Conchas are Mexican sweet rolls which resemble sea shells. These are the most famous of all the pan dulce (sweet breads) available in Mexico. A very soft roll topped with a sugary buttery crust which melts in the mouth when you take a bite..Do you get the picture? After seeing…
After making uppu seedai successfully, I had a batch of the seedai flour left to make the sweeter version. For Indian Cooking Challenge this month, when Srivalli asked for a recipe suggestion and I suggested this uppu seedai and vella seedai. I usually think that seedai is a bomb which…
For this month’s Home Baker’s Challenge ( I know I am very late in posting this but please forgive) , host Shazana of He Chops and She Cooks chose red velvet as the theme. And she gave us so many recipes to choose from. Once I tried the eggless version…
If you are wondering what happened to me, please don’t worry. I am fine and for the past 16 days had a wonderful vacation. I went to Chennai, Pondicherry, Thiruvannamalai and Karaikudi. In every place I had a nice experience and I couldn’t take a look at my blog. I…
I know I am very late in announcing this month’s WTML. If you are new to this blog, please take a look at WTML page to know more about this event. This month’s host couldn’t do it and so I will be hosting this month’s WTML. Here is a delicious…
For the International Food Challenge #9 – host Saraswathi chose 4 beautiful recipes from the Bavarian cuisine. Germany is located in Western Europe. Food has always been a major part of German culture. Even the well-known German fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel, makes reference to food. German regional cuisine can…
When I first saw this Italian Cake of Roses, I was dumbfounded by its beauty. When I read through the recipe, I found out that it had so many eggs. But still I had it bookmarked. And for this month’s Baking Eggless Challenge, I suggested this for the members. It…
Today we come to the final state in our Indian Food Odyssey. West Bengal is an eastern state of India and it shares its boundaries with Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Odisha, Jharkand, Sikkim, Bihar and Assam. Bengali cuisine is a style which originated from Bengal, which is now divided into Bangladesh…
Uttarakand, formerly known as Uttaranchal, was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000. It is a state of Northern India and is is often referred to as the Land of Gods because of the numerous Hindu temples found throughout the state. It shares its boundaries with Tibet, Nepal, Uttar pradesh…
Osterbrot is the German Easter Bread which is soft and cake like. Studded with black currants and lemon zest they are very delicious. This bread has eggs and cake flour and so the texture is more cake like than a bread. For this month’s Daring Baker’s Challenge, Wolf of Wolf’s…