J’adore ce pain The July challenge from the we knead to bake group was Gibassier (pronounced as zee-bah-see-ay). This aromatic, delicious, rich, breakfast bread or pastry hails from the Lourmarin village in the Provence region of France. It is usually flavoured with candied orange peel, orange zest, orange blossom water and anise seeds (fennel seeds).…
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Continue Readingaroma therapy While the bread was baking, the whole house was filled with the aroma of basil. My neighbour smelt basil all the way near the lift of our floor. She came to check what was cooking. Remember in my last post I mentioned that I made some pesto, well I used it to…
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Continue ReadingWorld Cup finals BBC world news For so many days I had pages open on my ipad researching vegetarian cuisines from Brazil, France, Germany, Costa Rica, Argentina, Netherlands, Belgium, Chile, etc. The search was narrowed down to Brazil, Germany, Netherlands and Argentina.Unfortunately Brazil suffered a humiliating defeat in both the hands of the German…
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Continue ReadingConfused? It is stated in the Oxford food and nutrition dictionary that kipfel, kipferl (plural kipfels) were invented by bakers in Vienna to celebrate the lifting of the siege of Vienna in 1683. They were made in the shape of a crescent. Kipfels (kip-fuhls) are rich buttery yeast pastries filled with lekvar and…
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Continue ReadingLife Values Last week we went for dinner to Ajay’s aunt and uncle’s house. I couldn’t go empty handed to their house, so I decided to try out one of the bookmarked recipes, custard cookies.I can’t remember from where I must have written this recipe. I am so glad that I…
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Continue ReadingA Persian bread I recently joined the group We Knead to Bake. Komaj (#18) was the bread given by the Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen, the initiator of the group. Komaj is a Persian sweet savoury bread from south east Iran where cumin grows in abundance. No wonder this bread has cumin and turmeric as…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: BAKED FARSI PURI | MATHRI Baked Farsi Puri | Mathri is a healthier way to enjoy the famous Indian fried snack- spicy, crispy and a guilt free snack. Farsi puri is generally a deep fried savoury snack made from plain flour, butter, salt and a few spices. My baked farsi puri is a healthier…
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Continue Readingamazingly soft A couple of weeks ago I came across the recipe for petit pains au lait on Priya’s blog (Priya’s Versatile Recipe). Anything French these days catches my attention. I browsed through the recipe and found it very interesting. She made the little milk bread rolls for the We knead to bake group…
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Continue Readingtherapeutic Over and over again I have read that fellow bloggers find baking very therapeutic. It’s no different for me and since I have gained the confidence to use a starter sponge, baking has taken a whole new meaning. Though I used the short period for fermenting the starter, I was very pleased with the…
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Continue ReadingWhy is it so difficult to get certain basic ingredients? Now that the wedding is over, its time to invite friends and relatives home to have a look at the photos and dinner. The first family was entertained on Friday. I made mashed avocado and tomato bruschetta, sesame honey chilli potatoes, for starters, salad and…
