Recipe: No Bake Blossoms The nuts and chocolate lovers will adore this delectable treat that comes together in a jiffy. No refined sugar used and no sort of cooking required, these No Bake Blossoms are perfect as a snack or to take care of your sweet tooth. Nuts and chocolate kisses are used for this easy peasy recipe. Don’t have chocolate kisses, don’t worry. Add some cocoa powder and mix with the nuts and dates. You can add melted chocolate but then that becomes a treat where a small degree of cooking is required. This is a versatile recipe and one in which kids can help. Older kids can actually make these blossoms on their own. Memories First time I had peanut butter blossom cookies…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Strawberry Hazelnut Crostini Strawberry Hazelnut Crostini is a quick, unique and delectable dessert or snack. Comes together pretty quickly and it is pure indulgence if like me you love hazelnut chocolate spread. There are some combinations that I simply love on my bread – peanut butter and banana, Nutella and strawberries. cheddar cheese and green chutney, cucumber slices with pickle masala. These are my lazy day or quick snack options. What Is A Crostini? Crostini is simply the Italian word for small slices of grilled or toasted bread. Toppings for a crostini may be vegetables, meat, sauces, dips, oil, etc. The options are endless to create a delicious and quick appetizer or starter in a jiffy. Sharing This Recipe With Sunday Funday Group This…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Panna Cotta With Hibiscus Berry Sauce Panna Cotta With Hibiscus Berry Sauce is an exquisite, creamy dessert. The Hibiscus Berry Sauce adds a little tartness to the panna cotta. Easy to make and am sure it will be a show stopper at your next party. I made this dessert for Valentine’s Day and hubby loved it. I often have hibiscus tea especially during the winter season and love the tart cranberry like flavour. When I was thinking of what to make for the letter H, hibiscus was there right in front of me and blocking my head to other H ingredients or dishes. But I didn’t want to write on how to make the herbal tea. Then I remembered reading that sometime back Hibiscus…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Turkish Fig Pudding Turkish Fig Pudding also known as Incir Uyutmasi is an easy to make, delectable, melt in the mouth, luscious pudding that can be enjoyed for breakfast or as dessert. Basically you need only 2 main ingredients, dried figs and milk. This dessert is sugar free and excellent indulgence for diabetics. This Turkish Fig Pudding is a traditional recipe, that probably comes way back from the Ottoman Empire times. Incir Uyutmasi translates as ‘sleeping figs’ as the figs are allowed to ‘sleep’ in the milk overnight. In reality, the figs help to ferment the milk to make a yogurt like consistency. Trail And Error The first time I made the pudding it did not set at all. The pudding became thick…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Oats Sesame Ladoos Oats Sesame Ladoos are full of healthy nuts, seeds and dates. These ladoos are easy to make, delicious, gluten free, provides energy and come together within 20 minutes. Without any refines sugar, I have added jaggery powder for some earthy flavour and as I make them for Makar Sankranti. Skip jaggery if you want to. I like to prepare these ladoos for Makar Sankranti for those who don’t want to have sweets loaded with sugar or jaggery. The recipe takes care of the traditional requirement of enjoying til and gud. I add little gud for that reason. However, you can omit it altogether. If you don’t want to add ghee, add extra dates as they will add as the binder. …
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Pomegranate Panna Cotta Pomegranate Panna Cotta is an attractive, easy to make layered dessert. The panna cotta base is vanilla flavoured with lemon zest. Pomegranate jelly or jello is used to create the second layer. The combined flavour of vanilla, lemon zest and pomegranate is simply luscious, melt in the mouth dessert. Memories The first time I tried pomegranate panna cotta was for my daughter’s friends when I was living with her in Bangalore. Back then finding good agar agar or gelatin was a bit of a challenge. The panna cotta set well, but the pomegranate layer didn’t. I thought what a waste of pomegranate juice. Opposite to our apartment complex there was this juice centre. It made fresh juice from all seasonal fruits.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Eggnog Mini Flan Eggnog Mini Flans is an excellent choice when it comes to dessert options for Christmas Parties. I made it two days ahead. The flavour of eggnog, spices, the silky texture makes it a light dessert to enjoy after a heavy main meal. As I had used ready made eggnog, I added a bit more cinnamon and nutmeg to the flan mixture. Flan, Caramel Custard or Crème Brûlée ? Quite confusing but I am made to understand that Flan and Caramel Custard are the same. Flan is more commonly used in the Spanish speaking countries and US. I know in UK it is referred to as Caramel Custard. The only difference is the height of the dessert. Flans tend to be shorter…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Kerstkransjes – Dutch Christmas Cookies Kerstkransjes, Dutch Christmas Cookies are the cutest, easiest cookies I’ve baked. These cookies are unique in that they are traditionally wreath shaped and hung on Christmas trees. How cute is that! With lemon zest they are flavourful and the topping adds a bit of a crunch. Melt in the mouth kind of cookies, you can bake them with your kids. They can help with the topping and cutting the cookies. Memories The first time I baked these cookies were in Dec 2015. Hubby and I were going to Dubai to visit our son for Christmas. It also meant that we would be spending our first Christmas with our daughter in law. She loves cookies and I wanted to take…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Ginger Cookies Ginger Cookies, ginger snaps or simply ginger nuts are made with ginger powder along with some golden syrup. These cookies tend to be slightly hard, making them ‘dunkable’ in milk, tea or coffee. They are quite different from the classic gingerbread cookies that are usually baked during Christmas time. Gingerbread cookies have a mixture of spices and tend to be soft and chewy. These ginger cookies are not chewy as they not contain eggs. The recipe below is a small batch recipe. To bake more, simply double triple the recipe as per your need. Memories My mum was not into baking a variety of cookies but then who did bake so much back then. She would only make Kenyan Biscuits and that…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Clementine Cheesecake Clementine Cheesecake is a sweet and tangy easy to make, creamy, delicious dessert that will definitely impress your guests at any party. I made the mini version for my Diwali party. The reason I did that is because I had several dessert and Indian sweet options. By making them all mini or small, I wanted my guests to taste them all. Worked out perfectly except that I couldn’t remove the base of those mini tart molds. But they didn’t mind that. Go ahead and make it for your Christmas Party. I know I am along with my Clementine Cookies. Next time I will definitely be using a 4 inch spring form cake tin or may just have to buy mini cheesecake molds.…
