A lot has been accomplished that I am extremely happy with, first and foremost being the much required facelift of Joie De Vivre. I found that this look and feel reflected so well the french inspiration behind the name of the blog, and the colours that manage to be feminine, with its soothing pastel shades, […] Read more…
Counting Down to Christmas: Strawberry Crostini
Festivities aside, this month of December has passed by in a flash, and Christmas is nearly upon us. If like me, you too are a little flustered with the proximity of its arrival, here is a quick simple appetiser you can dish up, and its got the right elements of christmas: red (strawberry) and green […] Read more…
Strawberry Compote
I reached Bombay to find 2 big boxes of juicy Mahableshwar strawberries welcoming be back home and back to the kitchen, and resist I could not. While in South Africa, a favourite breakfast for me after returning from sunrise safaris was a bowl full of chilled thick greek yoghurt, with fresh berry compote, muesli and […] Read more…
Peach & Pistachio Salad with Mozerella, Buttered Bread and Tomato
I recently stumbled across this drool worthy blog, and Joy intelligently combines fresh seasonal ingredients to unravel sensational palate pleasers! This one is no different. I’ve tried this a couple of time already, before the monsoons and the peaches roll away, and each time they have been fantastically received. The first time I made it […] Read more…
PB&J Cupcakes
There are combinations of food that are just, well, meant to be. Like strawberries and cream, tomato and mozzarella, avocado and lime, peanut butter and jelly. On my mission to accomplish a complete achievement of all the splendid recipes in this book, I baked the peanut butter cupcakes, and instead of dousing with buttery […] Read more…
Peach Melba à la Nigella
There is one fail safe person to turn to, when the desire to nurse a gluttonous desire unfurls, and that person is unmistakeably Nigella. My mum and I have spend uncountable afternoons in front of the telly, watching her legitimise all those feelings for food, in her trademarked descriptive kind of way. One of her […] Read more…