Semi Home Made Collective – May 2016

Semi Home Made Collective – May 2016 

Month of May is always crazy, especially the last 2 weeks. Schools are getting close to the summer break and then the last weekend is always a long weekend, celebrating Memorial Day and remembering  the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. It is always observed every year on the last Monday of May. People often get together over the weekend with a potluck in mind. There is warm sun, crisp air, hot grills, sizzles and laughters over the food.

To celebrate Memorial Day in its true spirit, I am bringing a Collection of Semi Home Made Collective – May 2016, in collaboration with some awesome and talented bloggers. Check out the collection yourself. It has some amazing ideas using puff pastry, wonton wrappers, bread, cream cheese, crescent dough, naan from the market, pie shell, pav/buns, tortillas, Mango Puree and much more. Bookmark this post for the future reference, especially, when you run out of the ideas.

Disclaimer –  All the pictures and links here are posted with due consent of their original recipe creators.

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Semi Home Made Snacks / Appetizers / Finger Foods

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Sonal’s Bun Pizza 

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I had created this recipe, using the leftover buns from the burgers that I had made a day earlier. This is a perfect recipe for a great snack to entertain the crowd.

 

 

 

 

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Anjana’s Aloo Masala French Toast Roll Ups

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Anjana’s take on these classic French Toast is super exciting, where she turned the market bought bread into this gorgeous dish. It is already on my to-do list. She is the author of At the Corner of Happy & Harried. Her work displays a variety of recipes, done with love and fun. You must check out her cakes, cup cakes, drinks and much more on her blog.

 

 

 

 

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Binjal Pandya’s Masala Pav

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Binjal turned this simple and humble recipe into something exotic, using the market bought Pavs/Buns. Just look at it. Aren’t you drooling yet? This is my dinner tonight. She is the author of Binjal’s Veg Kitchen. Her vegetarian recipes are to die for and perfect treat for any vegetarian.

 

 

 

 

 

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Naina Puthran’s Ramp & Cherry Tomato Pie

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Naina’s ramp and cherry tomato pie is such a stunner. She used market bought pie crust and created this delightful Pie. She blogs from Spice in the City. Her recipes are very urban and delightful.

 

 

 

 

 

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Prerna SIngh’s Mushroom Feta Cilantro Pesto Naan Pizza

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Prerna is an expert when putting a spin to any Indian Recipe. She created this yummyness loaded Nan Pizza by using ready-made Naan from the market. I am a sucker for this kind of food. She is the author at Indian Simmer.

 

 

 

 

 

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Swati Goyal’s Paneer & Spinach Swirls

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Swati used the market bought pastry puff sheets so cleverly in this recipe. I am so going to use this idea next time for my parties. She blogs her very appetizing recipes from Let’s Cook Healthy Tonight.

 

 

 

 

 

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Julie Menghini’s Quick Fajita Pizza

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Julie created this droolworthy magic, using the ready made Pizza Crust. Isn’t that enticing. There are times, when you do not want to spend a lot of time in “from the scratch recipes”. This is a perfect answer to those times. Julie is the author at Hostess at Heart and a fabulous baker. 

 

 

 

 

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Sreelatha Shenoy’s Ratatouille Quesidellas

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Sreelatha used the Market bought Tortillas and converted them into amazingly delicious Ratatouille Quesidellas. What an amazing combination of flavors. Italian & Mexican. She is the proud owner of Framed Recipes, along with her husband and Son. They make a wonderful team together.

 

 

 

 

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Sapana Behl’s Spinach Corn & Cheese Puffs

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Sapana used market bought Puff Pastry Sheets to creaet these delicious and crispy Puffs. These are my favorite kind of snacks, which are also called Patties in India. Patties made easy, I would say :). She blogs from Cooking with Sapana.

 

 

 

 

 

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Khushboo Kothari’s Vegan Coleslaw Sandwich Bars

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Khushboo used Market bought sandwich bread and vegan mayonnaise to create this comforting sandwich. I love coleslaw sandwiches. She blogs her wonderful recipes from Carve your Craving.

 

 

 

 

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Sarika Gunjal’s Veg Spring Rolls

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Sarika used market bought wonton wrappers from the market to make these “world famous” and loved by all, veg spring rolls. Isn’t that clever? She blogs the deliciousness from Spice-Zone.

 

 

 

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Smruti Ashar Shah’s Kothu Parotta

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Smruti has used market bought Malabar Parottas to create this popular recipe from the Southern India. This is another one on my “to-do” list. She blogs from Herbivore Cucina. 

 

 

 

 

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Preethi Prasad’s Mango Dip Potato Pouches

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Preethi used the ready made wonton wrappers to create these beauties, perfect for snacking. Another great use of the wonton wrappers. She is the author of Preethi’s Cuisine.

 

 

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Aayushi Manish’s Jhal Moori

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Aayushi captured the true blue Indian snack in thr ight semi home made spirit. Market bought Murmura or Puffed Rice is used to create this delicious street food from West India. She blogs from Aayushi Manish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Semi Home Made Desserts

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Ruchi Dua’s No Cook Mango Popsicle

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Didn’t Ruchi’s Mango popsicle reminded you of your own childhood? Creamy inside with mango cover on the top. It was one of the best Ice cream Bar that I liked as a child. Now make this at home, that too semi-homemade. Ruchi is the proud author of Ruchi’s Kitchen.

 

 

 

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Aish Das Padihari’s Napolean Cake

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Aish has used Market bought Puff Pastry to make this show stopper & crowd pleasing cake, which is a fine dining dessert BTW. Puff pastry is so useful that you can make a savory as well as a dessert with it. Aish is the author of My Yellow Apron.

 

 

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Loretta Moniz’s Southern Classic Favorite Pecan Pie

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Pecan Pie is a very famous and a classic dessert from Southern states of USA. Loretta created this yumminess from the market bought Pie Crust. I can already smell it here. It is really heart warming. Loretta is the author of the blog Safari of the Mind.

 

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Suchitra Kamath Bhat’s Ice Cream Sandwiches

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I said semi-home made and Suchitra painted her dish, red with the theme. This is the best example of Semi Home Made, absolutely my kind. She used market bought cookies and ice-cream and put this together. Suchitra blogs from Su’s Healthy Living.

 

 

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Shailja Tomar Gonsalves’s Danish Pastry

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Shailja is one clever blogger and I say that from my personal experience. She is always bursting with ideas. She has used Market bought Crescent Dough and cream cheese to create this deliciousness. She blogs from Sweet & Savory by Shailja.

 

 

 

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Sandhya Hariharan’s Chocolate Fridge Cake

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Candies, Milk, Chocolates and Digestive Biscuits…sounds like a perfect dreamland of any child. Doesn’t it? Sandhya used her magic wand and created this fun dipped and finger licking dessert. Sandhya is the author of Sandhya’s Kitchen.

 

 

 

 

 

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Hilda Cowan’s Vegan Rhubarb Tart

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Puff Pastry won this collective. Another fabulous recipe using Puff Pastry, by super talented Hilda. Hilda just wows me with her home grown produce and foraging knowledge. She is a genie in her backyard. Believe me! She blogs from Along the Grapevine.

 

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I had a great time putting this Semi Home Made Collective – May 2016 together. There is so much to learn and incorporate in our smart cooking, especially when entertaining larger groups over the celebrations and get togethers. Indulge in these Meatless recipes over this Memorial Day.

Life is complicated and therefore our recipes need not be :).

EAT HAPPY! STAY HAPPY!

Sonal