Super Snacks
100 Favorite Snacks from Five Continents
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Super Snacks is compiled from my series of blog-posts already published in inderjeetrishi.blogspot.com and sulekha.com under the tag World-Bites, a collection of recipes for bite-size dishes and appetizers from around the world. Those pressed for time will find World-bites simple yet impressive preparations which would come handy any time of the day as in- between -the meals snacks or some even as substitutes for the main meals. Even better, a number of nearly 100 recipes require little prep time and assume basic know-how on the part of the home chef. Some recipes may involve many ingredients which are not always the easiest to find and are time consuming , the result however, is so much worth it. World-bites is for whoever loves cooking and understands the dedication that good food that amuses and impresses takes, even when it is not a full meal. There is a recipe for every taste or international food preference for which I profusely thank my friends from far and near who helped me with their valued input to make Super Snacks truly representative of different regions in the world. Still, to make it more inclusive of food from different cultures and countries, I thank readers of my blogs for contributing recipes from their region through comments, which I have incorporated in the book to make World-Bites more meaningful and enjoyable for all. Indeed, I will be ever thankful for their help. Inderjeet Rishi
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About the Book
Super Snacks is compiled from author’s series of blog posts already published, a collection of recipes for bite-size dishes and appetizers from around the world. Those pressed for time will find in Super Snacks simple yet impressive preparations that would come handy anytime of the day as in-between-meals snacks or some even as substitutes for the main meals. Even better, the one hundred recipes, selected for Super Snacks, require little prep time and assume basic know-how on the part of the home chef. Super Snacks is for whoever loves cooking and understands the dedication that good food that amuses and impresses takes, even when it is not a full meal. There is a recipe for every taste or international food preference from the five continents. The author’s friends and relations who have settled abroad have helped her with their valued input to make Super Snacks truly representative of different regions in the world and enjoyable for all.
About the Author
The author, a former principal of Senior Secondary Government Girls’ Schools, New Delhi (India), has been totally absorbed in her twin hobbies of cooking and watercolor painting since her retirement. Having been selected to become principal at a comparatively younger age through competition exam from among postgraduate teachers, she served as principal for the major part of her academic career of thirty-five years. As principal, apart from handling administration of the schools, she contributed in a big way as trainer in the National Cadet Corps, member of the National Sports Authority of India, member of the Text Book Bureau, and active and important participant in planning and promotion of the National Adult Education Program of India. After retirement in the nineties, she—along with her husband, Tilak Rishi, author of Paradise Lost and Found and Bless You, Bollywood!—moved to the United States to be near their only son, a prominent software architect in Silicon Valley. In the USA, she is passionately pursuing her favorite hobbies, cooking and watercolor painting. She is also writing blogs, mainly relating to cooking, especially on the subject of snacks. Her book Super Snacks is compiled from her already published blogs, a collection of recipes for bite-size dishes and appetizers from around the world. Those pressed for time will find in Super Snacks simple yet impressive preparations that would come handy anytime of the day as in-between-meals snacks or some even as substitutes for the main meals. Even better, the recipes require little prep time and assume basic know-how on the part of the home chef. Super Snacks is for whoever loves cooking and understands the dedication that good food that amuses and impresses takes, even when it is not a full meal. There is a recipe for every taste or international food preference from food cultures of the five continents.