It’s Valentine’s week. And everything is all about red roses and Chocolate and wine and desserts and some more complicated sweet stuff. And then ,I begin to gag. You know how I love my sweets,right? Let’s face it, the sugar industry survives on the basis of sugar addicts like me and you. ButI need a Read More
Mini is our word these days . We are always looking to Max our calories with Mini servings. Why should Cookies be any different ? And you do know that cookies are a necessity and not a luxury. So we need them to go past every single day. So I just decided to do tiny Read More
Vintage. Well I’ve this thing now for old stuff and florals and all things pale and rusted. And food that tastes good because it’s made with old recipes. This is one recipe that I had jotted down in a notebook when sweet child was really young. Hubby dear was out ,more often than not, Internet-the Read More
Ok ,there is no time. There is less than 12 days to Christmas. And you are late just like I always I am in the nick of time. You just have to make the Gingerbread house. It is so a must do project. So if you have kids clamoring for cookies, make one ginger bread Read More
Donuts should be fried ,right? These ones, they are dark and twisty on purpose. They were dressed up for a Frozen theme birthday party . Yeah! Seriously. No ,you don’t have to fry them . No, not necessarily. You can bake them. When you want to eat more than one, you can’t fry them all. Read More
The most basic things are the most comforting. And I don’t think there’s anything better than a butter cookie. A buttery ,yummy cookie that melts into your mouth. Ever since I started baking my own cookies ,I cannot eat cookies that come out of a plastic baggie. I can eat french fries and chips and Read More
I had to add that to the title. That is the most amazing thing I could have ever made. Zero added fat. Can you even imagine all seeds, flavorings ,seasonings etc but no fat. I can scream this out from over the rooftop. Actually the boys say that I’m perpetually screaming from rooftops, even though Read More
Hello my dear co,-cheesecake lover… I stand in front of that display counter in my neighborhood pattiserie and ask myself that million dollar question Everytime.. “Should I eat or should I not eat?” Invariably,I fall prey to greed. And then there’s that guilt just after I wash the last bite down with a cup Read More
Hello my friend. Lets talk comfort food today. With a superfood. Quinoa. I know this is curd rice style Quinoa and I have the happiest memories of curd rice. Of warm slightly tangy yogurt and crisp fried curry leaves with a smattering of mustard seeds and some fried cashew nuts too. But it’s been a Read More
Quinoa flour In cookies. We’ll these are shortbreads actually. Only four basic ingredients. Flour ,butter ,sugar and vanilla. No additives,no complications. And then I just had to dress them up. With classic Thai flavors. Mango , galangal , basil And red chilli. Pretty right? So these are gluten free shortbreads that have a small amount Read More
Biscuits and Cookies and Nankhatai are special. They’ve so many memories associated with them . Of childhood laughter and mothers and family conversations and gossip about the prodigal son and the errant black sheep . Even if you were to enjoy one biscuit with your chai or coffee..both had to be there. Read More
Hello dear reader. That’s cookie has a superlatively long name. But it warrants that. And you can taste the sunshine and the subtle fragrance of a walk in the forest and the forbidden pleasures of a holiday in this cookie. I’m promising all that I can deliver. All because of the addition of the flavours Read More
You should never feel guilty about eating chocolate. If the chocolate is cheap, by all means feel guilty. You should. But when its Cadbury Silk Oreo, throw the guilt out of the window. I rarely eat bar chocolate ,but fingers opened wrappers faster than the brain could send negative signals. Opened and shared… And Read More
Sacrilegious ,is it? You’ve heard of the hot chocolate with red chilli flakes, the molè and all that cocoa in breads. To add chocolate to something that is always, ALWAYS spicy and tart and desi-typically Indian ??? To the extent of smacking your lips in anticipation of that one big, spiced water filled, fried Read More
I love video calls , especially with the parents and sweet sister. There’s always something crazy happening in her house because of her two small babies. And then with the parents …its always fun….because,they are the parents. So I was chatting with them yesterday evening, And on that video call, I saw my daddy was Read More