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Chocolate Beetroot Cake + Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting + Candied Beetroot Leaves
In my previous workplace, I had two awesome friends. We were a group and since we always hung out together, most of the other colleagues called us 'The Three Musketeers'. Perhaps for lack of a creative or better expression. I guess if there's three of you, that is the most likely thing that comes to … Read More
Upside Down Chocolate Trail-Mix Cake
Life is not always magical and not all days are the same. There are days when you will run out of brown sugar by as little as a quarter of a cup when you have every other ingredient to make your favourite chocolate cake. You will then make your way to the shops to get some as the cake has to be made … Read More
Chocolate Covered Lemon Meringue Truffles
The best weekends for me are those that I wake up with more than one recipe in mind and run around my kitchen with chocolate on my clothes and fingers. Is there ever a thing called chocolate stain? Chocolate doesn't stain. It's too special. It glorifies, it dignifies..the Midas touch, … Read More
Prawn and Eggplant Hoisin Stir-Fry
A quick stir-fry of prawns and eggplant with a delicious chinese hoisin sauce. Delicious with rice or noodles and perfect for busy weeknights. My sister and me are soul mates. It would still remain an understatement if I said it over and over again, which i think I have, quite a few times in this … Read More
Parmesan and Blueberry Pound Cake with Lemon Icing
For many years, on the last day of September I partied hard. I put on my brand new outfit, painted my lips, let my hair down and danced. Well actually, I did no such thing. Yes, I partied. With all my favourite people. I woke up to deep love, the sort of selfless affection that can come only from family. I got to hear familiar voices on the telephone that I wouldn't normally hear all year round. I came back from work with flowers and presents that would fill up the entire backseat and boot of my car. I ate my favourite breakfasts, splurged on lunches and dinners were a thing to commemorate in the precious folders of my memory forever. I expected...and I received. Basically, I was spoilt. In the last few years, since I became a mother, so much has changed. Yet a lot hasn't. My birthday is still a day I start with the brightest of faces, the warmest of hugs, fewer phone calls but more heartfelt wishes. I eat what we all love as a family. My brand new outfit, matching shoes and lip colour have been replaced with comfortable wear that allow me to chase two little boys around the house. Instead of flowers, the backseat of my car is occupied by car seats where the two of my most … Read More
Double Chocolate Sticky Date Pudding
The only thing better than a sticky date pudding is a sticky date pudding with a double dose of chocolate. Spring is starting to set in and it's filling my life with many new excitements. Spring for me, is the time to take a good look at life and remark 'Yes, it's time to detox..its time for change!'. Normally what people would do at the start of New Year. Somehow leaving winter behind gives me a burst of energy. I wake up with a list of things to do pretty much every morning. One of the resolutions I had made for this Spring was to improve my photography and pick up some new skills. I have been working hard in doing so. If you follow me on Instagram, you would know that I was very excited when I shared my first ever 'pour shot' recently. As a lover of all things sweet, nothing spells 'food porn' to me than a sauce dripping dessert. I chose the sticky date pudding with chocolate chips to be the subject of my pour. Again, raising the bar to my creativity is one more journey I have embarked on. I have to admit, I have always been a bit fearless in the kitchen. It is a very spontaneous thing for me. Rarely have I entered the kitchen with a fixed outcome in mind or followed a recipe … Read More
Red Kidney Bean and Pumpkin Stew
I think we all have heard the story. Cinderella, her step-sisters, her fairy Godmother and the pumpkin carriage. To be able to transform into the most glamorous carriage, I couldn't love the pumpkin more! But I literally couldn't love it more than that. My parents love pumpkin and so do my children (how?). I couldn't get past the mushy texture. As a colour-driven individual I love the way it looks and so last year, I made a few genuine attempts to start cooking with it. I did not fall in love. Nope. I know my readers love it too, gauging by the responses to my posts in the past. And since I love my readers, I decided to lock my eyes with pumpkin again. This time around I thought I would add it to recipes that are big on flavours and pumpkin is an addition. Non-pumpkin loving souls (if you exist?) could benefit from removing them, enjoying the rest of the dish if they wanted to. As it turned out, I actually liked the dish, along with the pumpkin. I did not have to remove any. The stew is inspired by an Indian dish from my childhood.,'Rajma Masala'. The red kidney bean is the star here. We moms have a natural tendency to add 'things' to the meals we feed our children, so the … Read More
Orange Almond Self Saucing Pudding
The whole of last week, I thought I was craving pie. A good Aussie meat pie with chunks of meat in a rich gravy encased in buttery flaky pastry. I saw it somewhere and then somewhere else and then I craved it. Several times during the week at dinner and even breakfast I told my husband 'I wish I was having pie, instead'. Yet when I stood in the bakery facing the most fabulous choices of pies, my eyes travelled to the cakes, muffins and tarts on the shelves next to them. 'Carrot cake' I told the lady at the counter , much to my husband's surprise. In my mind, I told myself 'Carrot cake with cream cheese icing and toasted walnuts...YUM! Sometimes for me, the line between what I think I want to eat and what I really want to it can get a little blurry. Possibly the little side-effects that come with dealing with food all the time. Possibly I am eating too much with my eyes lately. But there are some things that I know will never fail to satisfy my innermost cravings and those that I can eat with my eyes, mouth and heart wide open. Like the curries of my childhood (heady with the smell of ginger, garlic and Garam masala), heavily buttered toast, cupcakes over muffins (any day) … Read More
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