Since I am still (surprisingly!) keeping up with my new year’s resolutions, here is a whole wheat chocolate chip cookie recipe, from the ever faithful Vegan Cookise Invade your Cookie Jar, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero, that will do no harm, even if the glutton inside is awoken. You can have our […] Read more…
SS and I were at the airport, returning from our first year anniversary (yipeeeee) celebrations. Here is my favourite-est heart cake that was whipped up for us, specially, and tasted exceptional! Aptly named the Heart Cake, is the specialty of the chef, which was basically a white chocolate mousse draped with a thin almost non-existent […] Read more…
There is just something eternally satisfying in Asian food that for some god forsaken reason doesn’t come after a bowl of the best spaghetti or even a pizza. Maybe that’s why from time immemorial the West has levitated towards the East for its rich spices and unique flavours. Last evening I was craving salad and […] Read more…
We have all eaten a variation at one time or the other, of the all time favourite Caesar salad. Typically, the salad is made of romaine lettuce and croutons, dressed with Parmesan, lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper. Obviously, mine is a rather different, yet effective recipe to pay homage to […] Read more…
Last evening, my parents invited a bunch of their nearest and dearest over for a home cooked meal. This, along with an evergreen Greek Salad was my humble offering. I share this now with you primarily because all thought the cooking process, all I could dream of was eating this for dinner! It’s got all […] Read more…
As I have probably mentioned a hundred times already, SS loves his pasta. So last night, instead of making pasta for dinner, I made this lovely fresh pepper salad, with a cup full of leftover penne. In Italian: Insalata ai Peperoni Arristiti, adapted from Jeni Wrights’s The Book of Pasta. The ingredients are simple, but […] Read more…
