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FROSTED STRAWBERRY ORANGE CHOCOLATE-CHIP CUPCAKES…Strawberry fields forever!
“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” Julia Child Frosted Strawberry Orange Chocolate-chips Cupcakes…merging flavours! I was making mini vanilla cupcakes for a friend’s daughters’ birthday the other day,& had some batter leftover. With Arfi’s Cupcake Spectacular 2008 on my mind, I scrabbled around in the fridge looking for something different I could put together…other than a regular vanilla muffin. AHA…found 4 strawberries which were crying out to be used! Further exploration revealed some oranges too, so I set to work. These cupcakes were flavoured beautifully & made luscious little bites…good enough for dessert too; can’t go wrong with strawberry, orange & chocolate! Topped them off…
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YEASTLY TALES;DARING BAKERS with JULIA CHILD’S FRENCH LOAF!
“Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.” Yiddish Proverb Julia Child’s French Loaf… The 29th is finally here…it’s been such a looooooooong wait! Presenting this month’s Daring Bakers challenge…‘Julia Child’s French Loaf’…hosted by Breadchicks Mary (The Sour Dough) & Sara (I Like to Cook). Did it evoke some response or what? There were pages & pages of comments (126 at last count) – quite a few understandably anxious & panicky (like me) & others over the moon (???). I procrastinated for long, very unlike me, because baking & me are mutually inseparable. Then read up posts & updates & websites…finally got some…
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Indian Flatbread / Chapati Wraps with Turkish kebabs … WRAPPING IT UP…
“Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread. Without it, it’s flat.” Carmen McRae, Jazz vocalist and pianist Indian Flatbread … Chapati / Roti Wrapping it up…fresh,healthy & fun! Here’s what I did with part of the Turkish Adana Kebabs I made a few days ago. I made Indian unleavened flatbreads, chapati or roti, & made wraps using the kebabs as the filling, with bell peppers, onions, a Yogurt dip & a new discovery…Pomegranate Molasses. Served it with a Mexican corn salad on the side. I find unleavened flatbreads very healthy & versatile. They are made out of whole wheat flour dough only, which just has to be kneaded…
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IS IT A BAR, IS IT A COOKIE? Guess what…It’s a BAR COOKIE!
“In the nut, nothing is lost, except perhaps the noise it makes when breaking.” World Wide Walnut Pistachio, Cranberries & Golden Raisin Bars Was flipping pages of one of my favourite cookie books, ‘The Colossal Cookie Cookbook’, wondering what snack to make for the kids snack box for school. Thought I’d quickly do a batch of brownies, got the tin ready, lined it etc, & then had a change of heart. Wanted something other than chocolate…I like introducing them to as many flavours as possible, when they are still willing. Found something I liked the sound of… ‘Cranberry & Golden Raisin Bars’ hmmmmmmm. Passed a handful of golden raisins to…
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FRUITS AT WORK…A FRUITY DESSERT & A WIERD MEME!
“There is greater relish for the earliest fruit of the season.” Marcus Valerius Martialis, Roman poet Fruits at work…Strawberry, Kiwi, Orange & Basil The minute winter begins to go away, the mind defrosts & begins to work overtime again. There is so much colour in the fruits & veggies appearing on the shelves, that I find it impossible to sit back & relax!! This is the result of one such instance…one fruity dessert that I tried for the first time last year & we loved it. It’s very simple as there’s no cooking involved; full of fruit, full of flavour, & colourful as ever. Very tropical & summery feel to…
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TURKISH ADANA KEBABS…Transcending borders, Finding flavour!
“Do not dismiss the dish saying that it is just, simply food.The blessed thing is an entire civilization in itself”Abdulhak Sinasi Turkish Adana Kebabs…from a cuisine which is unique! Here’s something new I made yesterday…Adana kebabs. The recipe comes from my younger sister who’s known as the ‘chicken queen’ of our family. We’re constantly digging into her reservoir of recipes because she’s always trying different chicken recipes from cuisines across borders. These days she’s exploring Turkish & North African cuisine, & I sit & wait for ‘reviews & must try recommendations’! Lucky me…these kebabs from her Turkish-Mediterranean Cookbook were on the list of ‘must tries’ & were certainly worth the…
