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MIXED BERRY & NUT CLUSTERS….Cookies, Cake & CLICK
“If life is a bowl of cherries, then what am I doing in the pits?”Erma Bombeck Mixed Berry & Nut Clusters Aaaaaaaargh…it’s just another of those days when time begins to run out on you even before morning has nicely broken!! Day before was a busyish day. I made cookies out of dried berries & I made chocolate chocolate-chip muffins from Nigella’s recipe @ Food network…asking for trouble to tell you the truth! The muffins were not nice at all, so not worthy of being posted. Had my dear friend’s kids over from Ukraine, so then made chocolate morsel cookies too. The kids are complete chocolate addicts & will not…
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BLOGGING FOR BRI…GOING THE YELLOW WAY!
“Hope” is the thing with feathers- that perches in the soul…Emily Dickenson YELLOW is the colour of hope & we’re here blogging for Bri. Jai & Bee @ Jugalbandi have led the way to spread hope & have embarked on a very inspired edition of CLICK. I haven’t had the good fortune of interacting directly with Bri, but have bumped into her at my dear friend Manggy’s many a time, & at Bee’s too. In Jai & Bee’s words … “This is a special edition of CLICK, tinged with sadness and filled with hope. Yellow is the happiest colour in the spectrum. It signifies hope and enlightenment. Though the work…
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BEAN THERE, DONE THAT…CLICKETY CLICK!
Pep without purpose is piffle. Anonymous Beans & Lentils…Naturally beautiful! (My entry for CLICK May 2008) FULL OF BEANS… It’s the CLICK time of the month @ Jugalbandi, & this time very nearly missed the boat. To begin with my little fellow was unwell, & then I thought I would hone some photography skills before I send in an entry. Messed up LOADS of clicks majorly…NO, I DON’T HAVE A NEW CAMERA YET… (am still busy flogging the old one & it still gives me ample joy). The theme for May 2008 is CLICK Beans n Lentils The temptation though is too much once the CLICK theme for the month…
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FRESH, LIGHT & ‘AU NATUREL’…BASKETS A LA MELON!
“Give me book, fruit, French wine, and fine weather and a little music out of doors played by someone I do not know.” John Keats Basket a la Melons!! Spring is in the air! To my delight, this month’s CLICK at Jugalbandi‘s is ‘Au Naturel’. This is my entry for one of the most inspiring foodie ‘visual’ events. It’s an eye-opener to creative photography! Doing away with decadence, though very temporarily, it’s Spring in the air. Melons are beginning to show up here. These pretty yellow fruits are probably called cantaloupes, casabas or melons overseas, but are called ‘sarda‘ locally. Till last year, they were imported from Afghanistan & were…
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FLOUR FLOWERS…CLICKETY CLICK!!
“If I sing when I cook, the food is going to be happy.” Pasquale Carpino COLOURING MY WORLD…ICED SUGAR COOKIES My favourite cookies that I made again a few days ago. A friend was going down South for a birthday & wedding in the family, & her son insisted on taking these & some mini muffins for his cousins’ birthday. Got down to baking some of these attractive cookies that add colour to any table & I never tire of making them. I feel like a great painter adding colour to my canvas! Small pleasures, & very therapeutic indeed… Hearts piled high… The basic sugar cookie recipe is the same…
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JAM TARTLETS…..Pretty Ruby Petits Fours
“The rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.”Lewis Carroll JAM TARTLETS…Petits Fours A Tart is defined as a single-layered base of pastry (plain or puff) with a sweet or savory filling baked in either a shallow tart pan that has straight, fluted sides and a removable bottom or a metal tart ring placed on a baking sheet. The tart is removed from the tart pan or ring before serving. Broadly, the term ‘tart’ encompasses flans, quiches, and pies. Depending on the type of tart made they can be served as appetizers, entrees or desserts. Their size ranges from bite-size (hors d’oeuvre), individual-size (tartlet) to full-size (tart).’…quoted…
