare any sweet using any of the above except Sugar and post from now to 7th Jan 2011.

2. Eggs are not allowed.

3. Use of logo is appreciated.
4. The entry should be linked back to this event announcement and Nivedita's event announcement page.


5. Format of entry
- Name
- Recipe name
- Recipe link
- Pic resized to 300 pix


6. Roundup will be posted in Jan 2011.


7. Non bloggers can also participate, by sending entries by email to simplysara07@gmail.com with or without photograph.


Do checkout my events page for other blog event information.


So start preparing your favourite sweets and mail me at simplysara07@gmail.com subject Celebrate Sweets with name of sugar substitute.

Hope you enjoy the participation @ Sara's Corner. If you have any questions, pls mail me or leave a comment.

To start Checkout my sugarless recipes here.
Haalbai
Kai Obattu/Thenga Poli
Appam

Looking forward for your support and participation in the event.

Cheers,
Saraswathi

Only Greens Event Announcement and Giveaway!!!

Hi Friends,


I am in immense pleasure to announce this months event - "ONLY GREENS" started by Pari Vasisht of Foodelicious, who has a wonderful blog with loads of recipes. I would like to thank her for giving me an opportunity to host this month.

This Event comes with 2 giveaways
1. The first giveaway is $60 gift certificate by CSN.
2. The second giveaway is by http://www.tarladalal.com/ and for this month the winner gets Know your green leafy vegetables cookbook.
Few information about Greens from wiki.


As you all know, there are wide variety of Green leafy vegetable around the world and have lot of health benefits.


Leafy vegetables are typically low in calories, low in fat, high in protein per calorie, high in dietary fiber, high in iron and calcium, and very high in phytochemicals such as vitamin C, carotenoids, lutein and folic acid as well as Vitamin K.


Now coming to the Event.


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Rules for the event
1. Any number of fresh entries can be sent but only 2 enties from the archive will be accepted. Archived entries to be reposted, else will not be accepted. You can cook any course of meal from starter to dessert using Greens, BROCOLLI, LADY'S FINGER ARE ALSO INCLUDED by 31st Dec 2010.
2. Only vegetarian entries (eggs not allowed) will be accepted.
3. Use of logo is compulsory/mandatory.
4. The entry should be linked back to this event announcement and Pari's event announcement page.
5. The winner of the book will be chosen by me using random.org.
6. The CSN winner will be chosen by Pari Vasisht from the comments, name and links lefts in her event announcement page.
7. Format of entry
    - Name
    - Blog Name
    - Blog URL
    - Recipe name
    - Recipe link
    - Pic resized to 300 pix
    - Country
7. Roundup will be posted in 1st week of Jan 2011 unless any emergency situation.
8. Guest Host cannot win the giveaway.
9. Non bloggers can also participate, by sending entries by email to simplysara07@gmail.com with or without photograph.
10. Disclaimer - CSN giveaway is only for US/Canada/UK and Germany entries and 2nd giveaway is for entries from India.

Do checkout my events page for other blog event information.


So start cooking your choice of Greens and send by mail to simplysara07@gmail.com with subject Only Greens.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any queries.

Hope to receive your support and participation in the event.


Cheers,
Saraswathi

AWED - Brazil Event Announcement!!!

Dear Friends,


After the success of MM Party Treats, now am very pleased to annouce AWED-Brazil. AWED is an wonderful event started by DK of Chefinyou, its an excellent way to explore international recipes.  I would like to thank DK for giving me an opportunity for hosting this event.

Brazil is a large country that is made up of many different cultures. Each region has a different food specialty. The Portuguese arrived in Brazil in 1500 and brought their tastes and styles of cooking with them. They brought sugar, citrus fruits, and many sweets that are still used for desserts and holidays. The Brazilian "sweet tooth" was developed through the influence of the Europeans. Brazilians use many eggs, fruits, spices (such as cinnamon and cloves), and sugar to make sweet treats, such as ambrosia. They also use savory (not sweet) seasonings such as parsley and garlic. Other nationalities that settled in Brazil were Japanese, Arabs, and Germans. More than one million Italians had migrated to Brazil by 1880. Each immigrant group brought along its own style of cooking.


Long before the Europeans arrived, however, the Tupí-Guaraní and other Indian groups lived in Brazil. They planted manioc (a root vegetable like a potato) from which Brazilians learned to make tapioca and farofa , ground manioc, which is similar to fine breadcrumbs. It is toasted in oil and butter and sprinkled over rice, beans, meat, and fish. As of 2001, farofa was still used as the Brazilians' basic "flour" to make cookies, biscuits, and bread.

Rice, black beans, and manioc (a root vegetable like a potato) are the main foods for many Brazilians.

You can browse Wiki for more information.
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Rules of the event
1. Prepare any Vegetarian dish from Brazil and post between now and 31st Oct (Only vegetarian no eggs please). It can be anycourse of soups, meal, snacks, starters, sweets, desserts, baking is also allowed.
2. Please linkback to this event announcement and DK's page. Use of Logo is must.
3. Email me at simplysara07@gmail.com with Subject: AWED-Brazil mentioning the following details.
- Your Name
- Recipe Name
- Recipe URL
- Picture with size 300 x 300 pixels
4. Archived entries should be reposted with event linked back.

5. Non-bloggers too can participate in this event, send in your recipe by email with or without a photograph.

6. Multiple entries are accepted.

7. Round up will be posted in Nov.

Hope you like participating @ Sara's Corner Events. If you have any questions, feel free to mail me or leave a comment.

Regards,
Saraswathi