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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Cooking Basics


Cooking for Krishna
Three things to consider - consciousness, cleanliness and timeliness

Menu Planning
six helps for menu planning

Breakfast Sides
some favorites

A Bitter Taste
a note from Ayurveda

Healthy foods
more menu planning help

Tasty Take-Outs
Home cooked goodies to inspire

Handy Cooking Tools
an ongoing list

Cooking Tips
an ongoing collection

Cooking Tips II
more discoveries

Know Your Ingredients
Introducing various ingredients used in Vaisnava/Vedic cuisine.

A Definition of "Natural Flavors"
a copy of an article important for vegetarians

A Bhoga Shopping List
Having essential ingredients on hand makes cooking easier. The following is a sample

More About Cooking
There's lots to learn when it comes to food preparation and planning.

Fresh vs Factory Food
for purer bhoga offerings

More Cooking Basics
Making noodles, how to chaunce and more.

Grind Your Own
wheat flour, farina, oatmeal and besan

Grind Your Own II
spices and powdered sugar

Butter Homemade
So easy, even a kid can make it.

Better Butter
Making butter from yogurt

Better Butter Part II
And update

Glorious Ghee
Ghee is Mother Nature's healthiest cooking substance from Krsna's favorite and the best of animals- mother cow!

Making Yogurt
Another of Krishna's favorite foods.

Fresh Cheese Making
This is what makes it easy to be vegetarian.

Wheat Meat
Inspiration here to try "wheat meat".

Creating Garnishes
A garnish is not a necessity, but they add that extra special touch to make a meal appealing and appetizing.

Potatoes
Storage tips and a simple preparation method that may be added to other dishes or served on its own.

Pumpkin
a way to remember Krishna and cook them

Whole Wheat Sauce
Useful for many dishes.

mung bean sprouts 
the easy way

Turmeric
The flowers can be cooked, too.