…….because life is sweet !
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” – Charles Bukowski. Today’s post is all about keeping things simple ! A super simple cake made with simple ingredients . And it tastes simply great ! I call this cake a snack cake. They are low on fuss , and need no embellishments …
Why did it take me over a year and a half to share my favourite dessert on the blog? Probably because I thought most food blogs have a version of the Tiramisu . And maybe because it is next to impossible to get a clean slice of this otherwise near-perfect treat. Especially for an impatient …
“You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. “- Calvin. “What mood is that? “- Hobbes “Last-minute panic.” – Calvin. I am not a very innovative cook or baker. I basically learn from others’ work , adding a little of my own style and taste to it. …
“Make it simple , but significant.”- Don Draper. I never made many cookies in my preblogging baking days , I started experimenting with them in order to bring more variety in the blog but I found myself oddly gratified by baking cookies – be it the aroma of freshly baked cookies in my little home …
“There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.”- George Orwell. Seems ridiculous no . Brown bread and icecream ? Really ? I don’t even like eating brown bread much ,so the idea of putting it in ice-cream (one of my favourite foods) seemed unappetising to say the …
“We’ll be friends forever, won’t we, Pooh?” asked Piglet. “Even longer,” Pooh answered.” This post was a long time coming. I wanted to make white chocolate truffles for a virtual friend (actually a real friend made on the virtual world) for a while now. Like I have said before , I find plain white chocolate …
“The coolest things in life are things that you have not done before. That’s the key to life: new things always. “- Afrojack. In my little over a year of blogging , this is my first bread post ! I haven’t forayed much into savoury baking – on and off the blog. Blame it on …
“Colours are the smiles of nature.”- Leigh Hunt. Strawberries are in season ! Strawberries and I have a love-hate kind of relationship. I love how pretty and bright they are. But I don’t really enjoy eating them so much. Hugely because I usually don’t pick up the ripe enough ones. I love baking with them …
“To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions.”- Hugh Jackman. It’s no secret that I am a big coffee drinker. I am trying to cut down caffeine intake though (why cant things I love ever be good for me!!!). Good news is – I am drinking a lot less of …
“There’s nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. “- Erma Bombeck. Yup. A whole week of cookies for Christmas. For these last seven days, I have been sharing my favourite recipes for my favourite cookies for my favourite time of the year. There’s a good mix …