tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83985146710469824472024-11-08T07:39:10.013-08:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-21263776645494735322017-10-12T20:09:00.000-07:002017-10-12T20:09:36.340-07:00

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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-60341237333143099772015-02-07T14:31:00.002-08:002015-02-07T14:31:23.617-08:00

Ingredients 3 cups strawberries fresh or frozen 3 glasses of skimmed milk 2 tbs honey Put all the ingredients together and blend and served in chilled glasses.&nbsp;

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-75362434543838398212015-02-07T12:38:00.004-08:002015-02-07T12:38:50.032-08:00

11/2 small onion, finely diced 1 tablespoons olive oil 1 carrot, peeled and cut into chunks 3 cloves garlic, peeled 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves (add more herbs like dill, mint, and basil for a different flavor) 1.5 cups cooked or canned chickpeas (if canned, be sure to rinse off the can-slime!) 1 &nbsp;cup bread crumbs 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander 1/4 teaspoon ground

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-39553474628234078762014-07-26T06:20:00.004-07:002014-07-26T06:20:34.721-07:00

5 Egg whites from &nbsp; 400 grams caster sugar 15gms raspberry powder Frozen berries to paint and serve Pre-heart the oven to 100C. &nbsp;boil some water in a pot.&nbsp; Place the egg whites and sugar in a heat proof bowl and place it on top of the simmering pot and whisk till the time the sugar is melted. Remove from the heat and beat the mixture till you achieved a glossy and

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-84978739014223123192014-07-24T18:49:00.003-07:002014-07-24T18:49:50.964-07:00

INGREDIENTS 3 cups strong bread flour &nbsp;flour &nbsp;½ tsp salt ½ tsp active dry &nbsp;yeast 1½ cups Luke warm water In a mixing bowl sieve together flour, salt and yeast. Mix in the water little by little bringing together the flour with the help of wooden frame until the dough starts resembling a ball. Wrap it with cling film for 2 hours, or until the dough rises to double of

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-46693792140479352362014-07-24T13:12:00.002-07:002014-07-24T13:12:46.724-07:00

Ingredients For the Dressing 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons honey Salt and pepper to taste For the Salad 4 strawberries&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 small red onion&nbsp;&nbsp; A bunch of gem lettuce Handful of nuts Handful of croutons.&nbsp; Whisk together all the ingredients for the salad dressing. Wash the lettuce and pat dry. Hull the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-44881465993690793392014-07-24T11:34:00.002-07:002014-07-24T11:34:16.044-07:00

Serves 4 1 pounds grated carrots 2 tbsp ghee or butter ½ inch cinnamon stick ½ cup raw sugar 4 cardamom powdered ½ cup mix dry fruits, I used almonds, cashews and sultanas. Bring milk to a boil in a heavy bottomed pan. &nbsp;Tip in the carrots and the cinnamon stick on a medium flame keep stirring it occasionally till the time all the milk is absorbed. This will take

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-76567311848265933472013-01-19T23:52:00.001-08:002013-01-19T23:59:24.676-08:00

Greetings from India. I am just back from home after enjoying the gorgeous and warm weather of Mumbai.&nbsp; It is amazing to see how Mumbai, &nbsp;one of the busiest&nbsp;cosmopolitan&nbsp;still holds its old age culture of festivals, food, and of course life in Mumbai can never be complete without the street food. Starting from &nbsp;Bhel Puri, Pani Puri and Ragda Pattice and lassis.

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-14378821235779019432012-12-15T08:59:00.001-08:002012-12-15T09:40:36.471-08:00

The weather has turned&nbsp; and the evening getting darker, and in the blink of the eye it will be Christmas. We all working to making festive as joyful as we can.&nbsp; &nbsp;This cheery season is my favorite time of the year. Meeting people for one or the other reason, that brings the spirit of Christmas out in all of us. In the run up to Christmas,&nbsp; I love to start&nbsp; the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-72408158477304840652012-12-11T03:29:00.001-08:002012-12-11T03:40:29.529-08:00

There is so much joy, so much excitement in the air, yes it’s the Christmas season, preparing to celebrate the birth of our Messiah! There are plenty many ways to enjoy a holy and a jolly ways to enjoy this beautiful festive season, oh I love writing the cards and wrapping up the gifts for my loved ones! Yes baking mince pies. Setting up the Christmas tree, making it a big event by heating up

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-15907474732489869322012-09-21T08:01:00.003-07:002012-09-21T08:05:22.289-07:00

At the end of the busy week, I had an extensive roll in my mind of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to do list. I truly wanted to bake something out of the ordinary for the weekend. &nbsp;My mind was inundated with ideas I thought, I would have been able to get through it even if I had a whole year off just to bake, but that’s okay, &nbsp;I will get to it all sooner or later! &nbsp;These dazzling cinnamon

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-32865453411295807652012-09-05T05:19:00.002-07:002012-09-05T05:40:28.049-07:00

It’s the commencement of September and here I am to excite the devil in you with this luscious Devil’s Food cake. This devil's food cake is an absolute quintessential chocolate cake. It is so dense, so moist and so rich with the dark chocolate frosting .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This cake is absolutely gratifying only a true chocolate love would know.&nbsp; . The frosting is a dark chocolate frosting,

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-57766590426561374162012-08-27T06:05:00.003-07:002012-08-27T06:11:26.598-07:00

Photo Courtesy: Farzana Rahman It was my very own dearest Farzana’s birthday and we both strongly believe that ‘Vegetables&nbsp;are a must on a diet I suggest: carrot cake,&nbsp;zucchini bread and pumpkin pie’ . Wink Wink! &nbsp;I couldn’t have thought of anything other than a luxury carrot cake recipe packed with nuts,&nbsp;spices&nbsp;and golden sultanas,&nbsp;the lightest of all and the most

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-32111811294109099602012-08-17T14:58:00.000-07:002012-08-17T14:58:11.116-07:00

Craving for vanila or chocolate ? &nbsp;oh both! Chocolate and vanilla&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;marble loaf!&nbsp; Here is the recipe for the week.&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh this loaf with the divine twirls of white and brown, so gorgeous just invokes the childhood memories of marble cake, what more I can satisfy my cravings for a vanilla and chocolate at the same time.&nbsp;The perfect Ying and Yang of deep&nbsp;

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-22946030595647572072012-07-29T10:26:00.000-07:002012-07-29T10:26:12.712-07:00

Sometimes I am beyond doubt flabbergasted at how effortless it is to throw a few undemanding ingredients and in return, generate something gorgeous and stimulating. A few easy ingredients is all it took today to prepare this extra-ordinary and mouth-watering appetizer. &nbsp;Oh so rich, so savory and so intense the flavours of this garlic sautéed mushrooms. I was quite delighted how the recipe

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-23585459814933407992012-07-23T03:44:00.001-07:002012-07-23T04:01:16.031-07:00

Oh hummus, such an adorable dip, hmm let me count the ways I can relish this! I can eat it with carrots and cucumber, or&nbsp;chips and&nbsp;crackers ! Even better when spread&nbsp;on the tortillas and the sandwiches! Boost the flavour with sprinkling of some paprika and cumin, and this protein packed power house is ready in just a few minutes. How I adore this Hummus, it is just so finger

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-24090168313200102782012-07-18T14:19:00.003-07:002012-07-18T14:24:02.162-07:00

A warm, just this minute made English muffin with the delicate smack of yeast-risen dough and a golden-brown crust indeed makes for a leisurely breakfast. So fluffy, so buttery, so airy &nbsp;with just the true quantity of nooks and crannies emm.!! &nbsp;With a just a handful of ingredients assorted in, fresh off the griddle, so chewy, so light! &nbsp;Split it open and the crusty exterior gives

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-19215868248068169492012-07-09T07:18:00.000-07:002012-07-09T07:18:55.955-07:00

So amigos are we ready to go a tad further? A loaded, crescent shaped, roll from home made puff pastry? Yes the home made Croissant straight from the oven in my own kitchen! The kind of indulgence I thought I would never dream of making it in my own kitchen, up until now, but hurray I have done it now! And mysteriously, now that i have done them, i am wondering why did not do it earlier. Indeed,

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-73996729984695758172012-07-03T04:18:00.005-07:002012-07-05T15:24:27.938-07:00

Today indeed is a grand day and this post out of the ordinary! &nbsp;Today I celebrate a breathtaking milestone I started a year ago, &nbsp;The Spoon of Joy!&nbsp; Ahem! A year older, a year completed,&nbsp; and so much has changed ! &nbsp;This inspires me to go back and time and reflect on the wonderful experience of this year with The Spoon of Joy! &nbsp;I started writing this blog as an

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-18218327427859803202012-04-05T05:13:00.004-07:002012-07-05T15:28:21.377-07:00

With&nbsp; signs of spring in the air, and the entertainment all sewed up for Easter Sunday, it was time to bake these Traditional &nbsp;Easter Biscuits, the process of baking accompanied by photo shoot from Andra! These delicate spiced up biscuits infused with the flavour of fruits, to be shared with guests over tea time on Easter Sunday! &nbsp;An effortless combination of flour, butter, egg

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-24170135912683893572012-04-02T05:44:00.005-07:002012-07-05T15:29:28.522-07:00

Easter Sunday is only a few days away, and around this moment in time, all the local supermarkets are advertising Easter eggs chocolates and candies, in special sizes. &nbsp;Who can resist their attractiveness? &nbsp;When I came across these mini Easter egg sweets, I knew what I was going to do the next with them; they are just the thing for making Easter egg cupcakes. These cupcakes are

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-88738611696603109752012-03-27T11:52:00.005-07:002012-07-05T15:31:23.364-07:00

I was so looking forward to waking up this Sunday, It was going to be so special, so exciting, my Romanian best buddies, Andra and Fu were going to teach me how to make the Romanian pie! A recipe passed down from generations in their region!&nbsp; I had to be very excited, but wait! Farzana, calls me and says she wants to do a photo shoot for the recipe,&nbsp; Cherry on the Romanian Pie!!, I

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-20210359203409299112012-03-19T05:48:00.002-07:002012-07-05T15:32:33.049-07:00

When I can already smell spring, it only means more holidays and parties lined up! One of my favorite recipes from my repertoire for spring is dips. Yes you got it right! on the top of the list has to be the mighty Guacamole dip, absolutely chunky, bursting with the punch from garlic and the zest from the lemon! On my way to a supermarket, I stuck a pot of gold with this bag of dark green and

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-58106261555482335132012-02-13T10:47:00.003-08:002012-07-05T15:34:23.843-07:00

Its time of the year again, to express our love to our special one in different ways!! These rich, and moist, velvety and chocolateyy liqueur cupcakes decked with a truffle in the center cupcakes make an absolutely indulgent valentines present for your loved ones!!&nbsp; Happy Valentines Day! For the Cupcakes 115 gms dark chocolate,85 gms unsalted butter, 175 gms dark muscavado,2 eggs,

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398514671046982447.post-6379161822508756292011-12-24T14:49:00.001-08:002012-07-05T14:40:00.996-07:00

Long time ago in Bethlehem so the Holy Bible sayMary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day.Trumpets sound and angels sing, listen to what they sayThat man will live forevermore because of Christmas Day. The Golden Christmas&nbsp;Cake, prepared months ago,&nbsp;decked up to give &nbsp;Glory to the new born King! &nbsp;&nbsp; Ingredient 500 gms marzipan, 500 gms ready to roll icig,

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