B is for Bread 101! A post which gives tips and tricks on baking bread! “Bread is the king of the table and all else is merely the court that surrounds the king. The countries are the soup, the meat, the vegetables, the salad but bread is king.” Louis Bromfield, American novelist (1896-1956) Breads is one of my most favorite things to make. I love working with them, kneading, shaping and proofing gives me joy beyond measure. So B had to be breads here, though I did take a poll on FB, if … [Read more...]
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Bake With Me – Baking Workshop A Recap
A recap of our amazing Bake With Me - Baking Workshop! And finally Sin-A-Mon takes another big step, a step towards the dreams getting fulfilled. Yes, we held our first commercial baking workshop. I have been teaching baking for sometime now to friends and have been asked many a times from a lot of people to conduct proper workshop. Some part of me always wanted to do that and some part of me was a little afraid as we all are when starting something new. The excited nervousness that helps us … [Read more...]
Cheese Stuffed Cutlet – Dahi Kabab
Cheese/hung curd stuffed cutlet or a take on the Indian Dahi kabab. Perfect for evening snack or a cocktail party. For this Blog Hop Wednesday (yeah I know I am late again sigh, I must do something about my time management skills soon!) the blog assigned was the talented Priya’s Now Serving. I spent a lot of delicious time on her blog before I zeroed in on the dish I wanted to make - dahi kabab! So many dishes so little time, the world isn’t fair actually! I … [Read more...]
Pear and Blueberry Crumble Cake
Pear and blueberry crumble cake is one amazing dessert option which combines the sweetness of the pears and the slight tartness of the blueberries to come together and form a heavenly combination! I made this pear and blueberry crumble cake for a celebration, and it was such a super hit! There is so much to write on this blog that I really don't know where to begin from. So many recipes to be posted, so many food tales to be shared. I don't know why I have been so laid back and … [Read more...]
Garlic Pull Apart Buns
Delicious garlic pull apart buns which are so tasty that no one can stop eating at one! The flavorful buns are perfect for any meal! I have an eternal love with yeast, I love baking breads. And this garlic pull apart buns are proof to that :) Bread baking for me is the kneading involved and the yeasty smell that overpowers the house when its baking. There is something magical about that, to see the flour transform into a sticky dough, rise to double its size. Pat the air back … [Read more...]
Baked Spinach Balls – High Protein Delight
Baked Spinach Balls, full of proteins and health, are an amazing way to incorporate some greens in your meal! These balls are perfect for an evening snack or to serve as a starter at a dinner party! This is one of the recipes that has been lying in my drafts from a very long time, Sometime back, I did a low carb diet (i.e no cereals, loads of protein rich stuff and veggies) and was looking out for recipes which would comply with it. That is when I saw Sanjeeta's baked spinach balls, though the … [Read more...]
Mix Veg Bread Roll
A delicious evening snacks idea! These fantastic mix veg bread roll is pan roasted and oh-so-yummy! I love mix veg bread roll, especially the sinful deep fried ones but I don’t make them at home because of my aversion to deep frying stuff. So, when I saw this shallow frying pan roasting way of making rolls in one of the blogs (I have even forgotten which one), I was delighted. I do bake bread rolls but they have a slightly different taste with a bit of cheese and tomato … [Read more...]
Palak Chutney
Palak Chutney is one of those accompaniments which tastes amazing with dosas and paranthas! Delicious and amazing! I love various forms of chutneys with dosas, idli and even paranthas :) So, I am always in search of good recipes. Also, since I am dieting (at least trying to eat sensible) and MIL has high cholesterol, the standard coconut and peanut chutneys are made very rarely in our house. So, I chanced upon palak chutney recipe in Sanjeev Kapoor's Rice, Bread & Pickles. I was almost … [Read more...]
Meal in a box – Pasta
A pasta with some lentils and vegetables and cheese, of course! Perfect for dinner or for the lunchbox! Ojas is a very picky eater, very choosy about what he eats and even if he likes something, he eats it very less. But one thing that he really likes eating is pasta (a big kala tikka and touchwood here). So I try and make it very often and also try and make it as healthy as possible. This one is one of my own creations that comes out really yummy and is highly … [Read more...]