“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 an Indian cookbook by Delhi based celebrity chef Komal Taneja. Raima is with the PR agency for the publisher Undercover Utopia. Undercover … Continue reading Honey Chicken Kathi Kebabs…if you like honey!! A Book Review
“And I had but one penny in the world. Thou should’st have it to buy gingerbread.“ William Shakespeare, Love’s Labours Lost HO HO HO… Come home to the Daring Bakers, to a wonderful, fragrant, sweet smelling holiday home. This month we open the doors and hearts of our beautiful gingerbread homes to you. The December … Continue reading COMING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS:GINGERBREAD HOUSE WITH DARING BAKERS
“Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me, I’m a respectable grown-up, and other times I just want to jump into a paper bag and shake and bake myself to death” Wendy Wasserstein It’s all her fault. I wish I could have stolen it. Jamie tweeted she was … Continue reading Dresden Stollen… Stolen my heart, it has!!
“Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.” Yiddish Proverb In our foodie web world, I find a couple of things that seem to unite people the most these days – desserts, bread and blogging. It’s virtual unification without borders. A connection made at different levels, be it … Continue reading RED BELL PEPPER, WALNUT & GOUDA FRENCH FOUGASSE…a little banter!
“So often something like a cinnamon roll or a sticky bun is overpowering and very sweet. The subtle flavors of the scone tend to be something that our customers are really looking for.”Jamie Golladay I’m awfully sorry Mr Lebovitz, but the name Monsieur McFrugal still pops up in my mind each time I see your … Continue reading INSPIRED BY MONSIEUR MCFRUGAL LEBOVITZ, I MADE SCONES!
“Playwrights are like men who have been dining for a month in an Indian restaurant. After eating curry night after night, they deny the existence of asparagus”Peter Ustinov The North Indian summer is always unbearably hot, & is meant to last a month or so. That is how we are programmed to survive here, because … Continue reading INDIAN SUMMER CHICKEN CURRY…CURRY ON THE GO!!
