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Bacon Brownies : Heaven On A Plate!

When you combine the awesomeness of bacon with the deliciousness of brownies, it is definitely heaven on a plate! Bacon makes everything better. Bacon is God. At least as far as I am concerned. And when it comes to Bacon Brownies, trust me, I believe the combination is definitely heaven on earth! I first encountered the pairing of Bacon and chocolate in bacon chocolates someone got for me from US. The taste kind of blew my mind, I had one, then the second and before I knew I had finished … [Read more...]

Appetizers & Sides// Baking// Brownies & Bars// Kid-Friendly// Tea Time SnacksLeave a Comment

Five Ways to Involve Kids In the Kitchen This Xmas

5 ways to involve kids in the kitchen this Xmas, to have them set the menu, cook with you and more. This Xmas make it all about family activities! I love the idea of kids in kitchen. Besides a fun thing to do. It is a life skill that I strongly believe that should be passed on kids (and I mean boys and girls alike). I have been taking cooking and baking classes for kids for some years now and it's always delightful to work with them and look at the stuff you have been cooking for from an … [Read more...]

Festivals/Holidays// Indian Festivals// International Festivals// Kid-FriendlyLeave a Comment

Warm Rum Cocktail For A Cold Winter Night

This warm rum cocktail is something my dad used to make on cold winter evenings in Delhi. I got the recipe from him and it remains one of my cherished ones! Warm Rum cocktail to warm you up on a cold winter night. And what is not to love about rum cocktails when you are shivering in the cold! Some days ago I saw Nandita post a warm toddy like drink at TOIT. My memories were taken back to childhood when dad would make a similar drink during cold months of winter, when it would be too cold … [Read more...]

Cocktails// Dad's Favourites// Drinks// Heirloom Recipes4 Comments

Olive Oil & Mixed Nut Brownies

On a whim, I decided to use olive oil to make these awesome mixed nuts brownies, and I think it was the best decision I took! Olive oil & mixed nut brownies when you are craving for something chocolate-y and you run out of butter at home!   Bangalore weather currently is what dreams are made of. Rain, slight chill in the air and dreamy clouds. While dreams can be made of this, it is certainly horrible for work. I have had deadlines staring at me all day long but I have been … [Read more...]

Baking// Brownies & Bars// Desserts// Healthy Bakes// International Desserts// Kid-Friendly// Snack Box Recipes1 Comment

Menu of the Week 20th July & Recipe Links

Menu of the Week and some recipe links for your weekly planning! So lots of you wrote in saying they would love to see my menu of the week on the blog with recipe links. So this week on wards, every Sunday evening, I will post the menu of the week here along with as many recipe links as possible. Some from my blog and some from others and hopefully I will get around posting more and more recipes which are missing.     So here are the recipe links/notes. Rocket … [Read more...]

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BongMom Cookbook Giveaway Winner & Chocolate Coconut Cookies

Delightful chocolate coconut cookies which are easy to make and taste so amazing! I am celebrating the winner of BongMom's cookbook giveaway with these chocolate coconut cookies!   Drumrolls please, we have a lucky winner for Sandeepa's book "BongMom CookBook" and the winner is Kusum Rohra.     And to celebrate such a good news, I have for you some chocolate coconut cookies. I absolutely love chocolate and coconut together. I also make a chocolate and … [Read more...]

Book Reviews// Indian Book Reviews1 Comment

White Chocolate & Nutella Truffles and being Featured in Cosmopolitan

White Chocolate & Nutella Truffles with a hint of chilli is a perfect dessert serve! Delicious and yummy! I am usually not a person who makes a lot of chocolates. Cooking with chocolate at home is mostly about baking. I have indeed tried by hands at truffles (this whilte chocolate and nutella truffles as well) before and everyone in the family loved it.   Somehow I never went back to baking them. But for the past sometime, O had been asking me "mumma lets make some … [Read more...]

Desserts// International Desserts// Kid-Friendly// Snack Box Recipes3 Comments

Cafe Au Bon Pain and A Yummy Mugcake

Cafe Au Bon Pain at Kormangala is definitely a place for good bread, as its name suggests! Situated right at the busiest signal of Kormangala (yup yup, I am talking about the Sony World signal with Taco Bell, KFC and now Chroma too on one side, and Oasis on the other, the signal is a nightmare these days specially in the weekends), standing out due to its bright yellow colour is Cafe Au Bon Pain. Bright and chirpy with a yummy burger photo outside, this cafe sure invites you right … [Read more...]

Appetizers & Sides// Cakes// Desserts// Diet Options// International Desserts// Kid-Friendly// Ovo Vegetarian// Snack Box Recipes// Tea Time Snacks// Under 30 minutes11 Comments

MEC Potato Feast & Event Roundup

A delightful event roundup of the MEC Potato Feast which was held on my blog last month! The humble potato, an ingredient which can be twisted as you wish. Potato was the theme of MEC Potato Feast that I held last month. Here is the lovely roundup with some lip smacking dishes. Sravani of Srav's Culinary Concepts send a yummy Indian Style Potato Corn salad masalas coated in olive oil a perfect fusion dish.     Next up we have sweet potato and cheese pie from Richa of … [Read more...]

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About the Author

Monika is an ex-IT person turned into a food blogger, consultant, home baker and an amateur food photographer. She loves music, writing, food, and travel, but not necessarily in that order ;)

Sin-A-Mon Tales is a canvas for her food memories. Apart from Sin -A- Mon Tales, Monika also writes for many online websites and publications. She's an avid reader and can always be found with a book in her bag, which mostly is as bright as her. She's an obsessive traveler and is always looking for the next food story. Read More…

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