Cheesecake swirl brownie :)
| February 22, 2012 | Posted by Swati under Desserts |
So I had about 85 Gms of cream cheese left in my cupboard and I needed ideas to use it productively. Cheesecake was one option as I had not tried it till now but it needs a good 200 Gms cream cheese minimum for a good sized cheesecake which can satisfy your appetite. Another option was to make cupcakes and top them with chocolaty cream cheese icing but I had already used half of my cream cheese bar last week in the pink velvet cake piping. So I planned to make an already sinful dessert i.e. chocolate brownie even more sinful.… more
Egg-less pink ( or brown ) velvet cake
| February 15, 2012 | Posted by Swati under Desserts |
It was the Valentine’s Day yesterday so you feel everything around you is perfectly red and mushy. Everyone is buying gifts and roses especially red ones and what not. It’s also a high sales time for all the bakeries out there with people lining up to buy cakes to cut them with their loved ones as a gesture of sharing love. But again it’s a perfect opportunity for the budding baker’s like us to surprise the special people in our life. I thought about brownies, cheesecakes, macarons but nothing is more romantic than a red velvet cake on the DAY.… more
Fresh fig upside down cake
| February 7, 2012 | Posted by Swati under Desserts |
I generally do not get late in baking something but I do get late in writing up the post for it. So this one post is something that has been pending since last Monday. In between my first MAC ATTACK took place and I have become one happy girl who can bake macarons . It was very exciting and I know they weren’t perfect but yes it’s almost final to make Macarons once per month until I find something that fancies me even more. Generally we don’t get to see exotic fruits/veggies like fresh figs, chestnuts in our… more
Finally.. Macarons
| January 31, 2012 | Posted by Swati under Misc |
I think January has ended on a pretty good note. Its nearly 1 am in the night (India) and I am trying hard to finish the blog entry for my first Mac-Attack as I do not want to wait one more month . Not sure if it is up to the general standards or not but yes I have put my heart into it. Heres some info for new bloggers like me Mac-attack is a monthly Macaron challenge placed by Deeba and Jamie on Mactweets.blogspot.in .This one is their 26th razzle-dazzle challenge . Its been almost a month I wanted to cook… more
Purple carrot pudding
| January 26, 2012 | Posted by Swati under Desserts |
The other day while shopping for daily vegetables, I came across a weird vegetable or root I should say. It looked like carrot in shape and turnip in colour.Somewhat black and somewhat purple; it lay there in the end of the stacks, almost untouched. And my guess was right because when I asked the shopkeeper about its price, he was surprised that I was interested in it. I bought a few and came home. So there it was the purple carrot or the Kali Gajar. For a few days again it stayed in my fridge ignored and then I decided… more
Quick mushroom fry
| January 20, 2012 | Posted by Swati under Savoury |
Most of us often feel hungry after coming back from office at around 7 pm and I am not different either. But at the same time I feel lazy like everyone else (though I love cooking!!!). Generally I just put some makhana (fox nut) in a microwave dish and fry them with clarified butter, salt and pepper as a quick fix. But it was time I grow up from this to something more delicious but which is also a 5-8 minute snack. So I finalized my core ingredient as Mushroom. Mushroom is one of the most versatile food options (of… more
Chocolate Lava cake
| January 17, 2012 | Posted by Swati under Desserts |
Delhi is experiencing one of the worst winters this year. You can actually feel the cold just by looking outside at the dense white fog. Such kind of weather calls for a hot sumptuous dessert. So I checked my cupboard and I hadn’t used my new cute red ramekins. The dark chocolate slabs were also in stock. It was the perfect opportunity to bake something gooey, chocolaty. So under 35 minutes I was done with whisking, blending, baking and indulging too Here is what I made: Separate egg white and egg yellow. Whisk them separately, with sugar. Mix the melted chocolate and… more
Spinach Delight
| January 14, 2012 | Posted by admin under Desserts |
Usually you would relate spinach with soups or saags (curried Indian main course dish). Or in general you would relate it to something healthy and savoury. So when I ate a spinach sweet in the office I was surprised at how spinach could turn out into such a beautiful sweet dish retaining its original flavour as well. So I decided to make this heavy yet healthy typical Indian sweet dish. It’s a pretty simple but time consuming process. But the end result does make it feel worth it. Just puree the raw spinach in a blender with little milk (if required). Add it to… more
The amazing vanilla
| January 8, 2012 | Posted by Swati under Misc |
Vanilla is one of the most expensive spices in the world. Luckily we live in a country which is one of the largest producers of vanilla. But unfortunately vanilla doesn’t find any place in the spice rack of normal Indian kitchen so most of the produce is exported. As it is produced in the southern states of India, it’s easier to buy vanilla there. But it’s very difficult to find vanilla in the northern states. Even if you find it, it’s expensive. So I would suggest ask any of your friend down south to bring it for you. The tiny 19-20 ml artificial vanilla… more
Hey there…..
| January 5, 2012 | Posted by Swati under Misc |
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