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CHOCOLATE BUCKWHEAT LIME CURD TART…Fresh & Exciting
“When life gives you lemons, find someone who’s life gives them vodka. Then party.” There is an old lady who lives nearby, one of the kindest souls around, who is very fond of me. She makes it a point to stop by our home on her morning walks, at least twice a week, to make sure all is well with me. Constantly spoiling me with sweets & chocolates, this time she sent me a bag of limes off her lime tree. I love anything & everything citrus, & I was overjoyed! The basket of limes sang to me & then, along came Judy twittering about lemon curd!! It’s been my…
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SPRING HAS COME & SPRING HAS GONE- but CLICK is here to stay!
“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.” Al Bernstein The Click duo, Jai & Bee have got a beautiful theme going this month, CLICK: April 2009. (Spring/Autumn), and as usual, I’m racing. This post is not a foodie post. It’s just a SPRING post, posted a little sadly, because Spring disappeared quite a while ago. Currently we are in a ‘mercury rising’ situation, where the highs are around 43C, & hot summer winds are sweeping the Northern Indian plains! Another degree & they’ll declare it a heat-wave!! Whatever… …the life & times of my carnations ~ Can you tell I’d been busy clicking when Spring was here?…
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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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THAI GREEN CURRY…inspired by RED!
“Red is obviously such a stimulating color, and it has so many connotations.” P. J. Harvey It’s nice to be inspired by colour, & it’s sometimes amazing the wonders it can work on your food. Saw this month that Click was back, & the theme for the month is RED. Everywhere I looked I saw red. The tomatoes sang to me, the red chilies called my name, & the bell peppers enticed me no end. Of course I couldn’t resist picking up some yellow peppers too, but have to say, ‘there’s something about RED’!! Red has more personal associations than any other color. Recognized as a stimulant red is inherently…
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A CRUST OF BREAD & A CORNER TO BLOG IN…LIFE IS!
“If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens.”Robert Browning Have been on an Indian flatbread making spree of late. Recently rediscovered a book that I haven’t used in a while…The Indian Menu Planner. The recipes in this book have been put together by the master chefs of the Welcomgroup Maurya Sheraton Hotel & Towers, New Delhi. With loads of naans popping up every now & then, that was the first bread I wanted to try, & the second on my list was tandoori roti, an unleavened bread made from wholewheat flour. Both came out delicious. The naan needs prior preparation as it…
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…& LIFE COMES FULL CIRCLE – CLICK CITRUS!
“The distance doesn’t matter, it is only the first step that is difficult.” Marie de Vichy-Chamrond Life comes a full circle in many more ways than 1. Yes, I’m 1 year old in blogland & everyday offers exciting, new insights & views galore. Gathered some courage to peek into my first couple of posts & know now how far I’ve come. One of my first posts were not even remotely related to baking…the Indian tailor Bird in our yard, which adopted a plant in our garden & sewed a nest, laid eggs, hatched the chicks…which flew crookedly from plant to plant! I followed crookedly with a camera not knowing that…
