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Tea Rose Chocolate Truffles … let’s talk about tea
Tea Rose Chocolate Truffles, simple chocolate goodness with a few of my favourite things. Chocolate, single cream and Mountain Rose Tea from Teabox, so you can well imagine the lilting flavours it added…
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Wholegrain Chocolate Buckwheat Sablés
Crisp, deeply chocolate, buttery, wholegrain, eggless, Wholegrain Chocolate Buckwheat Sablés are the yummiest cookies ever! Adapted from The Boy Who Bakes.Gift them with something from the Gold Collection by Chumbak this Diwali!
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Eggless Wholegrain Almond Jaggery Oat Cookies #comfortfood #anzacs
Eggless Wholegrain Almond Jaggery Oat Cookies are a variation on the ever popular Anzacs. These are wholegrain cookies, and the sugar has been replaced with jaggery! Just another delicious twist to my endless…
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Dark Chocolate Cheesecake … life’s guilty pleasures simply served up
Dark, divine, sinful, creamy, chocolaty and above all, as simple as can be, this Dark Chocolate Cheesecake will leave you wanting for more. Recipe minimally adapted from Ruchira @ thegreatcookaroo.com. You won't need…
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Baking | Olive Oil Walnut Garlic Rosemary Foccacia … bread of life
Nothing better than fresh home baked bread, and this Olive Oil Walnut Garlic Rosemary Foccacia is bursting with flavour. The Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer and their great quality bake-ware make baking breads so…
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Mango Almond Roulade … making the most of the season
Mango Almond Roulade with almond whipped cream. Light. Fresh. Delicious. Part wholegrain. To make it even better, filled with fresh mangoes swathed in beautifully whipped almond cream. Some things are just better with…
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Cocoa Mousse-a-Cotta … Deep, dark, indulgent dessert experiment
Cocoa Mousse-a-Cotta, a failed panna cotta experiment that became a mousse. Deep, dark, indulgent dessert experiment which turned out deliciously wrong. It had something missing in the ingredients, but certainly not in taste!…
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Mango Smoothie Bowl … breakfast stories on the go #Foodventures #breakfastforchampions
Colourful beginnings! This Mango Smoothie Bowl was fun to make,very in season,a mélange of flavours and textures.For me,an edible pot potpourri.
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Oat Walnut Trifle Bowls with Roasted Stone Fruit … bowls of happiness!
Oat Walnut Trifles with Roasted Stone Fruit came together like they were just meant to be. Every element paired beautifully with the other. The oat walnut sponge offered great texture to 'drink up'…
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Persian Roasted Eggplant Walnut Dip … earthy, smokey, moorish, delicious!
This Persian Roasted Eggplant & Walnut Dip has a lot to offer. The twice used garlic, the walnuts, then the creaminess from Greek yogurt make it endearing. The caramelised sweet onions and garlic…
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Eggless Baked Cheesecake with a Mango Lime Sauce … desserts for summer
Quick, eggless delicious, the Eggless Cheesecake with Mango Lime Sauce is the Western take on an old Indian classic, 'bhapa doi'. Make it a day ahead, chill well, and then enjoy the compliments…
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Rosemary Garlic Sesame Millet Crackers with Lovilovi and Bird’s Eye Sweet Chili Pickle … earthy beautiful pairing
Rosemary Garlic Sesame Millet Crackers turned out to be crackers with a bite. Paired with the sweet chili pickle, they got just the right kick as well, some smoked Gouda on the side…
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Baking | Brownie Butterscotch Wholegrain Cookies … and some gorgeous table linen from IDAM
“I love linen in soothing colors for any room in the house.” Nate Berkus Brownie Butterscotch Wholegrain Cookies are possibly the easiest cookies to make ever. This is my favourite recipe as it is as…
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Dhungaar-e-Keema or Smoked Lamb Mince #comfortfood #Indiancuisine
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” Ruth Reichl Dhungaar-e-Keema or Smoked Indian Lamb Mince is a quintessential recipe from the Indian subcontinent, one that…
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Baking | Simple Straightforward Delicious 100% Wholewheat Pizza … #cleaneating
Simple, quick, fuss free, this 'loaded with goodness' 100% Wholewheat Pizza will keep the young and old all happy. Base done, fix the toppings as you like, else there is a recipe below.…
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Genoa Fougasse with spiced yogurt, hummus & foxnuts … for the love of bread
Genoa Fougasse turned out to be the best bread I've baked in a while. Sometimes you just need 'bread luxury', and this became that and much more. The difference here was the new…
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Overnight Thandai Oats with Peaches & Plums…. summer is for breakfast like this
What can be better than waking up to a chilled healthy and delicious breakfast on a warm summer morning. These Overnight Thandai Oats with peaches and plums are the best thing to wake…
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Dark Chocolate Layered Cake with Almond Meringue Topping … moist, dark, delicious
Moist, dark and absolutely delicious are words enough to describe this Dark Chocolate Layered Cake with Almond Meringue Topping. The base is a simple chocolate genoise sponge, layered with a low fat whipped…
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The Masala Dabba #4 & Chettinad Chicken Curry. Chilies, as hot as hot can be!
“Chili, spice of red Thursday, which is the day of reckoning. Day which invites us to pick up the sack of our existence and shake it inside out. Day of suicide, day of…
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Of Caramel Custard, Mother’s Day and Sunday Stills. The Yin and Yang of life!
My version of the quintessential ‘Caramel Custard’ that showed up on our frugal dessert table quite often when we were young. This one is slightly more luxurious than the wobbly one we had…
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Wholegrain Oatmeal Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies. #makehalfyourgrainswhole
Wholegrain Oatmeal Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies that come together in a matter of minutes, fuss free and absolutely delicious. That they are 100% wholegrain makes them a winner. Swap the chocolate chips for…
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Savoury Granola – gluten free, healthy, addictive
Savoury granola is delicious, addictive, crisp & crunchy good! Good for breakfast, as a snack, over salads etc. This quick healthy bake is also great as a part of a trail mix, or…
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Dark Chocolate Wholewheat & Walnut Cupcakes
These Dark Chocolate Wholewheat & Walnut Cupcakes are easy to stir together with almost staple pantry ingredients, they are light, moist and full of chocolaty flavour. Have them as they are 'naked' if…
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Blueberry Frangipane Wholegrain Tray Bake, the galette that became a tray bake!
Moist, full of wholesome almond and fruit flavour, here's a tray bake that you might enjoy. The Blueberry Frangipane Wholegrain Tray Bake is a quick and fuss free bake for times when berries…
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Foodtalk | Antidote ‘Cold pressed organic juice & activated vegan mylk’ … fueled by passion
Antidote does only juices and mylks {nut milks}, and they've gone all the way and explored about every ingredient good for you. Then they've bottled them in these deep amber bottles which are…
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Wholegrain Dark Chocolate Almond Biscotti
Comfort cookies with deep chocolaty flavour, and toasted almonds just hitting the right notes. Wholegrain Dark Chocolate Almond Biscotti might just be the answer for comfort food; never mind what the question is!!
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White Chocolate Cheesecake with balsamic strawberries
White Chocolate Cheesecake with balsamic strawberry topping is a great recipe for beginners, for bakers, for cheesecake lovers and especially for people like me who need a springboard for creativity. You could even…
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Baking | Wholewheat Garlic Oat Soda Bread … Instagram inspired baking #makehalfyourgrainswhole
Wholewheat Garlic Oat Soda Bread is possibly the quickest bread you can bake. From almost a no knead shaggy dough that is quick to throw together, it's our current favourite bread. Try this…
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Recipe | Indulgent Hot Chocolate Mix … warming up to late winter
Indulgent delicious Hot Chocolate Mix. Ready in minutes, this is great comfort food to have on hand in winter. It seems oxymoron to buy something which is possibly the easiest and quickest to…
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Chocolate Berry Wine Gateau … a delicious, indulgent GF cake this Christmas
A deeply indulgent, satisfying flourless {read glutenfree} dark chocolate cake that celebrates the best of the holiday season. Sweetened with dessert wine and strawberry wine jam, festival baking doesn't get better than this…
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Orange Almond Chocolate Gateau … as delicious as cake can get
Orange Almond Chocolate Gateau, actually as delicious as cake can get. These are flavours that really gel well together, bring out the best in each other, and are quite easily available. Simplicity is…
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Flourless GF Mini Dark Chocolate Layered Cake
Deep, intense, chocolaty and sinful, this Flourless GF Mini Dark Chocolate Layered Cake makes for a creative and fun holiday bake.
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Dark Chocolate Cream with Coffee Panna Cotta
Indulgent and ever so pleasing, this Dark Chocolate Cream with Coffee Panna Cotta offers a match made in heaven. Set in glass goblets to enjoy its visual appeal! The dark chocolate cream on…
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Almost Flourless Bittersweet Chocolate Cake
Almost Flourless GF Bittersweet Chocolate Cake ... just one of those thoughts you wake up with and possibly one of the easiest cakes to bake. One of the most indulgent too, if you…
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No bake | Coffee White Chocolate Panna Cotta … ♥ indulgent ♥ indulgent ♥ indulgent ♥ #eggless #dessert #coffee
Indulgent, indulgent, indulgent. If you are a coffee lover, then this Coffee White Chocolate Panna Cotta is the dessert with you. The addition of good quality white chocolate adds depth and body to…
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Smoked Bhopali Köfte Curry … a Turkish twist of taste
Lightly spiced, moist, flavourful lamb mince Smoked Bhopali Köfte with a Turkish influence. Enjoy them in this Indian style curry, else grill them as kebabs if you like.
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Blogevent | Does My Blog Look Good in This {DMBLGiT}, Jul 2015 …yes back again
“It’s the same principals of great photography. Even though it doesn’t move, food still has a moment.” Penny De Los Stantos Remember when I said “There’s something about food photography that makes the…
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Classico ‘Espresso Coffee Machine’ from Tecnora #perfectcupofcoffee
Classico 'Espresso Coffee Machine' from Tecnora is a neat machine, the colours stylish in steel and black. Sleek with classic good looks, it blended seamlessly onto my kitchen counter. It is lightweight, quick…
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Ptasie_mleczko Cake or Birds Milk Cake … moist and delicious dessert cake
Ptasie_mleczko or Birds Milk Cake finds it's roots possibly in the Old Soviet Union. A preparation for the light as air filling quite as intriguing as the name 'birds milk', it's a moist…
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Baking | Oats Nut Crispbread … delicious, light, addictive. Simple too #wholegrain #healthy
Delicious, light, addictive, versatile and simple to make, this Oats Nut Crispbread is very addictive and makes quite the perfect snack for a hungry nibble. If you are adventurous enough, you can also…
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Food Styling | Lights, Camera, Props … letting the food talk #foodstyling #workshop #foodphotography
The more you play with the camera and light, the more addicted you get to it. This is the language of food, how a food picture talks to the viewer. Come join us…
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Kadhi {Indian vegetarian yogurt curry}
A quintessential Indian vegetarian yogurt based curry, which can be found adapted to regional taste. This is my version and it is fragrant, addictive and finger licking good. The Hamilton Beach Multiblender makes…
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Kokum Panna Cotta … coastal flavours from friends
Kokum Panna Cotta ... gentle, tropical, flavourful, this panna cotta gone light comes alive with the zing of kokum. The pairing is beautiful. The basic coconut milk panna cotta pairs well with most…
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Food Diaries | DALS THE WAY TO GO … 3 Quick Dal Recipes Made With Less Water
The pure comfort of that bowl of dal, the nostalgia engulfs me each time I smell the aroma of onions being fried in clarified butter. Such is the power of food, and in…
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Baking | Wholewheat Apple Walnut Cheddar Thyme Hand Pies … it’s Pi{e} Day after all #wholegrain #together #healthy #pie
Wholewheat Apple Walnut Cheddar Thyme Hand Pies ... these pies carry a tale of their own, pie memories too. They turned out to be quite delicious. I think they are a fab fit…
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Coffee Dark Chocolate Roulade … for when March rolled in
A quick Coffee Dark Chocolate Roulade that comes together with mininal fuss. If you like coffee then this is for you. Paired with a dark chocolate ganache, flavoured with a hint of Kahlua,…
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Soup | Quick Tomato Coconut Soup … #comfortfood #healthy #PhilipsSoupMaker
Quick Tomato Coconut Soup...QUICK! This is one of my fastest soups to make, and it became insanely quicker and fuss free thanks to the Philips Soup Maker. I am not an all and…
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Wholegrain Olive Oil Crackers & 3 Dips | Roasted Bell Pepper, Garlic & Walnut + Classic Garlicky Cream + Rocket Cashew Dip
Wholegrain Olive Oil Crackers & 3 Dips |Roasted Bell Pepper, Garlic & Walnut + Classic Garlicky Cream + Rocket Cashew Dip ... hit the ball out of the park #tickettocheer
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Baby Mustard Greens, Turnip & Almond Soup with a Mustard Vinaigrette in the Philips SoupMaker
Baby Mustard Greens, Turnip & Almond Soup with a Mustard Vinaigrette ... the Philips Soupmaker - a review and Philips Rice Cooker giveaway. A gadget that is great to have in your kitchen,…
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Espresso Panna Cotta … sweet dreams are made of these
Espresso Panna Cotta. Smooth, silky, seductive with coffee written all over it, how can dessert be so indulgent. The simplest make ahead dessert ever!
