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Dark Chocolate Wholegrain Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Dark Chocolate Wholegrain Cupcakes with Maple Syrup Cream Cheese Frosting. It's been forever since I baked cupcakes or muffins. I bake cakes and cookies more often I guess, possibly, lazy me. Yet when…
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Strawberry Pineapple Smoothies & Watermelon Kiwi Gooseberry Fruit Bowl- going Tropical with Chumbak
Strawberry Pineapple Smoothies & Watermelon Kiwi Gooseberry Fruit Bowl to celebrate the tropical collection from Chumbak. It's INSPIRING!
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Thandai Indian Rice Kheer … Holi time of the year
Flavoured delicately, this indulgent Thandai Indian Rice Kheer hits all the right notes. Sweetened gently with jaggery, the flavours of almond, cardamom and saffron just shine. The texture of broken simmered rice is…
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Wholegrain Buckwheat Orange Chocolate Chippers … chocolate chip cookies get better and better
Wholegrain Buckwheat Orange Chocolate Chippers come together in a matter of minutes, fuss free and absolutely delicious. That they are 100% wholegrain makes them a winner.
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Baking | Date Walnut Orange Flapjacks … sweet comfort food
Buttery & nutty with a burst of orange, sweetly comforting and quite indulgent, these Date Walnut Orange Flapjacks are going to be showing up quite often. A recipe minimally adapted from one @food52…
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Crudites with Creamy Garlic Dip and Seedy Buckwheat Crackers
Crudites with Creamy Garlic Dip and Seedy Buckwheat Crackers might well be one of my favourite ways to rustle up something simple and quite addictive for an everyday healthy nibble, a small get…
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Fruits with Cream & Granola Parfaits … dessert for breakfast
Dessert for breakfast! Fruits with Cream & Granola Parfaits where wholegrain homemade granola meets creamy goodness and colourful seasonal fruit. Make the morning shine with the #CreamOfAllFood.
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Baking | Gingerbread Garam Masala House … my dream house
The Garam Masala Gingerbread House is my wholegrain take on traditional Scandinavian Gingerbread House. Sweet, spicy and warm and fun to build, this little dream house is well worth the time and effort!
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Bhune Murgh ki Biryani … delicious one pot rice & chicken Indian meal
The Bhune Murgh ki Biryani is a one pot comfort meal, rich, flavourful and homely. The flavours tease the palette and the chicken is beautifully spiced. It turned out to be deliciously good,…
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Dark Chocolate Cheesecake with Wine Macerated Strawberries
Dark, divine, sinful, creamy, chocolaty and above all, as simple as can be, this Dark Chocolate Cheesecake with Wine Macerated Strawberries will leave you wanting for more. Recipe minimally adapted from Ruchira @thegreatcookaroo.com.…
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Strawberry Red Wine Jelly with orange whipped cream
Light, fun, easy to make, and a visual delight, the Red Wine Strawberry Jelly with orange whipped cream is a great make ahead dessert. Visually exciting and flavours that pop, berries work really…
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Cooking | Lamb Chops with Red Wine… deep, delicious holiday flavours with Big Banyan Wines
These Lamb Chops with Red Wine turned out to be the best I've ever made. Rosemary, garlic, and a limited edition Shiraz from Big Banyan Wines came together ever so beautifully to create…
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Baking | Cheesy Chicken Pot Pies … comfort food for the holidays with #bigbanyanwines
There is something intrinsically therapeutic about weaving a lattice for a pie if you know what I mean. With a filling of chicken marinated with @bigbanyanwines, carrots, kohlrabi and cheese of course, these…
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Smoky Baked Mushroom Cheese Dip with #bigbanyanwines for the holidays
Smoky Baked Mushroom Cheese Dip is a definite crowd pleaser, and a great addition to the holiday table. Smoky Gouda, wine simmered mushrooms, garlic and fresh thyme make one of the best cheesy…
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Baking | Wholegrain Chocolate Buckwheat Sablés . . . crisp indulgent eggless Christmas cookies
Crisp, deeply chocolate, buttery, wholegrain, eggless, Wholegrain Chocolate Buckwheat Sablés are the yummiest cookies ever! Adapted from The Boy Who Bakes.
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Green Goddess Apple Cucumber Coconut Water Smoothie #spirulina #superdrink
The Green Goddess Apple Cucumber Coconut Water Smoothie with Spirulina comes together in seconds, an intense drink that means business.Quite pleasant! Naturally sweet too. I tried a couple of savoury versions too.
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Baking | Smoked Eggplant Walnut Truffle Dip – earthy, rustic, nutty & delicious
Eggplant Walnut Smoked Truffle Dip...earthy, rustic, nutty, slightly tangy, creamy, smoky delicious. Play around with ingredients to suit your palette. That's the beauty of dips.
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Chicken Jalfrezi … a quick version of the Indo-Chinese stir fry curry
This Chicken Jalfrezi made essentially with peppers, green chilies, onions and tomatoes gets a delicious twist of taste with coconut milk. If you like a thick hearty curry which is a quick and…
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Rich Spiced Hot Chocolate & Masala ‘Kadhai’ Doodh
Rich Spiced Hot Chocolate might well be the simplest thing to enjoy this season. It's simple things that matter, and with recipes like these, ingredients are of prime importance. You can't go wrong…
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FoodTalk | Terra Chips … Exotic vegetable chips in a bag! 2 dips too #TERRAadventures
When you have vegetables this crisp, rustic and earthy with flavours that explode in your mouth, you know Terra Chips have got it right #TERRAadventures
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A Heartwarming Visit to the Kitchens of Kurkure & Lays
First thoughts that swept through my head as we entered the Pepsico factory in Kolkata, a much anticipated trip into a promising kitchen. Hello Kurkure, have I missed you! It's been a few…
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Chole Masala / Curried Spicy Chickpeas
Chole Masala / Curried Spicy Chickpeas is a quintessential recipe from the Indian sub continent, one of the most popular perhaps. Every house has it's own recipe, and you can keep them as…
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Tea Rose Chocolate Truffles … let’s talk about tea
Tea Rose Chocolate Truffles, simple chocolate goodness with a few of my favourite things. Chocolate, single cream and Mountain Rose Tea from Teabox, so you can well imagine the lilting flavours it added…
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Wholegrain Chocolate Buckwheat Sablés
Crisp, deeply chocolate, buttery, wholegrain, eggless, Wholegrain Chocolate Buckwheat Sablés are the yummiest cookies ever! Adapted from The Boy Who Bakes.Gift them with something from the Gold Collection by Chumbak this Diwali!
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Eggless Wholegrain Almond Jaggery Oat Cookies #comfortfood #anzacs
Eggless Wholegrain Almond Jaggery Oat Cookies are a variation on the ever popular Anzacs. These are wholegrain cookies, and the sugar has been replaced with jaggery! Just another delicious twist to my endless…
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Baking | Dark Chocolate Walnut Oat Tart GF…everyone needs a chocolate hug!
Dark, divine, delicious is how this tart turned out to be topped with dark chocolate ganache! A healthy biscuit base makes the Dark Chocolate Walnut Oat Tart even better. You can make cookies…
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Dark Chocolate Cheesecake … life’s guilty pleasures simply served up
Dark, divine, sinful, creamy, chocolaty and above all, as simple as can be, this Dark Chocolate Cheesecake will leave you wanting for more. Recipe minimally adapted from Ruchira @ thegreatcookaroo.com. You won't need…
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Baking | Olive Oil Walnut Garlic Rosemary Foccacia … bread of life
Nothing better than fresh home baked bread, and this Olive Oil Walnut Garlic Rosemary Foccacia is bursting with flavour. The Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer and their great quality bake-ware make baking breads so…
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Baking | Cheese Garlic Rosemary Eggless Brioche … goodness of cheese & bread
With so many fabulous things within, eating the Cheese Garlic Rosemary Eggless Brioche was literally like nibbling a cheeseboard! Serve pears, apples, grapes, olives, cold cuts on the side, maybe a nice smoked…
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Mango Almond Roulade … making the most of the season
Mango Almond Roulade with almond whipped cream. Light. Fresh. Delicious. Part wholegrain. To make it even better, filled with fresh mangoes swathed in beautifully whipped almond cream. Some things are just better with…
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Cocoa Mousse-a-Cotta … Deep, dark, indulgent dessert experiment
Cocoa Mousse-a-Cotta, a failed panna cotta experiment that became a mousse. Deep, dark, indulgent dessert experiment which turned out deliciously wrong. It had something missing in the ingredients, but certainly not in taste!…
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Mango Smoothie Bowl … breakfast stories on the go #Foodventures #breakfastforchampions
Colourful beginnings! This Mango Smoothie Bowl was fun to make,very in season,a mélange of flavours and textures.For me,an edible pot potpourri.
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Oat Walnut Trifle Bowls with Roasted Stone Fruit … bowls of happiness!
Oat Walnut Trifles with Roasted Stone Fruit came together like they were just meant to be. Every element paired beautifully with the other. The oat walnut sponge offered great texture to 'drink up'…
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Persian Roasted Eggplant Walnut Dip … earthy, smokey, moorish, delicious!
This Persian Roasted Eggplant & Walnut Dip has a lot to offer. The twice used garlic, the walnuts, then the creaminess from Greek yogurt make it endearing. The caramelised sweet onions and garlic…
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Eggless Baked Cheesecake with a Mango Lime Sauce … desserts for summer
Quick, eggless delicious, the Eggless Cheesecake with Mango Lime Sauce is the Western take on an old Indian classic, 'bhapa doi'. Make it a day ahead, chill well, and then enjoy the compliments…
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Rosemary Garlic Sesame Millet Crackers with Lovilovi and Bird’s Eye Sweet Chili Pickle … earthy beautiful pairing
Rosemary Garlic Sesame Millet Crackers turned out to be crackers with a bite. Paired with the sweet chili pickle, they got just the right kick as well, some smoked Gouda on the side…
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Baking | Brownie Butterscotch Wholegrain Cookies … and some gorgeous table linen from IDAM
“I love linen in soothing colors for any room in the house.” Nate Berkus Brownie Butterscotch Wholegrain Cookies are possibly the easiest cookies to make ever. This is my favourite recipe as it is as…
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Dhungaar-e-Keema or Smoked Lamb Mince #comfortfood #Indiancuisine
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” Ruth Reichl Dhungaar-e-Keema or Smoked Indian Lamb Mince is a quintessential recipe from the Indian subcontinent, one that…
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Baking | Simple Straightforward Delicious 100% Wholewheat Pizza … #cleaneating
Simple, quick, fuss free, this 'loaded with goodness' 100% Wholewheat Pizza will keep the young and old all happy. Base done, fix the toppings as you like, else there is a recipe below.…
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FoodTalk | Wholegrain Cinnamon Oat Waffles with Clove Ice Cream… get spicy these monsoons! #ICloveIt
Wholegrain Cinnamon Oat Waffles are the best treat for breakfast and for a snack, even doubling up as a quick delicious dessert. Pair them with clove ice cream and watch the flavours come…
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Genoa Fougasse with spiced yogurt, hummus & foxnuts … for the love of bread
Genoa Fougasse turned out to be the best bread I've baked in a while. Sometimes you just need 'bread luxury', and this became that and much more. The difference here was the new…
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Overnight Thandai Oats with Peaches & Plums…. summer is for breakfast like this
What can be better than waking up to a chilled healthy and delicious breakfast on a warm summer morning. These Overnight Thandai Oats with peaches and plums are the best thing to wake…
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Dark Chocolate Layered Cake with Almond Meringue Topping … moist, dark, delicious
Moist, dark and absolutely delicious are words enough to describe this Dark Chocolate Layered Cake with Almond Meringue Topping. The base is a simple chocolate genoise sponge, layered with a low fat whipped…
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The Masala Dabba #4 & Chettinad Chicken Curry. Chilies, as hot as hot can be!
“Chili, spice of red Thursday, which is the day of reckoning. Day which invites us to pick up the sack of our existence and shake it inside out. Day of suicide, day of…
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Foodtalk | Food Styling & Photography Workshop, Delhi
Darter Photography presents a food styling and photography workshop is association with Lodi - The Garden Restaurant, New Delhi, our 4th one in Delhi. If you are passionate about food photography, this is…
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Of Caramel Custard, Mother’s Day and Sunday Stills. The Yin and Yang of life!
My version of the quintessential ‘Caramel Custard’ that showed up on our frugal dessert table quite often when we were young. This one is slightly more luxurious than the wobbly one we had…
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C is for Chettinad, Chidambaram Vilas & Chettinadu Cuisine. Off the beaten track -Karaikudi, South India
Karaikudi, South India. We managed much more than we could ever imagine. 2 days can never be enough for a place as beautifully, and as historically and culturally rich like this. There's so…
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Wholegrain Oatmeal Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies. #makehalfyourgrainswhole
Wholegrain Oatmeal Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies that come together in a matter of minutes, fuss free and absolutely delicious. That they are 100% wholegrain makes them a winner. Swap the chocolate chips for…
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Masala Dabba #3. As we journey on, colours pop for Spring and Holi
The spices we cover for The Masala Dabba #3 are cardamom, whole pepper and turmeric. I think I love the spice journey best. We enter month #3 of our collaborative spice journey with…
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O Banaras, the holy city
Our iconic trip to Banaras was memorable, action packed and absolute fun all the way {warning long post}. I was going to do a smallish post, but a load of folk on FB…
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Savoury Granola – gluten free, healthy, addictive
Savoury granola is delicious, addictive, crisp & crunchy good! Good for breakfast, as a snack, over salads etc. This quick healthy bake is also great as a part of a trail mix, or…
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Dark Chocolate Wholewheat & Walnut Cupcakes
These Dark Chocolate Wholewheat & Walnut Cupcakes are easy to stir together with almost staple pantry ingredients, they are light, moist and full of chocolaty flavour. Have them as they are 'naked' if…
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Blueberry Frangipane Wholegrain Tray Bake, the galette that became a tray bake!
Moist, full of wholesome almond and fruit flavour, here's a tray bake that you might enjoy. The Blueberry Frangipane Wholegrain Tray Bake is a quick and fuss free bake for times when berries…
