This post was supposed to be for Rakshabandhan. I almost sat before my PC when I got the phone that mom was hospitalized. So I shut down my PC and started to my mom’s place. I even forgot to take the rakhi for my brother. And the following days were…
Today is the second day of Blogging Mararthon and I wanted to combine two challenges today. South Vs North Challenge host Shruti challenged the team members with Kesar Pista Kulfi and for the Blogging Marathon’s mini servings theme, I made the kulfi in small cups to make 1/4th of the…
Snickerdoodles are cookies made with flour, butter and sugar and the cookie dough is rolled in cinnamon sugar before baking. I came across the recipe for chai chocolate snickerdoodle in Boston Tea Company’s website when I was searching for a cookie recipe including tea. Baking with tea is a new…
Happy Valentine’s Day Advance Valentine”s day wishes to all my readers. Valentine’s day is not complete with out a box of chocolate and it will be very special if we make it at home. I had some chocolate moulds which I bought long back but never had a chance to…
Today is the first day of the final week of Blogging Marathon #22 and I am posting under the theme Dishes From Bengal. When I think of Bengali dishes, the first thought is all about milk sweets. Bengal is very famous for its paneer based sweets and I am a…
Gujiya is a north Indian sweet which has a crispy flaky pastry with a soft filling. The filling varies and the names of gujiya varies accordingly. This is somewhat similar to innippu somas we prepare in Tamil nadu. This gujiya has a soft mawa filling and the dry fruits added…
Today is the second day of week three in Blogging Marathon and I prepared this delicious carrot salad for my evening tea. I wanted to munch on something nutty with my evening coffee today. I remembered a recipe I saw on Junior Master Chef Australia recently. Chef taught the kids…
Happy Father’s Day Tomorrow is Father’s Day. Sruti wanted to give her father a surprise treat and asked me to prepare a sweet for K. I recently bought a book on Gujarathi recipes by Tarla Dalal. When going through the book, the recipe for mohan thaal sounded interesting. So when…
Every time I prepare a sweet, I need a reason to do so. Yesterday, Gayathri’s Cook Spot was mentioned in an article in Deccan Chronicle-Chennai Edition and I am very happy for that. I wanted to share this with all my readers without whom this is impossible. Okay, now I…
Marriage is am important stage in a person’s life. It is one of the happiest occasion always connected to celebrations and fun. The occasion is the start of a wonderful journey for the bride and the groom in which they know about each other and share their joys and sorrows…