Rava/Semolina Kheer

Whoohoo! Next Friday this time I’m going to be at the Airport waiting for our flight to India. Yes, we are going on holiday for 6 weeks. It’s been almost 2 years since we've been home. This will be Lucas’ first visit to see his grandparents and extended family. I’m so excited! J I can’t wait to get back home and catch up with family and friends. And the families too are...

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Chicken Puffs

Yay! The weekend is here again. Thanks to the public holiday on Monday earlier this week; the work week has been a short one. Don’t misunderstand me, I love my job, but I totally love the weekend and time with my family more! JJJ Baaah who am I kidding, a weekend for me just means this;  Right getting back to business, to kick off an awesome weekend,...

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Tres Leches Cake with Strawberry Compote & Whipped Cream Frosting

The long weekend has just passed and I feel like I need another weekend to get over my long weekend. Yawn! J Someone very near & dear to our family was celebrating her birthday last weekend and of course we wanted to surprise her with a cake. We conspired with her kids and everyone made out that she was just too old to have birthday cakes anymore and so they would...

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Chocolate Biscuit Pudding

My mind is blank… Today I have no musings or craziness to share with you.  Maybe that’s a good thing. Don’t want to scare you off with all my crazy talk J so let’s just dive straight into today’s yummy recipe.  If you are searching for an easy dessert recipe, then look no further. This chocolate biscuit pudding is a perfect choice. It is so simple to prepare, the ingredients...

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Poori Bhajji

I know the posts have become a little irregular these days; I got a bit side tracked with my boys and illnesses. Thankfully, everyone’s back to their good health now and so here I am J Right now I’m going TGIF! It’s been an emotionally draining last couple of weeks and I’m so looking forward to the weekend and spending time with my darling’s. Speaking of darlings,...

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Chocolate Brownie Cake with Cookie Dough Filling

I made this cake for a family friend’s birthday, Uncle V J. It was meant to be a surprise as he didn't know we were doing this for him. It was fun conspiring with his kids and sneaking into the house to decorate it while Aunty lured him away from the house saying she needed to get some fresh air!  I’m not sure why I chose this cake. I wanted to try something...

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Banana & Chocolate Muffins

I haven't been having the best week and I was debating as to whether or not to post something here. But then I thought writing was my outlet, this is where I can think aloud and just have a yarn. Everything that has happened this week makes me think how different my life is now to what I imagined it would be. How my priorities have changed after marriage, after kids. I...

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Kadala/Chickpea Biryani

I just realized pretty much all my recent posts have been something sweet. Tsk Tsk! Naughty me J And so today’s recipe is a healthy, absolutely yummy one pot meal, that you can quickly whip up and serve warm with a side dish of raita or just plain yogurt. The first time my mom made this for us I was very skeptical because as far as I was concerned biryani must have meat...

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Best Ever Chocolate Nutella Layer Cake

A couple of days ago, I made an ever-so secret birthday cake for one of my housemates. Chocolate, naturally: the cast iron crowd-pleaser of cakes. Searching for the perfect recipe, I came across this.  Of course I was a bit hesitant at first, as hmm, chocolate cake with Nutella- been there done that. But as I read through her description about how...

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NUTELLA POUND CAKE

You know how you'd be sitting in the car waiting for the traffic light to turn green and your minds wanders and you think of random things or replay something that happened the day before? No?  Not Really?? I do that very often! Maybe it’s just me J . So this morning I was waiting for one such light to turn green and Kochu’s face came into mind. How he smiled at...

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