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Cake & Cupcake Heaven, Chocolate, Fruit Inspired, Sweet

Valrhona Bundt Cake with Fresh Strawberries

It’s mid-December, and it’s HIGH time that I get down to those strawberry centred recipes! Quite honestly, I have been busy travelling and attending weddings or doing wedding planning, the former being more fun than the latter! Over the last weekend SS and I were in Bangalore to celebrate a college friend’s wedding, and it was so wonderful to see people again after 7-8 years! The weekend was fabulous, and we even got to sample some authentic Karnataka food, my favourite being their popular shallot-based curry and dry roasted whole chillies which have this amazing pungent spice, yet isn’t fiery.

It was also so humbling to meet people after ages, and the first topic of conversation being Joie De Vivre, and how it makes people salivate, and want to eat/cook some themselves! [Predominantly it was the eating!] Now that being the case, I feel like committing sacrilege by constantly professing my love of strawberries and not translating that into anything on the blog. I’ve actually made this cake a couple of times already, and they’ve managed to gain Read more…

December 19, 2014 | 0 comment

Fruit Inspired, Pies & Puddings, Sweet

An Apple {Crumble} A Day

Boy, have I got the perfect mid-week pick me up for you! Its called, the Apple Crumble, and is bountiful in its use of apples. It’s so addictive, you’ll want to have an apple {crumble} a day!

My masi (mum’s sister, the youngest to be specific) always has one question to ask me whenever we chat about our routines and basic lifestyle – whether or not I consume a mandatory apple everyday. My answer every times revolves around the fact that I am not loyal to one single fruit (well, TBH I would be to berries, if they were perennial) and like to eat what’s in season. Her maternal response always goes back to the mighty power of the apple, and how despite sampling seasonal fare, I must must must eat an apple everyday.

While her version of ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ never envisaged an apple crumble, I feel absolutely no guilt whatsoever in following her orders, with a little tweaking from my side! 🙂 This fail-safe recipe works not only on apple, but on peaches, berries, and

November 26, 2014 | 0 comment

Appetisers and Hors D'oeuvres, Fruit Inspired, Savoury

Red Wine Poached Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini

Have you ever poached pear, or for that matter, any other fruit? Until recently, I never had. But after tasting the wondrous results of humble home poached fruit, I am obsessed. I admit that I am showing symptoms of another obsession – crostinis! But they’re just so dam good, its kinda hard not to.

Since we are talking about obsessions, strawberry season is back! Over the weekend I experimented with some jalepeno infused strawberry margaritas from How Sweet It Is’s new book, Seriously Delish. And can I just say, it was just ah-mazaing! It was made up of pureed strawberries, fresh jalepeno, cointreau and of course, some good old rum. You could totally swap the rum for the originally called for tequila, but I found this incredibly delicious (yet not too sweet) cocktail to be am amazing spin on a bloody-mary meets a daiquiri meets a caprioska.

November 10, 2014 | 0 comment

Appetisers and Hors D'oeuvres, Fruit Inspired, Savoury

Mexican Quick Fix: Mango Salsa & Guacamole

After reading this article, the opening words struct me:

“It won’t be surprising if cultural historians look back on the first two decades of this century as The Era of Crazed Oral Gratification. I’m speaking of the fetishization of food, of cooking and eating, of watching other people cooking and eating, that has become omnipresent across all platforms, all media, all screens and all palates in our great nation.”

It really is so true! And in light of the quest for ‘Oral Gratification’, the journey comes to a standstill with my favourite 2 bowls of goodness. Think about it – there are few things in this world as satisfying as a bowl of salsa, guacamole and a bag full of crispy corn nachos. The ultimate treat! Now while I am not the largest fan of the ‘fusion’ movement (although it has actually been with us for centuries), this combination of mango and Mexican flavours does some serious magic – and that just cannot be ignored. For the last year or two, pretty much ever since I made the first batch of it, mango salsa has become a staple party snack, and a regular on our dinner table whenever we have a Mexican meal.
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July 29, 2014 | 0 comment

Fruit Inspired, Sweet

Watermelon Granita

Granitas make the best welcome anyone can get. Mine was inspired by the desire of using leftover watermelon chunks. Summer and watermelon are fast friends, but when you convert the watermelon into its frozen granita form, its more like BEST friends.

The best part? ALL the hard work is done by the freezer!

Start by blending together leftover watermelon with sugar syrup in a food processor or blender. Add a touch of lime juice to bring some zing and acidity to the granita. Once you’re happy with the taste, pour into a flat-ish container that is freezer friendly.

June 6, 2014 | 0 comment

Cake & Cupcake Heaven, Fruit Inspired, Sweet

Sticky Orange Marmalade Tea Cake [Vegan]

I’ve never ever experienced (and succumbed to) summer lethargy this gravely before. Part of me is thoroughly enjoying every minute of it, and the other part is (obviously) getting rather itchy to get my hands on something solid, something concrete and meaningful. To balance the two extreme ends of my psyche, baking a summery treat seems to meet both the requirements – the recipe being slightly lazy in its approach + the end product being something tangible, solid and pleasing. Mission was set, and the accomplishment has been repeated thrice already.

May 29, 2014 | 0 comment