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WRAP ON 2007…the year that whooshed by!

2007/12/30 / 7 Comments
“We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.”
Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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View from my window in 2007…

That time of the year again; am racing as usual…still so much to do, and so little done. Even the year has almost come to an end! Huff Puff!! Will make an attempt to get onboard Nupur’s blogevent ‘Best of 2007’ to mark the end of 2007…a chance to do a SWOT on ourselves!

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I’m not sure I’m good at this, but will give it a shot since I committed. Am still pretty new around here, and have been hooked onto blogland only since August this year. The experience has been truly exhilarating! The only blog I used to visit often was Jugalbandi because I found it quite intriguing. In August ’07, I began blogging on unsteady feet…just to pass time & maybe document some stuff that I did. Didn’t know a soul; didn’t know how to begin; where to blog from; what a blog was. Now am a true blogaddict!! Find myself sneaking in to type madly, set targets to get nonsensical posts up & running, & read up ‘Blogger for dummies’ articles like I have nothing better to do!
So Nupur of One Hot Stove had a brilliant idea…a chance to look back at the year that whooshed by! Her stove is gonna be one hot one for sure, with all our stories boiling over. So here goes…

Top recipes of the year

Best dish from each month

Top list of recipes made from others recipes

  • Biscotti…from a post in Group Recipes.
  • Coffee Streusel Cake…adapted from a recipe off ‘Joy of Baking’
  • Nalli Gosht…adapted from a Sanjeev Kapoor recipe
  • Korova Cookies…adapted from a Parisian recipe for sinfully chocolate cookies (eggless) from a ‘Spoonful of Sugar’
  • Cold broccoli salad (yet to be posted)
  • Achari Chicken Curry…a recipe my sister put together to cut out store bought spices

Best meal(s) of 2007

Favorite new discoveries in 2007
  • BLOGGING & new friends
  • Best gadget…the’Microplaner‘… can’t think of a better & more useful ‘gizmo‘!
  • Best discovery…’Grindless gravies’. Thanks to Sra who made me eat my words & realise that grindless & gravy is altogether possible…& many times over!
  • Best blog event…’CLICK’ at Jai & Bee’s. Began looking at the camera with new eyes! Have now even worn out the rechargeable battery…help!
  • Favourite savoury ingredient…’Garlic’…where would I be without it?
  • Favourite otherwise ingredient…’Coffee’…Nirvana!
Favourite food photographs of the year

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THINK PINK CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR DH’s BIRTHDAY

This is my pick for 2007 because it was for my very first blog event – ‘PINKTOBER‘ for breast cancer awareness. I enjoyed making this one immensely & was very pleased at how it came out. Most of all, it helped spread the message far & wide!

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That’s my son & the Streusel Coffee Cake…He’s loving it!!

“Cooking resolutions” for 2008

Must admit I hate resolutions, & am a true Scorpion, secretive to the core! Good or bad, that’s how I am. As they say resolutions are made to be broken…rather not make any. However, I would like to find more time to browse more blogs, try different recipes, venture into cuisines I’ve never tried, click less & cook more, talk less & eat more (just kidding!), get to a blogevent before it gets to me…there I go again! Alright, I’m kinda swotted out now!

Guess I’ll wind up by saying kudos to Nupur for making me spend 2 hours which I thought were never there; reading up my own blog, which I thought I would never do; making me realise how things can change in a span of a few months…& very nearly talking me into making a resolution which I’ve never done!! Muchas gracias Nupur!!

Have a great 2008!

Posted by Deeba @ PAB

About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.

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7 Comments

  • Shella

    2007/12/31 at 7:28 am Reply

    Such a talented baker – that’s what you are. Congratulations on everything. Happy New Year.

  • sra

    2007/12/31 at 11:11 am Reply

    Hey, the new look is really nice. It’s been nice discovering your blog through the gravies, before that, I thought it was entirely a baking blog. And thanks for the mention – I just discovered it as I was reading. I have you to thank for the tip that garlic can be grated with the Microplane. I rarely use mine but I will now.
    Your son’s a cutie – how old is he?

  • Nupur

    2007/12/31 at 12:52 pm Reply

    Oh, what a drool-worthy post! Your creations always make me stare in awe. Wishing you another year of passionate cooking and baking! Thanks for participating 🙂

  • meeso

    2008/01/02 at 11:20 pm Reply

    Great dishes, Great pictures…and I’m so glad I found your blog last year and I get to enjoy it for another year 🙂

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