The inspiration for this recipe comes from Giada De Laurentis’ ‘Chocolate-Hazelnut Ravioli’ recipe. It is a really easy recipe that can be made ahead in a jiffy. Being summer, I prefer ice-cream/cold desserts to baked treats…and this nutella wonton crisp elevates the simple ice cream in a bowl dessert to a more gourmet affair. I … [Read more…]
I am happy to announce my first contest win. Yep, I recieved an email that my blog was selected as this week’s winner for the Foodie Blogroll “Comment to Win – Naturally Knocked Up – e-course” contest! I am super elated that I won a course as my win that will help me learn the healing effects … [Read more…]
I know its the nick of time for the ‘Health Nut Challenge – I Scream for IceCream’ challenge. Ever since, I came to know about this event, I have been on the quest for the perfect healthy ice cream, and also one that does not require an ice cream maker. I had narrowed down my … [Read more…]
For Priya’s ‘Global Kadai – Indianized French Toast‘ Event, I decided that I wanted to do a stuffed french toast. This event is about Indianising any given dish from a world cuisine and was started by ‘Cilantro’. I wanted to make a bread version of my favorite sweet from Adyar Ananda Bhavan – Sweet coconut … [Read more…]
What’s lurking in my kitchen? I discovered quite a lot of challenging items in my kitchen for this event. The ingredient that topped my list, chronologically was: ‘Kalkandu’ or sugar candy. My mom had gotten it for my baby shower(valaikaapu), and set it as one of the plates…My son is celebrating his first birthday this … [Read more…]
There are some very strange combinations of food…that I sometimes wonder how people come up with…..until I got to witness one such discoveries, right under my nose. 🙂 It was one of those days when my son and I were waiting eagerly(vazhi mel vizhi vaithu…)for my husband to come home from work. Me, because I … [Read more…]