There is a common notion of a chocolate craving. Mine is a tad different, it strays from consuming cocoa, and leans more towards baking with it. All the healthy cooking these last few months led me to sideline and alienate beloved chocolate, but fear not, this makes up for it. Because it’s obviously impossible and […] Read more…
I am smitten. When I read that one of my favourite blogs, Smitten Kitchen, had launched their first ever cookbook, I couldn’t sit still until I had ordered my very own hardbound personal copy of the pure genius that goes into each and every fabulously well balanced and perfectly seasoned recipe. In that honour, and due to plentiful leftover diwali fruit by the dozen (I blame my grandmother), and not to forget, plentiful time on my hands due to the City being literally locked down, I used my powers for good (well, and gluttony) to patiently roll out the pastry, slice them apples, bubble the salted caramel and eat it with a big scoop of purely indulgent velvety vanilla ice cream. Not a wasted Sunday in the least!
On a side note, is anyone else obsessed with puff pastry? It somehow manages to uplift my mood and make the world a happier, butter-ier place. Everyone who travels with me thinks I need a bit of, well, *help*, simply because I can’t resist purchasing a truck load of goodies Read more…
There has been a significant amount of chatter, adorationand an inexplicable desire of emulationwhen I see Donna Hay donning this ‘oh so simple’ attitude towards every even not so simple preparation. You fight different battles in different places. My battle is always against the quality and temperature of the dairy products I find here. But […] Read more…
I really enjoy being able to cook/bake something for an occasion, or upon requests of my nearest and dearest, simply because I already know that they want it and will appreciate it! Recently, one of the near and dear ones asked if I could make some granola bars for her to make a healthy munching […] Read more…
I dream this sweet dream every [dreadful] Monday morning. In this dream, a fresh batch of espresso oatmeal cookies are cooling on a wire rack, next to a piping hot cuppa green tea, all whilst rain pitter patters down the queen’s necklace. And as you all know, dreams have no Mondays, or else they’d […] Read more…
There’s little as satisfying as chocolate in the world. These nifty little brownies are testament to that, fudgy, smooth, sweet and delicious. They will definitely leave you wanting more. I rustled up this batch for a special special achievement, and neatly placed them individually in parchment paper slings. Neat, tidy, and yummy, cutely placed […] Read more…
