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Double Chocolate Banana Cake- Easy Mother’s Day Dessert
I was sitting at the conference table at my office 5 years ago looking at our performance reports when I received a text from my doctor's office. 'Your first ultrasound scan is scheduled for next Friday'. I called them back. 'What do I have to do...what happens during the ultrasound?'' You will get … Read More
CSR Sugar, Blueberry Lovers Cake And Giveaway
Disclaimer: This post is brought to you by Nuffnang and CSR Sugar. Writing a dessert blog with 'Sugar' in the title may be a cliché but that word in all honesty, stands for many of the happy, nostalgic, inspiring moments in my kitchen. I love playing around with different forms of sugar in both … Read More
Orange Loaf With Fresh Cream And Pineapple Curd
What a thrill it was to wake up to the sun this morning! After three days of incessant rains and stormy weather, we got a glimpse of the gorgeous sunlight. The boys resumed school but the excitement went down as soon as they realized that there was no outdoor activity at the moment. The wet sand-pit … Read More
Coffee Caramel Creme Brulee
The Google searches initiated from my laptop, which are normally recipe oriented, since Easter are looking a bit like this 'how to keep kids busy during school holidays?' ' Apps for young children' 'ways to entertain kids' and so on. Yes, I almost feel guilty having to kook them up but these … Read More
Cinnamon Cake With Apple Rosemary Buttercream
I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend. I don't know where the 4 days vanished because there were too many things squeezed into one short break. On the other side of the break we are suddenly into winter like weather. Daylight savings came to an end and the weather aligned itself in perfect harmony. It rained so much on Friday and Saturday that we almost doubted if the apple picking and picnic would go as planned. But the brilliant sunshine on Sunday not only made it a perfect day for the outing but everything looked so bright, neat and beautiful. Like a big blow dry after a rain wash. This year was more about chasing little kids (and their families) around the orchards for photographs than picking fruit, for me. The rain apparently had done a lot of damage to the orchards and there were more apples on the ground than on the trees. Like every year I did not miss the giant apple pie that is sold at the resident cafe. With full bellies we headed towards the picnic destination. The scenery changed as we drove on. The fall colors showing up at every bend on the road. Finally when it was too much to just sit back and admire from the car, we had to pull over and pose in front … Read More
Strawberry Panna Cotta With Earl Grey
Strawberry Panna Cotta with strawberry puree and hints of earl grey tea to make the perfect cold dessert that requires no baking. Autumn may not be my favorite season but there are a few things I associate with this time of the year that I absolutely love and look forward to. When I first moved to Sydney, the things that charmed me most were the farms and the farmer's markets. Which is funny considering Sydney has so so much to offer. I had lived a city life before that and I was moving to another happening city. As I gradually explored around the city I found myself being more drawn to the country side, the lush green fields and the fresh produce farms. That way Sydney offers the best of both worlds. A modern city with glamorous beaches and a beautiful country side. On weekends, visiting farms to pick fruits and going to a different farmers' market became a ritual. Something I can never grow tired of. A habit that my boys have embraced with open arms. The apple orchards are my favorite and I was thrilled when I got the opportunity to adopt a little tree a couple of years back. We picked car loads of apples and for months I did not buy a single apple from the shops. Now, it's … Read More
Dark Chocolate Cheesecake Tart With Summer Fruits
So, we are well into Autumn! There are no color changing maple leaves where I live. The sun hasn't started to set earlier either. There is a very slight chill in the morning. But it is still Autumn. Because it is no longer summer. Because the beautiful raspberries, nectarines and plums are getting replaced with apples and oranges. I will be waiting a long wait before I play with them again. The change of the seasons, more specifically the end of summer does have a slight depressing effect on me. It could have something to do with my love for colors and my need for sunshine. It could also have to do with the other side of the world, where nature is presenting itself in the form of my favorite produce. This cheesecake tart is once again one of those excuses for me to get hold of the last summer produce and lay them out generously on the top. I wanted a nice crumbly chocolate-y crust and a rich filling to complement the fruits. I fully baked the shell till it was nice and crisp and then added the cheesecake filling. Once the filling was set, I poured chocolate ganache on top for another layer of chocolate indulgence. So, three layers of chocolate and some gorgeous berries, … Read More
Styling And Shooting For Styling Magazine. An experience!
"I had rescued the moment by using my camera and in that way had found how to stop time and hold it. No one could take that image away from me because I owned it.” ― Alice Sebold This is a favorite quote of mine that I had saved a long time ago in a folder named 'Inspiration'. Being food bloggers, photographers, creatives we are quite used to freezing wonderful, luscious, lip-smacking moments with our cameras. Sharing them with the world so that they can create the emotions that they were meant to create. But there are some moments, some emotions that even the camera cannot capture. Pieces in time that can only be left in the internal memory of our minds to be played and re-played over and over again. Experiences so rich and special that they almost change you as a person. Moments that you own but too large to fit into an 'Inspiration' folder. I had many of these moments recently while working with Styling Magazine and the wonderful Coty Farquhar, the creative director and stylist extraordinaire behind this beautiful collection. I was blown away the first time I spoke to her and with great delight the next thing I realized was that she was the only person on earth who … Read More
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