a melange of recipes, cuisines and food stories and my adventures in the culinary world
Well,when life throws you lemons…No! I didn’t make lemonade …I baked a cheery, fluffy, lemon Bundt cake instead.My bday and committee meeting of the NGO that I do voluntary work for coincided and I was expected to bake a cake for the members.And tried and tested the perfect tea time cake was th
Mexican burritos with a sweet and saucy apple pie filling, fried and dusted with cinnamon sugar.
A super easy eye catching stripey cake, perfect for a children tea party.
 The cinnamon and the peanut butter combo imparts a nice unique flavour to the cake. The wholemeal flour with the nuts and prunes make it a healthy cake for the children,a must try and a sure hit!
When Mishti heard the name of the cake she didn’t find it appetizing and refused to touch it…she thought Mama dear used the messy mud to bake the cake…but when she saw all of us gobbling down the sinful chocolate glazed pieces she forgot all her inhibitions about it and gorged on the cake.
West Bengal is one of the Eastern states of India, the land of Ramakrishna Paramahansa,Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore,Amartya Sen…the list is endless, a state rich in cultural heritage, state teeming with people who are literary intellectuals, sports lovers, a place where India’s quest for
Eggplant Parmigiana,sliced eggplants fried,layered with creamy red and white sauce and baked with a sprinkling of Parmesan and Cheddar cheese.
Last to last weekend we were invited to take part in the celebrations of one of the most celebrated Russian holidays,Maslenitsa.It is a week long festival and is based on the pagan tradition of bidding farewell to the cold and gloomy winter and welcoming the fresh and sunny spring.Russians believe t
Welcome to my Blog! I am Saswati... a devoted stay at home mom, a proud military wife, a passionate cook and an avid food blogger. Cooking and baking is my adrenaline charger and I absolutely love my domain, the kitchen. The fragrance of spices, the crackle from the skillet and the sight of a perfectly baked cake gives me immense satisfaction. I fervently believe in the saying "Cooking is love made visible" and I have decided to spread the love by sharing my culinary adventures in the kitchen with you all!
