tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90231902671713767432024-02-20T21:18:23.013-08:00Basics of blogging and Cookbook ReviewsVisit http://simpleindianfood.blogspot.com for RecipesEChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-91675200677749967762012-07-09T04:41:00.001-07:002012-07-09T04:41:19.736-07:00Cookbook Review: Quick Fix Indian by Ruta Kahate<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing</div>
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This book is the latest by Ruta Kahate who earlier wrote 5 Spices, 50 dishes. All of the recipes mentioned in the book are said to take just 30 minutes to get ready including the time involved for soaking and marinating. She introduces the concept of Quick fix Indian pantry that has ingredients which are used in Indian recipes. The Shortcut shelf segment has 8 recipes for recurring homemade items that can be refrigerated and helps in cooking faster.</div>
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Its interesting to note that Ruta mentions blender, electric coffee blender for grinding fresh spices and a small pestle and mortar for grinding less quantities as the only special equipments required for the recipes.</div>
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Also the recipes mostly dont have the cooking time mentioned as importance is given to the food being well cooked which may take less or more than the time mentioned.</div>
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Apart from mentioning the ingredients in general for all the recipes, there is a segment dedicated to introduction about a few essential ingredients. The importance and health benefits of these ingredients are also mentioned wherever possible.</div>
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Every recipe begins with a small introduction about it, serving suggestions, number of servings and there are special notes, variations and tips mentioned wherever possible. </div>
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There is a huge influence of Goa's food culture in the recipes where the author keeps travelling.</div>
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1. Brisk breakfasts<br />
2. Lightning Lunches<br />
3. Swift soups<br />
4. Speedy salads and Raitas<br />
5. Mains in minutes<br />
6. Express veggies<br />
7. Snappy staples<br />
8. Curries and dals in a hurry<br />
9. Rapid relishes<br />
10.Zippy snacks<br />
11.Double quick desserts<br />
12.Last minute libations</div>
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In all there are 125 recipes with more of non-vegetarian recipes. In the end the metric conversions and equivalents for common ingredients have also been published.</div>
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There are some amazing pictures of the ingredients involved in Indian cooking in the book. However, the absence of pictures of cooked food is the only thing missing in the book.</div>
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In all, the book would be of great help when there is very less time to cook food at home and the short cut shelf concept given here would also help in cooking other varieties of Indian food..</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-28458556789395493732012-06-28T22:34:00.002-07:002012-06-29T01:32:31.991-07:0060 Great Recipes for your baby by Roma Sharma<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Roma sharma has come up with this interesting e-book titled 60 great recipes for your baby. Most of the first time mothers have tons of queries relating to what food the kid needs to be given after the phase of breast feeding. This ebook would help them give the right kind of food and has also varieties that wouldnt make food boring for the kid.</div>
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The book has segments based on the age group of the kid. </div>
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Phase 1: 6-7 months where solids are introduced<br />
Phase 2: 8-9 months<br />
Phase 3: 10-12 months<br />
Phase 4: Above 12 months</div>
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The recipes involve traditional ingredients like dal, ragi etc as suggested by our elders and also modern day ingredients like oats and cheese that are healthy. The recipes cover almost all the nutritious food like sprouts, fruits, vegetables with greens in particular, nuts and calcium rich food like paneer. There is also a seperate chart as to the fruits that can be introduced to the baby at various stages.</div>
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She also shares some tips on how the kid can be introduced to a new food variety, developing good eating habits for the kids and dealing with a fussy eater to name a few. </div>
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There is seperate section on home remedies for common ailments among kids and what needs to be done or avoided during such time.</div>
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Each and every recipe has a small description about the recipe, the variations possible, the nutritional facts and additional notes too.</div>
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There are also a few recipes that can would be convenient to carry along during travel.</div>
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Instant kichdi mix for travelling in Stage 1</div>
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Mini fried idlis for Stage 2</div>
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Paneer fingers for above 12 months.</div>
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Overall this book is a must for all those first time mothers who feel their kid should get the best food in their initial and most important growing years.<br />
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You can <a href="http://babyfoodrecipes.in/" target="_blank">buy the e-book here</a></div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-54336999943095134872012-01-16T03:23:00.001-08:002012-01-16T03:23:31.397-08:00Gujarati kitchen by Bhanu Hajratwala<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Author : Bhanu Hajratwala</div>
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Publisher : Westland</div>
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The author Bhanu Hajratwala was brought up in a traditional Gujarati family in Fiji Island and later moved on to the US after her marriage. And this is clearly evident in the way she has presented traditional Gujarati recipe with instructions to prepare using microwave also wherever possible. </div>
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It wouldnt be possible to cover all the recipes of any Indian cuisine in a single book as there are so many varieties and variations. However, the author has selected about 85 recipes of which some are synonymous with Gujarati cuisine and the rest are traditional family recipes. </div>
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Browsing through the pages, the first thing I noticed was non-vegetarian recipe and was in a for a shock as all along I have been of the view that Gujaratis are pure vegetarian and many of them dont even use onions and garlic in their daily food. Since I am a pure vegetarian this review doesnt cover the Non-vegetarian sections.</div>
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The book begins with a really big introduction by the author where she shares her experiences and experiments related to cooking. She introduces the readers about how she has been putting in efforts in the form of writing the recipes with exact measurements, the smallest details and trying on the written notes to ensure that she doesnt miss out on any detail. Next, comes in some kitchen basics like general tips, utensils required, ingredients used in Indian cooking, measurements and conversions. </div>
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The recipes begin a few masala mix(spices) that have been used in the dishes. </div>
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2. Main dishes -Vegetarian and Non vegetarian varieties</div>
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3. Breads</div>
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4. Rice</div>
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5. Accompaniments with rice</div>
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6. Sweets </div>
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7. Chutneys and Relishes</div>
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8. Pickles</div>
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9. Favourite teatime snacks</div>
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10. Drinks</div>
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11. Mouth Fresheners</div>
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12. Sample Menus</div>
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Apart from Gujarati names, the recipe names are also mentioned in English. This would be very helpful for non Gujaratis. The procedure for each and every dish is well explained in a detailed and simple way which would be more beneficial for newbies in the kitchen. The step by step instructions would make it easy to try some hard core dishes that would otherwise be difficult.</div>
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The author's stay abroad in US and other countries is clearly reflected as the author has also included freezing method for the recipes. It is also mentioned how long the dish would stay fresh and variations to the original recipe have also been mentioned wherever possible. Most of the ingredients used in the recipes are simple and are easily available. The dishes are cooked to quantities that would suit a family of 4-6 people.<br />
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Apart from the all time famous Gujarati cuisine dishes like Oondhiyu, Thepla, Kachori, Khandvi, the author also explores some exotic dishes. Overall, whether you are a lover of gujarati food or have been wanting to try out any authentic Gujarati dish since long, this book is for you. In short, a must have for a complete foodie.</div>
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Published by Thirumalai Charity Trust Publications, the book is a treasure house of authentic Tamil Iyengar cuisine. Although the book covers some north Indian recipes too, one can look forward to the entire list of South Indian vegetarian cuisine in the book. Apart from the foreword, translators preface, the author's experiences, there are also notes on glossary, pre-cooking stages and kitchen management.</div>
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3. Masala and spiced powder</div>
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4. Sambar and kuzhambu varieties</div>
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6. Koottu varieties with tamarind</div>
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7. Koottu varieties without tamarind</div>
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8. Masiyal varieties</div>
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9. Kottu varieties -North Indian</div>
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10. Dry vegetable curries</div>
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11. Leafy green vegetable varieties</div>
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16. Uncooked foods, sprouts and salads</div>
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17. Chapathi, paratha and poori varieties</div>
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18. Idli, dosai varieties</div>
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19. Uppuma, sevai, kozhukkattai varieties</div>
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20. Kesari, Okkorai, Poli, Puttu etc</div>
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21. Sugar based sweets- Mysore pak, burfi, laddoo, halwa etc</div>
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22. Jaggery based sweets- Manoharam, Kadalai urundai, suhian, sojji appam etc</div>
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23. Fried savoury snacks -Murukku, cheedai, thattai, thenkuzhal, omapodi etc</div>
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24. Chips - Potato, Banana, yam etc</div>
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25. Pickles - Mango, lime, gooseberry</div>
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26. Dehydrated wafers and other vathals</div>
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27. Home made remedies and deepavali lehiyam</div>
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An ideal gift for a newly wed South Indian bride and an amateur in cooking ......</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-52976254058718127682011-07-25T07:47:00.000-07:002012-01-09T21:23:54.336-08:00Best of Indian Sweets and Desserts by Aroona Reejhsinghani<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Author : Aroona Reejhsinghani</div>
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Publisher: Jaico publishing house</div>
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The book covers sweet varieties from various parts of India. Although there are no pictures of the dish, there are lot of recipes classified according to the states..</div>
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3. Food colours</div>
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4. Helfpful hints</div>
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10. Kerala</div>
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12. Kanara</div>
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13. Mangalore</div>
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15. Andhra</div>
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17. Punjab and Haryana</div>
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18. Orissa</div>
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If homemade sweets are an integral part of your food, this book would definetely serve the purpose of exploring the sweet varieties prepared all over India.</div>
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Author : Mrs Mallika Badrinath</div>
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The latest offering from the popular South Indian cookery book author, this book focuses on use of the healthy cereal oats in various Indian recipes. The recipes are all vegetarian and oats has been included as a variation in South Indian recipes.</div>
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The book starts with introduction to oats, health benefits and other general information about oats. The recipes have been classified as -</div>
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There is a small one line introduction to each of the recipes. As the name suggests it covers only dals and kadhis as prepared in various parts of India.</div>
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The book would be useful to those for whom dals or kadhi are an essential part of the food each day.</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-62082726513765142902011-07-21T07:43:00.000-07:002012-01-09T21:24:45.200-08:00100 Vegetarian gravies by Mallika Badrinath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The book has a collection of 100 recipes that serve as a side dish for various Indian cuisines. The gravies includes South Indian as well as North Indian ones.</div>
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There are also a few baked recipes as side dishes. Apart from the recipes, there are a some tips for making gravy tastier, preparation tomato paste for preserving, making and deep frying paneer, caramelising sugar and preparation of garam masala as required for the recipes. Variations to the recipes have been mentioned wherever possible.</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-51346049065176219832011-07-20T07:27:00.000-07:002012-01-09T21:24:56.119-08:00Cook and See (Samaithu par ) - 4 by Priya Ramkumar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The book has a collection of 100 varieties of Murukkus (Chaklis ) and Mixtures..among the most popular savouries of Indians. </div>
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Apart from the recipes, there are points to remember in preparation of the dough and mistakes that should be avoided while making these savouries.</div>
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The book has a good collection of recipes for those who like savouries for tea time snacks and is specially useful during festivals.</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-36134678589406807552011-07-18T08:01:00.000-07:002012-01-09T21:25:25.459-08:00Quick and easy Kids Cakes by Sara Lewis<div style="text-align: justify;">
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If you like baking cakes and decorating them, this one is a sure buy. </div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-8021246246233243822011-06-06T18:16:00.000-07:002012-01-09T21:25:57.208-08:00Awards againThanks Deepika of <a href="http://mylifeandspice.blogspot.com/2011/06/awards-and-tags.html">My Life and Spice</a> for the lovely set of awards<br />
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A collection of vegetarian and non vegetarian recipes by Sanjeev Kapoor focussing on healthy food that can be tasty too..The book starts with Dietary and Health guidelines informing readers about how small changes in the routine will have better results.</div>
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Salads for all occassions published by Jaico Publishing House and authored by Vijaya Hiremath is a treasure for salad lovers. Bright pictures, simple to follow recipes with nutritive values for each dish compiled by a dietician are the highlights of the book..</div>
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The various combinations in ingredients and dressings would tempt anyone to try the salad right away..</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-18732546568443986112011-04-10T09:15:00.000-07:002012-01-09T21:28:07.078-08:00Dakshin - Vegetarian cuisine from South India by Chandra Padmanabhan<div style="text-align: justify;">
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One of the most popular books in South Indian vegetarian cuisine, the book lives up the name with the traditional recipes published in the book.</div>
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8. Chutneys and Pickles</div>
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The author's experience of more than 25 years in cooking is very much visible in her recipes and the book is definetely worth buying for those who enjoy the flavours in the South Indian recipes </div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-92168899235959984352011-02-25T04:49:00.000-08:002012-01-09T21:28:24.095-08:00Awards time<div style="text-align: justify;">
Kaveri of <a href="http://palakkadcooking.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-first-awards.html?showComment=1298638118451#c1135842822597555106">Palakkad Chamayal</a> and Shilpi Bose of <a href="http://itistastyma.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-first-two-awards.html#more">Its tasty ma</a> have passed these two beautiful awards ..I would like to share these awards with all my blogger friends</div>
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Sukham Ayu - Jigyasa and Pratibha's second venture after Cooking with Pedatha won the second place as the Best health and Nutrition book in the world during 2009. It is a perfect book for a layman to incorporate ayurveda in the day to day food. There are more than 60 vegetarian recipes classified in different categories that are simple to make and nutritious at the same time. So the reader can look forward to Nutritious, tasty and simple recipes in the book.</div>
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Some dal recipes again with vegetables like bittergourd and bottlegourd that are usually not added to dals.</div>
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Soya pulao and Goda masala pulav look very tempting among the rice varieties</div>
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Yam cutlets and millet dosa are good variations to the usual potato cutlet and rice dosas.</div>
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Spice tea, Brahmi chutney and a variety of vegetable and fruit juices fascinate me.</div>
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Overall, a must buy for all those aiming at healthier living</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-2910532907695979022011-01-10T22:19:00.000-08:002012-01-09T21:29:35.701-08:00Watermarking your pictures to reduce plagiarism<div style="text-align: justify;">
The instances of plagiarism is increasing very day and we must try to protect our content as far as possible. We cannt do anything with respect to our text content but we can definetely watermark our pictures. And we need to do this in such a way that if the plagiarist attempts to remove our watermark the picture gets spoilt to some extent...Have a look at the following pictures and the possible ways of watermarking them...</div>
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The above watermarks on any side of the picture can be easily removed by cropping the image without a bit damage to the picture. These pictures are preferred by plagiarists as they can easily remove the marks of the creator.</div>
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In the above picture, there is a transparent watermark in the center so that the look of the recipe is not spoilt..but then these too are an advantage for the plagiarist as any efforts to remove the watermark wouldnt damage the look of the recipe..</div>
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So, whats the best we can do on our part --- put up such a watermark that the picture will get spoilt if it is attempted to remove the watermark...</div>
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For that- open the picture in Picasa</div>
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First, crop the picture to the required size. Click on text "ABC". <br />
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Set the transperancy level to the maximum on the right. Select colour of text-always choose contrast colour so that the text is well visible on the food picture. Also choose font name, size and then click on the center of the food picture. Type in your blog address or blog name. You can even change it to bold /italic /underline and then click on apply. Save the changes by right clicking on the picture.</div>
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Here it is ready ... Now even if the plagiarist tries to use the image without editing, your blog link will appear in the picture- so its free publicity of your blog and if they try to edit, they will end up spoiling the picture.</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-30188480732216758982011-01-07T08:45:00.000-08:002012-01-09T21:30:45.169-08:00Creating a Facebook page and adding a like button widget<div style="text-align: justify;">
This widget is one of the popular ones related to Facebook on blogs..To have one, you must first have a facebook id.</div>
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After logging in to FB, there are two ways to creating a page..</div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">First method --</span></strong></div>
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Login to facebook</div>
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Locate the "Ads and Pages" button on the left side bar<br />
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Clicking on it opens up the below page --<br />
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Click on "facebook page" in the center as shown by the arrow..<br />
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Click on "create a page" button..</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Second method --</strong></span></div>
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In case you are not able to locate "Ads and Pages" on the sidebar, go to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/">http://www.facebook.com/pages/</a>. Login with your facebook id and password.</div>
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After login the page opens up<br />
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Click on "create page"..<br />
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Select the appropriate option under official page and provide name for your page. click on the option if you are the official representative of the page..</div>
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Click on "create official page".<br />
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A small window opens up asking for confirmation..click on "create page"<br />
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Your page is created..You can now fill in more details like providing details of your blog, adding picture, inviting friends etc..</div>
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To add a widget on your blog suggesting readers to "Like" your page..scroll down the page under the "getting started" option..</div>
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Enter the url of your facebook page under "facebook page url"</div>
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Change other columns as required and you can see the preview after every change in the side box.</div>
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Finally click on "Get code" and a window opens up with the code.</div>
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Copy the code and open blogger..Go to design tab and click on "add a gadget". Select "HTML" option and paste the code there. Save. If you wish to you can change the location of the widget on the blog. </div>
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Click save and its done.<br />
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</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-8422299991408315502010-12-10T05:34:00.000-08:002012-01-09T21:31:13.076-08:00How to add a Linkwithin button to your blog<div style="text-align: justify;">
Linkwithin button helps the reader to see related posts. To add this to your blog, go to <a href="http://linkwithin.com/">http://linkwithin.com/</a>.. You will come to this page.</div>
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Enter your email address, blog address, blogging platform and the number of suggestions you want to the widget to display..click on "Get widget".. this window opens up..<br />
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Click on "Install widget"..If you have more than one blog, select the blog where you want this widget to appear and change the title if you want to.. </div>
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Click on "Add widget". You will get this message..If you wish to you can change the position of the widget..It should start working on your blog.</div>
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</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-3615827733436436952010-12-08T08:25:00.000-08:002012-01-09T21:32:59.980-08:00How to add a "Subscribe via email" button with Feedburner<div style="text-align: justify;">
Visitors to your blog need not be bloggers and so they may find it difficult to stay updated with your blog posts. "Subscribe via email" feature allows the readers to register their email id with feedburner so that they receive a mail everytime you post something new..Once they provide their email id, they just have to verify using the link sent to their mailbox and they will start receiving updates...</div>
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Here is the process that the blogger has to follow to add this feature..........</div>
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You need to have a Feedburner account activated for this--</div>
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1. Go to feedburner.google.com<br />
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2. Enter your gmail id and password and click on "Sign in:. You arrive at this page. For this tutorial I am using my blog - http://easycrafts-softtoys.blogspot.com. Use your blog address wherever you find this link. After you enter your blog address, click on Next</div>
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3. You arrive at this page..Type in the Feed Title and Feed address as required and click on Next.<br />
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4. You arrive at this window..For the time being click on "Skip to feed management"<br />
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5. Click on "Publicize" tab. You reach this window<br />
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6. And then on "Email subscriptions" on the left side bar..<br />
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Logging in to blogger id, going to the design tab, clicking on "Add a gadget", clicking the " +" button besides "HTML/Javascript", pasting the code there and saving.</div>
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Choose the blog and make changes to the Title as you want it to appear on your blog and click on "Add widget". The widget is added to your blog automatically. You will get the message as "Subscribe via email has been added to your page". If you wish to you can change the location of the widget to appear on your blog. The final look would be like this --</div>
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Login to blogger id, go to the design tab, click on "Add a gadget", click the " +" button besides "HTML/Javascript", paste the code there and save.</div>
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Chose the blog and you can change the title too if you want to..Click on "Add widget". You are done. You will get a message " "Subscribe via email has been added to your page". </div>
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Click on "Save" in Feedburner page and logout.</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-53722712553389586382010-12-03T04:28:00.000-08:002012-01-09T21:33:14.683-08:00Awards againThanks <a href="http://isingcakes.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/nankhatai-and-an-award/#more-515">Ising cakes </a>, <a href="http://gayathriscookspot.blogspot.com/2010/10/two-feathers-in-my-cap.html">Gayathri</a> and <a href="http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/2010/10/award-time-again.html">Nayna</a> for this award<br />
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<img height="318" src="http://isingcakes.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/lovelyblog.jpg?w=250" width="320" />EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023190267171376743.post-1311966946610443542010-08-06T06:20:00.001-07:002012-01-09T21:33:26.408-08:00The Versatile blogger awardThanks PJ of <a href="http://seduceyourtastebuds.blogspot.com/2010/07/blanching-tomatoes-in-microwave.html">Seduce your tastebuds</a> for this beautiful award<br />
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Shama from <a href="http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-250-th-post.html">Easy2cook recipes </a>shared this award-</div>
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Srividhya from <a href="http://www.vidhya-ravikumar.co.cc/2010/03/awards.html">Vidhu's kitchen</a> shared these two awards -</div>
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Renuka from <a href="http://cookingyummy.blogspot.com/2010/01/kreative-blogger-award-from-sumathi.html">Love of Cooking</a> sent in this award</div>
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Bangalore Baker from S<a href="http://versatilekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/02/blogging-and-first-award.html">tories from an Indian Kitchen</a> shares her first ever award<br />
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Thanks a lot all of you..Since I have already done all the tags earlier, I have not repeated it again here</div>EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260908935271427941noreply@blogger.com0