Cherry & Plum Crisp
A cherry and plum crisp that is simple and delicious. A celebration of summer!
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vindee
My passions in life...baking, cooking, nature, art; mainly about FOOD as an art. My mantra...'Do It From Scratch'! It must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too! Am a die hard foodie...love exploring new cuisines.
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- Location: India
- Favorite foods: Italian, Indian, Mexican, Spanish
- Last bite on earth: Cherry Pie and Matcha Cheesecake Pots!
Phirni (Indian Rice Pudding)
Nothing like a creamy good phirni. I make mine with condensed milk and it hastens the process quite a bit. Also, if you set phirni in a clay pot, it takes in the earthy, rustic flavours of clay {like the beautiful fragrance of fresh rain on parched earth}... tastes beautiful. I wash my rice, drain it, dry it in the microwave {1-2 minutes, stir, repeat if necessary} and then grind it in the coffee grinder. This is a great make ahead dessert.
Lemon Mint Sherbet
I love this, absolutely do!
Bake the Book: 'Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts'
My easiest ever is Strawberry Frozen Yogurt - http://www.passionateaboutbaking.com/2012/04/frozen-desserts-strawberry-fro-yo-%E2%99%A5-spring-is-here-%E2%99%A5-summer-too.html
It's almost on the lines of the lemon sorbet and gets made in a matter of minutes in my Thermomix. When strawberries have gone, I begin to use mangoes!
I love Alice Medrich. She is inspiring!!
Easy No-Roll, No-Stretch Sicilian-Style Square Pizza at Home
Love this, I do! Bookmarked. I'm just done with making potato gnocchi from scratch and finally understand the need for potato ricers! I sieved mine!!
Calling out to all of you tart lovers
Hands down winner is Dorie Greenspans Tart Recipe. Easy, no rolling out, just press into tart pan and bake. Just enjoying the last few crumbs of a Pear Vanilla Almond Frangipane Tart ... excellent!
Bread Baking: Easy(er) Croissants
Right, I love these, as I love to see easy to make flaky pastry recipes all over the net these days. I think yeast is a great idea and adds to the lightness of dough, and this recipe gives you time to plan. Chocolate within sounds FUN!! Made yeast dough-nuts yesterday, and they were fabulous!
Meet & Eat: Alton Brown
Great interview, and a fun read! Love AB!!
The Crisper Whisperer: 10 Great Blogs for Veggie Lovers That May Be New to You
Love the list, I do! Thanks for the resource. I hadn't heard of quite a few of these!
The Food Lab: A New Way to Cook Pasta?
Bahahaha love how the old theory has been debunked, and love the 'greener' way of cooking. It's gonna be my way home in future!
Fresh Ricotta in Five Minutes or Less
Fabulous... I make my own ricotta from a David Lebovitz recipe often. His recipe usese some yogurt in it too
The Crisper Whisperer: Chili-Roasted Cauliflower with Cilantro Dressing
Way to go... any great ideas for this humble veggie are welcome. I love the sound of this one!!
French Macarons Coming Soon to Starbucks
I'll just say 'make them'. We've begun a group of macpassionate people who met on twitter and now run a monthly challenge to make macs. It's been a HUGE learning experience, and super fun.
You can find it at http://mactweets.blogspot.com/
Cheers Deeba
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Pressure Cooker Phobia?
In India pressure cookers are much the way of life, and I 'proudly' own 3. LOL. No day goes without the use of this wonderful contraption, and no, it doesn't explode. Just needs some TLC. Look for signs like less pressure build up, steam escaping from the sides etc. That's when you might need a gasket change. Otherwise it's the best green option for the Earth!
Serious Salsa: Serrano Salsa Verde
Ooh this is just making my heart sing. We get so many of these chilies in India; what a fab way of using them! Brilliant. Thanks for pestering the guy & posting this!!
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Eat for Eight Bucks: Spaghetti all'Aglio e Olio with Marinated Summer Vegetables
Mouth watering good stuff! Great meal idea - fun, colourful & exciting! WOW!!
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Serious Salsa: (Not Exactly) My Uncle's Salsa
This sounds finger-licking good. Great stuff!!
Cook the Book: 'Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies'
Biggest failure is my macarons that floated away in total oblivion & I wept copious tears of utter misery! Success just came by way of this delicious Chocolate Genoise with Mocha Mascarpone (homemade) that I just made for Dad's bday. it was 'cake Nirvana'... http://www.passionateaboutbaking.com/2009/07/chocolate-genoise-cake-with-mocha.html
Egg in Toast: What Do You Call It?
'HOT HOUSE EGGS'. In his book 'D is for Dahl', Roald Dahl mentioned 'hot house eggs', with black & white pictures.My lad who, had never eaten an egg happily in 8 years suddenly took to it, & there's been no looking back.From someone who never touched an egg for breakfast with a bargepole, he became a happy egg eater!!
Seriously Italian: Semolina and Sesame Grissini
These are just right for that sneaky nibble. I love grissini sticks & had my first exposure to them in Sydney. These are yum all the way. Congrats on your James Beard award too. Well done indeed!
Serious Cookies: Shuna Fish Lydon's Shortbread
Keeper of a recipe...with fine pairings. Am pretty inrigued by the addition of herbs! WOW!!
Peach and Cherry Crisp
YUM YUM & more YUM!!
Rosemary Baguette
I love this ... fabulous!!
Cook the Book: The Sweet Melissa Baking Book
Panna Cotta wins! The most versatile of all desserts...now I've ventured as far as a yogurt version! PC is a dessert to die for! Luscious & sublime!
Easy Same Day Focaccia
A rustic flatbread that never fails to please. Top it as you like ... or not!
Spicy Vine Tomato Relish
A relish full of flavour and savoury goodness that celebrates the magic of tomatoes on the vine.
Lime Marzipan Mini Bundts
Charming little cakes that seem perfect for a tea table, picnic, snack box or as a gift. Simple one bowl petite cakes that are fresh and exci
Mulberry Strawberry Sorbet & Jam
In season; it's mulberries all the way.
Minty Chickpea Yogurt Parfaits
Make ahead vegetarian savoury parfaits, healthy, balanced, infinite options and a load of fun!
Bittersweet Chocolate Fallen Gateau
The gateau gets a charming uplift with a chocolate lace collar. Crème Patisserie & Balsamic Vanilla Strawberries make it special.
Raspberry Pistachio Roulade
The sweet roulade captures the colours of spring nicely.It's light,refreshing,moist and quick to make.
Irish Creme Chocolate Cakes
Irish Creme Chocolate Cakes with an Irish Creme Caramel Sauce
Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Strawberry Mascarpone Gateau
A dessert cake as simple as it gets. No flour and no butter.
Dark Chocolate & Kumquat Creme Pots
Delicious, bowl scraping good and soul satisfying too, these no bake Dark Chocolate & Kumquat Creme Pots are inspired by fruit in season.
Savoury chicken galette
A simple, crisp and delicious pastry base which can go sweet or savoury. Here it is chicken two ways.
Kumquat & Strawberry Tiramisu Charlotte
A twist to the traditional tiramisu with candied kumquats and strawberries.
Creamy Chicken Pasta Bake
Creamy, cheesy, indulgent and comforting, this is a great one bowl meal for cold winter days
Tea Rose Fondant Cake ...& giveaway
A lighter version of the classic pound cake, the cake is sandwiched with a light confetti butter cream.
Christmas Fruit Cake with Garam Masala
Rich, fruity, nutty and deeply flavoured fruit cake for Christmas. The flavours of garam masala lift it to new heights
Wholewheat Dark Chocolate Brownies
Decadent wholewheat dark chocolate brownies just right for the season of indulgence.
Coffee Panna Cotta
A simple eggless dessert where all flavours work magically, coffee is one of my most loved versions.
Coffee & Vanilla Bean Layered Cake
Light as air vanilla and coffee layers of cake sandwiched with delicious whipped coffee cream make for a perfect dessert
Lime 'n Lemon Quark Cream Cake
Light and citrusy with the delightful twang of quark, this simple cake is sure to lift your spirits.
Chocolate-Pear Tea Bread
Delicate pears,brown sugar & dark chocolate make a delicious moist quick tea bread.
Date,Walnut & Prune Chocolate Truffles
Healthy, delicious, a power house of energy and guilt free indulgence, truffles on a diet can't get better than this
Chicken Quark Crossover Puff Pastry
A heart warming combination of chicken, sautéed mushrooms and roasted bell peppers, some creamy homemade quark mixed in with mozarella, embracing each other in a creamy delicious way...
Tropical Cream Pie
The Boston Cream Pie just got a tropical makeover!
Ottolenghis Focaccia
Bursting with flavour, chewy focaccia with great flavour and texture, another winner from Ottolenghi
Bake the Book: Lemon Mint Sherbet
This Lemon Mint Sherbet is a shining example of Medrich's way with the processor. Instead of breaking out the ice cream maker, she's come up with an innovative method to make smooth, lemony sherbet by freezing the base and then whizzing it in the bowl of the food processor, aerating it, and then returning to the freezer to firm it up a bit more. It's bright, fresh, and even a little sparkly, and the best part is there's no need to dust off the ice cream maker. More
Bread Baking: Cheddar and Scallion Biscuits
It doesn't matter what you call them. Scallions, spring onions, green onions—the skinny guys with green shoots start looking really good when spring is springing. Fluffy spring lettuce and asparagus are also harbingers of the season, but those onions deserve just as much glory. More
I do a really simple butter chicken {with reduced fat}. I love how versatile this curry is! My version is more a fast track Sunday version served up for hungry kids ... with whole wheat naans on the side!