When the time came to bake a cake for Lil Angel’s birthday a few days back, she asked for a Barbie cake or a chocolate cake. I told her I would make her a chocolate one for the birthday and the barbie cake later and she readily agreed. This was the cake that I made…
An aromatic Middle Eastern condiment- Za’atar ,is a herbal blend of wild thyme,dried sumac and sesame seeds.Sometimes other herbs / spices are also added to the blend. I have just started using this spice blend and I am so much in love with it..More recipes will be coming up with this spice mix. Some recipes…
Tea cake is something that Lil Angel has been asking me to bake for quite a while now. Then one fine day I set my mind to bake it and it pleased the lil one to no end!! The cake turned out so good and the pictures don’t do justice at all! The kids were…
When you have friends living abroad getting access to ingredients / stuffs that are not locally available is really easy. Like when Usha asked me what I wanted when she came down here, I shamelessly asked her for cranberries and quinoa! I have a whole bunch of recipes book marked with these two ingredients and…
For one reason or the other, I don’t always have butter in the fridge.So, when I need to bake, I tend to choose recipes that don’t call for butter. That is exactly how this bake came into being. The kids wanted something to snack on and I wanted something for the blog. There was one…
