A rich, Florentine recipe that I tweaked for pears and made gluten free!

A FLORENTINE TALL DARK AND NOBLE!

June 08, 2016 in Dessert, Food & Drink

Some of my favorite bloggers write from Tuscany. I have followed Emiko's blog for god knows how long, quietly prowling her straight from the heart, well rooted recipes into the wee hours of the morning. When her book, Florentine, realised I was drawn ever more to what cooked and shared. Ironically, as much as I gawked I recreated few of her recipes, mostly because I do not have access to the richness of the variety of ingredients that Italy has. But, also because I was a little intimidated..

Mango No-Bake {Mexican} Cheesecake

May 18, 2016 in Dessert, Food & Drink

Years ago, when I lived in the UES, I would hike a mile North every so often to stock up on fresh corn tortillas, avocados (I was not a prolific eater of it then!), mangoes, and the CHILLIES! Since I moved out, I have been .. well.. rather cheating on the cuisine, tagging every taco I made as it, every chill-chocolate rub as dry mole.

Anyway, now I have seen the light. Amongst all the amazing things I discovered in the span of a patient 30 minutes were.....

Saffron cheese pannacotta with crushed nuts and chocolate

Jiggle Happy!

April 07, 2016 in Dessert, Food & Drink

Today's post is prompted by a saying on a tee that one of the staff is wearing today at the place where I work for free and pay for over-priced coffee (ok, really wifi-priced coffee)

"Sorry, I am Different" it says.

So, I told her "Don't be!" and she laughed sheepishly. Why?!

I have always known I was different. I couldn't quite describe how or why but growing up in India, I just felt like deer caught in headlights all the time. ...

chocolate-olive-oil-cake-with-chocolate-ganache

Holy Sundays + Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes

March 28, 2016 in Dessert, Food & Drink

I recently did a Perugina chocolate making class at Eataly in NYC and it was a lot of fun! I got to make my own bacis and also take away a really yummy chocolate olive oil cake that we frosted with cherry mascarpone frosting. I share some photos and recipes from that class here.

Also, I wanted to put forth an idea.. That of celebrating new beginnings each week and making every Sunday a holy one, in your own way...!

Curious? Read the rest of the post to find out more!

Lemon cookies soaked in Matcha pudding makes a startling luscious dessert!

Let's get the red going...!!

February 09, 2016 in Dessert, Food & Drink

This is truly one of the best creative times of the year. Between Super Bowl, Valentine's, Grammy's and the Oscars, there are so many reasons to come together as an online community and celebrate. And, there is such an explosion of awesomeness that it really is very, very hard to not be swept by it all. Even if one is an institutionalized skeptic!

Today, I have a matcha pudding for you, served as a trifle with lemon cookies. I have an interesting relationship with matcha. And, well, I suppose green tea in general.

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