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Lamb Rogan Josh Pot Pie
17|11|2014
When I was growing up, the definition of good, delicious food at home was as simple as finger-licking food. Food that is so irresistible that you wipe your plates clean with the last piece of flatbread and lick the last of the dish off your fingertips. This theory cannot be truer for a bowl of good … Read More
No-Bake Mocha Peppermint Cheesecake
12|11|2014
I know I have to step up my fitness regime. I can foresee two whole months of eating too much cake, cookies and indulgent treats. I have to make them and if there isn't enough room in the fridge, someone has to make room for them. Someone who thinks she could hug them if they were real. Or showcase … Read More
Herbed Ricotta, Cranberry Chutney and Duchess Potato Tart
8|11|2014
I don't have a Thanksgiving but that has never stopped me from being a part of the celebrations. The events leading up to Christmas have brought me joy since I was in school. Even as a little girl my eyes would light up when I saw the trees on display, the tinsel, glittery ornaments, the fairy … Read More
Lucky Smart Snax + Giveaway
6|11|2014
Like many people, the last quarter of the year is my favourite time of the year. The festivities actually start right from October for me when I am getting ready for Diwali and probably end after I have finished wishing everyone a Happy New Year. In between there is a lot of cooking, eating, gifting … Read More
Cauliflower Steaks With Chilli, Lemon And Nut Salsa
4|11|2014
We are quite fortunate to be able to cook with cauliflower all year round in Sydney. This was not the case where I grew up. Cauliflower was seasonal and even though one would find them in bigger markets, they would not taste great. My mother would want to buy the ones that were sold on the roadside, straight off the fields and she seemed very pleased if she could get her hands on them. We knew what we would be eating that night. They would be turned into a curry or a stir-fry with plenty of spices. I always loved cauliflower, whatever the dish. It was much later that I discovered that it tasted delicious even when it was cooked in the oven. And a lot healthier. This dish is as simple as it looks. Take a whole cauliflower head and slice it into steaks. I love that word...steak! Makes dinner sound very exciting. Brown them slightly on a pan and roast them. Then you can go with a salsa, dressing or a sauce of your choice. I chose to make a salsa as I came across a wonderful assortment of roasted nuts that I reviewed recently (that will be published next on the blog). I wanted the cauliflower and nuts to shine in the recipe so I kept the flavours simple. But they really go well … Read More
Creamy Mushroom Soup With A Cheese Crust
31|10|2014
This week has been one filled with many 'firsts'. The most exciting one among them was that we were called to try out and pick up school uniforms for my soon-to turn schoolgoer boys. It is hard to express what I was feeling at the sight of them in their fresh, slightly over-sized school uniforms. Bittersweet is probably the closest word I can think of. Stepping out during the day, I also realised how warm the weather is gradually turning. So that means it's time to take a break from soups and move onto sorbets and ice creams. But before I do so I thought I'd share this delicious bowl of what is called the 'ultimate comfort food'. The soup is one that I would like to eat over and over again as it is full of textures. I don't process the soup to a fine consistency..I like to bite into tiny bits and chunks of mushrooms while savoring it's creamy base. Also, a thicker consistency holds the cheese on top and prevents it from getting mixed into the soup. The cheese takes it to another level. Slightly browned on the top, the cheese forms a nice little crust to break into with your spoon. Fresh thyme makes it aromatic and packs in flavour. Thyme is one of my favourite herbs, so I do … Read More
Toffee Apple Self-Saucing Pudding
29|10|2014
A self saucing pudding with the addition of apples and a delicious toffee caramel sauce. Easy to make and a perfect homemade dessert. 5 years ago, the only pudding I knew of and would make was the bread and butter pudding. Easy to make, easily adapted to include and exclude your preferences and such a great way of eating bread. And of course the rice pudding that was so much more than a pudding. It was a tradition. The first solid food that was ceremoniously fed to me as a baby and thereafter adorned every occasion of my life, big and small. Then one day while desperately looking up on the Internet for a way to fix an under-cooked chocolate lava cake, I discovered the self-saucing pudding. I was fascinated at the concept of a pudding that uses the very same ingredients in the recipe and creates its own sauce. After I made my first one with satisfactory results, I was hooked on. Now the only problem was, which one to make! They are so good...every one of them! The key to a good self-saucing pudding in my humble opinion lies in ratio of the pudding to the sauce. We want to stick our spoons in that sauce that is why we make it in the first place. This one has lots of sauce. … Read More
Chocolate Almond Ginger Cookies
24|10|2014
I just wanted to bake cookies. For no rhyme nor reason. Do you really need a reason to make a cookie or a reason to eat one? If I am not doing anything else, I just have to get my hands whisking some kind of dough. I have to be cleaning away bits of dough, wiping away tiny drips of melted chocolate or scraping bowls till I am convinced I cannot scrape out any more for a cookie, brownie or cake batter. The mousse and cheesecake variety have a different outcome where scraping can be replaced with licking and I have takers. My kitchen and countertops tell a story that I like to see and experience every day. I like to keep a tab on my stock of chocolate, sugar, butter and eggs so I can shop for refills before I run out of them. My head, heart and hands are so in tune with this that I don't feel like myself if I go for several days without baking my favourite things...or rather just baking something sweet. So I took out chocolate, rummaged through my cupboards for almond meal (I blame that on moving houses several times), studied my spice rack and in minutes I was mixing together a luscious, thick batter. There is huge sense of satisfaction that comes with rolling balls of dough … Read More
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