Since I completed last month’s Blogging Marathon, I couldn’t even open my blog as Sruti became sick. For two weeks, she was sick on and off and I became so tired due to waking up at night and tending to her. I couldn’t even think of checking my blog for…
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…
The two months of my daughter’s summer vacation was spent mostly in our house and I had the tough task of finding her the snacks daily. I didn’t buy anything outside and tried to make all her snacks at home. As mango season was at its peak during holidays, I…
For the second day of holiday recipes, here is a savoury snack made with bread. I had a few slices of a bread loaf I made recently and was breaking my head for a recipe. That is when I remembered my honey sesame chilly potatoes I made earlier this month.…
Time flies so fast and we are in the third week of Blogging Marathon this month. For the third day, I have chosen the theme Holiday Dishes. My kiddo enjoyed nearly one and a half months of summer holidays and went to school only today. Keeping kids occupied during holidays…
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…