Breakfast Burger

This morning I decided a burger would make my tummy happy :) and it did! Burger bun is from the bakery, the party is ready made. That saves me a lot of time in the morning, even though I could make both of them.. So anyway I cut the bread in half put some ketchup and special mustard from Kolkata called kasundi, sauté some onions and caramelize them until brown place it on top of the previous layer. Fry the burger patty till golden brown and put a slice of cheese on it once done so it melts! Place that on top of the onions and close the burger with the top layer of bread. Usually I put lettuce and slices of tomato as well but that makes it really heavy, you can do that if you want to eat it in the evening.. With these simple steps you can have a burger in less than 15 minutes! Everyone should try it! I really enjoyed it. I put some effects on the picture it made it look unreal so I've put the original so it's believable.

Purplle.com & Soulflower

Bloggers meet at Inorbit mall. It was a lovely event on a hot Sunday afternoon. It began with sampling products by Soulflower and some information on them. Purplle.com was introduced as the country's first salon finder. This was followed by introductions of all the bloggers and an interactive session while lunch was served. The event was at spaghetti kitchen and the menu was chosen by Natasha the owner of Soulflower an array of pizza, pasta and delicious desserts flooded our tables. We then moved to the Soulflower store in the mall where we saw how soap was made! The popular soap pink for skin was demonstrated considering fresh strawberries are used since they are in season. It was a wonderful experience that ended with a few sample products that are really good. Overall it was a good event by good brands- Purplle.com and Soulflower.
Fun fact: the older soap is the better it gets!

Easter surprise!

All these wonderful goodies together was a real surprise, I didn't know I was so enthusiastic about Easter but well it turned out so! This basket of goodies contains jujup lollipops, 5 marzipan Easter eggs from 2 different bakeries, one chocolate Easter egg from Country of Origin, yellow angry bird from Candies and a red velvet cupcake from there as well.. And some traditional Baath(Goan cake). Finishing all this is going to be an enjoyable task :)
Happy Easter!

Easy home made pizza!

So pizza is the breakfast choice of the day. I got the pizza base from the bakery, made the tomato sauce at home. I toped it with onions, mushrooms, ham and cheese! Sprinkled some oregano on the top and baked it for about 15 min.

Fruits are a good idea.

Some home experiments that went really well- pink soda pop: a blend of strawberries, lemon, sugar syrup and soda. It was a really refreshing drink..
And pancakes with pear caramel syrup: regular pancake recipe syrup made of pears, sugar, cinnamon, butter and some salt. When I had the first bite of this I didn't expect it to bee so good, but by the time I could think oh yum I had already said it out loud!

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This is the recipe I always use with regular vegetable oil, I replaced that with Fortune Rice Bran oil, i loved the results! the cupcakes were moist and fluffy and so delicious!  Here is the recipe:

Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream Icing




Makes 12 standard sized cupcakes

Ingredients:




For the Vanilla Cupcakes

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• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsweetened plain soy milk
• ½ cup Fortune Rice Bran oil
• 1 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar

For frosting:

• 4 oz butter
• 8-10 oz icing sugar
• 2-3 drops food color
• Sprinkles

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Line cupcake pans.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients- flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, Fortune Rice Bran oil, vanilla, and vinegar. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and whisk until just combined. Do not over mix.
4. Fill the cupcake liners about two-thirds full with batter. Bake cupcakes for 15 to 18 minutes check  that the toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean with a few crumbs clinging to it. Cool the cupcakes completely before frosting.
5. For frosting beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, add food color, decorate with sprinkles!

Chocolate chip cake

This is the chocolate cake that I make. The ganache has a really good texture and tastes just as good! It's a 3 kg cake for a little girls birthday. Each chocolate chip was individually placed for the decoration! Lots of hard work but the result was worth it.

Perfect Crepes!

What a good breakfast this was! Topped with some maple syrup, strawberry jam and Nutella with bananas; it was delicious!!! A bit too sinful to begin your day with :)

Red velvet

This is everyone's new favourite craze, and they are right to think so. This valentines day would be so incomplete without it!

Baked by me : giant cookie!

This giant cookie is as simple to make as it is delicious!
Just mix together some sugar butter and flour. Roll out the dough. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and bake for 10 min. And then you have a giant cookie! :)

Baked by me : chocolate ganache cupcakes

Baked by me : vanilla buttercream

Baked by me : red velvet cupcakes

Baked by me : strawberry gateaux

Baked by me : strawberry cheesecake