“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity” -Charles Mingus. Been going through a phase of blogger’s block and inspiration just doesn’t seem to be striking. The actual people around me are creatures of habit and just seem to be wanting to eat the same old cakes and cookies …
Easy Red velvet layer cake !
“A milestone is less date and more definition.”- Michael Lopp. This is the 200th time I am doing this ! For a person who changes her mind about things as often as she flips channels on the television , and who has the concentration span of a 5 year old ,200 posts is no small …
My favourite chocolate recipes !
“Your hand and your mouth agreed many years ago that, as far as chocolate is concerned, there is no need to involve your brain.” ― Dave Barry. You know , I usually don’t buy into the “days” that people insist on celebrating. I am not a cynic ,on the contrary – I quite like celebrations , …
Eggless mango curd
“Don’t chase the quaffle if you see the snitch!”. I know I have been MIA for a while – I think the longest since i have started blogging. Which is just in the vein of how haphazardly I live my life – online or off. A humungous thank you to all you lovely people who …
Brown sugar shortbread
“We’re adults. When did that happen, and how do we make it stop?” – Meredith Grey, Grey’s Anatomy. I have been in a pensive mood lately , and not been baking for a while either. Nothing wrong. Just life. And don’t get me wrong , life is good and I am grateful as ever that it …
Brondies
Very immodestly , I consider myself a person of above average intelligence ( of course most people don’t agree with me !) but I often have “damn , why didn’t I think of that!” moments. Which is exactly what I thought when I came across these brondies on Foodgawker. The picture gave it away : …
Eggless white chocolate mud cake
“Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large — I contain multitudes.” ― Walt Whitman. For someone who doesn’t like white chocolate , I seem to have a lot of white chocolate recipes on my blog. I have warmed up to this ingredient a lot over time. Still don’t like …
Eggless mango semifreddo
“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”- Theodore Roosevelt. I have been feeling like a pariah this whole last week. I seem to be the only person among all our friends and family who doesn’t really care why RCB refuses to win AND who doesn’t give a hoot why …
The most amazing vegan brownies
“It’s amazing what you can see when you just sit quietly and look.” ― Jacqueline Kelly. I know the title of this post holds a tall promise to keep , I am hoping these brownies will do justice to it. I think so atleast. While it’s getting easier to find good vegan recipes , particularly …
Nutella cake
“My mind says Victoria’s Secret model, my heart says Nutella.” A while back, there was a sale on Nutella in the supermarket I frequent and I stocked up on it as if it was going out of production. I thought I would use it up in no time because if you have seen my blog …