Tradtional Feasts & MM 15

Feasts, friends, family and food - it's all about enjoying good food and spending great time with family and friends at the moment. Everyone around the world has been celebrating a special holiday - be it Thanksgiving, Diwali, Eid, Christmas or New Years, it's been a busy time for many of us. I wanted to share this moment with you too and invited my blogger friends to join me in the celebrations with your traditional feasts. The table has never looked so rich and extravagant and we had many new bloggers join in the fun. There traditional dishes from India, to Thailand, from USA to Philippines - it was all simply irresistible.





Before we dive into the roundup I'd like to give you details about the next mingle at my place. This mingle will take us into the New Year and I am really looking forward to it.

This time I am inviting everyone to Drop in and Decorate. Let's all get together and bake a few cookies, decorate them and then donate them for a good cause. This event is to raise awareness and help the wonderful cause created by the lovely Lydia over at The Perfect Pantry. Take out recipes for your favorite cookies and invite friends, family or simply get the kids involved and have a ball. Take plenty of pictures so that we can share the fun. Then select a local food pantry, emergency shelter, senior center, lunch program, or other community agency serving neighbors in need and donate your cookies. Now step back and watch the smiles all around.

Hope you'll join me!

Here's how it works:

1. Create a dish that fits this theme. Blog about it anytime from now till January 7th, 2008.
2. Email your entry with
   • your name
   • the name of your blog
   • name of dish
   • your permalink
   by January 7th, 2008.
3. In the subject field of your email please state "Monthly Mingle - Drop In & Decorate"
4. In your post please include a link to this post and/or the MM logo, so your readers get a chance to mingle with us.
5. Please send only one entry per blog. If you do not have a blog, simply email your entry, with a picture (if you would like me to add a picture) to meetasmingle@gmail.com.
6. Although it's great to get entries from all over the world I have to insist that they be in English. If you have a Blog in another language I would kindly like to request you to post your entries in English as well.

Please make note of the new email address for the Monthly Mingle!

I'd like to remind those taking part to please check these guidelines carefully and when you send your emails to make sure all the required details are included. Also please check the permalinks you are sending and take a note of the deadline. You will find a comprehensive guideline and event etiquettes for event participation here.

Now let's get ready to dig into this fantastic spread. Make sure you visit these lovely blogs to check out their fantastic entries. There's something for each taste bud and cravings. Have fun browsing!

1. Singing Chef - Mava Cake
2. My Kitchen Treasures - Mysore Pak
3. Saffron Trail - Five minute Besan Laddos
4. Smita Serves You Right - Bisi Bele Bath
5. Kajal Dreams - Sweet Sata
6. My Diverse Kitchen - Ukkarai
7. Soul Food - Edible Diwali Diyas
8. Cooking 4 All Seasons - Dosa with Erra Karam and Pappula Podi
9. Simple Indian Food - Mysurpak
10. Teczcape - Spicy Prawn Balls on Deep Fried Basil
11. Hooked On Heat - Dal Makhani
12. Rose's Recipe - Grandma’s Cranberry Bread
13. Escapades - Diwali Festival Platter
14. Homemades - Gemblong - Indonesian Feast
15. Culinary Bazaar - Ribbon Murukku
16. Foodies Hope - Thanksgiving Feast
17. Enjoying Indian Food - Indanized Thanksgiving Feast
18. Siri's Corner - Baked Broccoli Supreme and Stuffed Bell Peppers
19. Jugalbandi - Vegetarian Mexican Feast
20. Tastes Like Home - Conkie
21. Food and Laughter - Badam Halwa
22. Menu Today - Kaasi Halwa





23. Curry in Kadai - Divine Pineapple Dessert
24. Red Chillies - Moong Curry and Cucumber Idli
25. FoodFreak - Veal Ragout
26. Passionate Baker - Colorful Christmas Cookies
27. Feeding My Enthusiasm - Cranberry Pear Sauce
28. An Italian in the US - Crepes Natalizie
29. My Bit of Earth - Grandma Mary's Peanut Butter Balls
30. Fun and Food - Chocolate-Dipped Orange Madeleines
31. Food is Love - Jackfruit in Spicy Coconut Milk
32. The Yum Blog - Tamizh Feast
33. A Scientist in the Kitchen - Sotanghon with mushrooms and carrots
34. Canela & Comino - Grandma's Cornbread Stuffing
35. Mishmash! - Rich Fruit Cake
36. Spicyandhra - Coconut Rice
37. The Art and Science of Food - Mendoan Tempe
38. Food Chronicles - Chinese Fried Walnuts
39. Annarssa - Sabudana Khichiri
40. Food Blogga - Hello Dolly Cookies
41. Eat The Right Stuff - Roasted Stuffed Butternut Squash with Goats Cheese
42. Tuesday's Gone - Goat milk apple cheesecake
43. My Creative Ideas - Kaju Katli
44. AkshayaPatra - Wheat Halwa
45. What's For Lunch, Honey? - Dundee Fruitcake

Forty five grand entries, forty five extravagant feasts. I thank you all for taking part in this mingle with me. Look forward to seeing you all again next month. If I've missed your submission, please forgive me! Just send me an email and I'll be glad to update the roundup. If you too have a feast you would like to share add it to the comments section of this post.

Hugs!

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