I have to admit, this wasn’t the easiest cupcake recipe I’ve come across or baked, but it’s the perfect treat for a special occasion, when you’re inclined to make a little bit more of an effort! And although the recipe says to top with cream cheese frosting, I didn’t have the heart to cover […] Read more…
Quattro chocolate aka chocolate cupcakes with chocolate chips, topped with chocolate ganache drizzled with chocolate buttons. There isn’t much else to say that can make this more attractive! I baked a batch of these recently as a gift for a chocolate toothed family member before he embarked upon a tormenting part of his life- exams! […] Read more…
Joie De Vivre is 2!!! I can’t believe how time has gone by and how much has happened in these 2 years. I got married, moved neighbourhoods, got in and out and back into work and travelled far and wide from Texas to New Zealand to the inner depths of the Kanha National Park. Here’s […] Read more…
This is my kind of cooking- fast fresh and simple. So when Donna Hay started showing off her skills on Indian television, it was time for me to get my hands on her book, and I have to say— it has quickly become one of my favourites! The dishes are so flavourful, yet beautiful on […] Read more…
Forgot the flowers? And the dinner reservation? Here’s the quickest possible solution to all your woes- everything you possibly already have at home! Without icing the cake is wonderful too, just sprinkle over some confectioners’ sugar and throw over some aphrodisiacal strawberries! And its low fat too- this just keeps getting better and better! Happy […] Read more…
On my birthday a few weeks ago, SS got me a heavily researched variety of outstanding cookbooks. I can’t help but wonder the dual intent, for the very fact that- who might benefit from testing the recipes? He did however manage to get me this fantastic book by the incredible Isa Chandra Moskowitz whose recipes […] Read more…
