Recipe: Egg Free Peanut Butter M&M Cookies Egg Free Peanut Butter M&M Cookies are melt in mouth, slightly crunchy and scrumptious. Perfect for the Holiday season on your cookie plate, to share with friends and family or even for gifting. Generally the dough for peanut butter cookies has an egg, making them soft and chewy. Without the egg you will not get the chewy texture but they are slightly crunchy. Memories I had baked a huge batch of Egg Free Peanut Butter Cookies with chocolate chips in the month of August 2013. My eldest son’s wife loves cookies. She almost always misses breakfast but will grab a cookie or two before heading out to work. When my son came to visit us, I baked…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Pomegranate Mousse Pomegranate Mousse is an easy, creamy, delectable dessert. Simple and yet the light pink makes it an attractive dessert. Ideal for parties, for Valentine’s Day celebration or just simply to indulge in. Mousse generally are pretty easy to make, well at least the simple ones and are light. Perfect as a summer dessert. There are so many variations of mousse. Some add cream cheese, some add jelly (jello) while others prepare layers of a crumb or cake, mousse and jelly. I am going the simple and easy way. It is my go to recipe when I am entertaining a crowd as I can make them a day ahead. Usually, serve them in those small party dessert cups. That stretches the dessert to…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Orange Cinnamon Swirl Bread Orange Cinnamon Swirl Bread is a sweetish, airy, soft, fragrant yeast bread with orange juice, orange zest, milk, butter, cinnamon and sugar. Enjoy it slathered with some orange marmalade or toast it , butter it. Makes an excellent bread to enjoy on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas for breakfast. Like me if you have a dough kneader machine, the process of making bread from scratch becomes an easy task. With oranges in season right now, use them and allow the sweet fragrance to waft through your kitchen. Sharing Orange Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe With Sunday Funday This weekend theme has been suggested by Camilla. She wrote “November 17th is National Homemade Bread Day. Share a favorite recipe for the bread.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Mini Pumpkin Cheese Balls Mini Pumpkin Cheese Balls are deliciously creamy, easy to make and super cute. Perfect for Halloween or Thanksgiving parties. These pretty little pumpkin shaped cheese balls come together within 15 minutes. Seriously, wondering why till now I haven’t made these easy peasy and versatile cheeseballs. Instead of serving cheese dip shaping them into a big or mini balls makes it look so beautiful. Sharing Mini Pumpkin Cheese Balls Recipe With Sunday Funday This weekend theme is Thanksgiving Appetizers suggested by Amy. She wrote ” Share your favorite Thanksgiving appetizers to munch while you wait for turkey!” Well, Canadian Thanksgiving Day was on 13th October this year while the US is coming up on 27th November. I had come across…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Waldorf Salad Waldorf Salad is a creamy, crispy, filling, delish, classic salad. Enjoy it as a light meal, serve it as a starter dish or as a side for a party. The subtly sweet dressing, the crunch from the celery and crispiness of the apples makes this elegant salad a party winner. What Is Waldorf Salad? A Waldorf Salad is generally a fruit and nut salad with a bit of celery, dressed with mayonnaise and served on a bed of lettuce. It gets its name from the famous Waldorf – Astoria Hotel in New York. Oscar Tschirky, a maître d’hôtel at the hotel is credited for creating this salad for a charity ball given in honor of the St. Mary’s Hospital for Children on…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Baked Brie With Honey Baked Brie With Honey is an easy and quick appetizer that always wows my guests. A versatile appetizer, it can be topped with so many different nuts, dried fruits, fruit sauces, etc. After honey or maple my favourite is when I top it with cranberry sauce during the Christmas season. Baked Brie is usually served with lightly toasted baguette slices, crackers, meat slices, fruits, bread sticks, etc. instead of maple syrup or honey, sometimes I like to top it with some fruit jam or jelly. Our all time favourite is with chilli jam. What Is Brie? Brie is a soft, creamy, spreadable, mild French cheese made from cow’s milk. The interior is soft and it is coated with an…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Rosolli, Finnish Salad Rosolli, Finnish Salad is usually prepared during Christmas time. It is made of beetroot, apple, carrot, potato and onion. The dressing is fresh cream. Trust me this salad has become one of my favourite. We enjoyed as a light meal. A balance of flavours and different textures. Softness from the boiled potatoes, crunch from the carrot and beetroot, crispiness from the onion and apples. A symphony for the tongue… if there is something like that! You may find recipes on the internet using sour cream, mayonnaise, cream cheese as the dressing but the traditional way to go is fresh whipping or double cream. Trust me it tastes simply awesome. The other addition is any pickled vegetable | vegetables. I’m not a…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Mushroom Poutine Mushroom Poutine is a vegetarian version of the classic poutine dish. The mushroom gravy does not contain any beef or chicken stock. Fries are served with mushroom gravy and cheese curd. What Is Poutine? Poutine is a classic Canadian dish which consists of crispy fries, squeaky cheese curd topped with a gravy. It is a popular comfort food, with different textures and full of flavour. Poutine originates from the state of Quebec. Pronounced as poo-tin, it is a slang word for mess. Many places claim that poutine originates from their place but it originates from the rural Quebec way back in the 1950’s. Types Of Poutines While the traditional poutine is gravy made with chicken and beef stock, fries and…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Pistachio Saffron Muffins Pistachio Saffron Muffins are simple to prepare, fragrant, delicious, and free of eggs. They are ideal for any celebration, whether it’s a festival or a special event. I often bake these for Diwali. However, I am redoing the old post for Mother’s Day. Both my mum and mother in law had a sweet tooth. Whenever possible, I would bake pistachio saffron muffins for them. Memories I made Pistachio Saffron Muffins for the first time during the Gujarati New Year celebration on November 6, 2013. And the muffins disappeared pretty fast. New Year In Different Parts Of India Not all communities in India celebrate New Year at the same time. For starters I think the Gujarati community is the only one that…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Cranberry Brie Bites Cranberry Brie Bites are super easy to make, perfect as holiday appetizer or bites and versatile. Right from the type of pastry to the filling, one can opt to use what they have at hand or customize it their family’s liking. And did I mention they taste really good even when they become cold? Many brie bite recipes use crescent roll dough, flaky pastry dough or shortcrust pastry. I have used phyllo pastry. Not only do these bites turn out ultra crispy but also are a little more healthier than the fat loaded shortcrust or flaky pastry. I would have loved to use ready made phyllo tart shells. But I don’t get them in my small town. But no worries, as…
