A perfect crust and a warm mushy inside, pan fried in 3 minutes… for those days when you need a break from the kitchen! “Your veal cutlet gets up off the plate, It walks down to end of the counter and […]
Tag: moist
A Couple of Cream Cheese Frostings
I use cream cheese in everything I possibly can—salads, bakes, frostings, pie fillings, sides, dips … you name it. I can even eat it plain, right out the tub while watching my everyday episode of Breaking Bad. And so, I’m thrilled […]
Classic French Toast
Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that are the hardest to do! Think about it—whipping up an egg until the peaks are stiff, making an omelette and flipping it perfectly, kneading the dough… And so, it occurred to me to dedicate […]
Carrot Cake
My all-time favourite cake! It’s best eaten warm in any weather. It’s rich, moist, full or flavour, and is the prettiest cake I’ve ever seen! “If carrots got you drunk, rabbits would be pretty messed up.” – Mitch Hedberg The […]
That Perfect Rum-Oozing Christmas Fruitcake!
The perfectly moist, heavenly, rum-packed Christmas fruitcake! You have to try it to believe it! 🙂 The Fact: Fruitcake was often put into ancient Egyptian tombs because it was thought the preserved food would not spoil on the journey to the […]
Banoffee Pie
Make this one out of love for the name of the dessert, if not the banana-toffee combination 🙂 “Q. Ever wondered where the phrase “to go bananas” came from? A. Why try when banana pancakes, choco-banana cakes, banana splits, […]
Patoyos, Patoleos or Patoddios
Yummy rice pancakes steamed with a coconut and jaggery filling… perfect for just about any time of any day, but specially eaten on the 15th August—the feast of the Assumption, which coincides with India’s Independence Day! “Happy Independence Day! […]
Spaghetti tossed with Spinach, Mushrooms & Minced Beef
Trust me. This dish smells delicious, looks even better, and tastes like something I’d want to be served in Heaven! I almost felt like a professional chef making this one. “No man is lonely eating spaghetti; well… it requires […]
Sausage Potato Quiche
The quiche has always been one of those fascinating kitchen creations that has an exotic appeal with a sprinkling of humility. I’m not sure whether it’s the many variations of the dish, its humble beginnings in Germany and France, its […]
Baked Fish in Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
Happy Easter and welcome back! So, this Easter, while I decided to send all my readers on that delicious roast chicken chase, I decided to go fish. And what a lovely dish it turned out to be! “A fishnet […]
Better Buttermilk
I swear by butter and cream and milk too; buttermilk was new and certainly was a welcome change! “I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.” – Woody Allen The Fact: To get the amount […]
Banana Pound Cake
Not everybody loves bananas the way I do. I eat them plain, slice them for crepe filling, mash them in pancakes, whisk them in milkshakes, fry them as fritters, and as the title says, bake them in heavenly, moist, pound […]
Apple Pie
I believe in kicking off the winter with this crunchy-crusted, warm, moist, and totally droolable apple pie. And so should you! “If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the Universe.” – Eugene […]
Red Velvet Cake
Some find a little bit of heaven in their red velvet cake; others think it’s overrated. My thoughts—I love red. I love cake. So, why not? “You’re only human. You live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damn […]
Lemon Pepper Chicken
Grilled chicken cooked with the combined fragrance and flavour of freshly ground black pepper and freshly squeezed lemon… hmmmm… “The disparity between a restaurant’s price and food quality rises in direct proportion to the size of the pepper mill.” […]
Chocolate & Sautéed Banana Crepes
Speaking of comfort foods, who’d have thought that decadent chocolate and a fruit wrapped inside a soft crêpe would be my new favourite dessert… breakfast item… comfort food…? “In a big family the first child is kind of like the […]
Roast Chicken
There’s nothing better than a piping hot, straight from the oven, moist, tender, gloriously golden-brown, aroma-filled roast chicken on a bed of roasted veggies! “A hen is only an egg’s way of making another egg.” – Samuel Butler The Fact: […]