FUN COOKING

Iced tea is basically is from of cold tea served in a glass with ice. Iced tea is a very refreshing beverage especially during summer. It is a very healthy alternative to those sugar packed canned sodas. This is one of the most beloved package drinks and you get both the sweetened version and the unsweetened. The best part of iced tea is you can mix it with flavored syrup of your choice and just make an awesome drink that suits your taste and mood. Few flavors that are well paired with iced tea are lemon, peace, raspberry, lime, passion fruit and cherry. Not only different fruity flavors are added to make this tea delicious but many infused different herbs to make it healthier. Some people call this “sun tea” may be because of its bright color. I think you will get iced tea in almost every part of the world. In Austria you will get heavily sweetened iced tea commonly known as Eistee and in Italy you will get peach and lemon flavored iced tea, but if you are in Switzerland you will get herbal tea with peppermint flavor. Lemon flavor ice tea is most common so today we are sharing how to make lemon flavored iced tea and I am sure you will enjoy this in a warm day.




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Ginger Lemonade is a delicious healthy thirst quencher in a scorching summer day. The add of ginger makes it healthy too as it helps reduce flatulence and if you eat fresh ginger just before lunch it helps to stoke a dull appetite and fire up the digestive juices,improves the absorption and assimilation of essential nutrients in the body. Ginger is very healthy and in summer months if you add it with lemonade it not only add a fresh taste but also help you to stay fit.




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Temperature in my town is raising and it’s too hot and so I look for dishes which are light yet delicious and give you a very fresh feeling . Pepper and corn are two favorite ingredients of mine and in a summer day what can be more refreshing than lemon. So when all go together something delicious is about to happen so here comes for you an awesome summer dish pepper and baby corn in lemon sauce.


  Pepper n Baby Corn in Lemon Sauce

Ingredients
1 cup baby corn cut into bite size blanched

1 green bell pepper  cut into thin strips

1 tomato skinned seeded cut into thin strips 

1 onion chopped

1 tsp garlic chopped

½ tsp ginger chopped

1 tsp chilly garlic sauce 

1 tsp lemon rind

1 to 2 tbsp lemon juice

1 ½ cup chicken stock/ vegetable stock/ water

½ tsp sugar (optional)

1 tbsp  sesame oil

to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Direction
Heat sesame oil then add the chopped garlic. Stir for 2 sec then add the onion and ginger. Stir for another 2 to 3 sec. Then add the chopped green bell pepper and blanched baby corn. Stir and cook for a minute. Add the chicken stock or whatever you are using or handy to you. Let it boil for a minute. Then add chilly garlic sauce, salt, pepper and sugar( if using). Cook for another few second then mix cornflour with water and add to the gravy. Cook for another minute or two.When the gravy starts to thicken add lemon rinds and lemon juice. Put off the flame. Cover and give 5 to 6 minutes standing time so that the flavor of lemon get well mixed in the sauce. Serve hot with bread rolls.




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A narrative of interlinked stories rooted in fact and laced with magical realism, The Honey Thief centers on an engaging cast of characters. There’s the grief –stricken boy who finds his way back to happiness by apprenticing himself to a master beekeeper  a musician capable of conjuring stones to rise in to air with the beauty of his playing teaches his art to a mute child; and a young man who wins the heart of a scornful beauty by reading to her from the The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. There’s Abdul Kaliq, the teenager who killed a king; the Englishman named Dobara, who comes to Hazafajat to take photograph of snow leopard; Konrad ( half German, half Hazara) who sings “Billie Jean” while blazing through war zones on his motorcycle. Being a food blogger and passionate foodie I love the lighthearted funny final part most “The Cookbook of the Master Poisoner Ghorooh – e –astab of Mashad” , where we are introduced with his recipe for poisoned stew Khoresht Aaloo which is followed by several less lethal Hazara dishes. I like most Boulanne which are delicious Afghan pasties and Chelo Nakhod which need above all a chicken but a fat and happy one to make a real delicious dish. I love to share a wisdom from The Honey Thief with my foodie friend that if you want to enjoy the dishes then enjoy the preparation too. When you eat them you can feel proud that these are from my own hand. “ If we are to enjoy food, let it be an enjoyment we earn.”

In a passionate poetic wit and profound simplicity The Honey Thief reveals an unseen Afghanistan to rest of the world, that which is rich,vibrant and full of life. Afghanistan is not of failure and despair, but of resilience and fulfillment. I think The Honey Thief is a charming book and must read for everyone to know the triumph of human spirit over death and destruction.



THE HONEY THIEF ( Viking ; on sale 4/18/13; $ 26.95) I am thankful to Viking for sending me a review copy of The Honey Thief.
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