…….because life is sweet !
“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet.” – Stephen Hawkings. R.I.P I don’t think i would have ventured into trying out Apple cakes as I have never come across any recipe or picture of one that really drew me in . But by some coincidence, there were several requests for apple …
“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.” – Jack London. I generally don’t consider myself a “technical” baker but I have been away from home and I just realised how dependent I actually am on my baking paraphernalia! I am staying with loved ones and I …
“Sometimes I like to get lost in the depth and calm of a black and white picture. More often, I want to be a splotch of bright paint on it!” Even as I pen this post, I realise that the weather is getting cooler almost everywhere and not everyone needs (or wants) a cool dessert. …
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman. I know of people who wait for their bananas to over ripen so that they can bake with them. Some even store some away from family members so they don’t get eaten accidentally! I have the opposite problem. Every …
“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?” ― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes. It’s no secret that I am a coffee lover and since I posted the Masala chai icecream, I was dying to post something with coffee in it . I almost felt like I was cheating …
“If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too heated, it will cool you; If you are depressed, it will cheer you; If you are excited, it will calm you.” – William Ewart Gladstone. One for the tea lovers out there ! Which I am definitely not. Tea is just not my cup …
“Jack of all trades, master of none, though often better than a master of one.”- Adam Savage. Diwali festivities are just around the corner. We usually go to our parents’ homes for Diwali, which usually means zero cooking on my part ! But I thought I would share a few desserts you could try your hand …
“Too much of a good thing is just about right . ” – Jerry Garcia . Another day. Another chocolate cake. At the rate at which I am using up cocoa and chocolate in my kitchen some days, I do wonder if I ever will get tired of too much chocolate in my life . …
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”- Hal Borland. Its Monday… I don’t really dread mondays like some do (not on a regular basis atleast ) as I pretty much love my job ( again, not on a regular basis !) . But the week that passed was …
“I like the night. Without the dark, we’d never see the stars.” – Stephenie Meyer, Twilight. Wondering what fork biscuits are or did the picture give it away? I am not entirely sure why these biscuits are called Fork biscuits. Because the pattern is made using a fork ? Thats the simplest explanation. Or because they …