Whole wheat chilli, garlic and herb rolls

Nothing can beat the aroma of freshly baked bread. I recently made these whole wheat chilli, garlic and herb rolls for one of our meals. And we absolutely adored them. These soft, buttery rolls looked, smelt and tasted absolutely gorgeous and I can’t wait to share the recipe […]

Orange salmon bake

With the number of salmon recipes that I have posted till now, you must have probably guessed how much we adore this fish. We simply can’t have enough of it and add it to our meals in a variety of ways. In this post, I am sharing another […]

Roasted butternut squash and sweet potato soup

The daffodils came, the tulips are sprouting up, the blossoms are putting on a show and clusters of new leaves on the trees are opening up. Long, warmer days were on the horizon. But then, the temperatures decided to take a nosedive. We even had a few flurries […]

How to roast garlic

Garlic is one spice that I use in abundance in almost all my cooking and savoury bakes. Yes, more than enough to keep the vampires away!! Not only is this spice good for you, being heart healthy etc, but the flavour that it lends to all the dishes […]

Roasted asparagus with garlic and chilli

Spring landed in our neck of the woods a while ago. The daffodils raised their pretty yellow heads some time back and are now almost past their prime. It is so wonderful to be able to experience the seasonal transitions of nature; something constant to look forward to […]

Chocolate, orange and almond flourless cake

We don’t celebrate Easter. But, when Easter comes around, for some reason, I always feel the urge to bake something chocolatey. Must be all those Easter eggs that are in our faces every time we visit the supermarket from long before Easter. Or maybe it’s just that all […]

Oats, chocolate and ginger cookies (eggless)

I first made these oats, chocolate and ginger cookies (eggless) more than a decade ago! How time flies! My two taste testers were so little then and are both now taller than me! This is another recipe that I managed to find in my recovered notebook. What recovered […]

Savoury scones

These savoury scones are very dear to me. I first made them more than a decade ago. The kids were very small then and this used to be one of their favourite after school snacks. How the time has flown! They (in fact all four of us) still […]

Spiced apple crumble

All four of us have massive sweet teeth. Needless to say, we often crave desserts. For day to day desserts, I try to regulate what goes in and keep it mostly simple. A dessert which is simple to make, delivers on taste and is guilt free is always […]

Carrot, walnut and raisin cake

I baked this carrot , walnut and raisin cake a few days ago. It is a very moist carrot cake made with whole wheat flour, flavoured with spices and filled with walnuts and raisins. I had plans of dressing it up with some indulgent frosting, but at the […]