“Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did.”William Butler CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY CAKE…A combination almost too good to be true!This cake is now a firm favourite…a stunning dessert ! It was my sis-in-laws birthday a couple of days ago…& it was time to bake a cake again! I was really waiting … Continue reading CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY CAKE…Quite the Ultimate Combination!
“Good soup is one of the prime ingredients of good living. For soup can do more to lift the spirits and stimulate the appetite than any other one dish.” Louis P. De Gouy, The Soup Book (1949) SOUP FOR THE SOUL…Roasted Veggie Soup! Its been a chilly winter so far, with winds threatening to sweep … Continue reading SOUP FOR THE SOUL…Roasted vegetable soup with toasted croutons.
“And Above All…Think Chocolate!” Betty Crocker My daughter’s 12th Birthday Cake..’YIN YANG CHOCOLATE CAKE’ ” The time has come”, the walrus said, “to talk of other things”. These words from ‘Alice in Wonderland’ have been playing in my mind all morning! Hmmmmmm… Time to post my daughter’s 12th birthday cake. Chocolate cake it had to … Continue reading YIN YANG CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH MARZIPAN…My daughter’s birthday cake!
“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.”Orson Welles FUSION FOOD…Noodles with Stir-fried veggies & chicken This is my attempt to recreate some really delicious Pan Asian food we had the other day. I ended up with a ‘confusion‘ of sorts; not quite authentic, even by my own meagre standards…but … Continue reading FUSION FOOD…Noodles with Stir-fried veggies & Chicken
“I orchestrate my mornings to the tune of coffee.” Harry Mahtar My recipe ‘MOCHA WALNUT CAKE’…with chocolate chips thrown in for good measure! A variation to my own recipe…this time it’s a ‘MOCHA WALNUT CAKE’. I love experimenting, and even though the kids never seem to tire of the regular stuff I bake, I’m always … Continue reading MOCHA WALNUT CAKE- Healthy Nutty Chocolate-Coffee Cake
“Laughter is brightest where food is best.” Irish Proverb STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE This recipe is adapted from one of the first baking sites I used to browse many many moons ago…the ‘Joy of Baking‘. Just the other day my friend from Kiev & I were chatting online & looking for poppy seed muffin recipes on … Continue reading STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE…A Delectable Cake for Tea or Dessert
