T&T - Jugalbandi

Hi everyone,

It is my utmost pleasure to present our Bloggers Of The Month for T&T August - Jai & Bee, the Jugalbandits. Throughout their blogging period (over a year and half), this lovely Indian couple has contributed to the blogging world with lot more than just fantastic recipes and eye-feasting foodography.

More than just cooks, you might know them as thinkers at Forgive Me My Nonsense blog of food non-related posts, or as artists acting behind the famous CLICK event, which monthly celebrates foods captured in pictures. But most and foremost, Jai and Bee are fighters.

Not so long ago, they both lost their good friend to leukemia and thus started Jugalbandi, to advertise a healthier approach to one´s life and environment, to find balance and peace of mind, but above all to support everyone battling a disease.

In this respect, when Brianna of Figs With Bri was diagnosed a breast cancer, it was these two Jugalbandits, who immediately raised a fund in their CLICK event with the theme of hope: Yellow For Bri. The target of 12 000 USD was reached in 20 days and at the very end of the month, an amazing 17 000 USD has been collected around the world to help Brianna fight this violent disease.

This month, I would love to thank them for all the energy and positive thoughts they radiate and through Tried And Tasted event, I thus invite everyone out there to participate. Rush over to Jugalbandi, see which recipe catches your fancy, make it and blog about it.

The rules are simple:

1. Cook any recipe(s) from Jugalbandi and post about it. Stay as true to the original recipe(s) as possible. Therefore, there is no need for re-posting it, simply link to the original post :-)
   
1. There is no time-frame for the original recipe. It can be as old as my grand-mother or as fresh as a mung bean sprout.
2. Have you cooked from Jai and Bee before? As this event is all about tasting and reflecting on the taste, older posts are also welcome. Simply link to this post and mention T&T event.
   
2. Link your post to HERE (feel free to use the logo) and to the original post. Please always link to both sites, so both blogs are given credit and you are avoiding copyright fuss.
   
3. Send me an e-mail (zlamushka@hotmail.com) with your name, your post URL as well as the original URL and a picture (300px by height, please).
4. Deadline is the August 31st 2008 and the round up will be posted within a week.

Non-bloggers are more than welcome to participate (after all, our posts are mainly being written for them). Simply e-mail me (zlamushka@hotmail.com) with your experience of what you cooked and please include a picture.

The round up will be posted during the first week in September.

This month is a celebration of health, positive spirit and hopes - KUDOS to you, Jai & Bee :-)

Here is my sample of a great party-time fat-free snack that had me understood that healthy food can taste pretty darn good. Here it is - Baked French Fries and Olive Hummus.