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LAVASH CRACKERS AGAIN, WITH A ROASTED BELL PEPPER DIP…GUILT-FREE SNACKING!!
“Good taste is as tiring as good company.” Francis Picabia There’s something about these crackers. Never has guilt free snacking been this indulgent, this happy! Munch till you drop? These crackers take food addiction to a new level…no stops here. This is the only time I’ve actually repeated a Daring Baker challenge, that too, more than once. The vegan lavash crackers continue to entice me. The dip I made this time is inspired by the one I saw at Meeta @ What’s For Lunch Honey? . The look of it had me absolutely mesmerised…the Ajvar dip; a Middle Eastern eggplant & roasted bell pepper dip. However, I have quite an…
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CELEBRATING WITH A CHOCOLATE WALNUT TORTE
“Chemically speaking, chocolate really is the world’s perfect food.” Michael Levine I saw this beautiful torte at Canela & Comino, a lovely Peruvian blog a while ago. Gretchen had posted it to celebrate a win for her recipe that was chosen by Michelle at Greedy Gourmet as the winning stew recipe for Homegrown Gourmet #4!! It’s sometimes quaint & coincidental how things happen & reach a common point. A torte that becomes a celebration, not just once, but again. For me, as a coincidence, it’s a matter of the gorgeous torte being in the right place at the right time! It’s time to celebrate my blog’s make-over! All credit goes…
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Chocolate Espresso gateau … my kind of indulgence
“I never entertain wicked thoughts…Wicked thoughts entertain me.” Anonymous ‘Twas my parents anniversary a week ago & being the designated baker there was little choice but to bake a cake. But living life in the unglamorous fast lane, all my fault, is never easy, & I talked my mother into agreeing that the cake could be given a pass. The eleventh hour plunged me into guilt, & I had an hour & a half before fetching the kids from the bus-stop after school. The easiest was going to be a Swiss roll. The recipe firmly ingrained in my memory…3 eggs, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup powdered sugar…I hit the kitchen…
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SIMPLE DRESS-UPS FOR HALLOWEEN…TREATS & A ‘THANK YOU’!
“Bring forth the raisins and the nuts Tonight All-Hallows’ Specter struts Along the moonlit way.” John Kendrick Bangs This is just a quick post, more pictures, few words…& recipes to follow, or maybe a link if you want to fall-o! BOO…where did the months go? It’s almost the end of the year, & I’m racing against time. We don’t celebrate Halloween here in India, though I like the fun kids in the US have dressing up etc. Also love the way the houses & porches are done up. Halloween is special for us every year since my niece’s birthday falls just a day before, October 30th! This year she turns…
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TOSSING PIZZA NAPOLETANA…DARING BAKERS TO DO IT !!
“What kind of man would live where there is no daring? I don’t believe in taking foolish chances but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all.” Charles A. Lindbergh Yes, it’s the Daring Bakers date with the net again. Another month, another challenge. The host for this month is the owner of a delicious blog…Rosa of Rosa’s Yummy Yums! Her choice had most DBs & their families singing songs like YUM YUM; the call was to make PIZZA! In Rosa’s words…”As strange as it might appear, until now, there has been no DB challenge focused on learning how to make real “Pizza Dough”. So, this month we…
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CHOCOLATE FUDGE & SPICY NUTS…TRYING TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS !!
“Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything,That’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen It’s Diwali, the Indian ‘Festival of Lights’, & I’m racing against time. Don’t know how Nigella does it; I mean, how does she get her act together! Every time I try a calm, glam & unperturbed attempt at Nigella’s recipes, ‘Express’ or otherwise, pandemonium is the only memory I’m left with. Nigella Lawson’s fudge is quite a winner; I’ve made the pistachio chocolate fudge earlier, & decided to make the walnut variant for Diwali. There’s a virtual flood of Indian sweets at home, so I always…
