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Double Chocolate Zucchini Cake … a conspirator theory
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” Jim Davis Have a question … CAN YOU CONSPIRE WITH ZUCCHINI? Are you like me, terrified of the mere thought of being discovered sneaking shredded greens into chocolate cake? Elle’s New England Kitchen post made me conspire. Some time back she made this Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread, swore her elder 2 into silence, & fed the cake to the other 2. No-one noticed anything amiss, zucchini was far from their minds. Mental note made when I read her post, ‘this I had to make’; though I was very underconfident, & had some extra conspiring…
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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…





