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You’ll LOVE this YULE … the Daring Bakers go French
“If your life is free of failures, you’re not taking enough risks!” Author unknown 2008 comes to an end on a wonderfully high note. Oui!! It’s been an amazing year of being a Daring Baker. This varied group of Daring Bakers type people, brought together by its founding members, Lis of La Mia Cucina & Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice, has grown in leaps & bounds, stretching right across the globe. I joined in Jan this year, with the Lemon Meringue Pie being my first challenge, where I wept with my weepy LMP. The year has been truly sensational in baking terms; I have challenged my boundaries, dared to…
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Double Chocolate Zucchini Cake … a conspirator theory
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” Jim Davis Have a question … CAN YOU CONSPIRE WITH ZUCCHINI? Are you like me, terrified of the mere thought of being discovered sneaking shredded greens into chocolate cake? Elle’s New England Kitchen post made me conspire. Some time back she made this Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread, swore her elder 2 into silence, & fed the cake to the other 2. No-one noticed anything amiss, zucchini was far from their minds. Mental note made when I read her post, ‘this I had to make’; though I was very underconfident, & had some extra conspiring…
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BLONDIES OVER BROWNIES? YES! GIVE THESE A CHANCE!!
“The only think I like better than talking about Food is eating.”John Walters I bookmarked an interesting blondie or ‘brown sugar brownies’ recipe the other day. The source was the ever impressive Epicurean Escapism…she’s got a virtual treasure on her blog & never ceases to amaze me with her new posts. These got me the minute I saw them…for 2 reasons. First because they didn’t have a chocolate overdose, which is good for a change; & secondly because they used oil instead of butter. Got down to making them pretty soon, & was very impressed with the result. My only change was adding chopped walnuts because I love nuts. &…
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Coffee Butter Cake … from The Australian Heritage Cookbook
“I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” T. S. Elliot If you’re looking at making a comforting cake, to enjoy with a cup of coffee, or maybe to gift, or then just for the kids to snack on…& are kind of short on time, look no further. Is hard to believe the ease of making this cake, quite similar to a pound cake in all respects, but just much simpler to put together. It’s as simple as mixing the dry ingredients together, then adding all the wet ones in & beating till smooth. The result is amazingly delicious. If coffee is not your cup of tea, substitute it…
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HERB CREAM CHEESE CRACKERS…there’s more to buckwheat than meets the eye!!
“Much Virtue in Herbs, little in Men.” Benjamin Franklin Couldn’t resist adding that quote…sorry guys! …I’m beginning to have more fun in the kitchen. That bag of buckwheat flour has done me a world of good. It keeps beckoning to me from the shelf. Was back to Heidi @ 101 Cookbooks to drool over some delicious looking Swedish Rye Cookies, when a note in the middle of her post grabbed my attention. She had let loose some pearls of wisdom about trying the Swedish Cookies in a savoury avatar. Fancy that? Of course I did, & the feet found themselves moving towards the kitchen with a strange sense of excitement.…
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GOSHT KALI MIRCH / SPICY LAMB IN BLACK PEPPER…& BLOGGERAID
“The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.” John F. Kennedy Very often I find myself leafing through the pages of one of my fave Indian food blogs…Quick Indian Cooking run by none other than the glamorous Mallika. She’s quite the Domestic Goddess of Indian cooking…& as quick as an express. She cooks out of her lovely space in London, combining & frying spices to concoct up the perfect Indian meal. When I run out of dog-eared pages in my Indian recipe books, when I have exhausted all my known combinations, & when I am looking for fresh ideas, I turn to the ever dependable Mallika … &…
