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FROZEN STRAWBERRY YOGURT…a refreshing ice-cream in disguise!
“Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.” Voltaire And when it is ‘N O F A T’, as in fat-free, insanely fruity & tangy, & has yogurt, then it’s even bettah! This refreshing Frozen Strawberry Yogurt is much the ice-cream that I crave, & has all the goodness of the world stirred inside it. Stirred because it’s hand made, yes you heard right, as I don’t own an ice-cream machine, & David Levobitz is quite right when he says you can make ice-cream without a machine. Rolling lasagna for Daring Baker’s Lasgana of Emilio Romagna (embarrassingly I was amongst a large number of us who thought Emilio…
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Strawberry Refrigerator Cheesecake
“You can’t just eat good food. You’ve got to talk about it too. And you’ve got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food.” Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Still on a dessert spree. Looks like main course has deserted my blog. Some more strawberries mean some more sweet somethings. We had quiche for lunch & chicken pie, as a result of which I’ve had just about enough of eggs, & was looking for anything eggless to make, & with strawberries. Electricity has been disappearing every alternate hour at will, so an important criteria was something not baked. A few days ago a local blogger Nachiketa called me…
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ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS…STRAWBERRY CHOCOLATE SWISS ROLL
“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” Julia Child ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS OF THE CHOCOLATE KIND! Its amazing how simply you can get inspired from foodies on the wonderful web. And most certainly distracted too. Doughnuts of every kind have been doing the rounds & I have scribbled recipes endlessly trying to zero in on the one I was to make this morning. I had one from Susan’s, another from Aparna’s & a 3rd from Madam Chow…but I got terribly distracted at the bazaar & picked up fresh strawberries instead of yeast! Perils of an overactive mind! ‘What’s for dessert’? DH’s voice last night rung in my…
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PANNA COTTA with STRAWBERRY COULIS…Elegant & Sublime!
“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 the market. Sublime…& a sure winner. DH loved it & the kids found it AWESOME!! The pudding before it was sent to chill!! I scoured plenty of recipes on the net, & I finally settled for this one from Good Morning America by Chef Emeril Lagasse…I had to do one with strawberry coulis. Coulis is…
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SWEET AFFAIRS OF THE HEART…Small Tarts Have Big Hearts
“Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.” Mother Teresa SMALL TARTS WITH BIG HEARTS! Its time for event # 2 at the Mini Pie Revolution HQ – “Small Tarts Have Big Hearts”. ..time to show off our small tarts for Valentines. Manggy sent me to the Mini Pie HQs…& I was hooked. Have always had this penchant for making small bites/petits fours…thanks a ton Manggy! Mini Pie Revolution Event # 2 ‘Small Tarts Have Big Hearts’. TOPLESS TARTS…hmmmmmmmm? As the Mini Pie Revolution HQs say ‘Tarts, being sexy little things, like to go topless. Some tarts leave a little more to the…
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CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY CAKE…Quite the Ultimate Combination!
“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 for this cake baking opportunity because strawberries had begun appearing in the market. The idea had been germinating in my mind for long, & I was actually restless to give it a go! I planned to make 2 sponges; 1 chocolate & the other a strawberry flavoured one; sandwich them with whipped cream & strawberries;…