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THOUGHTS OF NUTMEG TRAPPED IN A POUND CAKE…& FOODBUZZ
“Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I’m taking with me when…
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SCREAMING FOR PEACH MANGO ICE-CREAM…
“An apple is an excellent thing — until you have tried a peach.” George du Maurier Here’s an ice-cream that left us screaming for more…literally!! Helped the daughter make this a couple of…
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Chocolate Cinnamon Mousse … Life is certainly a bowl of cherries, Chocolate Makes it Better!
“I just clipped 2 articles from a current magazine. One is a diet guaranteed to drop 5 pounds off my body in a weekend. The other is a recipe for a 6 minute…
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SOUTHWARD BOUND & BACK…Captivated in Chennai!
“On vacations: We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings.”Erma Bombeck Are back from…
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MAKE WAY FOR THE DANISH BRAIDERS…Ooooops, I mean the DARING BAKERS!!
“The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight. “ M. F. K. Fisher ‘Danish Braid’ from Sherry Yard’s ‘The…
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The Very Versatile Pound Cake…
“Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?” George Herbert The Pound Cake…very versatile! Time & again I return to making my first love in cakes, the pound cake. I have 1…
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CHICKEN KORMA…MAKE MINE HOME-MADE!
“Cuisine is the tactile connection we have to breathing history. History and culture offer us a vibrant living society that we taste through cuisine.All cuisine is a reflection of the society from which…
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DROPPING SCONES FOR A PANCAKE BREAKFAST…LITERALLY!!
“Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”Lewis Carroll Drop Scones with whipped cream & mango There are some meals that leave a mark on you, a stamp in your…
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Meme…I’ve been tagged twice & am running behind sched as usual!!)
“Please… tell me who you are and what you want. And if you think those are simple questions, keep in mind that most people live their entire lives without arriving at an answer.…
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AHOY THERE MATEYS…IT’S A PIRATE CAKE!
“Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.”Unknown Chocolate Genoise Sponge with a ganache topping & marzipan Time for the son’s 9th birthday & his level of excitement has the…
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BLACK SESAME SHORTBREAD…a fusion of flavours!
“Come and share a pot of tea, My home is warm and my friendship’s free.”Emilie Barnes Black Sesame Shortbread Cookies… You think you’ve kinda lost it when you start dreaming Black Sesame Shortbread!…
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Superfood SPROUTS Salad…Sprouting healthy & tasty beans!!
“We don’t need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables – the lettuce, the…
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MINGLING WITH APPETIZERS…Colourful Veggie Hors’Doeuvres!
Laughter is brightest where food is best. Irish Proverb Oven Baked Potato Cheese Breaded Bites Cream Cheese, Bell Pepper & Cucumber Nibbles Time for Meeta @ Whats For Lunch Honey’s Monthly Mingle. This…
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PEACHES & CREAM…A truly sublime dessert!
“Chocolate’s okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach is absolutely perfect… it’s sublime. I’d like to capture that and then use it in a dessert.” Kathy…
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BLOGGING FOR BRI…GOING THE YELLOW WAY!
“Hope” is the thing with feathers- that perches in the soul…Emily Dickenson YELLOW is the colour of hope & we’re here blogging for Bri. Jai & Bee @ Jugalbandi have led the way…
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AMAZING MAIZE & CORNY COOKIES
“I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.” James Beard Bowled over by Cornmeal Pistachio Cookies Then comes along one of…
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IN THE PLUM OF THINGS…A sweet tale of sauce & ice-cream
“A sauce…..adds something, really two things: a taste as well as the opportunity to think about how the thing was made.” Raymond Sokolov Spicy Sweet Plum Sauce Plums ‘n’ Cherries…the fruit of summer!…
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CHICK PEAS THAT TASTE LIKE HOME…& DAL PARATHAS!
“Whose bread I eat: his song I sing.” German proverb Chick Peas / Chanas…almost like a summer salad Foodie blogs are buzzing with activity these days with lots of tags & events showing…
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CHECK OUT MY STRIPES…L ‘ZEBRA CAKE
“I’m ten years old. My life is half over and I don’t even know if I’m black with white stripes or white with black stripes.” Marty the Zebra…in the film Madagascar The Fascinating…
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DEVILS WITH ICY COOL HEARTS…COCOA MINT CUPCAKES
“There’s more to life than chocolate, but not right now.” Cocoa Cupcakes…with Icy Cool Hearts & Icy Cool Toppings too! Chanced upon ‘The Cupcake Hero’ theme while perusing random blogs & saw that…
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COFFEE and ROASTED ALMOND BISCOTTI…a handsome combination!
“I am not a glutton, I am an explorer of food” Erma Bombeck Coffee & Roasted Almonds…a handsome combination I have my biscotti moments…at times, I will suddenly alight & set off to…
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COFFEE & ROASTED ALMOND BISCOTTI…a handsome combination!
“I am not a glutton, I am an explorer of food” Erma Bombeck Coffee & Roasted Almonds…a handsome combination I have my biscotti moments…at times, I will suddenly alight & set off to…
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BEAN THERE, DONE THAT…CLICKETY CLICK!
Pep without purpose is piffle. Anonymous Beans & Lentils…Naturally beautiful! (My entry for CLICK May 2008) FULL OF BEANS… It’s the CLICK time of the month @ Jugalbandi, & this time very nearly…
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SANDWICCIA ANYONE?…Focaccia sandwiches by another name!
“It has been well said that a hungry man is more interested in four sandwiches than four freedoms.” Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., (American diplomat) ‘Sandwiccia‘…a focaccia sandwich! Made some Roasted Garlic & Bell…
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Tangy Fresh Lime Cake … Citrus makes me happy!
Tangy Fresh Lime Cake ... Citrus makes me happy! One of my favourite flavours, I find myself using 'citrus' , mostly lime, every single day, in one way or another. No day is…
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MANGOLICIOUS MORNINGS with FRUITY BEGINNINGS!!
“Marriages are all happy; its having breakfast together that causes all the trouble.” Irish Proverb Mango Fruit Salad with Apricots, Melon, Cherries & basil It’s the month of May, & MANGO, the king…
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CHOCOLATE ALWAYS MAKES THINGS BETTER…’BETTER CAKE THAN CREAM BROWNIES’
“Any food not fit to wear is not fit to eat.”Jim Rosenthal ‘Better Cake than Cream Brownies’…Chocolate Overdose Diva @ Sugar Bar is hosting this intriguing event “Beauty & the Feast”. The challenge…
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LIFE CAN BE QUITE A CHUTNEY SOMETIMES…GRINDING TIMES!!
“Chutney is marvelous. I’m mad about it. To me, it’s very imperial.” Diana Vreeland (1903-1989) GREEN WITH ENVY??? When we were young, we often heard the phrase, ‘Hurry up or Mom will make…
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TAGS, AWARDS & A TON OF THANKS!
“A photograph is like the recipe – a memory the finished dish. “ Carrie Latet It’s been a while that I was tagged to do post my top 10 foodie photographs from my…
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MOLTEN TOBLERONE HEARTS…OOOOOOZING WITH LOVE ON MOTHER’S DAY!!
“A mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart – a heart so large that everybody’s grief and everybody’s joy found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation” Mark Twain Molten Toblerone…
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CREAMY HOME-MADE MANGO ICE-CREAM…ON A CALCIUM HIGH!
“Condensed milk is wonderful. I don’t see how they can get a cow to sit down on those little cans.” Fred Allen On a calcium high…Goodness that’s fruity & cool! This creamy, delicious…
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BLING ON BOLLYWOOD WITH A LAMB CURRY!
Hasta la vista, Baby Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) BLING ON BOLLYWOOD…LAMB CURRY! Hasta la vista; is a Spanish parting phrase meaning “see you” or “so long”. It literally means “until the…
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MOCHA WALNUT CHOC-CHIP MUFFINS…GREEDY GOODNESS!!
“I believe the world to be a muffin pan, and there certainly are a lot of muffins here.” Aaron Funk Mocha Walnut Chocolate-chip Muffins… When I read about theSnackshots #3 event hosted by…
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PEST of a PESTO… but then onto PASTA! ‘PUTTING UP’!!
“How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned but with herbs and flowers?” Andrew Marvel Basil Almond Pesto… Snip,snip,snip…all I could hear out in the garden was snip, snip, snip. Sunday morning,…
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GINGERBREAD MEN TO PASS ON THE ARTE Y PICO AWARD!
“Cooking is a language through which a society expresses itself” Jean Soler Wholewheat Cinnamon Ginger Cookies… Made these 2 days ago with Amy @ Familia Bencomo in mind…HUGS to you Amy for the…
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MANGO YOGURT PANNA COTTA…A TANGO WITH MANGO!
“…a big part of cooking is choosing the ingredients. And a big part of serving is doing it with pride” Ruth Reichl Mango Yogurt Panna Cotta…light & delicious With the mango season finally…
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POP GOES THE CHEESECAKE…IT’S THE DARING BAKERS AGAIN!
“My mouth is a happy place” Pat Conroy Colourful & delicious…Cheesecake Pops! It’s the DARING BAKERS time of the month again…& each challenge means breaking new ground. With never a dull moment, &…
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A TOAST TO ROASTED GARLIC…SPAGHETTI & FOCACCIA…& another award!
“Garlic is a habit and a passion.” Kim Upton, Chicago Sun-Times Of Spaghetti & Vegetables… this one’s a combination full-of-flavour! Bursting with flavour…an incredibly delicious focaccia! Ever since I read that Casa Bencomo…
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DARK CHOCOLATE PANNA COTTA…It’s all about the kidz in us!
“I can resist everything except temptation” Oscar Wilde Dark Chocolate Panna Cotta…deeply divine! Foolishly put the question across to the kids, asked them what they love to eat most & nearly got run…
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TIME TO PASS IT ON…an excellent award!
“Friendships develop over food and wine” Prince Nicholas Romanoff I made this cake once again yesterday…really enjoyed doing it. The basic cake is an orange flavoured sponge from a book by Sue Ross.…
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READY,STEADY,COOK…Pasta, Grilled Cottage Cheese & Salad!
“The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a star.” Anthelme Brillat–Savarin A Vegetarian challenge… Wonder how many of you have heard of the BBC daytime…
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MALTED OAT ‘n’ PISTACHIO COOKIES & A DISTINCT AWARD…GASP!!
“Food…can look beautiful, taste exquisite, smell wonderful, make people feel good, bring them together, inspire romantic feelings. …At its most basic, it is fuel for a hungry machine.” Rosamond Richardson Malted Oat ‘n’…
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MANGO ICE-CREAM SWISS ROLL DESSERT…ROLLIN’ IN MANGOES!
“Ice cream is happiness condensed.” Jessi Lane Adams Simple ‘n’ Sensational…an Ice-cream Swiss Roll This is by far the simplest & most versatile baked dessert that I have tried several times over &…
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WEEKEND HERB BLOGGING WITH NASTURCIUMS…the pretty edible flower!!
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” William Blake Weekend herb blogging with flowers & herbs! Summer is almost beating down on us & we harvested the last of the…
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CURRY CONNECTIONS…LAMB CURRY & POTATOES
“What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.”A. A. Milne What’s Cooking ? Curry, I said! Ben @ What’s Cooking US…
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CHOCOLATE-CHIP PISTACHIO COOKIES…& SERENDIPITY!
“Me want cookie!”Cookie Monster Chocolate-chip Pistachio Cookies This was the day after making the chocolate pistachio fudge. I was plenty inspired with the great combination of chocolate & pistachios & decided to explore…
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CHOCOLATE FUDGE BY OUR OWN LITTLE DOMESTIC GODDESS IN THE MAKING!
“Fudge is a noun, a verb, an interjection, and delicious!” Jessi Lane Adams Nigella Lawson’s Chocolate Pistachio Fudge The daughter was on my case for ages…”Want to make FUDGE!!!” She stacked all my…
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ONE PERFECT INGREDIENT…RINGING THE BELL FOR PEPPERS!
“In cooking, as in all the arts, simplicity is the sign of perfection.” Curnonsky My ‘One Perfect Ingredient’ would be ‘BELL PEPPERS’. When Maninas: Food Matters left me a message the other day,…
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ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN…MAKE WAY FOR DINNER ROLLS!
“Bread, milk and butter are of venerable antiquity. They taste of the morning of the world.” Leigh Hunt Knotted All Over…for dinner! I’ve had dinner rolls on my mind for a while with…
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LIME YOGURT PANNA COTTA…GUILT-FREE INDULGENCE!
“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” Laura Ingalls Wilder Yogurt Panna Cotta…the healthier Option! My love for panna cotta knows no bounds. This is…
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FRESH, LIGHT & ‘AU NATUREL’…BASKETS A LA MELON!
“Give me book, fruit, French wine, and fine weather and a little music out of doors played by someone I do not know.” John Keats Basket a la Melons!! Spring is in the…
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MARCH MADNESS & A DARING BAKERS PERFECT PARTY CAKE!!
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’ “ Robin Williams Gimme a layered cake to make & I’m in 7th heaven! As you can obviously guess from my blog posts, I love…
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GRILLED COTTAGE CHEESE…LIVESTRONG!
“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.” Unknown Quotes Grilled Cottage Cheese…for LiveSTRONG Day…
