BLOGGING MARATHON #89 – WEEK 4 DAY 1 THEME: REDO OLD POSTS – 24/06/2018 Our trip to Nairobi for the Canadian visa had some more surprises in store for us. Last Wednesday my hubby and I got up early and reached the airport at 6 a.m. At the check in counter we were told that…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Cranberry Pistachio Cookies Cranberry Pistachio Cookies are festive, buttery, easy to make and melt in the mouth kind of cookies. Besides having both red and green colours of Christmas, what I like about this recipe is that I can make the dough ahead and freeze it. When required I allow the rolled logs to…
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Continue ReadingBaked Veggie Empanadas Baked Veggie Empanadas, made using a wholewheat pastry with a filling of fresh red beans, potato and corn. Serve as a snack or as a meal with a salad and homemade Tomato Salsa. What are Empanadas? Empanada is one and several are empanadas. They are stuffed pastry or bread which are either…
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Continue Readingfeeling great I am on a sort of mission to get a loaf of bread pretty much perfect using a home oven. In between blogging, planning for a wedding and other chores, I do steal a bit of time searching for perfect breads. Considering I don’t own a bread machine and a dough kneader as…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #39 RECIPE: CHRISTMAS TEA BREAD Christmas Tea Bread Are you wondering why would anyone want to make a Christmas Tea Bread when there is a Christmas Cake around? Well, for one this Christmas Tea Bread is so easy to put together and secondly not everyone wants a rich Christmas Cake.…
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Continue ReadingA nice treat for tea time I love slightly sweet breads to have with some butter or jam and a hot cup of tea. I came across this recipe in taste of home magazine and thought what a lovely healthy combination of nuts, cranberries and maple syrup. I tried it out this weekend and don’t…
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Continue ReadingWhat are Stuffed Masala Buns? Stuffed Masala Buns are simply home baked buns that are filled with a mixture of mixed masala vegetables. The bread dough is stuffed with the masala vegetables and then baked. What Stuffing you can use? I usually add peas, carrot, potatoes, onion. If I have sweet corn, green beans, kidney…
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Continue ReadingHappy birthday tweenies My twins, Neel and Nami celebrated their birthday yesterday. All my 3 kids are growing up so fast. I remember the parties we use to hold at home and when they were a bit older they wanted parties at a restaurant. Usually we would celebrate their birthdays together, all 3 as the…
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Continue ReadingHappy Easter everyone. Easter reminds me of so many things. I remember the time when we all would want to go for midnight Mass at the local church in Mt. Abu. It was not for any religious reason, but it gave us an opportunity to be out of our boarding school at midnight and that…
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Continue Readingquaint and cute Every time I bake some bread, it turns into a loaf, boule, braided or flat. I use to bake a lot of dinner rolls when the kids and in laws were living with us. I decided to make some dinner rolls and simply loved the soft texture. Shape them as you like,…
