Every year during the months of April and September, we a group of bloggers come together and post the entire month, taking breaks on Sundays. Our boss lady and our dearest friend Srivalli decides on a certain theme to make the month interesting. Trust me, there is a lot of…
For the third day of baked treats, here is one more recipe from Holland / Nehterlands. When I read about the history of these cookies, it was so fascinating and I wanted to try it. These Dutch cinnamon cookies are huge in size, about 3.5″ and are amde with a…
For the second day of baked treats, let us go to Holland. Also known as Banketstaven / Letterbanket, these Dutch letters were introduced in the US by Dutch immigrants, originated at Pella, Iowa. MAde with a flaky pastry or puff pastry, filled with a sweet almond paste or marzipan, these…
Here is the final week of this month’s BM and I have chosen to do Baked treats for kids. As you all know, I have stopped baking for the past two months. I wanted to get in track with baking for this theme, but fortunately, I didn’t have to. I…
For the final day of Rakshabandan sweets, here is one sweet for all chocolate lovers. I know most of you prefer chocolates over sweets for rakhi. Why not combine them both to make this extremely sinful dessert! As I was making these sweets for my daughter, I knew I had…
Paan Coconut Burfi – A delicious after meal treat for everyone Paan is the trending flavour nowadays and you can see so many desserts with the flavour. I myself have done paan cake and paan mousse and loved it. So why not use it in burfi? Most kids don’t like…
My mom was a pro in making coconut burfis. Whenever there was a festival at home, she used to make a huge batch of burfi. Not only for us, but also for friends and family. I remember her going to a family friend’s house for navratri just to make them…
For the third day, the dish, Almond Dragees, is a bit complicated. This is strictly no for beginners. If you have worked with caramel and chocolate earlier, then you need to try this. These are given as return gifts in French weddings, baby showers and other festive occasions. Though these…
For the second day, here is one more custard, but with completely different technique. Pots De Creme, means pot of custard or pot of cream. Egg yolk is usedin the custard which makes it more creamier and melt in the mouth type of custard. While I was looking for recipes,…
This week is all about French cuisine. That is the theme I have chosen for this week. I love the variety of techniques involved in French cooking. Even a simpler dish would involve a technique and I love to learn new techniques every single day. Though I used to be…