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Easy Nutmeg Bars
Nutmeg bars are so perfect for this time of the year when a substantial amount of baking is on the agenda and everyone is getting into the spirit of Christmas including our ovens and our kitchens. I have lived on my spices all my life but there is something magical about using them in sweet recipes … Read More
Ginger Cake with Meringue
Has your kitchen started to smell like Christmas? Mine has been smelling so much of spices and vanilla and brown sugar....all of the warm and nice things that go hand in hand with this time of the year. In the southern hemisphere, we don't have a white Christmas. We are well into summer by then.Our … Read More
Pumpkin and Sun-Dried Tomato Pizza with Basil and Feta
Love happens in the most unlikeliest of places. It happened to me in Melbourne. On a bus. We had stopped by at a quaint little town for tea on our way to Philip Island and I was so engrossed in taking pictures that I did not realize that our 30 minute tea break was getting over and it was time to … Read More
Ferrero Rocher Ice Cream Cheesecake
The best of both worlds! A Ferrero Rocher Cheesecake and ice cream combined together to make a delicious frozen treat. At work, we often had training sessions on personality development, leadership, team building and such things. I remember one of the mentors talking about the importance of … Read More
Orange, Honey, Rosemary and Chia Seed Friands/Financiers
After a lovely little vacation in Melbourne, I am back to the precious confines of my home. Though to be honest, I did not miss cooking and baking, I was very excited at the sight of my kitchen when I came back. Melbourne is a colourful city. That was one of the first things that caught my eyes. The buildings can exist in any colour you dream of. Amongst the grey, brown walls or the striking blue waterbodies all over the city, there would be a yellow wall somewhere, red staircase, an orange coloured bridge...some blue boats floating around. It makes a lovely sight. My camera has been working overtime in the last few days..the birthday pictures of my twins, then Melbourne and the beautiful Victorian countryside. So much to share but I guess I will stick to food photos here. You can see my travel photos on Instagram. So before I left for Melbourne, I made a birthday cake for my twins and we had an advance celebration at home. It was a big cake and we were happy to come back to it after a vacation of plentiful eating outside. It made a delicious dinner for me last night when I barely had the zeal to put a meal together. I also had these friands in my freezer that made a happy … Read More
Lamb Rogan Josh Pot Pie
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 Indian curry. The right consistency, the perfect blend of spices, the rich flavours and also very essentially the aroma that fills the home were the standards that were to be met to be for the humble curry to appeal to palates that were used to eating curries all the time. I made my first Lamb Rogan Josh in my early teens after falling in love with it while watching a cooking show. Alas! No fingers were licked. The gravy had dried out and all that were left were the lamb pieces. They were delicious so I wasn't discouraged. Rogan Josh is an aromatic lamb dish that is slow cooked with chillies and spices till the flavours blend into a magnificent curry and the lamb is tender and succulent. The dish is a signature from the Kashmir region of India and what makes it unique, flavours aside is the gorgeous red colour that comes from the usage of chillies that are grown locally in that … Read More
No-Bake Mocha Peppermint Cheesecake
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 them in a museum. It's really hard for me to decide if I like a no-bake cheesecake than the baked version. But I do find it a bit easier to put together and without eggs,it is lighter in texture than it's baked counterpart. In this recipe I've used my favourite chocolate cheesecake ingredients, added coffee to it for a mocha flavour and folded in crushed candy cane for a touch of Peppermint. Then I have topped the cheesecake with more crushed candy cane and pink sprinkles.And that's all. Easy peasy. But the flavours are good together. Peppermint isn't really my favourite but Mocha is. You have complete control over how subtle or strong you want the peppermint to be in the cheesecake.The candy cane tends to become sticky after crushing so my advice would be to not do this too much ahead in time. There are quite a few food-porn-ish cakes in the making now. One more … Read More
Herbed Ricotta, Cranberry Chutney and Duchess Potato Tart
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 lights and the Christmas sales. At school we learnt about the different traditions and I embraced them with wide open arms. When I came to live in Australia I thought I might like to live inside the shops during Christmas. Having a food blog makes it a bonus for me. It allows for the planning and preparations to begin well in advance. And I am so up for it. Would you believe me if I told you that it took me less than 15 minutes to put this together? I have cheated a bit on this tart...okay more than a bit to simply things. Unlike my usual recipes, I have used a few store bought ingredients, put them together and the result is something that can be a centre-piece on the table without spending hours in the kitchen. There are 3 layers in this tart. A layer of caramelised onion and cranberry chutney, a herbed ricotta layer and the duchess potato on top. To speed up the process, I … Read More
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