Cooking & Baking with Love
Last few months passed by in a glimpse.Sometimes, I want to stop the clock ticking and freeze the moment. I was so busy to even come and check the comments on my blog or update it.There are so many things, I have to tell you all about my trip to Boston on long weekend, our …
The ramp, sometimes called wild leek, is a wild onion native to North America. Though the bulb resembles that of a scallion, the beautiful flat, broad leaves set it apart.The flavor and odor of ramps is usually compared to a combination of onions and garlic and is an early spring vegetable, a perennial wild onion with a …
These fabulous berry muffins are awesome and healthy. When I was looking for a perfect muffin recipe I found this one and adapted to my and Mr. Picky eater’s taste. They are fabulous as I substituted the flour with almond meal, it immediately changed the texture and is not at all floury. They are nutritious …
The December Daring Bakers’ Challenge had us all cheering – the lovely and talented Bourbonnatrix of Bourbonnatrix Bakes was our hostess and challenged us to make fun, delicious and creative whoopie pies! Delicious little cake-like cookies sandwiching luscious filling in any flavors we chose… What else is there to say but “Whoopie!” Whoopie pies are …
I am sometimes jealous of people who get to celebrate Thanksgiving. Because it is something that I have not grown up celebrating, I miss all those Indian festivals we grew up celebrating. But, I am slowly coming to terms to celebrate what I have here to celebrate. But, I love how people around me get …
Hannah of Rise and Shine was our October 2013 Daring Bakers’ hostess and she challenged us to bake our own double crusted savory pot pies. Using any from-scratch crust and filling we choose, we were allowed to get completely creative with our recipe, showing off the savory flavors and fillings from our own home or …
I have to commit one thing, I am obsessed about bread-baking. I got motivated from the blog food52. When I saw so many people could make it. I thought of trying it. My first attempt was to try a recipe from red star yeast’s website and it was a regular loaf that I tried. It came out so well that I went crazy that I have try lot more recipes and keep trying trying more different types of bread. So, then I gave dinner rolls a try and they also came out really nice. Although, these attempts were successful , there were several moments when my yeast would not be foam up and so it would spoil the bread. Yeast is the crucial component in bread baking. (more…)
I absolutely love scones for breakfast or with afternoon tea. Previously, I have tried making scones, but somehow they didn’t come out the way they really should have been. I have not failed so miserably with any other baking stuff. Seriously, something so easy and delicious was not coming out the way it should have …
Hi, Readers Last to last week Suzanne and Cristina, whom I met through food52.com (knew them virtually) and also at the first potluck that Suzanne invited us at the release party of food52 cookbook II in winter. This was my second gathering with them. I missed the spring one, so I started thinking about what …
If I like something that my husband cooks it is this Anda (Egg) Bhurji (scrambled). I had never tried homemade version of bhurji , until when my husband prepared it for me. Every weekend my husband prepares breakfast. Although, I have to assist him lot of times or else kitchen would be all messed up.