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A Crunchier and Filling Nicoise Salad
Happy New Year Everyone! A great beginning....I can feel the vibe! Really! It does amaze me though that we all look at the New Year as a fresh start though we are constantly a part of beginnings and endings all throughout the year. But why not! With a beginning comes hope and.. belief. In … Read More
Cheddar and Chive Beignets
1 more sleep before Christmas. How are you all doing? I've had the most amazing weekend with my family. Apart from a lovely Christmas party hosted by the Day Care centre that my boys go to, we did a bit of touring around the city. We came back really late on Saturday night after watching the … Read More
No-Bake 5 Minute Chocolate Marshmallow Crackles
I've been so reluctant to pack away any of my baking tins and trays since I was pretty sure I would need them again this week. My family and every one else around here thought I wouldn't and that I have made and fed enough sweet treats to them for the year. Along with baking tins, naturally there … Read More
Spiced Orange Almond Cake
I've been wanting to make an Orange cake this month. Though Orange is not our seasonal best at the moment, it is still abundantly available. All throughout my growing up years in India I have associated Oranges with colder months and though the seasons have been reversed now that I am in the … Read More
Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies with Home made Marshmallows
Holding on to the last two weeks of a beautiful year. And I cannot find a better way of bidding farewell to it than filling it with some more sweet treats. You know all the joy and cheer of the holiday season makes it harder to say goodbye. You really don't want the party to end...when you are enjoying so much. Almost makes me sad. But there will always be good memories to take forward...some learning..a lot of hope AND a thousand ideas to work on for my dear little blog. I've been meaning to make marshmallows at home since months. I made them a couple of years back and promised myself never to get store-bought ones again. But when something is so easily available you don't give much thought to recipes however simple they may be. Home made marshmallows not only taste better than the store-bought ones, you can do so much with them. Colour them, flavour them, cut them into any shapes...coat them with your favourite candies. And just 2 basic ingredients. It can't get easier than this. I have used a 5 cm round cutter to cut out rounds and sandwiched them between store-bought biscuits. If you want to make the biscuits from scratch, you can use any basic cookie recipe (that … Read More
Pea, Potato and Prosciutto Soup
I had to make room in my freezer to put in the tubs of ice cream I bought this morning. A big pack of frozen peas prevented the freezer door from closing. So that resulted in a few curried pea stuffed flatbreads and this soup. You might be wondering, on a hot sunny afternoon, wouldn't it make sense to finish the ice cream than go through the trouble of making and eating a soup. It would. If along the way, I had not pictured myself cutting though layers of ice cream cake covered in pretty swirls of raspberry puree and adorned with juicy fresh berries. We'll keep the ice cream cake for later. The flatbreads disappeared leaving no scope for photography. I took a few quick pictures of the soup while nibbling on a flatbread. Nobody complained about a not-so-warm soup anyway. This soup goes down really well with my children mainly for its colour and the crispy prosciutto on the side. I have figured out a an easier and quicker way of making soups that involve potato. Instant mashed potato flakes. This is pretty much available in any supermarket and saves you the work of boiling and mashing potatoes. It acts as a great thickening agent too. All you do is add it to the pea and stock … Read More
Garlic and Chilli Prawn Spaghetti
I could eat cookies for all meals and still have an appetite for more. But in a house full of boys that may not be the ideal scenario. They are on the look out for 'real food' and sadly cookies don't fit into that category. So a tiny little break from Cookies! By now, you already know how much we love noodles and such things. Whether in Asian recipes or in its Italian form...noodles/pasta are a staple in our house. Though personally I prefer the fettuccine or pappardelle over spaghetti, it is the most obvious choice for kids. So we have a kid friendly version of this recipe minus the chillies and really hot one with lots of dry chilli flakes for the adults. This is again a recipe that is ready under 15 minutes and yet filling and full of flavour. And this dish just confirm the fact that you don't need a lot of ingredients to come up with a tasty meal. Substitute the prawns with your favourite meat if you want to and adjust the heat to your liking. You could use fresh red chillies too. I like to add dried chilli flakes for texture and I find it easier to include it in a meal at the last-minute. Garlic and Chilli Prawn Spaghetti (adapted with variation … Read More
Coffee Pecan Cookies
So I'm back! With more Cookies, of course. Sooner than you had imagined? You see, when you were reading all about the Nutella filled Linzer cookies, I was already baking a batch of these and making the tastiest glaze ever to decorate them with. You guessed it! I used the same dough to make these. In fact after making about 12 Linzers, I rolled the dough into a log, covered it in plastic wrap and refrigerated it. Later on I rolled the log on chopped nuts to get a nice nutty coating around the circumference of the cookie when sliced. Then it was a matter of just baking them and dropping a spoonful of coffee glaze on to them. The glaze is super simple and ready in 2-3 minutes. Though in doubt about the quantity of coffee to add to the glaze, I am glad I went with my instincts. The glaze is gorgeous and so strongly tasting and smelling of coffee which is why I loved it all the more. Isn't it fantastic that you can get two completely different cookie recipes...both tasting and looking great from the same dough. And quite a generous number of cookies too. I got 12 Linzers and 14 of these. I thought it would make such a great gift idea when you are looking to simply things … Read More
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