It’s been a while since I posted a recipe for cake. The truth is, the overload of frostings, fondants, and other forms of “perfect” cakes (let’s not even get started on cupcakes) have absolutely turned me off. I don’t like a cake (or anything edible, for that matter) that does not allow a natural ingredient […]
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I did a course in Bakery and Confectionery. Did I tell you that? Long ago. Two years. Of which, we did only breads one whole year. I was still in college; this college had a small (ish) albeit full-scale University-allied course in Culinary Craft and Bakery & Confectionery. Under the Arts discipline, you could choose […]
[ Continue Reading... ]A trip to Mahabaleshwar, a hill station in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, has become an annual tradition of sorts. Of course, it gets cool (cold) in the hills and compared to the negligible winter of Mumbai, it is a good opportunity to bring out the cardigans and shawls. And socks. Socks are important. Every […]
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Many years ago, in the bright and airy classroom of Grade 1, I was first introduced to Bengali Mishti–Bengali sweets. My classmate and bench partner would always have a kheerkodom or sondesh in her little lunchbox. She would save it right for the end and savor each little bite. She offered me a taste once, […]
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It’s that part of the year again, when the stone fruits have gone and the berries have yet to come. There’s pears and apples galore in the market along with the usual suspects but these don’t tempt me so much these days. I miss those crisp and flavorful Himachal apples from my childhood–apples so juicy, […]
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If you bake a decadent chocolate cake for my birthday, I will probably be a tad bit disappointed. I know. “80% ” means little to me. I’d rather take a fruit-based cake instead. Or even a plain and simple pound cake. But. I have my moments. I sometimes crave a small square of good, dark […]
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I share my mum’s love for Roulades. Swiss Rolls, as they are known in bakeries here. When we were kids, my mum would make a simple butterless sponge sheet and slather it with store-bought mixed fruit jam and roll it up tightly. This would be our 4 o’clock snack or make its way to our […]
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