This no knead focaccia bread was made a while ago. It came out beautifully and drew the family into the kitchen at lightning speed with its delightful aroma. It was topped with homegrown baby tomatoes and rosemary along with red onion, chilli flakes and garlic. All the flavours […]

There is nothing better than cooking with home grown produce. And this fig and greengage salad is one of those. It is a mixture of textures and freshness. The big, ripe figs and the sweet greengage plums came from my garden and so did the sweet and colourful […]

These cumin cookies (eggless) are very easy to make and are a great accompaniment for a cuppa; nice break from the regular sweet cookies. Cumin- Cumin is one of the most popular spices in my kitchen cabinet. It is also a spice that I, like so many of […]

Enjoying these kesa mithoi / Assamese no-cook rice flour laddu after ages. To be honest, the craving for these sweet treats was triggered when ma recently sent a photo and it brought back a whole lot of memories. In the photo, there was a bowl of kesa mithoi […]

This refreshing watermelon and grapefruit limeade is the perfect thirst quencher for the unusual rise in temperatures that we have been experiencing recently. It is easy to make and looks pretty too! What can I say about the weather! We have seen such extremes this year. Proper summery […]

Sharing the whole wheat blueberry and coconut muffins that I baked some time ago. They are really easy to whip up and needs no fancy equipment. And yes, they are full of blueberries, bursting as they bake to release their flavours. The coconut gives a nice bite. August […]

This delicious, zingy lemon curd is a result of the leftover egg yolks from the pavlova that I posted earlier. It is literally sunshine in a bottle. Speaking of sunshine, lately, we’ve not been receiving much of it these days. As I write this, there is a chill […]

I made this pavlova recipe after a long time! The last time I made it was many moons ago! But I was quite chuffed when it came out with the perfect crisp exterior and soft marshmallowy interior that pavlovas are known for. The daughter declared it the best […]

This hot and sweet gooseberry chutney was made from one of the batches of harvest from my homegrown gooseberries. The chutney is flavoured with Indian spices and the sweet note comes from jaggery. It is quite quick and easy too; comes together in approximately 15 minutes. The hot […]

Summer’s bounty of fruits is still going strong. And as frozen desserts and summer go hand in hand, here’s an easy and guilt free dessert for those hot summer afternoons . If you have a glut of strawberries, and bananas ripening too quickly in the summer heat, this […]