Quoting Julia Child, a party without a cake is just a meeting. True that I say, even for a tea party with samosas, cutlets, pinwheel sandwiches, scones and jam with clotted cream, croquettes and...
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This cake takes me back to our trip to Alibagh when a group of us went with our kids for a weekend during the monsoon seasons. It was probably July or August, wet months...
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An interesting trivia is that oranges appeared in the Christmas hamper sent out by the English monarchy in Queen Victoria’s times. It must be because oranges appear during this season and they are rather...
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Carrot cakes date back to medieval times. Sweeteners were dear those days. Carrot was added to sweeten cakes. Carrot cakes could be kept without refrigeration for three days without spoiling. It made logical sense...
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This cake recipe is very different. It was called a crazy cake as it was created during depression when even adding eggs to cake was luxury. It works for me now as I get...
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Native to North America Cranberries are also called Bounce berries. Once ripe these berries bounce. The first coined name was crane-berry because the blossom is shaped like a crane. This later used more and...
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My friend Mamta and I were like chalk and cheese. Cooking and baking were a common interest though. We were quite the cooks at a very early age. One summer her maternal aunt who...
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Burnt sugar cake is a thing of the past. It is like worn out lace or a hand-me-down fruit basket. It creates a visual of a grandmother returning from church in Essex, placing her...
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Who does not enjoy the romantic whiff of dark coffee brew? Coffee shops have become a phenomenon. Working, chatting, catching up, meeting, being alone, thinking, doing nothing; all of these qualify for a shortie or...
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The one thing I know is that Calcutta is the name of the city of joy in my head and heart. I refuse to call it Kolkata when I speak in English. Anyway, Calcutta...
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