I got a pack of Zaatar spice during our BM meet at Chennai, courtesy Priya. So what is zaatar? It is a middle eastern spice powder made with dried herbs such as oregano, thyme and marjoram, roasted sesame seeds, salt and sumac. Making it at home was difficult as…
For the second day of pull apart bread series, I made a chocolate filled bread just for my daughter. Though she loves spicy breads, chocolate has a special place in her heart. And I didn’t want to miss it too. This was my second attempt at making a pull apart…
Sun-Shaped Pull Apart Bread There is something magical about breads. Right from mixing it to kneading, shaping, looking at it rise and then baking it to golden perfection, each step mesmerises me. If I were to choose between cakes and breads, I would choose bread every time. Pull apart breads…
I never ever let an occasion which needs a cake skip by. Whenever I have to visit someone, I happily make a cake for them. This time, it is my sister whom I was visiting. She got married recently and had been back to Madurai. I made this for the…
From the day I posted the Eggless Black Forest Cake Recipe, I have been getting numerous queries on White Forest Cake. So what is white forest cake? It is the opposite of Black Forest Cake. With white chocolate cake, the layers are filled and frosted with whipped cream and decorated with…
This month’s Bread Baker’s challenge host Mireille, who blogs at The Schizo Chef, chose the theme stone fruits. Any stone fruit like mangoes, plums, peaches, apricots or nectarines can be used to make bread. In Madurai, as we get only mangoes during this season, I opted to use mangoes in…
Mousse cake has been in my to do list for long, but I kept postponing as I was so much afraid of failure. I have done a lots of experiments in these five and a half years of blogging, but now, I am little hesitant. But still I wanted to…
For the third day of potato recipes, I tried an artistic recipe which is so simple but looks beautiful. I saw this idea while searching for new potato recipes. The original one was baked in small bowls. I wanted to bake these in ramekins but as I used my peeler…
Mango season is at its peak now and I wanted to make all types of desserts when the mangoes are sweeter. This mango fresh cream cake has been in my mind for long. I wanted to take a video while doing it and so I kept postponing. Finally I made…
I used to take part in Daring Baker’s challenges regularly but for some time, I have been away from it. And after a long time, I am here again with another Daring Baker’s Challenge. This month host Tandy Sinclair of Lavender and Lime suggested Twist bread. She gave the recipe…