Avanee likes cookies, and thankfully, she is equally excited about savory crackers. I try to bake them as often as I can because then I am at peace in the knowledge that the kid is downing stuff made at home–stuff that is made without ingredients that sound like they came out of the school’s chemistry …
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Give me a roomful of chocolate desserts and one miniscule piece of lemon cheesecake, and you know what I’ll choose. That I love cheesecake is an understatement. It is always my standard choice of dessert. At home, more often than not, I end up making the no-bake versions because they are quick and don’t need …
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This is barely a recipe–and worse, it’s not the kind I really advocate considering all the canned stuff it’s made from. But. I will make an exception and tell you this–make it. It literally gets done in 10 minutes, tastes absolutely lovely, and is the kind of thing that will win you a million compliments …
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So. I did a workshop this Saturday. It was my first real workshop (I mean I charged fees) after this dry run. 10 women, 3 kids, 1 guy friend, an efficient maid, and a super supportive family helped me pull it off. They allowed me to test a zillion versions of my recipes, they listened …
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As a foodie, any excuse for cooking is welcome–one goes all out of the way to cook the best recipes, confident of the oohing and aahing that you will hear as they’re brought out. But that’s for family and friends. When you’re meeting other foodies, it gets a teeny bit trickier. It’s got to be …
[ Continue Reading... ]I hope you’re having a lovely Diwali–surrounded by loved ones and so drunk on happiness that the diyas and lanterns are all dimmed by the warm glow in your heart. And I do hope you’re eating copious amounts of traditional, sinful food. We’ve got the rest of the year to think about calories. On that …
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I just realized I hadn’t put up any pictures from Avanee’s first birthday. Considering I write a food blog, it’s quite a shame I don’ have pictures of the cakes I made, don’t you think? I made three kinds– vanilla bean cupcakes with pink-tinted cream cheese frosting, vanilla and Nutella cake covered with fondant and …
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