TheChubGrubsAndTravels

I LOVE PASTA! ( and so does my AMMA) Any shape and sauce? preferably Red Sauce or Pesto! I try to stay away from white sauce unless I have no other option or my awesome roommate makes her trademark mushroom white sauce pasta! So last night I decided to make Red Sauce Spaghetti pasta with the limited supplies that I had and of course, using the microwave (My Hero!). Here is the recipe for people like me, who don't have access to a gas stove or who are just plain lazy. Preparation Time: 15   minutes Cooking Time:  5-7 minutes Things you need: Microwave Bowl Spaghetti Pasta Salt Papa Alfredo Tomato Garlic Sauce Oregano Chilli Flakes Canned Baked Beans, Peas (or any other veggies) You cal also add sausage (if you are craving meat) Maggi Extra Hot Chilli Sauce Preparation: 1. Since I had a small, round microwave safe bowl, the long strands of Spaghetti didn't fit straight right in. I therefore had to break the spaghetti into half and put it in the bow...

I've realized after so much eating out that places that we just stumble upon or randomly walk into are the ones that take us by surprise and satiate our quest for good food. Cafe Mangii at Orion gave my friends and me one such amazing experience. On a rainy Diwali afternoon three of us walked into Cafe Mangii with the hope of grabbing some quick bites and getting on the move.  But instead, we saw a small thing on the table that said 2 course meal for Rs.399/- and three course meal for Rs.499/- and we stuck ourselves there. The ambiance was perfect. It was an open air environment with an amazing view of the Brigade Promenade. It was raining and breezy that afternoon and it was just a pleasure for us to sit there and dine. There was water in the premises because of the rain which needed some cleaning up. The staff was prompt and served the food quite fast. To give our lunch an amazing start we were served with a bread basket. The best part was eating the flu...