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LEMON CAKE…Baked as a gift!!
“I feel a recipe is only a theme, which an intelligent cook can play each time with a variation.” Madam Benoit LEMON CAKE sans sour cream… Made my ‘twisted’ & ‘tangy’ lemon cake again…keeping in mind Zlamushka’s ‘Spoonful of Christmas’. This was a gift for a friend, and looked very pretty when dressed up. Convenient to gift too, since it’s already in a ‘case’! This time I used something very interesting…‘Lemon Sugar’ that my friend got from Ukraine. They have these satchets of lemon sugar that are very citrusy and add a lovely tang and kick to the cake. This recipe made 2 nice loaves…so we had one too! Yippee!!…
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ITALIAN CHOCOLATE ALMOND TRUFFLES…Home-made for Diwali!
“If there’s no chocolate in heaven, I’m not going!” Author Unknown ITALIAN CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES… Its almost time for Diwali…which is also known as the ‘Festival of Lights’. I usually try and make a different home-made sweet on Diwali because we get quite tired of the ‘mithais’ that do the rounds. It’s challenging to be different, and this time I decided to tread on new ground. I had an old truffle recipe, which I played around with a bit. These Italian Chocolate Truffles tasted divine, and make a lovely gift, especially after the dressing up,,,& are very easy to make! They have an intense almond flavour. I think I’m gonna skip…
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BEFORE & AFTER ICING THE COOKIES…
“Cooking is an art, but you eat it too.” Marcella Hazan Oooops!! Guess what? Forgot to post the before and after pictures of the ‘Iced Sugar Cookies’. I love the way they look both ways….& these photographs are 2 of my favourites! Here are the cookies in my previous post before they were iced. They look quite pretty just like this as well, and taste great too! And now…the cookies post icing! These are my signature cookies. A beautiful splash of colour to cheer up even the weariest soul! The excitement that they give kids is to be seen to be believed. Pure euphoria!! Posted by Deeba @ PAB
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"WYF Dessert/Sweet?"…ALMOND-ORANGE SPONGE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE is one of ours!!
“Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not! “ Author Unknown Time for SnackORama’s ‘What is your favorite Dessert/Sweet’ ? “It can be Sweet, cake or ice cream anything that is sweet like you all ;-).“…so she says. Bring on the festival season!! ALMOND-ORANGE SPONGE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE…one of our favourite desserts!! CHOCOLATE, ORANGE & ALMOND…the flavours are outstanding. Each complementing the other beautifully,they get enhanced while the cake is chilled. I have made this a number of times, and have always received compliments. The recipe is here if you’d like to see it. Posted by Deeba @ PAB
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PRETZELS a la CHOCOLATE!
“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”OSCAR WILDE, The Picture of Dorian Gray CHOCOLATE PRETZELS Thanks to Happy Cook, have woken up from my slumber to make my first entry for a wonderful and festive blog event…‘A Spoonful of Christmas’ which is a ‘food as a gift’ theme event…‘An event designed for all the people who love to cook for their loved ones. Those, who are willing to spend some time in the kitchen in order to come up with great ideas for food as a gift.’ Great way to usher in the holiday season, and a theme that I can’t think can…
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SMOKED BUTTER PANEER…Paneer-e-Dhungaar is what I like to call it!
“Raising children is presented at first as a true-false test, then becomes multiple choice, until finally, far along, you realize that it is an endless essay. No one knows anything.”Anna Quindlen SMOKED BUTTER PANEER CURRY…‘Paneer-e-Dhungaar’ is what I like to call it! This recipe is the result of trying to keep the dinner table smiling with eager kids. Here’s a nice change to the regular Indian style cottage cheese/paneer curry. It combines the best of paneer tikka (which has a smoked flavor) & butter paneer. I made this up one day when the kids were losing interest at the dinner table, and I had paneer on hand which I wanted…
