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Phirini / Saffron Indian Rice Pudding … think spice, think SAFFRON!
“Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.”Anonymous PHIRINI/RICE PUDDING Looks like it’s time again for ‘beyond baking’, and this time I’m hitting the saffron trail! This recipe has finally been typed and blogged thanks to Sunita’s World, who runs a really interesting spice event every month. I think it’s a pretty neat idea, and also a great learning experience. I missed the last few spices due to the ‘tension’ of trying to blog. I feel a little more confident now, and a bit more organised of course! Got a loooooooooooooong way to go, but am getting there. Strands of Saffron…with the flowers of the Indian ‘Haar-Singaar’ tree This months’…
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YUMMY PICNIC CHOCOLATE CAKE…IT’S HEALTHY TOO!!
“Like love, chocolate is always a delight to receive or to give.”MARY JANE FINSAND YUMMY PICNIC CHOCOLATE CAKE Love experimenting with chocolate cakes for the kids…and am trying to get to the perfect chocolate cake sans frosting. I have tried umpteen recipes, and find that the good ones use far more butter than I like, or have to be frosted to taste good. The perfect balance in taste, ingredients, fibre etc is probably yet to come…but I made this this afternoon, and find it comes quite close. It’s simple, straight-forward & from my heart! I tossed in ingredients from the top of my head like an expert, and then stood…
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KOROVA COOKIES…sinfully delicious chocolate cookies!
“Make a list of important things to do today. At the top of your list, put ‘eat chocolate.’ Now, you’ll get at least one thing done today. “ Gina Hayes Still thinking PINK … KOROVA COOKIES I found this recipe and trivia while surfing ‘A Spoonful of Sugar’…and my daughter decided she just HAD to give it a shot. She had been after me for eons to bake ‘something‘, and then I stumbled on this while surfing. Well, these were really ‘SOMETHING’!! Simple to make, and sinfully chocolicious, divinely delicious, blatantly buttery…and quite addictive! The recipe as adapted from Angela’s blog… Ingredients: All-purpose flour- 1 1/4 cups Cocoa powder –…
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THINK PINK FOR PINKTOBER CAKE…The cake I made for my dear husband’s birthday !
“Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.” Edwin Hubbell Chapin This is ‘Couture Cupcakes’ first blogging event, and I think its a great idea.To coincide with Pink Ribbon Day in Australia on October 22, Minko is inviting people to make a pink dish . I baked this cake for DH’s birthday today,with only PINK in mind!! Though I don’t have a personal story related to the cause, I feel its important to spread the message and lend my support. Pink Ribbon Day aims to raise funds for breast cancer research; offer support services to women affected by breast cancer; and make women ‘breast…
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SMARTIE COOKIES….
“I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.” James Beard SMARTIE COOKIES I call these ‘Smartie Cookies’ because I once had many bags of Smarties on hand and didn’t know what to do with them. So decided to decorate some cookies with them for my son’s birthday…this was many years ago. Since they were a HUGE hit, I’ve always included them on the menu at kids parties. Its such fun to see little hands grabbing at them like there’s no tomorrow!! Smarties can be substituted with M ‘n’ M’s.Ingredients:Butter – ¾ cup (room temp)Castor Sugar- 1 cup (I…
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PINEAPPLE ‘N’ CREAM SPONGE CAKE…Totally refreshing!!
“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. “ Lucille Ball PINEAPPLE ‘n’ CREAM SPONGE CAKE This post is for you Anne (of Simply Anne’s). Here’s a picture of the cake I mentioned yesterday. Since it’s the first one, it always holds a special place in my heart. It’s been a long time, almost 6 years, but I was very pleased with it at the time. This is a pineapple sponge with 3 layers, cream and pineapple bits within, and iced with whipped pineapple flavoured cream. It’s very refreshing and fruity (obviously), and light. Have made this several times since!! Ingredients: Sponge…
