Crispy baked chicken wings tossed in a hot and sweet honey, sriracha sauce with ginger, garlic and cumin. I have taken another long break from blogging. But for once, it was not because I was lazy, but because I was super busy, with work…and baking as well. Crl’s son’s school was hosting a Diwali
Recipe for soft, melt in the mouth pancakes with creamy paneer or cottage cheese. Tring tring. The shrill sound of the cell phone startled me and everyone around. My mother peered at the bright blue screen to find my cousin’s name blinking across it. “It’s them.” I giggled. I knew my cousin was call
I was updating my resume recently and after a bit of counting on my fingers, I noted down a total experience of 8.3 years. I felt kind of low the rest of the day, for apparently no reason and then it hit me. My college years were far, far behind me; I was not quite young anymore; I was, gulp, middle
My friend Crl told me recently that November was upon us and it was almost time to soak raisins in rum (for Christmas cake). And that statement plus all the wonderful baking happening on Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries made me want to bake a cake more than anything else ever did! Determined to make som
For someone who has no access to blueberries, I have bookmarked a lot of recipes that feature them as the star ingredient. What I love about these berries is the violent violet colour they give to desserts. Imagine a buttery blueberry muffin that has swirls of beautiful violet. Or an icecream that threatens to color your lips as you taste its intense and creamy flavour. A cool and mellow blueberry lassi that you can share with your girlfriends. Definitely lovely. And a quick search tells me that it is not just a pretty fruit but also has a whole lot of health benefits! They are packed with anti oxidants, fight heart diseases, improve memory and may help fight cancer.
I am not the only one with a blueberry fascination. I have friends who have on several occasions expressed their desire to get hold of some berries so they could try out one recipe or the other. In fact, one of them says she shed tears of joys when she saw fresh blueberries for the first time ever in Lulu Mall, Cochin. An
I have tried making naan several times using recipes from the internet, cookbooks and cookery shows. But all my attempts flopped like SRK’s Ra One and I always ended up with tough, rubbery or partially cooked flour balls. Rolled up and thrown from my Bangalore home, I am sure they would’ve bounced all the way to the Depsang valley in Ladakh and pulled down the Chinese tents that so bothered our leaders and put our media into a frenzy. And we could have somehow blamed the Pakistanis for it. (The two birds with a single stone thing). But as a peace loving person, I want my naans to be just naans and decided to give it one last try. Verdict: Finally, these naans turned out to be good. They were soft, and blistered on top and made the perfect bread for curries and gravies.
Let me tell you straight away that this is not one of my favourite cakes. I am not even sure whether I like it. But then, I do not like coffee. While the rest of my family is drawn towards coffee the way Jerry floats towards cheese, I go to the extent of pinching my nose so as to not breathe in “co
Though I have celebrated many an Easter, I have no idea about the Easter egg tradition. How are Easter eggs made and why do children go egg hunting? As far as I know, there is no special mention of eggs or bunnies in the Bible. And busy as I was on Easter, I didn’t get time to check this out on my f
My new, bright green, silicon cupcake molds stared at me every time I entered the kitchen. There were a 100 cakes I wanted to bake, but all of them used egg. While I have no qualms about eating cakes with egg in them during Lent, the thought of actually baking them made me slightly uneasy. And I wa
It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. – Mother Teresa Truly, there is more happiness in giving than receiving. The joy is in watching your kid’s face light up as he unwraps the gifts left by Santa as a token of appreciation for his good behaviour during the year. It i
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