amazingly 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…

  therapeutic 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…

  Why 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…

  sweet bread from Mexico     Conchas (pronounce the ch as in chair) are traditional sweet buns from Mexico. Also known as pan dulce, these sweet rolls have a slightly hard crust and a soft,slightly chewy,sweet inner part. Once you take a bite into the crust, it melts like magic in your mouth. Usually…