
WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A VERY HAPPY DIWALI! Hope you have a wonderful, fun filled time!
AFAM (A Fruit A Month) is a wonderful event started by Maheswari of Beyond the Usual, to highlight fruits. Till now, AFAM has seen Banana, Orange, Pineapple, Apple, Watermelon, Peach, Lychee, Grapes and Strawberry. Needless to say, our wonderful blogger friends have brought out the best in all of them.
This month, I have chosen DATES! Back home in India, Dates are very common. But if you are wondering where to find it here, look no further than the dry fruit sections in your grocery stores. Popular brands like Dole and Sun Maid offer both pitted and chopped dates.
Though fresh date fruits are available in the markets seasonally, the dried version is more common. Fresh dates ferment very quickly, while dried dates have a longer shelf life.
So, roll up your sleeves and create wonders with dates!
The rules and guidelines are as follows:
1. Prepare a dish using fresh or dried Dates in any form.
2. Post the recipe in your blog from now till December 1st, 2007 and provide a link to this post. Non-bloggers can directly send me an email with the recipe and picture.
3. Send me an email (chandrika@inbox.com) with your blog name, blog link, perma link of your post and the picture of the recipe. Please use ‘AFAM-Dates’ as the subject in your email.
Do not bother about resizing your pictures. Send them to me as is.
I am eagerly looking forward to all of your wonderful entries to make my first blog event a success!
Great theme Chandrika, good luck with hosting ๐
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Thank you Sig! Don’t forget to send in your entry! ๐
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Chandrika, were we on the same wavelength this evening? ๐ I’ve never cooked with dates, but I will give it a whirl! ๐
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thats a nice theme have to think for the recipe
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Chandrika!!>I already know what to make already and send it over to you. It was in the finals of britains best dish, loved the recipe but didn’t give it a try till now!! so my first attempt on it for your event!!
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Happy Diwali Chandrika. Nice choice. I have some in my pantry.>Good luck for the event.
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Happy Deepavali sweetheart!! Enjoy the day tomorrow!:))>Dates! YAY! I do have a packet in the fridge, great choice.
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Chandrika, Happy Diwali to you and your family. Dates is my fav and a great pick Chandrika. I am in. Will post something very soon.>Happy weekend!!!
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Happy diwali dear! WOW! that is a wonderful thing – your first blog event…. I don’t know of anything that can be made with dates as of now, but i do want to participate in your event … let me browse thru some stuff ๐
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Love dates…great theme. Happy diwali Chandrika
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Lovely pictures of dates. ๐
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Happy Diwali Chandrika!! and great choice for AFAM. Iam Sure this will be a great event ever in food blog:-)
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fabulous choice
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Happy Diwali dear and count me in for the event.
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Great choice. Wishing u happy deepavali too.
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Happy Diwali, Chandrika.
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awesome! i am definitely in!
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I guess so Linda! ๐ Looking forward to your entry!
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Thanks Sagari, anything with dates is fine! ๐
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Padmaja, that dish was in the finals of Britain’s best..Now, that is very interesting..I am eagerly looking forward to your post!
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Thank you Shiva Priya! Happy Diwali to you too!>>Thank you Asha! ๐>>Thank you Seema! I will be looking forward to your entry!>>Happy Diwali to you too Vidhya dear! Take your time..
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Thanks Sandeepa! Happy Diwali to you too!>>Thanks Jeena! ๐>>Thanks Meena! ๐
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Thanks Bee! Expecting your entry soon…! ๐>>Thanks Kribha! ๐
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Thanks Pushpa and TBC! >>Happy Diwali to you too!>>Thanks Nags!
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http://chefatwork.blogspot.com/2007/11/date-bars.html >>Here you go ๐
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I am also in..!!Thanx for choosing Dates;D
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Hi Chandrika, loved the theme..i have something on my mind. will send you my entry soon!
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Hi Chandrika, nice to hear ur choice, I already posted my fav. dates recipe. i am not sure but can i use that recipe for ur event.>thanks >bhawna
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Hi Chandrika, nice to hear ur choice, I already posted my fav. dates recipe. i am not sure but can i use that recipe for ur event.>thanks >bhawna
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Hi,>Have sent you a date recipe for the event. Waiting for the roundup to see the other entries.
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Great idea! I am new at blogging and I would love to participate. I am in Israel – the land of milk and honey….and DATES!!!>Thanks for a great idea!>Good luck and happy holidays!
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hey, was wondering if u rcvd my email re: dates contribution? did not hear back from u, so wanted to confirm. tx
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Hi Chandrika…caught the AFAM at the fag end. So am RACING!!! Trying to bake a ‘Date & Walnut Loaf’…huff-puff….hopefully will post it tomorrow. First time with dates; but have been waiting to try it for ages. Thanks for the opportunity! :0)
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hi Chandrika…have just sent in my entry thr mail. I am sorry if I am really too late…but thanks..>>Srivalli>http://www.cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com
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Indeed dates are a wonderful fruit, espcecially the special varieties from Saudi Arabia such as Ajwa, Anbara and Barni.
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It’s a your great idea Chandrika. Fresh fruit is my common food.
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