BAKING

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Strawberry Almond Roulade with a Burnt Honey Mascarpone
Life is sweet, made sweeter with honey. This roulade also turned out great, the burnt honey mascarpone adding special flavour. If you don't have time to make the burnt honey, you can always…
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Wholewheat Carrot Walnut Cake adapted from Ottolenghi
Adapted from the Ottolenghi recipe, this one is as delicious. I've gone 100% wholewheat, used coconut sugar, part clarified butter/ghee, upped the walnuts and carrots slightly, and topped this with a hand whisked…
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Saffron White Chocolate Cornflakes Tart … #eggless #glutenfree
Saffron White Chocolate Cornflakes Tart with saffron infused ghee to bind the crushed cornflakes together. The filling is a saffron white chocolate ganache topped with saffron strands, pistachio slivers and organic rose petals.
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Fruit Cake & Caramelised Walnut Trifles
Fruit Cake & Caramelised Walnut Trifles ...when xmas chocolate spice cake loaded with fruit mince and fresh, crisp, sweet walnuts from @californiawalnutsindia meet a softly whipped vanilla orange spice cream, magic happens. Top…
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Chocolate Garam Masala Cake with Garam Masala Orange Vanilla Whipped Frosting …& Garam Masala Gingerbread House #GetSmartWithAlexa
These 100% Whole Wheat Garam Masala Gingerbread Men bring cheer to the cookie platter and make for great gifts. They are crisp, sweet & spicy! #GetSmartWithAlexa
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Spicy Chocolate Garam Masala Fruit Cake … a winter warmer this holiday season
Spicy Chocolate Garam Masala Fruit Cake One bite of the cake and you get transported to winter wonderlands where warm spices, chocolate and rum embrace you with their warmth. The flavours come together…
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#SwiggySuper … for times when you need a backup or break!
December has turned out to be a whirlwind month, almost a struggle to keep my head above water. A month where the biggest hit for me is that I am out of home…
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Eggless Dulce de leche Pumpkin Walnut Quinoa Tart #vegetarian #glutenfree #thanksgiving
An eggless, walnut loaded delicious Dulce De Leche Pumpkin Walnut Quinoa Tart. It's vegetarian, it's gluten free and it’s a great make ahead dessert especially during fall, Thanksgiving and the festive season.
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Walnut Chocolate Pumpkin Tart – healthy, so delicious, vegetarian
Walnut Chocolate Pumpkin Tart is wholegrain & eggless, and full of delicious healthy walnuts. It can go vegan with a few changes. I also used some finger licking good walnut butter in this,…
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Layered Coffee & Cream Cake … simply delicious
Layered Coffee & Cream Cake ... simple, satisfying and indulgent, guaranteed to please the ardent coffee lover! The cake is very low effort, yet tasted like a million bucks! Pretty it up with…
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Chocolate Walnut Granola & a Coffee Chocolate Granola Tart
Chocolate Walnut Granola & a Coffee Chocolate Granola Tart ... yes it's two recipes in one post today because one thing led to another. The chocolate walnut granola I made is minimally adapted from…
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Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Dessert Cakes … Happy World Chocolate Day
Deep, dark, CHOCOLATY, indulgent and gluten free, these Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Dessert Cakes do really please the die hard chocolate lover. Use a semi sweet chocolate if you like instead, top these with…
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Saffron Cheesecake … inspired baking!
Saffron Cheesecake …the best thing ever! Smooth, beautifully flavoured, most addictive, so satisfying. ​I know I’ve said this before, but honestly, this is my ALL TIME favourite cheesecake. Flavouring this beautiful recipe is…
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Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Wholegrain Shortbread #inspired #Instagram
Buttery, crisp and delicious this Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Wholegrain Shortbread adapted from a recipe by Alison Roman offers you everything and more you might want in a cookie! My version is…
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Roasted Cauliflower Salad – making the most of vegetables! #glutenfree #plantfood
Grilled Cauliflower Salad is a great salad for winter, and also for spring. I have served this warm from the oven, as well as chilled overnight. It's addictive good both ways. I have…
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Water … essential and pure! #ThinkHealthDrinkHealth with Havells India
The recently launched Havells Water Purifiers changed my perception of 'clean safe drinking water' completely. The very knowledgeable and passionate team at Havells held our attention, engaged us with eye-opening insights, and made…
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Garam Masala Christmas Fruit Cake … warm, spicy, festive!
The quintessential Garam Masala Christmas Fruit Cake, one I bake every year. Fruit mince from scratch soaked in a gentle mix of orange zest, orange juice, garam masala, whiskey, brandy and rum. Not…
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Coffee Mascarpone Layered Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache
Coffee and chocolate are a pairing made in heaven, and this Coffee Mascarpone Layered Cake doesn't disappoint. Make it the previous day if you like, the flavours mature well over time. It'll certainly…
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Dark Chocolate Walnut Gateau {GF} … and exploring the Canon 6D Mark II #photography #canon
Dark-Chocolate-Walnut-Gateau Canon...baking up for when the world’s lightest full frame DSLR comes over for a review. Well it’s a Canon, more specifically a Canon 6D Mark II, and you just know it’s time…
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Dark Chocolate Halloween Pudding … with meringue ghosts and fondant pumpkins on cookie dirt
And yet another special dessert. This time it's Dark Chocolate Halloween Pudding {Eggless| Refined Sugarfree | Glutenfree}
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Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Oat Pudding with Pumpkin Mascarpone Mousse
Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Oat Pudding...with Pumpkin Mascarpone Mousse is a simple, fast track dessert, which is quite healthy actually. The layers are oat chocolate pudding, spiced sweet pumpkin puree, and a whipped pumpkin…
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Polenta Cheese Crackers and a cracker of an Eggplant Melon Seed Dip … with infused olive oils
Polenta Cheese Crackers {and canapes} and a cracker of a dip. The oh-so-delicious smooth Eggplant Melon Seed Dip comes together in seconds. Both the crackers and the dip are beautifully flavoured by an…
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GF Peach Cherry Quinoa Crumbles … how my quinoa crumbled!
GF Peach Cherry Quinoa Crumbles​.... that's how my quinoa crumbled and we loved it! With peaches and cherries falling off carts this year, and my quinoa obsession, the options are unlimited!​ Honestly, this…
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Dark Chocolate Quinoa Cake with Balsamic Cherries & Whipped Almond Cream
Flourless and wholegrain cakes generally have heavier crumbs, and it's all a matter of taste. We love the bite and luxury whole grains offer. This Dark Chocolate Quinoa Cake with Balsamic Cherries &…
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Wholewheat Walnut Garlic Coriander Bread … new flour in town & I’m loving it! #EkNayiAadat with #Aashirvaad
Nothing better than fresh home baked bread, and this Walnut Garlic Coriander Wholewheat Bread is bursting with goodness of a new wholewheat flour, Aashirvaad Sugar Release Control Atta. Use herbs and nuts of…
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Eggless Wholegrain Buckwheat Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies #healthy #glutenfree
Eggless Wholegrain Buckwheat Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies. These are cookies that come together in a matter of minutes, are fuss free and absolutely delicious. That they are 100% wholegrain makes them a winner.…
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Baked White Chocolate Cheesecake with Mascarpone & Strawberries … BEST CHEESECAKE EVER
Baked White Chocolate Cheesecake with Mascarpone & Strawberries might well be my best cheesecake to date. Smooth, rich, indulgent, satisfying and quite impressive for something made so simple. A quick jam like reduction,…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 | 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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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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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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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…