5 yr old foodie: Mama, can you make Doughnuts? Me: Doughnuts? 5 yr old foodie: They are round like Medu Vada, with a hole in the centre. But they are not spicy they are sweet. (satisfied that he knows more than his mama) Me: Is it? 5 yr old foodie: Yes and you have to pour lotso’ black colored sauce over it.
Party Time
No-Bake Cheesecake-this one’s with Wild Blueberries and Cranberries
June was a month of cakes and bakes for me and rightly so since, June is also the Birthday month for A-who is blessed with an eternal sweet tooth! It is surprising to see someone loving sweets to the extent that he does, especially for someone like me who is not at all fond of sweets except maybe chocolates or an occasional ice-cream. (Surprisingly A doesn’t like chocolates! Opposites attract I guess 🙂 ) After we got married I would be amazed to see him eat Kheer or similar Indian sweets for breakfast. I am someone who cannot have even…
Tiramisu Cake- A sweet punch
One of my resolutions (?) for the New Year was to explore baking beyond the simple basic cakes and cookies. This also meant an opportunity to try out different recipes from the several cookbooks I own; cookbooks which were just gathering dust on the shelves.Given my hectic schedule and the 6-7 hr daily power out(r)age I was getting nowhere near implementing my resolution.So when Ria, Maria and Divya announced -A Sweet PunchI could not resist the opportunity. ‘A Sweet Punchis a monthly baking event started by Ria, Maria and Divya, to make baking as simple as possible, bringing you a…
The Ben 10 party….
From a Garden themed party last year to a Ben 10 party this year my little boy has grown up very fast. Last year he didn’t care what his birthday theme was. This year he was persistent about a Ben 10 party; specially a Ben 10 cake! A Google search tells you that Ben 10 themes are quite popular with young boys all over the world; but where I live, it can be quite a challenge. I couldn’t even find Ben 10 party supplies; forget about things like cake toppers and icing sheets! I didn’t want to break my boy’s…