“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” Laura Ingalls Wilder Yogurt Panna Cotta…the healthier Option! My love for panna cotta knows no bounds. This is one versatile dessert & absolutely sublime. The regular panna cotta is indulgent, creamy & quite the best thing that happened to my … Continue reading LIME YOGURT PANNA COTTA…GUILT-FREE INDULGENCE!
“Fervet olla, vivit amicitia: While the pot boils, friendship endures.” (Meaning the man who gives good dinners has plenty of friends). Latin Proverb Living my coffee dreams…with some chocolate too! My dream run in the kitchen continues…I’m lucky to have moulded family tastes to quite an extent that coffee is lapped up in any dessert … Continue reading MAKE MINE COFFEE with chocolate…ALLURING PANNA COTTA ESPRESSO!
“Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.” Louisa May Alcott OVEN-BAKED FRIES…SPUDS-WE-LIKE!! While visiting London in the late 80’s & early 90’s, we would often stop by at a quaint little potato joint … Continue reading SPUDS-WE-LIKE…OVEN-BAKED FRIES with CRUMB FRIED FISH
“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, … Continue reading Indian Flatbread / Chapati Wraps with Turkish kebabs … WRAPPING IT UP…
“Anytime the perfume of orange and lemon groves wafts in the window; the human body has to feel suffused with a languorous well-being.” Frances Mayes, Bella Tuscany ‘ORANGE & OLIVE OIL CAKE’ This is the ‘Orange & Olive Oil Cake’ I made, inspired by the Cenk’s recipe. He made his ‘Clementine and Olive Oil Cake’ … Continue reading ORANGE & OLIVE OIL CAKE…Drawing Inspiration!
“Good food gladdens the heart.” Author Unknown Panna Cotta with Strawberry Coulis… An elegant, simple Italian dessert. Creamy & incredibly satisfying! Having read about it several times, I always wondered of how beautiful & versatile something like this would be. Somehow never got down to making it till now when strawberries started showing up in … Continue reading PANNA COTTA with STRAWBERRY COULIS…Elegant & Sublime!
