Its been a small hiatus from the blogging world. I’ve been busy as a cat on a hot tin roof. Baby A has been on a cold, cough and teething spree that seems endless, have had many a sleepless night and if thats not enough, we’ve had to deal with “Seperation anxiety”. When Baby A […]
Yes friends, Im finally back to the blogging world. Ive enjoyed a funfilled Christmas season with friends and family and I feel refreshed and look forward to 2012 with renewed energy and excitement. As I look back at 2011, amongst the many blessings, I see what a rollercoaster it has been for me…….my life has […]
…..yes love is in the air…its Christmas in a couple of weeks, my baby is almost one, the love of my life Clem has been the best dad and partner ever…….. and its the much awaited 100th blog post……yes I am on a high!!…Praise God…:) I would like to take this opportunity to thank all […]
I am almost coming to the end of my Kuswar/Christmas sweet making journey for this year. It is Christmas in less than 10 days and my cupboard is stocked with Special Karakadde or Chilli and Ginger flavoured Spicy Gramflour sticks, Rosette Cookies/ Roce Cookies/ Kokkisan, Sweet Semolina Balls with Almonds, Raisins and Condensed milk/Rava Laddus, Butter Chakkuli’s/ Crispy Savoury […]
In the Christmas Sweets/Kuswar collection there usually tends to be atleast one sweetened ball/ laddu preparation made. Out of the 3 most common sweetened ball/ laddu preparation ( rice laddu, sesame seed/till laddu and semolina/ rava laddu), my favorite is the Semolina/ Rava laddu. These balls or laddus are dead easy to prepare and very […]
This Christmas Cake recipe was first posted in December 2011. It has been reposted again this year as it is a really good cake. For Christmas this year I have chosen to make an exotic fruit cake. Not the regular every year Christmas cake but a prize winning one with a Caribbean touch. This cake was […]
This is a decadent, melt- in- the-mouth, gourmet chocolate dessert….once eaten never forgotten!!……. The outer soft chocolate layer gives way to a molten, velvety, sinful chocolate center that will take your breath away!! Made as individual portions in ramekins. Can be served hot straight out of the oven with a dollop of ice-cream or served […]
Baby is completing 7 months and the last month has seen him sampling a variety of foods. Well like most first time parents we were lost on how to begin weaning….then after a dozen calls home…..internet browsing and having watched my lil niece being weaned….we decided on 2 simple rules……1. baby must be allowed to […]
Now anyone living in Bangalore im sure has seen or relished this cake……..the famous Iyengar Bakery’s Honey cake….One of my fondest memories of Bangalore bakeries produce other than Thoms Cafe’s Meat puffs, Sweet Chariots Rum tarts and Fresh Pineapple Cake, and Iyengar bakery’s Egg puff and Dilpasand is their famous orange coloured jam topped honey […]
The first time i tasted this traditional Mangalorean sweet was on my recent trip to the US. My sister-in law Heera is an awesome cook and makes a lot of traditional Mangalorean food. One evening for tea Heera fried up these tiny brown crisp sweet dumplings made up of rice, ripe bananas, jaggery and coconut. […]