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My passions in life...baking, cooking, nature, art, photography. I believe in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. I enjoy blogging immensely, & am part of a wonderful online community.
I blog from India, where my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients. Join me in my adventures as I wriggle my way thorugh the kitchen!
"Chocolate is the only aroma-therapy I need." Jasmine Heiler There was nothing for the kids school snack box, so I thought I'd do a batch of sandwiches. Of course, the teen vetoed my idea & looked decidedly deadpan at the very suggestion. Why (read full article)
“The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.”W. C. FieldsMy fascination with fresh home made soft cheese continues. Vera's blog, Baking Obsession, is constant inspiration, & I went back to make some ricotta for (read full article)
"If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers."Edgar W. HoweOh how I love this quote...what a lot said in a nutshell on the lives of mothers!! The kids are excited to (read full article)
"All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much"George Harrison I don't think it's going to be easy going back to regular frosting or whipped cream again. This was my maiden attempt at making homemade mascarpone, & I cannot be (read full article)
"When life gives you lemons, find someone who's life gives them vodka. Then party." There is an old lady who lives nearby, one of the kindest souls around, who is very fond of me. She makes it a point to stop by our home on her morning walks, at lea (read full article)
“Do not be afraid of simplicity. If you have a cold chicken for supper, why cover it with a tasteless white sauce which makes it look like a pretentious dish on the buffet table at some fancy dress ball?”Marcel Boulestin Have had a busy week, &am (read full article)
"Will work for chocolate"Summer in North India has become a drag, & I can't wait for better days to come. I've been desperate to bake but lack motivation. Everything is HOT, & I almost don't need to switch on the oven to bake. Power outages (read full article)
“Life is just a bowl of cherries.”ProverbThere's so much to do as always, & so little time. With the kids still at home on vacation, the day gallops by so fast. Still, I can't figure out why it's taken me so long to post these muffins. They'r (read full article)
"The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All of a summer day,The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts And took them quite away!"Lewis Carroll The June Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie (read full article)
“That should spice things up.”Shane Vandiver It's time to let some spice into our lives. I have a spring in my step as I carry along finger-licking good 'Indian Chicken Wings' to celebrate summer and have a 'Virtual Bloggers Dinner' for Monica Bh (read full article)
“You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together.”Erika Cosby The kids kept up until late last night, hurriedly drawing cards for Father's Day. Alongside, they wanted something special on the table too for him. The decision of w (read full article)
"Yield to temptation -- it may not pass your way again"Lazarus LongDo you get hypnotized by certain posts. I'm afraid I'm afflicted by this strange phenomena, but I love it. And it kicks in whenever I see a post with galettes, the sweet ones, full of (read full article)
"Health requires healthy food."Roger Williams A new film & book just released is raising the heat, & asking somewhat uncomfortable questions about the food we eat. When Megan Bedard wrote to me asking if I would be interested in promoting hea (read full article)
"Ice cream is the original soul food."Lexie SaigeWith summer here, can ice-cream & popsicles be far behind? Finally mangoes have reached their peak in availability & taste. There can be nothing better than enjoying their superb flavour...it's (read full article)
"Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains..."Diane Ackerman My third & last account of our trip into the hills. Since we stayed (read full article)
"There's your karma ripe as peaches."Jack Kerouacwho...Got back recently from a short sojourn in a the hills with a veritable peach monster...LOL! I have never seen any kid eating as many peaches as this guy did. It's his birthday today so I decided (read full article)
"Thought is the blossom,language the bud,action the fruit behind."Ralph Waldo Emerson Here's a little more about our recent trip into the hills, the adventurous beginning of which you can read about in my first post here. This second post is a bit of (read full article)
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