A Veggie/Fruit a Month - Pineapple Round Up and Maitri Update!

This is the roundup of my first blog event!! I got an awesome response. A big thank you to all the friends who participated. Each and every recipe was lovely and special.

There is no particular order in which I have listed the recipes. So here goes.........

Kavitha of Kavis Aromatic World: Pineapple Peanut Butter Smoothie
http://kavisaromaticworld.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-peanut-butter-smoothie.html

Priya of Mharo Rajasthan's Recipes: Pineapple Pachhadi (Pineapple Chutney)
http://mharorajasthanrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-pachhadi-pineapple-chutney.html

Richa Priyanka of Ambrosia: Pineapple Sambar
http://ambrotos.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-sambar.html

Ambreen of Simply Sweet and Savory: Pineapple Coconut Muffins

http://simplysweetnsavory.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-coconut-muffins.html#more 

Nutan of Rice n Spice: Pineapple Bread

http://rice-n-spice.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-bread.html

Shriannalakshmi of Shriannalakshmi: Pineapple Upside Down Cake

http://shriannalakshmi.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-upside-down-cake.html

Dhyuthi of Mélange: Chilly Mustard Flavored Pineapple
http://indianspicee.blogspot.com/2011/04/chilly-mustard-flavoured-pineapple.html
 

Krithika of Krithi's Kitchen: Grilled Pineapple Rings

http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/grilled-pineapple-rings.html

Vaishali of Ribbon's to Pasta's : Pineapple Sheera
http://ribbonstopastas.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-sheera.html

Aipi of US Masala: Mini Pineapple Bundt cake
http://usmasala.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-mini-bundt-cake-eggless.html

Denny of Oh Taste n See: Pineapple Upside Down Cake
http://www.ohtastensee.com/2011/04/25/pineapple-upside-down-cake/

Shy S. a newbie blogger of Shy's Kitchen Chronicles: Pineapple Chutney
http://shyskitchenchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-chutney-quick-or-exotic-you.html 

Rani Acharyulu of Home made vegetarian recipes: Candied Pineapple
http://rangaraniacharyulu.blogspot.com/2011/04/candied-pineapple.html

 Priya of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes sends 2 recipes:

Vegan Pineapple Muffins 

http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/04/vegan-pineapple-muffins.html

Eggless Pineapple & Cornmeal Pancakes

http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/04/eggless-pineapple-cornmeal-pancakes.html

Kurinji of Kurinji Kathambam sends 3 recipes:

Pineapple Lassi
http://kurinjikathambam.blogspot.com/2011/03/pineapple-lassi.html

Pineapple Kesarihttp://kurinjikathambam.blogspot.com/2011/03/pineapple-kesari-my-150th-post.html

Pineapple Juicehttp://kurinjikathambam.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-juice.html

Nayna of Simply.food: Pineapple Icecream

http://www.simplysensationalfood.com/2011/04/pineapple-icecream.html

Suma Gandlur of VeggiePlatter: Microwave Pineapple Jam
http://veggieplatter.blogspot.com/2011/04/aam-kesar-phirni-microwave-pineapple.html

and finally 3 entries from my blog......... Rupali of RecipeGrabBag:

Pineapple Menaskai:

http://recipegrabbag.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-menaskai.html 

Pineapple Chutney:

http://recipegrabbag.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-tomato-chutney.html

Pineapple Raita:

http://recipegrabbag.blogspot.com/2011/04/pineapple-raita.html

Please let me know if I have left out any entries. Next month's veggie is: Spinach, so head on to my friend Reshmi's blog: Rasoithekitchen and send in your entry.

Now for some exciting Maitri update. I am matched up with Shubha of Chutki Bhar Pyar. Can't wait to see what mystery ingredient she sends!! 

Friends, please join Maitri friendship chain, its really exciting to make new friends who share your interests! Priya of Mharo Rajasthan's Recipes had posted a great running roundup of Maitri so far.

Hope you all enjoyed the roundup as much as I did. Till the next post, take care everyone!!

Guest Hosting Veggie/Fruit a Month Event - Pineapple!!

Let me start this post by thanking my good friend Priya of Mharo Rajasthan’s Recipes for giving me an opportunity to guest host this popular event that features either a veggie or a fruit as the star ingredient and you have to share your recipes using it as the main ingredient.

For those of you who don’t know her, Priya is a really good friend and an awesome hostess! She is ever so bubbly, has an infinite amount of energy and contagious laughter :) 

Now coming to the star ingredient or Fruit of the Month, it is Pineapple!!!  

The reason I choose pineapple is because it is a very versatile fruit which is used in almost all the cuisines and its available fresh or tinned any time of the year. It makes for some great sweet as well as savory dishes.  Pineapple is also an excellent source of manganese and vitamin C. Plus my family loves it :) so this will give me an opportunity to find new ways to use this fruit. So get creative and share all your wonderful recipes!

One more thing, as with all events, this one comes with a set of rules too. So, browse through them before you get cooking. Here goes……

• Pineapple has to be the STAR of the recipe ie the main ingredient, not the garnish. 
• It can be cooked in any way or can be in its raw form in the recipe. 
• It can be any course of the meal, snack, etc. 
• Recipe has to be strictly vegetarian (eggs are allowed). 
• You HAVE to make new recipes and old archived posts are not allowed. 
• Use of Logo is compulsory. 
• Please link your recipe to this page and also link to Priya's event announcement page.

Please send in your entries with the subject of "Fruit A Month – Pineapple” , before April 30th, 2011 to rgrabbag [AT] gmail [DOT] com with the following details:

Your Name:
Blog Name:
Recipe URL:
Picture attached:

Non bloggers can email me your name, recipe and picture at rgrabbag  AT gmail DOT com with the subject of "Fruit A Month - Pineapple" before April 30th, 2011.

Happy cooking and looking forward to all the wonderful creations!!!