All set for Easter? Menu decided? I wanted to post a dessert recipe, a pudding recipe to be specific, as an Ea

It all started when I saw Rachel's invitation on FB to join the bread baking event.  This month's theme for t

I'm sure you know Divya. You cant miss all the beautiful cakes that she is baking these days. However I don't

Here is a simple thoran that goes well with rice. Its been ages since I've had this thoran. I was looking out

I liked one of my snaps taken recently. I thought it was one of my best ever snaps. I felt happy every time I

The season of lent has started. One of the most asked questions, by the hard core carnivores, during this peri

Sometimes I get mails from some of  you asking for kid's recipes. Though there are a number of kid's friendly

I did this post specially for Ria. I'm sure most of you know her and she needs no introduction. She asked me t

Its been sometime right? What can I say, there isnt any particular reason for this gap apart from my laziness

Ideally I should be making a hot bowl of soup for this climate. Nope its not snowing or raining in Bahrain, bu

Here is something for your Christmas goodie bag, to gift your loved ones. Perfect for the season! So how's you

These days I get mails asking me what's special for Christmas @ MariasMenu. I started with the idea of posting

Here comes December!! I guess December is always welcomed with happiness. After all its a season of Joy, happi

Do you have a favorite tea time snack... or should I ask... did you have a favorite tea time snack (nalumani p

The very mention of the word "uppumaanga" makes me nostalgic and my mouth water. Am sure that's the case with

Hey, Am back in Bahrain :) Hope you are doing great!! We reached Bahrain a few weeks ago. I was a bit lazy tha

Hi. Hope things are great with you. As I've mentioned in the previous post, I am in Kerala now, enjoying my va

Eid Mubarak!! Hope you had a great time with your family and friends. Its been sometime right? I was a bit bus

One more pickle recipe from my mom in law. She usually make it with fish, but she said prawns can also be made

Pavakka Kichadi Recipe Type: Side dish, Kerala Onam and Vishu Sadya recipe Cuisine: Kerala, South Indian, Indi

The recipe...   Inji Curry Author: Maria Jose Martin Serves: 3 Ingredients Ginger - 100 gm Tamarind - siz

A very basic and simple Kerala recipe, which is a great side dish for rice.   Carrot & Beans Thoran A

Beetroot Mezhukkupuratti (Stir Fry) Author: Maria Jose Martin Ingredients Beetroot - 1, big chopped finely Oni

I've bookmarked this recipe a long time ago. Somehow, I forgot about it. Recently when one of my friends and l

I've achieved a milestone in cooking by making this dish. It doesn't have anything to do with my blogging. I t

If you're a regular visitor of this blog, by now you would be knowing my love for plain cakes. Anyways, I was

Weekends are the only time we have a heavy breakfast. Fridays we usually go out (yes, in this part of the worl

When am absolutely bored/jobless I've this habit of channel surfing from the beginning to the end. But most of

Hi, am back :). Happy to know that you liked Jose's bachelor salad recipe. Am also happy, but for another reas

Finally got it! The chance to blog on MariasMenu. You've probably heard about me (Jose)... well, I used my per

Now where should I start, hhmm.. am clueless. It was exactly like this 3 years back, when I started this small

Prawns season has started in Bahrain. I should say that's one of the few exciting things that I look forward t

Baking is something I missed during my holidays. I usually try to stay away from kitchen as much as possible d

Hi, I am back after the vacation :). Thanks for your wishes, had a great time back home. Thank you for visitin

Hope you all had a great Easter. I wanted to wish you Easter and was planning to post this recipe for Easter,

I was all set to post the recipe for Pesaha/Indri appam and Pesaha paal. Then I got a comment from one of my r