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Behind the Scenes of a Cookbook Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:46:00 +0000

Sometimes all it takes is a simple email. That email hits all the right buttons and it clicks. That’s what happened when I got an email from Lisa Nieschlag a little while back. Lisa is the cookbook author for the Anni Kocht series and she is currently working on her third book. For both the...

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A Slow Roasted Grappa Garlic and Lemon Pepper Chicken with Parsnip Fries

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:25:00 +0000

Looking for some repose from all the pink sparkly hearts and frilly red roses? Welcome to this space - a place where there are no cute frosted cupcakes or pink macarons nor will you find adorable red velvet desserts for two or pillowy puffs of pastel colored meringues. Instead, I give you a roasted...

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Quarkkeulchen with Cranberries and a Cinnamon Blueberry Compote - A German Specialty

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:46:00 +0000

The icy grip of winter holds us firmly. Just as I was thinking we were going to get the mildest winter in years, things took a turn and we are now facing the coldest winter in decades. It totally amazes me how we are at the mercy of Mother Nature. The temperatures have dropped drastically and...

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Food Photography and Styling Workshop in Dubai, April 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:11:00 +0000

Do you know that feeling when you’ve been working on a project and cannot wait to present it to everyone? Well this is one of those times and one of those projects. Last year Sally Prosser and I got together to discuss a Food Photography and Styling workshop in Dubai. Sally told me about the...

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Sour Cream Maple Banana Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:29:00 +0000

So what’s with bananas? I mean, is it on anyone’s list of favorite fruit? I’ve often wondered about this every time I walk past them stacked up in all their yellow glory in the supermarkets. They seem to sit there, waiting eagerly for shoppers to stop and pick up a bunch. On rare occasions do I see...

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Donna Hay Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Parmesan Cauliflower Crumbs

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:20:00 +0000

With the holiday season well behind us and under our, slightly tighter belts, it’s time to tuck into January’s bountiful harvests. And January offers copious varieties of fresh and rich produce, waiting to be turned into cosy and comforting recipes. They say that January is a lean month,...

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Salmon Kedgeree with Butternut Squash, Parsnip, Fennel and Quail Eggs

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:23:00 +0000

Here we are - on the other side and well into the second week of a brand new year. January - is a month that gives me very mixed feelings. It’s a month that fills me up with contradictory thoughts and emotions. A month I very much look forward to in December but once here I cannot wait till it...

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Retrospective 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:58:00 +0000

2011 …. … is it already time to say goodbye you? It seems like it was just a few days back I was saying Hello to you and looking forward to paint you with vivid colors. Now here I am again - same place, same time and looking forward to greeting another new year with the same eagerness and...

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Christmas Cookies: Almond Peanut Florentines, Chocolate Brushed Lebkuchen and Hazelnut Gianduia Spritz Cookies

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:54:00 +0000

The tree is not up yet. But that is no cause to stress. It’s rather amusing though to see others break out in a cold sweat as they rush around the city with blank stares on their faces. What is not amusing however is to be surrounded by so much aggressiveness. Whatever happened to the...

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Christmas: Hazelnut Frangipane Tart with Quince Hazelnut Mincemeat

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:32:00 +0000

Have you all bought and packed your Christmas presents yet? Just 10 days till the big day, you know. This whole week we have been getting deliveries from various sources bringing boxes of diverse items and with each new delivery the excitement intensifies. Keeping it all a secret is the most...

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Christmas: Buttery Quince Hazelnut and Cognac Mincemeat

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:46:00 +0000

With Advent begins the frantic cooking and baking in my kitchen. Over the years it has become somewhat of a tradition that friends and family receive little gifts of homemade treats. The warm fuzzy feeling I get when wrapping spiced cookies, little festive tarts, nutty and boozy cakes or jars of...

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Spiced Advocaat Custard

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:58:00 +0000

25 days till Christmas. Can you believe it? I say that every year, don’t I? I have a feeling it creeps up just a tad bit earlier each year. Not that I am unprepared but somehow I manage to block out all signs of Christmas, of which they first begin to appear at the markets as early as...

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Muscovado Sugar Pumpkin and Apple Pecan Crumble

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:43:00 +0000

The trees have shed their leaves and a thick carpet in hues of burgundy red, rust orange and apple-yellows lie under my feet. They crinkle beneath my battered running shoes as I run along the gravel path towards the stream, shimmering in the early morning sun rays. Taking a seat on the...

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Honey Roasted Cardamom Apple and Brown Butter Streusel Crostata

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:32:00 +0000

I’ve led a life of a gypsy for a large part of my years. Together with my family, our wanderlust took us from Cairo to Bali, from Colombo to Kuwait from Houston to Zanzibar. These kilometers were covered before I even turned eleven. Just as I began unpacking my Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl books and...

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Lamb and Quince Tagine

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:26:00 +0000

In a current school project, my son’s class is discussing dreams, wishes, ambitions and aspirations. Soeren with his 9 years old is very focused and pretty much knows where he wants to go in life. Although he might take up a totally different path and end up doing something completely different to...

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From Plate to Page: Under the Tuscan Sun

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:33:00 +0000

Getting a group of people under one roof for an entire weekend can be a tricky, if not an intricate matter. The dynamics need to be just right; the energy has to flow in all the positive directions and the synergy between the group must be cohesive and interactive. It’s difficult to get...

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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:26:00 +0000

I’m packing again! This time I’m off to Florence and as much as I would love to say it’s for play and shopping, it’s not. I am afraid I won’t be able to take in much of the sights of my beloved city this time. I’ve always had somewhat of a love affair with this city. Florence, a city I visited for...

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Spiced Cranberry and Pistachio Muffins

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:54:00 +0000

I never saw my grandmother with a cookbook. Nor do I remember seeing any cookbooks on the shelves of the Delhi house. Nani was not the cookbook type of cook. She had a wide repertoire of dishes that she cooked with utmost finesse and each one of those dishes were carefully prepared with her own...

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Spicy Bacon Italian Heirloom Tomato and Buffalo Mozzarella Tartine

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:55:00 +0000

It seems Autumn has finally come to Weimar. September was filled with non-stop sunny days, bright blue skies and summery high temperatures. It spoilt me. Basking in the warmth of an extended summer I got used to walking out of the house in flip flops and shorts, leaving the warmer jackets behind,...

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Chocolate Ovalmaltine Daim Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:58:00 +0000

Growing up, my pre-teens and teenage years were very much influenced by both the American and British cultures. Having been in and out of the States and American elementary schools around the world, I was rather unprepared for what awaited me at a private British high school. It was like the clash...

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Cannellini Bean Salad with Olives and Ricotta

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:28:00 +0000

I love buying glossy food, travel and lifestyle magazines. Usually heading straight to the section where they are neatly stacked, magazine upon magazine in rows after rows, I like to take some time to browse through my favorites, setting aside two or three that will make it home with me. ...

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Raspberry and Coconut Macarons

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:58:00 +0000

Coconut lemon meringue pie, Indian carrot halwa, tiramisu or saffron kulfi – desserts were my mother’s specialty. She was a spectacular cook but it was her desserts that really made her popular amongst friends and family. Once a month she got the opportunity to display her skills when friends would...

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Buckwheat Linguine with Aubergine and Mango

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:45:00 +0000

I want to grasp them in my fist, but they are far too swift, fleeting and melting away into the next. Days … how fast they disappear. No matter how hard I try to capture at least parts of it, to make it last just a little longer it seems the faster they slip away. Time flies with...

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Styling and Props: How to find your style

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +0000

The first step to creating a really excellent food photo is neither the styling nor the fancy props. First and foremost is learning how to use your camera and how to harness the light and lighting situations to capture the perfect image. Capturing a really good food image is a process of many...

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Lingonberry Dark Chocolate Buns

noreply@blogger.com (Meeta K. Wolff) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Where does your inspiration come from? My inspiration comes from life around me, from watching people going about their lives. The writer in me is a receptacle open to the impressions and influences I am exposed to on a daily basis. Me, the photographer, captures the visuals and scenes,...

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