A Very Happy New Year to all of you! May 2012 bring you the very best in life! A lot of  you may be wondering about the long hiatus in posts at OhTastenSee. That is because I am currently on vacation in India. We had just moved to the new house – and just when … [Read more…]
Carrot Cake is one of my favorite cakes – and it is something I had discovered only after coming here to the US. I especially love the cream cheese frosted – carrot cake cupcakes. One of my other all time favorites is cheesecake – the sinfully silky cheesecake is something I cannot resist. While browsing … [Read more…]
I have always heard of cakes made with Olive Oil, but never had a chance to try it. That, was until I saw the recipe for this beautiful – ‘Orange and Olive Oil Cake’ at Deeba’s ‘Passionate about Baking’. She has a beautiful blog with a lot of delicious cakes and desserts, that it was … [Read more…]
For a very long time, I have wanted to make a ‘Pineapple upside down cake’. Something about it is festive and springy and very celebrative. I am not a big fan of icing, and the fact that this cake decorates itself, is a big bonus for me. I googled a lot of recipes for this … [Read more…]
These sugar cookies are very basic cookies that I make almost every Christmas. They are very easy and the cookie dough can be made ahead and frozen up to a month ahead. My original recipe( I got it from a cookbook long back, don’t remember the book’s name) results in thick chewy cookies that taste … [Read more…]
Chocolate chip cookies are the most favorite cookie at my home, and whenever I bake up an array of cookies, this one has to feature as one of them. This year, I made a variation by baking these in muffin tins rather than on cookie sheets, so that you end up with thick chewy chocolate … [Read more…]