Microwave Bean and Pasta Chowder

Microwave Bean and Pasta Chowder, here is an easy dorm room microwave chowder that is quick and economical. Read more

Seven-Layer Casserole

Here is an easy and economical dish to make any time during the week, or at the weekend.  It can be frozen and baked at a later date. Read more

A lemon a day to keep the doctor away

The Lady M story continutes………………..

Lady M never believes in ‘Too much of a good thing’, especially when the good thing is offered very cheap. That’s how she came into possession of a big bag of lemon from the farmer’s market. Loaded with the bright yellow fruit, she set to work her magic around the house. Started off with displaying some of the yellow citrus in cute fruit bowls all around the house. Read more

Good Morning Omelette

Here is an easy and economical omelette for breakfast before work, an easy dinner when you get home or a lazy brunch for you and your friends at the weekend.  Enjoy! Read more

Easy Chocolate Pancakes

Here is a great and easy recipe for Sunday mornings or as a dessert!

The equipment you will need: whisk or electric beater, small saucepan, medium mixing bowl, non-stick frying pan.
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Easy and economical party snacks

Easy and economical party snacks

1.    Spiced peanuts

Heat about 3-4 table spoons of cooking oil in a pan, fry the peanuts till they pop. Chop an onion, a tomato, some coriander leaves and 2-3 green chillies and toss them in peanuts. Don’t forget to add a bit of salt and lemon juice.

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Healthy Cooking on the Cheap

Trying to save money on food during these tough, high-priced times?  I will be giving you some thrifty and economical recipes during the coming months that will be sure to delight your and your family’s taste buds, as well as save you money! Read more

Vegetarian Lunch - 5-a-day and more at a time

A cool and cooling lunch for the health conscious. This lunch is bursting with vegetables and fruits and tastes. Now who can say that you cant have all your 5- a-day at one go without compromising on taste? This menu contains 8 vegetables and  5 fruits! Read more

Spare an hour for that perfect Indian Dinner

Cooking Indian food is always thought to be time consuming and labour oriented. But those were olden times. The new generation of Indian housewives is as lazy as their western counterparts. So how do we, the young and lazy ones, do ‘Indian dinners’? Well, a little planning and a lot of outside help in the form of readymade pastes go a long way to make that perfect Indian Dinner. Read more

The Indian picnic menu for an Indian Summer

Lady M was in a dilemma. Not to the Hamletian proportions, but a dilemma nevertheless. The culprit is, as always, Lord M.  Lord M and friends were discussing a day out with family while the over enthusiastic Lord M promised home made (read ‘Lady M made’) Indian finger food for the picnic. All this, without bothering to consult (beg) Lady M. Read more

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