BAKING
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MILLED NUT FLOUR MACARONS WITH DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE
“Memphis: Whatcha doin’ there, boy? Baby Mumble: [tap dancing] I’m happy, Pa!Memphis: Whatcha doin’ with your feet?Baby Mumble: [looks down] They’re happy, too!” Happy Feet, the movie Time to ring in the new…
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Indulgent & Delicious Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake … for my daughter!
“When you make a cake, you truly express your desire to please the people you love, and show them how much you care.” Roland Meisner Time flies, and how! It’s was the daughter’s…
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Tempt You With Bitter Orange Marmalade? Why Ever Not??
“I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor.” D.H. Lawrence Marmalade…
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Honey Chicken Kathi Kebabs…if you like honey!! A Book Review
“If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.” Dale Carnegie I got a mail from a lovely lady, Raima, the other day asking if I would be interested in reviewing…
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C is for Christmas , C is for CAKE… always room for cake
“Nutty as a fruitcake” Always room for cake in our little home, and winter screams fruit cake, a cake we love to enjoy from December to February. This is the time for an…
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FRESH FIG TART WITH VANILLA SCENTED FRANGIPANE… Inspired baking!
“Why are we surprised when fig trees bear figs?” Margaret Titzel They weighed heavy on my mind, and the pressure was killing me. My SIL who had been visiting for the past few…
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Mushroom Soup, Fougasse, Char-grilled Broccoli Salad
Mushroom Soup, Fougasse, Char-grilled Broccoli Salad, it's time for a savoury break, a short & crisp recipe as most of my family has been bitten by the flu bug. We have a house…
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Delicious Orange & Oat Scones … gorgeous little crumbs
Delicious Orange & Oat Scones, there's something about scones. Quintessential, charming & endlessly enjoyable. A classic holiday platter 'cookie' of sorts...
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Hibiscus Macarons with a Lavender-Hibiscus Mascarpone …
Hibiscus macarons using natural colours and flavours. The filling for the macs was mascarpone...flavoured gently and luxuriously with lavender, vanilla sugar and hibiscus. This batch was very delicate and delicious!
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LONDON BRIDGED…FOOD BLOGGER CONNECT ’09
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.” Herman Melville ‘Connect’ … To join or fasten together. We connected. At every level … friend, food, blogger,…
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Lavender Mascarpone Cake … as delicious as it sounds
“Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.” Author Unknown I changed my blog header 2 days ago with pictures of my birthday cake. How ambitious of me when I…
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THE BLOGGERAID COOKBOOK … a cookbook with a heart!
Bloggers Uniting to Aid in the Alleviation of Hunger… We’ve been at it for a while. It all began with 2 wonderful, large hearted and fabulous ladies who joined forces in aid of…
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CASHEW CHICKEN KUNG PAO… & FOOD BLOGGER CONNECT!
“Ponder well on this point: the pleasant hours of our life are all connected by a more or less tangible link, with some memory of the table.” Charles Pierre Monselet Life is full…
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Simple Pumpkin Pie & Crème Patisserie, Strawberry & Chocolate Pie… it’s raining pies!
Simple Pumpkin Pie & Crème Patisserie, Strawberry & Chocolate Pie ... when you can't have just one!
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Roasted Plum Brown Sugar Cakes … delicious desserts!
“What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?”Logan Pearsall Smith T’was the day after Diwali, and the bazaars were finally…
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JACKET TATERS…Spuds We Like
“Worship the potato? The idea seemed silly to me. But then I thought, what else is more deserving of worship? It’s simple, it comes from the earth, and it can kill you if…
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Chocolate Strawberry Mascarpone Cake … for Pinktober
“Well, we don’t expect him to look pink and wonderful, do we?”Roger Williams I love October. The weather’s finally changing. There’s a nip in the morning air, ever so slight, but it’s there.…
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CAPPUCCINO BUTTERMILK MUFFINS…Virtual Connect & O Food Contest
“Caffeine isn’t a drug, it’s a vitamin!” Woke up groggy one morning. Had been up till 1.30am battling blogger issues. Then the son decided to wake me up at 4.30am with a painful…
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CHOCOLATE MACARONS with PISTACHIO BUTTERCREAM … ‘FEETS, FEETS,’ I GOT ‘FEETS’
One more imaginary scowl from Monsieur Lebovitz later, quick discussions with Hilda, Aparna, & Meeta, I experimented for the 6th time that particular day. Two trays, 140C, a bowl at the bottom to…
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Dobostorta from scratch with the Daring Bakers
“Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential.” Winston ChurchillDobostorta from scratch … The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine…
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Almost No Knead Baguette & a Romesco Sauce!
Almost No Knead Baguette & a Romesco Sauce. Could this be the perfect baguette? Elusive as ever, but this one was very near. The best I've ever made, and the most satisfying in…
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Brown Sugar Plum Cakes … sweet summer dreams!
“What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?”Logan Pearsall Smith “Do you realize that we have had no dessert to…
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Fresh Peach Ginger Peasant Cakes … a vegetarian twist to Julie & Julia’s clafoutis!
“I think the inner person is the most important. . . . I would like to see an invention that keeps the mind alert. That’s what is important.” Julia Child The release of…
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Chocolate Genoise Cake with Mocha Mascarpone … cake nirvana
“All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much”George Harrison I don’t think it’s going to be easy going back to regular frosting or whipped cream again. This…
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DARING BAKERS do BAKEWELL TARTS…& I do a few HEARTS too!!
“The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All of a summer day, The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts And took them quite away!”Lewis Carroll The June Daring Bakers’ challenge was…
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Baking| Chocolate Cherry Muffins … healthy muffins we l♥ve!
“Life is just a bowl of cherries.” Proverb There’s so much to do as always, & so little time. With the kids still at home on vacation, the day gallops by so fast.…
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Indian Style Chicken Wings the Monica Bhide way!
Having kept away from wings as they are usually served deep fried, this is a refreshing new take! Indian Style Chicken Wings is a keeper of a recipe, so well worth stocking up…
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YEASTED BUCKWHEAT WAFFLES…HAPPY FATHER’s DAY!!
“You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together.”Erika Cosby The kids kept up until late last night, hurriedly drawing cards for Father’s Day. Alongside, they wanted something special on the…
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FOOD, INC. Time to make thoughtful food choices?
“Health requires healthy food.” Roger Williams FOOD, INC. Time to make thoughtful food choices? A new film & book just released is raising the heat, & asking somewhat uncomfortable questions about the food…
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PEACHES & CREAM…The peach monster turns 10!
“There’s your karma ripe as peaches.”Jack Kerouacwho… Got back recently from a short sojourn in a the hills with a veritable peach monster…LOL! I have never seen any kid eating as many peaches…
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Peach Rosemary Jam … fruits in the Himalayas
“Thought is the blossom,language the bud,action the fruit behind.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Here’s a little more about our recent trip into the hills, the adventurous beginning of which you can read about in…
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ZUNI RICOTTA GNOCCHI – Time For the Daring Cooks!!
“Try to cook so that it will surprise a little, agreeably and astonish slightly, without shocking.”Jean Marie Amat Here we are with the very first Daring Cooks’ challenge … Ricotta Gnocchi being hosted…
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Chocolate Strawberry Cake and a tart that didn’t oblige!
“When your mother asks, “Do you want a piece of advice?” it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.”Erma Bombeck Happy…
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SPRING HAS COME & SPRING HAS GONE- but CLICK is here to stay!
“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.” Al Bernstein The Click duo, Jai & Bee have got a beautiful theme going this month, CLICK: April 2009. (Spring/Autumn), and as usual,…
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Mulberry Cheesecake … getting creative with the Daring Bakers
“Marge, it’s 3 AM. Shouldn’t you be baking?”Homer Simpson The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge. We’re back again &…
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Chocolate Banana Walnut Brownie Cake
“They look more attractive than a regular cake and they do not have to be frosted to be good.”Linda Edwards Over-ripe bananas & never a free moment to bake. A dilemma I used…
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NUT, SEED & RAISIN BISCOTTI…Preciously jeweled cookies!
“Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who decided to stand their ground.”Unknown Doing rounds of blogs is never easy when you have to run a regular life too, full…
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CHICKEN CURRY with TOMATOES for EARTH HOUR. Come join us!
“Take care of the earth and she will take care of you.” Author Unknown This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. Earth…
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Glazed lemon Cakes … just like Spring is here!
“Friends are like cupcakes in my pantry of memories.” Anonymous The weather has changed, Spring is in the air. Pretty flowers everywhere, & even though the daytime highs are much higher than normal,…
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Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: STREET WOK IN INDIA
“When people wore hats and gloves, nobody would dream of eating on the street. Then white gloves went out of style and, suddenly, eating just about anything in the street became OK.”Jane Addison…
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Chocolate Valentino Cake … Braveheart Daring Bakers
“All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt!” Lucy Van Pelt (in Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz) ” The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy…
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BREAKING TRADITION TO SERVE FUSILLI WITH MEATBALLS!
“Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” Fellini Happy after the success of my precious jar of Sun-dried tomatoes, it was but natural progression that I began to explore recipes that these…
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Coffee Cake Muffins … addicted to food blogging!
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein Addicted to food blogs & blogging, that’s what I am! Try it & I’m sure you’ll have one happy family, happy in the foodie way…
