WORLD OATMEAL COOKIES … with Dried Cranberries, Crystallised Ginger, Walnuts & Raisins

“I’ll feed them milk and cookies.”Brent Sutter I love a good oatmeal cookie. Had a bag of dates & thought I’d do a date & walnut something. Surfed the net for ages looking for something ‘cookie’ to make with dates & walnuts. Obviously & predictably, got hopelessly distracted, & ended up making these tasty morsels … Continue reading WORLD OATMEAL COOKIES … with Dried Cranberries, Crystallised Ginger, Walnuts & Raisins

HAPPY SPRING, HAPPY EASTER … ICED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

“It’s Spring fever. That’s what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want… oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!”Mark Twain It’s Easter Sunday, the kids are chomping away at these yum shortbread cookies like … Continue reading HAPPY SPRING, HAPPY EASTER … ICED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

ROLL BABY ROLL…The Daring Bakers make Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna

“When the lasagna content in my blood gets low, I get mean” Garfield the Cat The net is buzzing with excitement as we, the Daring Bakers, take up our latest challenge ‘biceps on’ … literally!! Rolling lasgna from scratch! Adding to the buzz is our new website ‘The Daring Kitchen’ …… spunky, creative & colourful. … Continue reading ROLL BABY ROLL…The Daring Bakers make Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna

ARTISAN BREAD or NO-KNEAD BREAD…Finally made it!

“If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens.” Robert Browning OK, I’m part of the club too. Finally, after all the bread bakers, their neighbours, cousins, aunts, & just about everyone has made & talked about this artisan bread, I’ve finally had a go!! Five Minutes a … Continue reading ARTISAN BREAD or NO-KNEAD BREAD…Finally made it!

SUN DRIED TOMATOES SANS THE SUN!

“A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.” Laurie Colwin Making hay while the sun shines…? Well, I made sun dried tomatoes when the sun didn’t shine. Actually, the vegetable vendor had a bounty of the most luscious looking tomatoes one day… red, juicy & going cheap – Rs 10 a kilo … Continue reading SUN DRIED TOMATOES SANS THE SUN!

NIGHT ON THE ROCKS…& HARRY’S (Sydney Part III)

It seemed like we were in Sydney for just a clutch of days, half of them whizzed by helplessly when the daughter fell ill. Still, looking back, we magically managed to do so much & more. My travelogue continues… . It was a NIGHT ON THE ROCKS. The only day we managed to fix the … Continue reading NIGHT ON THE ROCKS…& HARRY’S (Sydney Part III)

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