Comments on Tastes Like Home: Taste & Smell the Stars!

Hi Cynthia, photos look absolutely gorgeous :) Tha...

2008-02-29T09:51:00.000-04:00

Hi Cynthia, photos look absolutely gorgeous :) That blood red color of the sorret drink looks like a perfect party drink :) I have never seen a sorret before. Thanks for the good information you have posted.

oh dear it is wonderful picture. I love the color!...

2008-01-15T19:52:00.000-04:00

oh dear it is wonderful picture. I love the color!

Cool Pics.....

2008-01-15T11:36:00.000-04:00

Cool Pics.....

Your drinks look so good ... makes me want to go g...

2007-12-24T21:23:00.000-04:00

Your drinks look so good ... makes me want to go get something to drink!!

The ham looks wonderful! Wishing you and your lov...

2007-12-24T17:41:00.001-04:00

The ham looks wonderful! Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!

The ham looks wonderful! Wishing you and your lov...

2007-12-24T17:41:00.000-04:00

The ham looks wonderful! Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!

Jaden - thank you dearest!

2007-12-22T07:50:00.000-04:00

Jaden - thank you dearest!

Girlfriend, your photos are looking SO good!

2007-12-22T01:17:00.000-04:00

Girlfriend, your photos are looking SO good!

Meeso, Peter, Shn, Sagari, Bindiya, Bellini, Sra, ...

2007-12-21T19:58:00.000-04:00

Meeso, Peter, Shn, Sagari, Bindiya, Bellini, Sra, Sreelu, Ben, Sunita, Ramya, Nags, Half Baked, Richa, Laavanya, Elly, Anali, Sue, Kelly, Kevin, Daphne, Raks, David, Patricia, Deborah, Kumudha, Lucy, Helene, Tigerfish, Bee, Meeta, Flo, Sultana, Emiline, Karin, Lakshmi, Shella, Nanditha, Carol Ann, Willowtree, Big Boys Heaven, Rachel, Kiriel, Kalyan, Veron, David, Margot, Kaykat & Kajal - thank you all for your very kind compliments! This blog would not be that attractive if not for your visits and words of encouragement.

Seena, Padmaja, Vegeyum, David, Shilpa, Glamah16, Dhanggit, Happy Cook, Caff. Cowgirl, Lissie, Sig, Miri, Toni & Mansi - please see this link for more info on what we call sorrel. It is also known as Roselle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_sabdariffa

Srivalli - I heart you!

Ann - hint taken :D

Brilynn - oh yeah :D Come on over.

Shankari - recipe sent.

Mel Nation - big thanks and a hearty welcome! The suggestions are much appreciated.

Sharon - welcome! Yes, I take my own pics :)

Namratha, Precious Pea, Vanesa (I look forward to visiting), Maybahay & Anamika - a big welcome to all of you. It is a pleasure to have you stop by and I hope to seeing you around.

Great photo of Cinnamon, clove, and wine my dear. ...

2007-12-21T02:56:00.000-04:00

Great photo of Cinnamon, clove, and wine my dear. Wonderful post and I have no words about your as usual nice and unique post.

Happy Christmas and Cheers for beer glass with ginger slice.:)

Dear CynthiaI am visiting your blog site for the f...

2007-12-21T02:36:00.000-04:00

Dear Cynthia
I am visiting your blog site for the first time and am very impressed by its content. i will certainly visit more to learn about diffrent recipes.

Greeting comes to you all the way from Botswana from a fellow blogger and a cake lover for a happy Christmas and wonderful new 2008. Happy holidays.
Whenever you have time do visit my blog.

Whoa, Cynthia! These drinks look delicious!Ok, so ...

2007-12-20T22:12:00.000-04:00

Whoa, Cynthia! These drinks look delicious!

Ok, so you really need to dish out the sorrel drink recipe, it looks *so* good!

And your pix are divine :)

Cynthia, great post and photos as well. Now Michae...

2007-12-20T20:05:00.000-04:00

Cynthia, great post and photos as well. Now Michael is jealous of your Christmas ham and sorrel drink!!... but I'm afraid we wouldn't get it here... my only hope is that I could make ham like this for him...

wow, what is that lovely red fruit?? someting defi...

2007-12-20T19:19:00.000-04:00

wow, what is that lovely red fruit?? someting definitely new to me:) looks like u r all set for christmas Cynthia!

Hi CynthiaI wish you a good end of 2007 and a good...

2007-12-20T19:03:00.000-04:00

Hi Cynthia

I wish you a good end of 2007 and a good year of 2008.

absolutely stunning pictures. i love the fresh col...

2007-12-20T17:57:00.000-04:00

absolutely stunning pictures. i love the fresh colours. i am not a fan of ham for christmas but you may have just converted me:-)

Oh Cynthia, that ham looks so appetizing, I can im...

2007-12-20T15:52:00.000-04:00

Oh Cynthia, that ham looks so appetizing, I can imagine it on my plate right now and having leftovers for a delicious sandwich too!

We use the cinnamon in most of the foods prepared ...

2007-12-20T05:42:00.000-04:00

We use the cinnamon in most of the foods prepared here for its lovely aroma & the flavour as well as the cloves, although they are a bit costly here....lovely drink in this cold season....have a nice holiday season!

I adore cinnamon! I use it often in tomato sauce....

2007-12-20T00:50:00.000-04:00

I adore cinnamon! I use it often in tomato sauce. I use cloves less often, but always love it when I do. And I've never seen a photo of sorrel. Wow!!

Haven't heard of the fruit sorret before- learn so...

2007-12-20T00:49:00.000-04:00

Haven't heard of the fruit sorret before- learn something new everytime i visit!

The fruit looks stunning and so do the drinks...

Wow beautiful pictures! I want some Sorrel now, I ...

2007-12-19T22:57:00.000-04:00

Wow beautiful pictures! I want some Sorrel now, I have no idea what it tastes like!

Happy Holidays to you and yours Cynthia!

Mmm... I could almost smell the spices in your pho...

2007-12-19T18:58:00.000-04:00

Mmm... I could almost smell the spices in your photos!

loved the sorrel drink :)) i was wondering what it...

2007-12-19T12:38:00.000-04:00

loved the sorrel drink :)) i was wondering what it is... but padmaja has mentioned that it is the fruit of gongura. i love pickle made with gongura leaves!

Hello!! My name is Vanesa, I live en Tenerife (Can...

2007-12-19T08:41:00.000-04:00

Hello!! My name is Vanesa, I live en Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), I like your blog, is very nicely... I do not speak much English, I also have a blog kitchen... is www.misdeseosmasdulces.blogspot.com

Kisses!

First and foremost, thankyou for getting me all hu...

2007-12-19T04:42:00.000-04:00

First and foremost, thankyou for getting me all hungry again with that chunk of ham!!! I just finished lunch an hour back!!!

Sorrel is also known as gongura in India, but the flowere aint so dark in terms of the red colour..there is a slight greenish tinge.

Great pics!