Winter warmers :

Cool Autumn warmers... Breakfast oats with poached quince

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These poached quince are prepared a few days in advance and keep for several weeks in the fridge. Oats drizzled with reduced quince syrup and a few slices is perfect for a late breakfast over the weekend! Poached quince adapted[...]

Carrot Halva (Microwave)

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Christmas is over :-( . Hope you all had a good time enjoying all the goodness this festival brings, not to mention good food, gifts, parties and so on. I had a good time too and am having a good time now as well, shopping around in the big[...]

Corn Fussili n Basil Soup

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Soups are the most comforting food for winter and I have been making a lot of them this winter. Here is one, I tried recently. I had found this one in a microwave booklet with recipes from Tarla Dalal at my mom's place. I vaguely remembered the[...]

Goulash with Caraway Dumplings

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Whilst this may not be authentic, it is no less delicious. The perfect warming dish on a cold winter's day. Rather than including stewing beef, I have used lamb escalopes instead ? this means that it can be cooked quicker rather than the usual hour[...]

Archway Holiday Nougat Cookies

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When I was younger, holiday time meant snow days, snow forts, an obscenely long break from school, maybe a family vacation somewhere and eight great night of Hanukkah. Light the candles, break out the dreidel, and make the all important decision[...]

An Event Announcement and C3 Soup

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Winter is in full bloom here and with that there are a few dishes that are making way to our table more than at any other time of the year. 'Soups' for examples comes to my mind first. But there are lot many things that we cook mostly in[...]

Toasted Coconut Vanilla Marshmallows

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Winter has reared its ugly head in Southern California, showing up a full two weeks early to the seasonal exchange party. Being a native New Yorker, I use the term winter rather loosely. In New York, winter might constitute knowing that when the[...]

Chocolate Cake With Fudge Icing (Eggless)

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This is my last minute entry for Suma's event - Bake-o-mania. I had made it for New Year. The fudge icing transformed this simple cake into a delicious and sinful treat. The reason I chose to cover it with fudge icing was the lack[...]