Anise Buns

A cold and rainy morning like today leads me directly to the temptation for something sweet! Anise Buns Ingredients: 4 ½ C. / 500 gr All-purpose flour / Flour Plain 2 Eggs 1 1/4 C. / 125 gr sugar 4 Tbsp./ 50 gr unsalted butter, room t (read full article)

Banana Bread with Rice Flour

Gluten Free Banana BreadOne of my friends is Gluten Intolerant. And since She's been "diagnosed” I noticed She feels a little bit down at times. So I decided to try making a Yummy Gluten Free recipe for her to cheer her up. I also eat Gluten Fre (read full article)

Lemon Chiffon Ring CakeAfter rainy days and rainy nights in Auckland,New Zealand... well a little bit of sun shone brightly again this morning. And I knew it was the perfect time to bake something! I've got a feeling of Bake to Celebrate! Let me tel (read full article)

A Little Inspiration from New Zealand"Scones with Seedless Raisins"One of the New Zealand's Foods I adore is “The Famous Scone” .These is a classic in New Zealand-Ooo, I still remember the first time I tried Scones- what can I say …It was lo (read full article)

Caramelized Apple Sponge Cake"Caramelized Apple Sponge Cake"I baked this cake this morning-And it will be my surprise for afternoon tea for J.-He was asking me for -"tea cake"- since last weekend. So this morning I woke up early-before he woke up-and (read full article)

Welcoming 2010 with a Simple Inspiration --- Delicate Raisin Mini Tea CakesDelicate Raisin Mini Tea Cakes--Simple Inspiration...Today, I decided to do some baking. I don't know why? But I just felt like "Baking Today".Wait a minute, I think I know wh (read full article)

Bethenny's Molten Chocolate Cupcakes

I am a huge fan of Bethenny Frankel (I love the The Real Housewives of New York City and Bethenny Getting Married) and I recently started following her on Twitter.  Every day someone tweets her about how they tried one of her recipes and it was (read full article)

Chili Boccoli

Almost two years ago, I posted a recipe for Roasted Broccoli that was a huge hit with my family and my readers.  A.J. and I tried a variation just to change it up a bit.I'm a bit apprehensive about using a lot o chili powder in a dish, but& (read full article)

Pulled Pork BBQ

Oh, how I wish I had a photo to share with you. We had dinner the other night -- pulled pork BBQ -- and it was delicious. My daughter, the BBQ sauce guru of the family, ate every bit and even licked the plate clean. Maybe I should have taken a pictur (read full article)

Celebrating summer with blueberry pancakes

My favorite blueberry memory isn’t a special dish or preparation, but eating blueberries straight from the bush. When I was growing up, we would always visit Sweden in the summer, and picking fresh blueberries was one of my favorite activities. (read full article)

Goodbye San Francisco – Crostata with blueberries and yogurt cream

Arrivederci San Francisco – crostata ai mirtilli con crema allo yogurt It’s time to take a little time off and go where the sun is always happy and shining, not the Caribbeans but Baja Mexico. California has been under a horrendous weat (read full article)

Delicious Vegetable Chicken Fritters

Today we all Indians are celebrating another year of freedom.. On this special occasion I want to wish all Indians everywhere in the world A Very Happy Independence Day 2010. Few friends of mine are coming to my place today to celebrate this day in (read full article)

What's in a name? Cake, Gateau or Torte- Plum Torte with Cardamom Cream

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Jillian Michael Brownies

Submitted by Cre8ive Serves 16 2/3 c. mild honey 1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa powder ½ c. white whole wheat flour ¼ tsp aluminum free baking powder ¼ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp salt ½ c. unsweetened applesauce 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large eg (read full article)

Donna Hay’s Quick and Easy Iced Butter Cake

The wedding has passed, my family has returned home and I can honestly say I can’t remember when I felt this exhausted.  I loved having my family here, they have only been gone a couple of days and I miss them so much already.  I haven’ (read full article)

Orange Pecan Waffles

  It’s nice to have good friends to vacation with occasionally. But if you’re married, finding “couple” friends is challenging considering all the relationships that have to go well. Throw in children of different ages and th (read full article)

Whole Wheat Graham Crackers

Today's post is short and sweet - homemade whole wheat graham crackers. The dough is easy to work with and the flavor of the crackers is beyond anything you can find at the store. Come back tomorrow when I'll share with you my recipe for strawb (read full article)

My Favorite Biscuits

I'm not known for making pretty biscuits, but that has changed since I stumbled on to this recipe that I had written down on a piece of paper some time back.  I'm pretty sure it's from "Down Home with the Neely's".  I have now sworn off tho (read full article)

BRINJAL BAKE

½ -kg beef / lamb / mutton mince 4-big seedless Brinjals 4-tablespoons oil 1 -big onion sliced finely 1-tomato chopped finely 4-tablespoons oil 1-tablespoon flour 1-teaspoon salt 1-teaspoon pepper powder 4-green chilies chopped finely 2-pods of gar (read full article)

Zucchini Bread Muffins

I finally found a use for that MAMMOTH zucchini from my Mom’s garden – Zucchini Bread Muffins!   Zucchini Bread Muffins Yields: 12 muffins. Based on this recipe. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teas (read full article)