Yule log is long and hard log burned during traditional Christmas and Yule celebrations. This cake is related to the log and is made for Christmas. It is called as Buche De Noel and the recipe has a lots of eggs to get the perfect sponge. This was suggested by…
RECIPES
Eggless Sfogliatelle Frolle
Yesterday I shared with you the first recipe I tried for this month’s Daring Baker’s Challenge. And here comes the other recipe. Thought the preparation is quite simple in comparison to Ricci, it tastes amazing. Hubby liked this more than the Ricci. I myself liked this very much. The outer…
Home Made Ricotta Cheese
Ricotta is an Italian cheese used in a lot of Italian pastries and desserts. Recently I made a Italian Pastry – Sfogliatelle Ricci and Sfogliatelle Frolle for which I needed ricotta for filling. To make ricotta at home you need milk and curd. IT is a very simple process, and…
Beetroot Pachadi
I love beetroot and I can have it raw as salad or as a delicious poriyal. My daughter likes poriyal and the pink poori I make with beet juice. But hubby dear hates beetroot and whenever I prepare a dish with it, he never touches it. Sometimes, I have to…
Inji Puli/ Puli Inji
Today starts the final week of Blogging Marathon #34 and I have chosen to blog from a fellow blogger as a special theme. The blogger I am paired with is Lisha of Nandoo’s Kitchen. She has a nice collection of recipes and what interested me the most are the Kerala…
Home Made Bihari Sattu Flour
Sattu flour is an important ingredient in Bihari cuisine. There are so many dishes which use sattu and it is made out of sand roasted channa dhal. Sattu paratha, litti, sattu kachori, are some of the dishes made using sattu. I made it at home according to Nupur’s directions and…
Varagu Rice/ Varagu Saadam – World Diabetes Day
Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the person has high blood sugar levels because of inadequate insulin or the body’s cells does not respond to insulin or both. There are three types of Diabetes – Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes. Type 2 is the most common diabetes…
Oven Roasted Cashewnuts
My daughter loves roasted cashews. But what we get at bakeries is full of chilly powder and it is very hot. So to make a plain salted version of those roasted cashewnuts, I tried this at home. Instead of deep frying the nuts, I opted for a more healthier method – I…
Capsicum Chutney
Today we are beginning the second week of Blogging Marathon #34. I will be posting under Cooking With Capsicum for the three days. Whenever I see capsicum in store, I buy it. I add it in all my recipes as it adds a nice colour and taste to the final…
Nutty Pear and Carrot Salad
For today’s Blogging Marathon with the theme Cooking with Fruits – I made this simple yet satisfying sald pairing the pears with carrot and nuts. When you crave for some snacks in the evening but do not want to stack up calories, this salad would be a wonderful choice. It…