Monday, October 3, 2011

'Healing Food - Berries' Round Up and the 2 winners are....

Hi guys!.....Well I am back again with my laptop fixed and everything back to normal (atleast thats what I think :)))
I hope to be regular with my blogging from now on and keep up with blog hopping (which I am sorry to have missed the most!)....

Anyways coming back to this post....here is the round up for the 'Healing Food - Berries'....I am so glad to have been able to host this event and for Siri from Cooking with Siri as to why I have been so late in posting this round up! :)

All the recipes are unique and delectable in their own way...they are surely yummy and I would love to get on hands on them!!
Thanks guys for sending them to me!!

I posted them in the order I have recieved them and each individual entry is numbered 1,2,3,...

Well here it is....

1. Alpana from Smart Snacks sent me a refreshing Strawberry Basil Ginger Koolaid.




Ramya from Ramya's Recipes sent me 3 yummilicious dishes...

2. Buttermilk Berry Muffins




3. Strawberry Cake




4. Strawberry Milkshake




5. Vardhini from Zesty Palette sent me a soothing and comforting Blueberry Shrikhand.




6. Sadhana of Sensible Veg sent a new twist on strawberry Ice cream - Sugar free Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream.




7. Sreevalli from Ammaji Recipes sent me one of my favorites desserts -  Fat Free Yogurt Strawberry Parfait.




8. Deepika Anand from Yummy In The Tummy - My Experiment With Food sent me  summery Smoothie which surely tastes 'Berry Good'.




9. Reva from Kaarasaaram sent a very kid friendly dish - Fruit Kebabs with Yogurt and Honey.




10. Kalyani Mom Chef from Sizzling Tastebuds sent me a pickle with your not so usual berry - Gooseberry ... Nelli Pachadi (Gooseberry or Amla Chutney).




11. Gita Venugopal of Tri Stars - Connoisseur of Foodies sent me another yummy Gooseberry Chutney.....I can never have enough! :)




Saraswathi Iyer of Simply Sara sent me 2 delicious recipes for

12. Nellikai Sadam




13. Strawberry Milkshake




14. Nupur of UK-Rasoi sent some heavenly pancakes...yumm...Blueberry Coconut Pancakes.




15. Meenakshi from Random Ponderings of a Working Mom sent surprise smoothie, a Berry Surprise Smoothie.




16. Vardhini of Zesty Palette sent and delicious Strawberry Preserve.




17. HGourmet_Foodie of Healthy Gourmet Food,Cooking and Tips sent a scrumptious Blackberry Cobbler, another of my favorites.




18. Ashwini Deshpande from Indulge-ashscorner sent me what every brekky should have - Strawberry Jam.




19. Soujanya of Soujishome sent a delectable Blueberry multipurpose jam.




20. Priya of Now Serving sent an amazing dessert - Raspberry Coulis.



Now comes the interesting part....to select 2 winners by random selection.
I am using Random.org to pick the winners, so here goes....2 numbers between 1 and 20....
 
 
Winner # 1


Winner # 2

 
The winners are Ashwini Deshpande from Indulge-ashscorner and Alpana from Smart Snacks.
 
Congrats to you guys. You both will be receiving either of the two books sponsored by Siri of Cooking With Siri which are -

Cooking At Home With Pedatha - Andhra recipes (Amazon Link)

Awarded Best Vegetarian Cookbook in the World 2006, this book features traditional recipes by documenting the culinary legacy of an illustrious Indian grandmother.


OR


Sukham Ayu - Easy & Healthy Recipes (Amazon Link)

Winner of Best Health & Nutrition Book in the World 2009 – Second Place, this Indian cookbook is a guide to healthy eating & has been researched at Kerala Ayurveda & Yoga retreat near Pune.


Ashwini and Alpana please email me you address details which I will forward to Siri. Thanks and Congrats once again!

I enjoyed very much in hosting the event and am happy to be back!!

Here are my 2 berry dishes which I posted during the event time --

Blueberry Pound Cake

Very Berry Crunchy parfait

Enjoy!!!





 


9 comments:

  1. Awesome roundup Smitha. Thanks for guest hosting this month.

    Congratulations to the winners. :D

    Siri

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  2. hello Smitha guy!

    welcome back with a fixed lappy and a mind-boggling giveaway and dishes!!

    congrats to the winners!

    i looook fwd to your quick and tasty recipes!

    happy dusshera!

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  3. wonderful roundup and congrats for the winners...

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  4. Thanks Siri and Smitha. I send you my address. Thanks again for liking my entry.
    Love Ash.

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  5. Lovely round up Smitha, very nicely done. Congrats to the winners. Hurray to them.

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  6. Congrats to the winners..Beautiful roundup..

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  7. wow, mouth watering berry recipes, cool !!!

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  8. hearty congrats to the winners :) Lovely event Smitha - so glad I could participate :)

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