tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post4060924770293633243..comments2024-03-16T06:57:34.250-04:00Comments on Bong Mom's CookBook: Dry Roasted Spicy Chickpea Salad -- Going local ?Bong Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-53425436948630414262010-12-20T01:09:09.670-05:002010-12-20T01:09:09.670-05:00Fantabulous, out of this world…great man, you have...Fantabulous, out of this world…great man, you have proved the world that innovation is not lost from the universe. I am so influenced by your way of expression; I think I will work to improve mine…great going dude!!!Kamagrahttp://www.samrx.com/buy-kamagra.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-78464859562706293752010-01-25T05:35:35.932-05:002010-01-25T05:35:35.932-05:00This is awesome and mouthwatering. Do visit my blo...This is awesome and mouthwatering. Do visit my blog when time permits.http://shanthisthaligai.blogspot.com/Shanthi Krishnakumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582441349117334600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-53716073573278500182010-01-18T15:14:30.249-05:002010-01-18T15:14:30.249-05:00I guess we all should start a garden and do veggi...I guess we all should start a garden and do veggie exchanges then we'll be healthy and safe and happy. Since we all are aware of this, why not?<br /><br />Very informative post, chick peas and the presentation look lovely.ruchikacookshttp://ruchikacooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-1106953996790059922010-01-16T10:49:56.162-05:002010-01-16T10:49:56.162-05:00I never had a good farmer's market near my pla...I never had a good farmer's market near my place in NJ. There was a small stall on Rt 202 that had very limited variety of veggies. Back here at my parents' place, I am so thrilled about getting fresh veggies at at the doorstep every morning. There are many vendors selling freshly plucked veggies from their carts, taking "going local" to a whole new level. They are not organic though. I found organic produce in stores here but I'm not sure how true that is.Vanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990053720835647706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-61809054668323037612010-01-15T08:04:56.267-05:002010-01-15T08:04:56.267-05:00Hi, thank you so much for this information. I lear...Hi, thank you so much for this information. I learned a lot, I just found your blog while searching for an interesting article about healthy food. I can say that your post is really helpful. I'm full of relevant info. =) By the way, you might love to visit <a href="http://www.happytiffin.com/shop/index.html" rel="nofollow">Happy Tiffin</a> there are many cool and amazing eco-friendly stuffs that you might like. Thank yourObrakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079483682397688153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-15482924240483624142010-01-14T21:49:59.554-05:002010-01-14T21:49:59.554-05:00I guess we need to strike a balance with our needs...I guess we need to strike a balance with our needs. I buy organic, local and conventional.. Comparing NJ to Texas we get way more local & seasonal stuffs in local markets. Organic is a lot more affordable now. But I don't think I can still afford to do a 100% switch to organic. <br /><br />Newspaper wrapped chaat always brings in pleasant memories:-)Somahttp://www.ecurry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-50666620317594196672010-01-14T06:11:51.942-05:002010-01-14T06:11:51.942-05:00hmmmm food for thought!...salad looks like someth...hmmmm food for thought!...salad looks like something i could use now..shttp://forkbootsandapalette.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-47741794078482728612010-01-13T11:51:22.925-05:002010-01-13T11:51:22.925-05:00Hello everyone!
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your post is very informative..
T...very well said..<br />your post is very informative..<br />Thanks for sharing and the salad looks yummy..:)reciperaagahttp://reciperaaga.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-40344106347715983142010-01-13T08:20:22.977-05:002010-01-13T08:20:22.977-05:00Fascinating post. You may also find the link below...Fascinating post. You may also find the link below interesting, where you can download recipes from The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook.<br /><br />http://www.wbqonline.com/feature.do?featureid=486Blogman Badmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514464926061956492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-2790896804008292352010-01-13T05:21:14.533-05:002010-01-13T05:21:14.533-05:00Roasted chickpeas are a treat on their own! Very n...Roasted chickpeas are a treat on their own! Very nice research Sandeepa. In Chennai I have just started venturing into the organic producs even though there ae lots of stores already in place.Nirmalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208705843959737265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-36731728345779009082010-01-12T23:46:22.181-05:002010-01-12T23:46:22.181-05:00Love love this recipe!!! Just right for a snack......Love love this recipe!!! Just right for a snack.....<br /><br />The post (along with Indo's) is very very informative...its the fruits which are mostly non local and unseasonal here - the vegetables are mostly local and local.Mirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676408925598600874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-21805671276238998232010-01-12T16:07:40.140-05:002010-01-12T16:07:40.140-05:00I love this recipe and all the detailing you have ...I love this recipe and all the detailing you have done. <br /><br />I make these quick and easy to make snacks myself and they can really be mouthwatering with a little innovation. <br /><br />Being a Bong myself, I always feel a little sprinkle of "bhaja moshla" works wonders on them.PreeOccupiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976093401508848605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-42368144061158505862010-01-11T14:33:58.719-05:002010-01-11T14:33:58.719-05:00Ranjani
Thank You
SE
Same here. I really don&#...<b>Ranjani </b><br /><br />Thank You<br /><br /><b>SE</b><br /><br />Same here. I really don't see much local veggies here though fruits are in plentyBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-56247000777731410052010-01-11T14:32:01.182-05:002010-01-11T14:32:01.182-05:00Indo
That is very true. Even my price club has st...<b>Indo</b><br /><br />That is very true. Even my price club has started carrying a lot of organic now<br /><br /><b>Mamatha</b><br /><br />Thanks for the comment. That really makes a lot of sense. <br />I am still not sure though. I don't know too much but I hope my choices as a consumer don't contribute towards putting a farmer out of business somewhere or make regular commodity more expensive for everyone<br /><br /><b>Cham </b><br /><br />You are lucky. <br /><br /><b>Dipali </b><br /><br />Awww<br /><br /><b> AS </b><br /><br />You are so right<br /><br /><b> Asha </b><br /><br />Never bought organic chickpeas. I got organic rajma the other day. Didn't see any diff in taste just made me feel happier and anyway it was only for the kids that I got themBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-21553661029620678792010-01-11T14:23:08.633-05:002010-01-11T14:23:08.633-05:00Linda
You are right. But sadly for me the veggies...<b>Linda</b><br /><br />You are right. But sadly for me the veggies I grow are very few and don't really satisfy my needs. Maybe we should all have a farm :)<br /><br /><b>Sra</b><br />I have never bought organic spices, you mean organic coriander and organic cinnamon ?<br /><br /><b>Sudeshna</b><br />That is right.<br /><br /><b>Lavanya</b><br /><br />You are very correct, that cert is expensive. But my farmers market is not really like the California farmers market or the amish farmers market. No farmers there and the counters are manned by chinese or spanish who understand little english.<br />I need to have a real farmers market nearbyBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-79266565273862833752010-01-11T14:17:53.030-05:002010-01-11T14:17:53.030-05:00Sayantani
Honestly I do not buy seasonal, it is s...<b>Sayantani</b><br /><br />Honestly I do not buy seasonal, it is so cold here that I don't even know what is in season and out<br /><br /><br /><b>UshnishDa</b><br /><br />That is what I thought when I said, how much can you trust. Here the USDA certified is 100%organic.<br /><br /><b>Jaya</b><br />I don't know if organic has a more or less carbon footprint than regular, I guess it will be same. But organic farming is not harming the land or water<br /><br /><b>Knife</b><br /><br />I really don't know if all conventional food is GM. Need to ask and learn more I guess.<br />Organic is expensive but now they are more affordable than from 2 years back. Also organic is not found everywhere<br />To wash soak in salt water and then eat. I learned this from a fellow blogger and do so now<br /><br /><b>HC </b><br /><br />:):)<br /><br /><b>Notyet</b><br />Thanks<br /><br /><b>Meeso</b><br /><br />That is so trueBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-80086584473967224152010-01-11T11:03:29.705-05:002010-01-11T11:03:29.705-05:00thats a informative post !!! Back in Indian, being...thats a informative post !!! Back in Indian, being from belgaum, we used to always get the freshest vegetables sold by farmers in the evening..the produce which would have been picked couple of hours early..and miss those..now being on the east coast in US..it is tough to survive with those very few local grown vegetables..atleast us who need two diff kinds of vegetables everyday !!SEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110602632368762500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-36363095723874091142010-01-11T10:42:20.506-05:002010-01-11T10:42:20.506-05:00What a well written informative post!- love chickp...What a well written informative post!- love chickpeas in any form and that snack looks healthy and easy-bookmarked.Ranjanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610131114050032536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-29300713022837085392010-01-11T07:46:59.540-05:002010-01-11T07:46:59.540-05:00Great post Sandeepa. I love organic Chickpeas I ge...Great post Sandeepa. I love organic Chickpeas I get here. they are smaller and very tasty, Regular ones are so big and causes lot of gas plus odd taste too. Organic food and veggies are expensive, like you I buy them sometimes or some products, not all. They do taste better though, look better too.<br /><br />Yummy garma garam chor garam chole, slurp! :)<br /><br />We drove Trisha back to college,came home late at night. I feel little depressed today. Even though she just plays video games in the other room when she is at home, I just feel happier and somehow complete. But I have to learn to let go, I know!<br /><br />I will try and get 3 Idiots movie online somewhere, no chance I can watch in the movie theater here at all.FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-60655651649279129862010-01-11T04:15:54.826-05:002010-01-11T04:15:54.826-05:00nice thoughts about how we eat and what we eat!! t...nice thoughts about how we eat and what we eat!! this subject can be debated the whole day......:):):)<br /><br />the roasted chickpeas tossed in onions and green chilies and spices looks fantastic!! the way you've presented it (wrapped up in a paper) reminds me of a snack named "sundal" that they sell along the sea shores in Pondy :):)gtyukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199111855245948402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-39547143571018522002010-01-10T22:49:21.683-05:002010-01-10T22:49:21.683-05:00Brilliant post, Sandeepa.Brilliant post, Sandeepa.dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-27617489880379822632010-01-10T18:07:45.072-05:002010-01-10T18:07:45.072-05:00I am not huge fan of organic but rely a lot of loc...I am not huge fan of organic but rely a lot of local food. After moving in CA, We do have Farmers market through out the year, products are much cheaper,fresh than the grocery shelf! U even boost ur local economy which is encouraged by the Gov! Good post!Chamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912395013740648068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-5637216909959934502010-01-10T17:24:05.531-05:002010-01-10T17:24:05.531-05:00Great post Sandeepa, very thought-provoking. This ...Great post Sandeepa, very thought-provoking. This comment by Nupur on another blog made so much sense that it's stayed with me:<br /><br /> "I think being able to eat what we like, when we like, as much as we like- that is a fad! That is what is unsustainable and something that we won’t be able to continue for long."<br /><br />As long as the US keeps dumping all the extra corn, wheat and soy that is subsidized by our money, in the developing countries and their local agriculture is destroyed as a result, no amount of exports is going to help Afghanistan or any other country for that matter.<br /><br />MamathaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-5150523776805371422010-01-10T14:04:38.190-05:002010-01-10T14:04:38.190-05:00A very good post Sandeepa. I think everyone should...A very good post Sandeepa. I think everyone should start asking questions about what they are eating be it organic, local or conventional. There is a place for each one of them in a healthy diet. <br /><br />From astronomical prices for organic milk and eggs to more reasonable prices today - possible due consumer demand. I think it is wrong to underestimate the power of the market place. I don't mean in the capitalist sense of the word but the market providing what the consumer demands.indosungodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556193051268397994noreply@blogger.com