Ingredients: 1 cup clarified butter (aka ghee or samneh), room temperature 1 cup icing sugar, sifted 1/8 cup brandy 1 egg yolk 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour...
Ingredients: For Crust : 1 cup room temperature butter 55 g icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 1/2 cup flour - and some extra for handling/molding 30 g corn...
Ingredients: Pineapple jam (to be made in advance and kept in the refrigerator) ~ l can pineapple (567g) - drain away juice and blend (fresh pineapples would be...
Ingredients: For the biscuits: 250 g softened butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup icing sugar 1 cup custard powder 1 cup plain flour For the filling: 1/4 ...
Ingredients: For the cake: 112g unsalted butter, at room temperature 112g caster sugar 2 eggs 112g self raising flour 1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract For the shortb...
It always comes as such a surprise to me when someone doesn't like a flavour that I love. I know that different people's tastebuds perceive flavours differently, and what is delicious to some is bitter and abhorrent to others. Cilantro is a good example,
It's been crazy for the past few months since I've taken on some extra responsibilities that have proven to be much more time consuming than I had anticipated. Things will eventually settle down again, but for now the workload has kept me from being able
Diwali is the festival of lights and is a contaction of the word Deepawali which literally translates to 'rows of lights'. Living in kolkata, I have been lucky to be part of the amazing culture where each and every festival is celebrated with equal
Mrs Rekha Karmakar posts on her son Kalyan's blog . She is a storyteller who is full of wonderful memories. Whether it was her going back to Diamond Harbor looking for that home of her childhood vacation along with her two school going sons or
Dear Chocolate Bunny, Your appeal is undeniable. No question about it. You've shown up faithfully, year after year, in Easter baskets across the continent. Though your crinkly pastel foil is often askew, you'll always be a snappy dresser in our eyes.
A few years ago when I was visiting France, I remember enjoying a delicious pear frangipane tart, just sweet enough, as well as beautiful. The pâtisseries there are filled with rows of these gorgeous baked goods, and I was looking through some of my ph
One of the Cookie Carnival recipes this month is Toasted Coconut Shortbread with Pineapple Filling by Anna Olson of the Food Network Canada. I wasn't sure that I was going to find the time to make these cookies this month. Since it is raining today and w
Summer is coming.
It is not exactly here yet, but with the rising temperatures and cloudless skies I can feel it on the horizon. I am ready for it this year after the unpleasantly cold winter we had. When the weather gets warm I start craving
