I make yummy things var ref = (''+document.referrer+''); document.write(''); Tumblr (3.0; @mangiferin)http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/40dddd69ca4cb63622a93fb626a9d483/tumblr_mojxu2vbmt1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>White cake and blueberry compote. <br/>Perfect end for a heavy father’s day meal.</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/53214540582http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/53214540582Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:22:50 -0400white cakeblueberry computeblueberriesfood porndessert<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8e485d084b6b00c594bb6e6ad31bca6a/tumblr_moitag54Vs1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de1fc2e180d0be8a5d1cf0d3ad6396bd/tumblr_moitag54Vs1qihn6vo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Tandoori chicken and putta for breakfast!</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/53195354914http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/53195354914Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:12:23 -0400keralasouth indiacoconuttandooritandoori chickenmothermade<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8a8253404df9e717c0b8ac0b1978d725/tumblr_mn61fygzlA1qihn6vo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f551912bb5b341fd7f982216f0519e69/tumblr_mn61fygzlA1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/03146644ff96f93e493abfdfde65c3cf/tumblr_mn61fygzlA1qihn6vo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Jalapeno Cheddar burger with tomato and red onion.</p> <p>I’ve bought a frozen bag of of 100% beef patties from a local bulk store and I’m branching out from the usual lettuce-tomato-provolone sandwiches I turn out.</p> <p><!-- more --></p> <p><em><strong>Ingredients: </strong></em></p> <ul><li>1 sirloin beef patty</li> <li>1 tsp ground pepper</li> <li>pinch curry powder</li> <li>pinch salt</li> <li>whole jalapeno, sliced (but I recommend using less according to your tastes)</li> <li>red onion, two medium slices, separate rings</li> <li>medium/small tomato, thinly sliced</li> <li>slice of cheddar cheese (colby jack or American works well)</li> <li>kaiser roll</li> <li>ketchup to taste</li> </ul><p><em><strong>How:</strong></em></p> <ol><li>Heat skillet/pan/griddle to medium high and coat with non-stick spray or butter or olive oil. Lay a beef patty down and sprinkle 1/2 tsp of pepper, a pinch of salt and curry powder on the raw side facing up. Quickly flip it over and sprinkle the rest of the pepper on the beef. </li> <li>Turn the patty at minute intervals to prevent burning and add the onions to the pan.</li> <li>When the juices are starting to run clear and oily, add the jalapeno slices</li> <li>Avoid cooking the jalapeno too much; when you start to smell the spiciness, move them to the waiting kaiser roll. Top the burger with a slice of cheese to let it soft and get a little melty. The onions should be almost done, keep moving them around until they are soft and caramelised.</li> <li>There is no particular method to my layering but I tend to keep the patty at the bottom because of it’s weight. In this patty you see I put ketchup down before the jalapeno, the patty was next, then the onions were pressed into the cheese,and the tomato slices were added  before the other half of the kaiser roll topped it off. <span>I’m fond of dipping my burger into more ketchup so I have it on the side as well. </span></li> <li><span>Enjoy!</span></li> </ol>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/51012361517http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/51012361517Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:00 -0400burgerjalapenocheddarcheddar cheesesandwichred oniontomatoi didn't make the kaiser roll shocking yeah I know lol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/77d44b995e7cf8d45258ee3e18e465f4/tumblr_mn614rSvYJ1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fruit salad with kiwi, blueberries, and blackberries, but I could not help but add a little of my sister’s pudding and cake lol</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/51011839160http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/51011839160Tue, 21 May 2013 16:34:03 -0400fruitfruit saladblueberrieskiwiblackberriespuddingcakewhite cakesistermade<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e71828c5ee0002368bd031bcbba924fa/tumblr_mn2fimc31b1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2669f522bcbf46f965bfe31dc0c4245f/tumblr_mn2fimc31b1qihn6vo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Berry chocolates!</p> <p>I followed the basic idea from the Chocolate Covered Strawberries Made In An Ice Cube Tray <a href="http://i.imgur.com/g15xo.png">photo going around</a>. Although it’s clearly an egg tray in the photo, I decided to make a few in an actual ice cube tray with some blackberries and blueberries on hand. I melted about a half cup of semi-sweet morsels in a double boiler and spooned a little melted chocolate before adding berries and spooned more chocolate to cover. The “instructions” say to stick the tray in the fridge to harden, but I was impatient. </p> <p><span>I froze the chocolates instead of the refrigerating</span><span> them so they’re sweating :(</span></p> <p><span>They taste wonderful, sweet and juicy. </span></p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/50854722819http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/50854722819Sun, 19 May 2013 17:54:22 -0400blackberriesblueberrieschocolatedessert<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e49ea3fb4b38cc232edebf85acda42a/tumblr_mn2fb4DaL51qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Channa cooked with potato and coconut, served with brown rice, diced tomato and fresh homemade yoghurt.</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/50854464660http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/50854464660Sun, 19 May 2013 17:51:11 -0400indian foodchannatomatoindiandinnermothermade<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/017d45d7dfb97a8acb45e3c5c99b27f2/tumblr_mn2czta54t1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Trifle! My sister made white cake and vanilla pudding from scratch and I layered them with blueberries, blackberries, halved grapes, and canned pineapple.</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/50850285305http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/50850285305Sun, 19 May 2013 16:59:53 -0400trifledessertfruitpineapplepuddingvanilla puddingcakewhite cakevanillagrapesblueberriesblackberries<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f79c14a38e012214c0955e4662e51353/tumblr_mlz8v6mGlJ1qihn6vo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Blondies made with my cousin. Though I <span>haven’t memorised the recipe,</span><span> I have made these so many times, that it took less than an hour to whip these up and enjoy!</span></p> <p>Do look back and check out the recipe and photos I’ve posted <a href="http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/tagged/blondies">here on this very blog</a> for this laughably easy chocolate chip cookie-in-brownie-form aka blonde brownie.</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/49107722683http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/49107722683Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:04:00 -0400blondiesblond browniesbrownieschocolatechocolate chip cookiesfood photographyfooddessert<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2ea7b6dc8ba3986e5774a9ea3dee076f/tumblr_mlkz3woMN61qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Uncomfortable close up of homemade turkey chili with a dollop of sour cream and a “Mexican” four-cheese blend</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/48483888488http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/48483888488Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:07:00 -0400Chilichillicheesefood pornSour cream<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7bff5ee335d9be8bd00e916148a522dd/tumblr_mkhmv8bsDc1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/91021d36d2b4fbd3546b88c2ed4ebd2c/tumblr_mkhmv8bsDc1qihn6vo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2d16a31248ce797bfb7a9adac783b2ab/tumblr_mkhmv8bsDc1qihn6vo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Oatmeal muffins have become the norm since we had bought the grain in bulk last year and no one touched it for months. I’ve use rolled oats, water, steel cut oats, margarine, less sugar and this batch has some raspberry jam stuck in the centres…Easy recipe that allows a lot of wiggle room, so enjoy!</p> <p>Soooo good with butter, it’s bad.</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/46691982842http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/46691982842Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:16:00 -0400breakfastbakingoatmealjammuffinsfoodbaked oatmealmuffin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b772146c628ca60c1efd27286ace7ed/tumblr_mk4j8tldq11qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>waffle sammich for brunch</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/46085101971http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/46085101971Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:29:17 -0400baconwaffleeggseggmaple syrupbreakfastbrunchsandwich<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf73c300344928830f08f924d21fcdb1/tumblr_mk0addFrBU1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Some two egg thing. Sloppily scrambled and sprinkled with half a red onion, 1/4 cup crumbled provolone, indiscernible amounts of black pepper, red pepper, oregano, and garlic powders. It’s going in a whole wheat wrap aka chapati.</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45905478697http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45905478697Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:27:00 -0400breakfasteggeggsomelettebut not really hahafoodred onionprovolone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd825f36bed17ba7fb33e481d8b302ba/tumblr_mjqq6oMqfC1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rasam! aka pepper water</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45535043939http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45535043939Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:00:35 -0400madrasirasamsoupmothermadericeindianindian fooddesiindiarassammadrasTamiltomatocorianderpeppercumin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c67bfec21fa856734ba7308d2f53a8bb/tumblr_mjqhavo8O91qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The final product! Notated with a Pi symbol for yesterday’s Pi Day.<br/><span>The second pie came a little worse for wear (they bake</span><em> fast</em><span>) so this was deemed photogenic enough for this blog.</span></p> <p><span>Scroll back and see of my in-progress photos :)</span></p> <p><!-- more --></p> <p>Ingredients:</p> <ul><li>2 cups warm water</li> <li>2 Tbsp olive oil</li> <li>1 Tbsp sugar</li> <li>1 Tbsp salt</li> <li>6 cups all-purpose flour</li> <li>1 Tbsp yeast</li> </ul><p>makes enough crust for 2 pies or 4 thin-crust pies<br/>The ingredient proportions are from a package King Arthur’s amazing all-purpose flour and no other ones have given me such consistent results.</p> <p>I threw it into my bread machine for the mixing and kneading and spent about 20 minutes stretching and pulling, but not tossing since I’m no professional. Follow with your favourite sauce, any combination of cheese (mozzarella and cheddar is a fav here), and toppings of your heart’s (and stomach’s) desire!</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45470457013http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45470457013Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:20:00 -0400pizzaking arthur's flourall purpose flourpi daypibakingdinnerlunchvegetarian<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8324e0eb9828b30e20cb2ef7880a6f03/tumblr_mjodg4no1i1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dough! After stretching, pulling, and then folding the edge with floury hands, I coated the top with some olive oil, folded it in half (oil will prevent the halves from sticking and provides a barrier from the sauce) and sprinkled cornmeal on the pan, and switched the side that was folded and put more cornmeal so that the pie wouldn’t stick to it.</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45380134626http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45380134626Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:02:00 -0400pizzapizza makingin progress<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1aedc42eaa0cb13d270dbc6055f93c6c/tumblr_mjoarrQIsf1qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In this family, step two of making a pizza is making the marinara sauce. Step three is prepping the toppings which is gonna be a huge Pi sign made of green peppers</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45375696613http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45375696613Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:04:00 -0400cookingpizzamarinara saucepizza makingin progress<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1461f1038ff6aa7b53353afde942ae01/tumblr_mjh7v7NdIs1qihn6vo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>White cupcakes with orange buttercream frosting and candy corn!</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45083935034http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/45083935034Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:18:00 -0400cupcakesWhite CakeFoodcakeCandycandy cornorangebuttercream frostingbuttercreambutter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/738ffee15db3145a4418f6b7e283b78f/tumblr_mj1xvl29M61qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Don’t like breakfast? Your argument is invalid.</p> <p>Just pour your favourite pancake mix into a waffle iron, and presto! Waffles!</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/44398034522http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/44398034522Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:18:00 -0500whoops the photo is slightly blurrywafflesbreakfastsyruphoneymaple syrupblueberriesblueberry<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3385f36989114d79bec4880e2e25be03/tumblr_mixegp2Zh21qihn6vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><em>New York Cheesecake topped with blueberries and white chocolate ganache</em></strong></p> <p><em>recipe for cake below</em></p> <p><em><!-- more --></em></p> <p><em>Ingredients </em></p> <ul><li><span>6 honey graham crackers, </span>finely crushed (about 1 cup)</li> <li><span>3 Tbsp. sugar </span></li> <li><span>3 Tbsp. butter or margarine</span></li> </ul><ul><li><span>5 pkg. cream cheese </span></li> <li><span>1 cup sugar </span></li> <li><span>3 Tbsp. flour </span></li> <li><span>1 Tbsp. vanilla </span></li> <li><span>1 cup sour cream </span></li> <li><span>4 eggs</span></li> </ul><p><em>Directions </em></p> <p><span>1. Heat oven to 325°F. Line 13x9-inch or a round 9inch springform pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix graham crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of pan. Bake 10 min.</span></p> <p><span>2. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low after each just until blended. Pour over crust. </span></p> <p><span>3. Bake for 40 min. or until center is almost not jiggly. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve. </span></p> <p><span>4. If cracks appear, fill them in with extra sour cream and it will tast perfectly fine. Cover with your topping of choice. Mine has been fresh fruit, fruit compote, ganache and other combinations.</span></p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/44252427971http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/44252427971Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:00:46 -0500I've let it cool outside for 20 minutes before sticking it in the freezer for two hourscheesecakewhite chocolatechocolateblueberriesblueberryFoodcake<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd29168048564618fee403936893a250/tumblr_miwta4VhL51rbi1bwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Baby hands in my strawberry carton. Complete with lace leaf cuffs.</span></p> <p>GMO? I think so!</p>http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/44209722643http://mangiferin.tumblr.com/post/44209722643Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:26:00 -0500gmostrawberriesFoodstrawberry