” Happy and successful cooking doesn’t rely only on know-how; it comes from the heart, makes great demands on the palate and needs enthusiasm and a deep love of food to bring it to life. “ …. Georges Blanc, Ma Cuisine des Saisons Here’s one I did for my Dad’s birthday. I ran out of … Continue reading Soothing Blue and Green Cake …my canvas!!
This is almost like ‘Sleepless in Seattle’. What agony is this? With the flooding in Gujarat a few months ago, and a blazing hot summer in North India prior to that, cream has all but disappeared from the market. To make matters worse, baking chocolate has done the number too. We used to get decent … Continue reading ‘Creamless in Gurgaon’…and sans baking chocolate too!
I love to paint cookies, as you can see. They give me hours of endless pleasure when I am home with nothing better to do. The kids love ’em, and line up for them the minute they are served. Always a big hit at birthday parties, and on Diwali and Christmas I customise them. On … Continue reading Painting Cookies
Lemme tell you something about the what I like to do. Anything and everything creative. Baking has become my passion after years of trying things from ‘scratch’, and I find cooking helps me unwind. I like to substitute and experiment for the simple reason that a couple of years ago we didnt get very many … Continue reading Baking from scratch…lessons learnt
Hi there…am still trying to figure out how to blog!!! May take me a while to get this blog looking presentable. Have just managed to upload a couple of snaps which I forgot to edit. Guess I’ll get there one day!! Once I get the hang of things, will begin to post recipes etc. Actually … Continue reading Trying to BLOG!
I made this cake with an almond sponge cake as the base. Sandwiched it with whipped cream, topped it off with rich ganache. I attempted some marbling on top, and then spruced it up with chocolate leaves and flakes…all of which I made from melted chocolate. Will post the recipe soon. This cake was for … Continue reading Almond-Orange Chocolate Cake
