DESSERTS,  VEGETARIAN

MY BLOG TURNED 1…MARKING MY MILESTONE WITH STONE-FRUIT!

“Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.”
Jean Paul Richter

IMG 2709I’M GLAD TO BE 1 !!

It’s been a while; I’ve finally crawled in & turned 1….after everyone & their cousin’s blogs have done it. Been waiting for long enough to reach the BIG 1. From being the new kid on the block in August last year, to being part of this GREAT community, it’s been an enjoyable & eye-opening journey. I’ve made fantastic friends, filled my days & nights with blog addiction & blog panic, met beautiful people, crossed virtual borders, peeped into kitchens, indulged in cuisines unheard of in my kitchen, won a couple of blog events, raised a happy tummy family…enjoyed FOOD, FUN & FRIENDS like never before.

IMG 2683Marking my milestone…
IMG 2756 …with a Stone-fruit Crumble!
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Thought I would celebrate my milestone with a yummy stone-fruit crumble… in these little ceramic pots that I fell in love with the minute I saw them. I bought them instead of ramekins which I had actually gone to buy!IMG 2752I used a combination of mangoes & peaches for the fruit filling… with some ginger & cinnamon to add adventure to the taste. We loved how it turned out. The kids had theirs with vanilla ice-cream, & we sang for my blog with a dollop of unsweetened cream!
IMG 2747The crumble was good enough to eat on it’s own. I added pistachio nuts to it this time, instead of almonds. The burst of colour from within was a visual treat!

IMG 2755Today was also special for another reason. Delightfully, my dear friend Amy’s son’s birthday also falls today.

IMG 2684Happy Birthday Gianluca…have a WONDERFUL WONDERFUL day!

MANGO-PEACH CRUMBLE with PISTACHIOS
adapted from the earlier recipe of a Peach-Plum Crisp posted here
Ingredients:
Crumble:
Brown sugar – 1/2cup
Cinnamon powder – 1 tsp
Ginger powder – 1 tsp
Flour – 1/4 cup
Rolled oats – 1/2 cup
Pistachio nuts – 1/2 cup; chopped
Melted butter – 4 tbsps

IMG 2657Fruit filling:

Mangoes – 3-4 / firm; chopped
Peaches – 5-6 / pitted & chopped
Fresh ginger – 1 small piece / minced
Cinnamon – 1 tsp
Brown sugar – 1/2 cup
Cornflour – 2 tbsps
Method :
  • For the crumble, mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add melted butter & mix well.
  • For the fruit filling, put everything in a bowl & mix well.
  • Divide between 8 ramekins with the fruit filling. Top evenly with crumble.
  • Bake at 180 degrees C for 20-25 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream, mascarpone, or a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

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Off to Ben’s @ What’s Cookin US this goes for his I Love Baking’ event, a baking event for baking loving people. It’s fun…coz there are no rules; something BAKED is the only criteria! Ben loves anything & everything mango, so this has to be on his event!!

About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.

42 Comments

  • Bharti

    Happy Birthday Passionate About Baking! Many more years ahead. Love the peach mango crumble. Anything crumble is one of my favorite desserts.

  • Gloria (Canela)

    Congrats and really Happy One!!! Im will too soon!! I begin the Blog at August, I want to mak esomething cute, your look so nice!!! xGloria

  • OhioMom

    Happy #1 .. your pics are divine, as well as the stone fruit crumble in those lovely cups, I would have picked them over ramekins too 🙂

  • Manggy

    Happy blogaversary, Passionate About Baking…! 🙂 Peach and mangoes are a classic combination in this country, thanks to our local burger chain that sold fried fruit pies with that filling 🙂

  • nadia

    Bonne aniversaire! what a wholesome and comforting way to celebrate, Deeba I look forward to the next posts to come!

  • Rachel

    Congrst on the 1 st milestone..This was one place where I drooled the most :)..So keep going and nice to have known you:)

    The crumble is a great way to celebrate and Am in love with those pots!!!

  • nicisme

    Happy Blog Birthday!!
    I’m so glad I found your blog – here’s to many more years of scrummy food and delicious photos!

  • Aparna

    Happy Blog Anniversary, Deeba. I can tell you its a been a great year ( a little less since I discovered this place) of beautiful bakes.
    Here’s wishing you many more years right here of feeding your family and giving us eye candy!
    By the way, I haven’t made to one yet.:)

  • Dhanggit

    Happy happy first birthday to your blog!! wishing you more delicious adventures to come!! and did i tell you that, your blog Rocks!!!

  • arundati

    Dearest Deeba, Happy blog birthday Passionate baker …. thank god you decided to blog….here’s wishing you and PAB many many more wonderful years…..you Rock girl!!

  • Clumbsy Cookie

    Happy 1st birhtday! You celebrated with a delicious looking dessert! I also adore your cute pots. Have many more sweet bloganiversaries!

  • Laurie

    Happy 1 Year to you Deeba! I am amazed at what you have done in just one year! I can’t wait to follow along this upcoming year also. And you rock with that dessert!

  • Mansi Desai

    Congrats Deeba on a milestone! its been a pleasure reading your recipes always, and I look forward to more of your baking escapades!:)

  • Amu...

    Hey Deeba…
    Happy Birthday to your Blog Baby…
    Eishinh You Many more years to come….

    Great posts as always…I just Love browsing your Blog…
    Keep up the good Work Gal…
    Luv…Amu

  • Nags

    congrats!! btw, where do you get ramekins in gurgaon? i am here for two days and wud love to get it. did u bake in these ceramic pots in the pic? they are lovely!

  • A_and_N

    Happy birthday Deeba’s blog 🙂 Kudos to you for churning out such amazing recipes and so many of them on a regular basis. Hats off!

    Needless to say, this is one of my fav food-blogs and I hope that you keep the ball rolling 🙂

  • Ben

    I can’t believe it’s been a year already! Happy blogaversary, what a great way to celebrate it 🙂

  • Pearlsofeast

    Happy Birthday Dear Deeba.It is a great milestone and congrats on achieving that.

    The crumble sounds great with dusting of ginger and cinnamon.Nice presentation and beautiful bows.Good luck.

  • toontz

    Only one year? I had no idea…Congrats on a Blog Well Done (no cooking pun intended, tee hee)

  • Proud Italian Cook

    Deeba, Happy Blogoversary to you! Look at all you’ve accomplished! Your food has always been a pleasure to see, and I always get a good read from your posts! Can’t wait to see what you have in store for the upcoming year. We started blogging about the same time, mine is just around the corner. Congrats!

  • Susan from Food Blogga

    Wishing you many more years for your sake and for ours. You’re a dear, Deeba.

  • coco

    Wow 1 year! Congrats Deeba 🙂 Although I don’t comment a lot, I love visiting your blog. Keep the posts coming! 🙂

  • Rosie

    Happy Birthday Passionate About Baking Blog!! You are Deeba what makes blogging a sheer pleasure sharing with us your mouth-watering creations 🙂 Here’s to the next year *raise glass to toast you*

    Rosie x

  • Bellini Valli

    Happy blogversary Deeba!!!!!!! I will look forward to another year of delicious recipes and musings from your part of the world:D

  • Anonymous

    Somehow the TOI stopped with your July entries and I missed these posts. How could I let pass the opportunity to wish one of my drooliest blogs a happy ‘versary. Congrats Deeba.. you’ve provided the boost to rush to the kitchen and recreate on many happy occasions. Thanks for sharing and keep blogging. Angela

  • meeso

    What the hecks! Your blog is only one! I would have thought you were around forever! I can only imagine how amazing your blog is gonna be! Happy Birthday!

  • Jeanne

    A very happy blogbirthday to you! And you are killing me with this recipe… I *love* all the ingredients and can’t think of anything more delicious!

  • Meeta

    oh Deeba I seem to have missed so many posts on your blog. Please do forgive me! But I am here to wish you a very belated happy one year. It’s always the most special one!
    Look forward to many more great dishes and your spirit of life!

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