FIC - June - Delectable Combinations

Our lives are full of color and generally we accept color as part of our lives in a casual and nonchalant manner. But color affects us very deeply, on a physical level, an emotional and psychological level and a spiritual level. Our individual identities are largely expressed by our own personal understandings or feelings toward color. It defines our fashion sensibilities, expressed in our ability to create art, our interior and exterior environments, and can encourage or adversely affect our health and well being. Color can be erotic and sensual, calming and passive, expressive and vital.

The color of food is an integral part of our culture and enjoyment of life. Who would deny the mouth-watering appeal of a deep-pink strawberry ice on a hot summer day or a golden Thanksgiving turkey garnished with fresh green parsley?
Even early civilizations such as the Romans recognized that people "eat with their eyes" as well as their palates. Saffron and other spices were often used to provide a rich yellow color to various foods. Butter has been colored yellow as far back as the 1300's.Color and the appeal of various foods is also closely related. Just the sight of food fires neurons in the hypothalamus. Subjects presented food to eat in the dark reported a critically missing element for enjoying any cuisine: the appearance of food. For the sighted, the eyes are the first place that must be convinced before a food is even tried

Wondering what is the color for this month, its Delectable Combination . Meaning cook anything with a color combination of the food in your mind. The color combination should appeal to the recipients eyes. As I mentioned earlier, its the nose that tastes the food first with the smell followed by the Eyes with the sight of food and only then comes the tongue which actually tastes the food.
Before I go ahead and announce the color for this month, a special mention to the brainchild behind this colorful event, its Harini of Sunshinemom
It can be any color combination, the only condition is that it should be delectable, the very first sight of the food should be able to attract people to eat it.
Some Delectable Combinations as examples

• Creamy White Curd Rice with Red Potato Fry


• Multi Colored Veggie Briyani with White Raitha


• Brown Tamarind Rice with Off white coconut thoivayal

the list will go on endlessly.. so get your creative neurons on action and cook something with delectable combinations.

Rules for the Event:

1.Raw vegetables are not allowed except if used as such in salads or prepared food!

2.Multiple entries are welcome as long as they are posted between 01.06.09 and 30.06.09.

3.No Linking back to the previous posts

4.The food item should be vegetarian which means no eggs, the post should be a vegetarian post. 5.If your food is cooked from any other blog or site please link your post with the name of the blog/site rather than 'here'. Also link your post to this post announcing the event and also to SunshineMom's Event Announcement .
6.The use of logo is optional,though recommended.
7. Email me at akamalika@gmail.com- your email id alongwith these details

subject line - FIC Delectable Combinations,
Your name, The name of your blog and its link, Your Favourite Colour
The name of the dish and the link and 300 px width/height picture if it cannot be picked up from your blog.
If you do not have a blog, just email the recipe and a picture.-----

Take Care Patti - I miss you very badly.

Muthulakshmi Patti

My Patti who brought me up right from my childhood days, breathed her last on Jan 30th. This is an immense loss for me. She has been my mentor and is the main person behind my family s prosperity. She took care of my food and well being which helped my mom to go to work peacefully, even when I was 3 months old. I still remember the days when she will be waiting at the door step for me to come back from school, feed me food and make me do my home work. She is the person who made my teeth look proper, who made my hair grow long when I was in school, who taught me Tamil from the beginning and last but never the least, showered me with a lot of love and affection.
She has been a part and parcel of my life from the day I was born. Its very hard to accept the fact that she is no more with me. She has been a support for me in many aspects, though I used to have a lot of fights with her I love her so much. The house has a vacuum in it without her cot in place , which has her framed photo instead. It will take some time for me to come out from this turmoil. Till then take care friends I will be back soon. I need all your support for this. Miss you patti..