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- AboutFlowers.com
Sponsored by the Society of American Florists. Features buying advice, a guide to flower varieties, care tips, occasion reminder service and directory of local US and Canadian flower shops. - Avoiding Floral Scams and Flowery Disappointments
Article from Bankrate.com describing how scam artists are posing as local florist and pocketing fees for their services. Includes ordering advice for Valentine's Day. - Conscious Choice: Cut Flowers?
Article advocating the purchase of organically grown cut flowers. Discusses the alleged effects of pesticide residue to consumers and flower handlers. - The Florist Detectives
Describes alleged deceptive and misleading marketing practices by affiliate flower sellers and offers advice to locate local florists in the US and Canada. Includes links to file complaints. - In Lieu of Flowers
Articles about traditions, customs and the importance of sending floral arrangements to funeral services. Discusses the history of sympathy flowers, tribute preferences by state and etiquette. - Smartmoney.com: The Best Buck for the Bloom
Article providing money saving tips for ordering florist-delivered Mother's Day flowers. - Why Buy Organic Flowers for Valentine's Day & Everyday?
Articles provided by the Organic Consumers Association advocating the purchase of pesticide-free fresh flowers.
Random Indian Recipes:-
- Undhiyo
Mix all above muthia ingredients in a bowl and knead dough without using water. Make small balls and deep fry in oil till golden and keep aside. Make pieces of all vegetables. Mix all masala ingredient and apply to chopped vegetables. In a cooker heat one bowl oil and fry whole red chilly.ajwain and hing. Now pour all vegetables in tadka and fry again for 2-3 min. Add 1-2 cup of water and cover the cooker. Allow to cook on low flame for 30-40 min. Allow cooker to cool. Now add fried muthias and mix well. Undhiyo is ready. - Mango Sasav
Wash,peel and cube mangoes. Dry roast 1/2 tsp mustard seeds in a pan till they crackle. Add to the coconut and grind fine paste along with jeera,turmeric powder,red chilly powder and peppercorns. Heat oil and add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds and allow to crackle. Now pour the grind paste. Add jaggery,tamarind pulp,salt,mango pieces and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil and simmer till all the water dries out. Add more jaggery if necessary. Serve hot with rice. - Medu Vada
Soak urd dal in water for at least 5 hours and grind it without water. Add salt,black pepper powder and beat well to make it light and fluffy. Add chopped coriander leaves,curry leaves and green chilly pieces. Heat oil and Shape the daal mixture into flat rounds and make a hole in the center. Add little rice flour if shape is not forming. Fry first over high heat and then over lower heat till golden brown. Remove the vada out of oil and drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with green chutney or sambar. - Baingan ka Bharta
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place eggplant in pan, cover with foil. Roast until eggplant is soft. After eggplant cools, peel and chop coarsely. Chop onion, green chilly and coriander leaves. In a big bowl mix all ingredients and serve immediately. - Sarson ka Saag
Chop the sarson vegetable,palak, chillies and tomatoes and boil them in cooker for 10 min. Cool and grind coarsely. Add some makki ka aata and boil this without covering the pan until all the liquid dries up. In another pan heat ghee and add red chilly powder,garam masala powder,,haldi ,methi seeds and mustard seeds. Then add chopped onions, ginger, garlic and salt. Fry well and add above saag. Mix well and simmer for 2-3 min. - Apple Kheer
In a cup of warm milk mix the cornflour finely. In a another pan take milk,cornflour milk and sugar. Allow to boil on low flame for 20 min. Peel and grate the apples. Add immediately into boiling milk. Allow to cook for 4-5 min on low flame. Lastly add elaichi powder. Remove from heat. Garnish with kaju badam pista pieces. Apple kheer is ready to serve. - Kadboli
In a pan heat butter and add rice flour,maida,Sesame seeds,red chilly powder and salt. Mix well and knead dough using hot water. Cover the dough and keep aside for 40 min. After 40 min knead again and make small balls out of dough. Now make into rope and give kadboli shape. Heat oil in a kadai and fry kadbolis on low flame till dark brown. Allow to cool and store in air-tight container. - Smoke Chicken
First clean the chicken and apply ginger garlic paste,curd,salt and red colour and keep aside for 1 hour. After one hour in a pan take 2 tbsp oil and fry onion for 4-5 min. Add red chilly powder,turmeric powder and fry for one min. Now pour marinated chicken in pan and allow to cook. When oil started to seperate from the mixture add garam masala powder. Burn koyla on gas. When koyla burn fully put this koyla in ... - Pulao
First clean and wash rice.drain all water and keep aside for 1 hour. Cut vegetables in shape as you want. Grate coconut and extract coconut juice with warm water. In a cooker pan take 4 tbsp ghee or oil. to this add cloves,dalchini and pepper. Then add chopped green chillies and onions .fry till onion is brown in colour. Now add rice and saute it for ... - Satyanarayana Prasad
Clean rava and fry in hot ghee till light brown on slow flame. In another pan mix milk and water and keep to boil. Pour the milk mixture on fried rava. Make pieces of kaju and almond. Chop the banana into small pieces. When rava cook add sugar and cover the pan. Add kismis,kaju,almond and banana pieces. Mix well and cover the pan for 2-3 min. Lastly add elaichi powder. Prasad is ready.