To identify subtle difference between two seemingly similar things is an art in itself. Especially in food,there could be so many dishes with similar ingredients,texture,appearance yet there is a difference. Should I say subtle? While I try experimenting different cuisines on my guinea pig( read Husband)how I wish he knew what exactly [...]
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Frasiers is something that I came across the first time at the DBC forum. And I was quite thrilled to bake one. But I must say this wasn’t the best cake I have ever baked. I wasn’t quite happy the way my Frasier looked,no doubt it tasted excellent but the look wasn’t quite appealing. [...] Better late than Never -I didn’t want to miss out on this month’s challenge too. Somehow managed to work on it today. My site was hacked,took some time to figure it out. Its up now and here is my post. Erica of Erica’s Edibles was our host for the Daring Baker’s June challenge. [...] They say “time is what prevents everything from happening”.Well I blame it to “time” too.Of late I have been taking too many breaks,have been too very busy with things. Cooking,Baking,Reading,Blogging and everything interesting has taken a back seat. I somehow managed to force myself and participate in most of the Daring Baker’s [...] I think this one is one of the very few DBC’s which has taken me very less time to make. I made both the challenges today and everyone loved it. The February 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen. She chose to challenge everyone [...] Yay,For once I made this challenge well ahead of time!!! Brillat Savarin said - “The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of new star”. I was glad to participate in DBC this time,as I discovered the two new words “Extremet”and “Jaconde”. I like [...] The 2010 December Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Penny of Sweet Sadie’s Baking. She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make Stollen. She adapted a friend’s family recipe and combined it with information from friends,techniques from Peter Reinhart’s book………and Martha Stewart’s demonstration. Stollen Wreath Makes one large wreath or two traditional shaped Stollen [...] Cake + Ice Cream,can it go wrong???? Ummmph…. did I forget to mention “CHOCOLATE”???? DB is the only reason I even blog these days.I really need to get back to my old self and start baking and blogging in full swing.Icecream cakes from Coldstone have always been my fav ones. Making anything like that [...] | Straight from a foodie lover’s heart thats what this site is all about. It’s just not about the taste,appearance or the presentation neither it is about satisfying ones hunger or revitalizing the organs. There is much more to it. I have been passionate about baking and this blog gave me an opportunity to express myself and hone my latent culinary skills.And last not but the least learn,the art of baking and cooking from many many talented people,age and location not withstanding.I welcome you to my world of foodie lovers!. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it - Nina:)  | ||
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