I could live a happy, satiated and decadent life on cheese. All kinds, any kind, preferably with some kind of fruit chutney, crackers, and a glass of wine. Cheese gluttony drove me to invest in a wondrous bookbased exclusively and dedicatedly to cheese. It uses every kind of cheese imaginable in the recipes, which […] Read more…
Things to do when life (or your friends who whisk you away to their farm house with lemon trees) gives you lemons: Firstly, and most importantly, take pictures of the lemons. Zest some of the lemons so you can use the zest and the juice in different things. Make some lemonade (see feedback below), to […] Read more…
Last week was Holi, the festival of colour. Holi is one of my favourite Indian festivals, and not to mention holidays! But alas, this year was a no show on my part, on account of my wisdom teeth extraction surgery (yes, ouch!). But that didn’t keep me from celebrating Holi, with a little burst of […] Read more…
This is the one where you can have your cake, and eat too– with strawberry and cream! Adapted from Kris Holechek’s Have Your Cake And Vegan Too, this is a simple looking book, with effective and comforting recipes. I absolutely adore using shaped baking tins, and although I may use them not as often […] Read more…
We finally got around to watching Lincoln last night. If you haven’t already seen it, I highly recommend it. Despite being nearly Hindi movie long (150 minutes), the movie itself and the story line unfolded seamlessly, and the make-up is so spectacular, it feels as though Lincoln himself was on screen- definitely deserved that BAFTA. Before […] Read more…
Its strawberry season (well it has been for a while) and while I’ve religiously been eating my doze of fresh strawberries, my baking obsession with strawberry, as you may have witnessed, repeatedly, and thenagain, has somewhat inexplicably not kicked in this year. But finally I have succumbed, and tweaked this easy peasy chocolate squeezey recipe with strawberry. […] Read more…
