Thumb print cookies get its name from the indent made with thumb in the centre of the cookies. The indent is then filled with jam and baked. But nowadays, a blunt end of an object is used to make the indent. I used the back side of a pen to…
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Eggless Bake Well Tarts
I saw the recipe for bake well tarts in a cook book which came along with the oven my mom bought long time ago. It has a short crust pastry base, a layer of jam and the tart is filled with a sponge called as frangipane. The frangipane has almonds…
Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake
Wishing You All A Very Happy Christmas There are so many recipes for Christmas fruit cake in the blogosphere. But I was searching for an eggless cake and I came across the recipe at Divine Taste. The recipe was quite interesting because Anushruti had added boiled potato in the cake.…
Pumpkin Scones
I prepared pumpkin puree last week. So I just wanted to bake something using it. I always love the colour of bakes using pumpkin. I saw this recipe at joy of baking. I was immediately drawn towards the colour and texture of the scone. It was eggless too. The scone…
Mexican Wedding Cake/ Russian Tea Cake
These cookies are called by different names. Italian Butternut, Southern Butter Ball, Snow Drop, Viennese Sugar Ball and Snow Ball are some of its names. I bookmarked this recipe from Joy Of Baking.com . These are best for festive occasions. As Christmas and New Year are near, I will be posting…
Kesaria Peda
Today is the last day of week long Blogging Marathon#11. I will finish this week’s Bihari Specials with a sweet note. Kesaria peda is a sweet made for festivals and celebrations. Though the recipe sounds easy, it was bit hard to get the correct consistency. I refrigerated the mixture and…
Sattu Kachori
For today’s evening snack I prepared the famous Sattu Kachori of Bihar. I had sattu at home from the previous preparation. So preparing the kachori was an easy job. I made 18 kachoris from the given recipe and it took only 30minutes to prepare. I saw this recipe at US…
Peas And Potato Kurma
Yesterday I prepared this as side dish for chapathi. It was a nice combination and my daughter liked it a lot. Hubby wanted me to omit potato in the next preparation. Not a great fan of potato. But Sruti and me like potatoes a lot and this kurma made a…
Aloo Choka
Today is the fifth day of the week long Blogging Marathon#11. I prepared the famous side dish of Bihar today. It is very simple to prepare and very delicious. Biharis use it as an accompaniment with litti or roti. There are so many methods of preparing choka. While I searched…
Tofu Scramble
PJ of Seduce Your Tastebuds, who is a great friend is expecting her second baby and friends from the group of Blogging Marathon were all very excited when we heard the news. We just needed to celebrate this. So we decided on a Virtual Baby Shower for PJ. In south…