carrotsandcherries

I understand it has been a seriously long time since I blogged my recipes, but a lot has been going around in life here, relocating (a BIG one !!) and settling down. And wait,.... lot of experiments in the kitchen. I have loads of interesting, tasty and ever so easy recipes to make. I am really delighted to be back in the Blog-o-sphere !! For breakfast, we had yesterday's leftover pasta, and some really tasty super simple Apple milkshake with nuts. The leftovers when put in front of Mr.CC (This is what I call hubby dear from now), brings out a hilariously comical expression on his face and his comical OMG, which can make me have a big smile on my face even when I type this. I will be giving the recipe of the tasty  (I think I am seriously over using this word :P) lip smacking pasta sans photos sadly in my next post. I am in a mode where I want to be cooking different things every single day, so please bear with me to update the post with the photos of the pasta. Comi...

Back into the blogosphere after a really long break !!! I have been continually trying and experimenting with new recipes or improvising on the old ones during these months of absence. Many new recipes were born out of sheer need for palate pleasing food without many gadgets and many ingredients. I was out of the baking zone for a long long time.......happy to be back and enjoying the joy of baking bread at home, with amazing results :) Several recipes, trials, not so-so and so-so results later I finally got " THE"  recipe for really soft home made milk buns. The trick to getting these soft is the amount of liquid and kneading of the dough. I got this  video when I was searching for bread on youtube, it was this recipe that worked for me. I tweaked the recipe a bit, most of it is exactly as in the video. So here goes the recipe, for 6 small buns you will need, Whole wheat flour - 250 gms Whole Milk - 200 gms Sugar - 30 gms Active dried yeast - 4 gms ...

Breakfast is one of the most important meal to kick start a day packed with energy. Here, we both prefer a nutrient rich and light breakfast. I used to buy this breakfast cereal to eat in the morning with milk, we used to always find it very sticky and too soft once you pour milk over it. Then I saw many recipes for something called granola , I did know what museli was and I loved it for breakfast with some cut apples in it. It was just a "perfect" way to start a day for me ! I just felt that most of the granola recipes had too much sugar and oil (may be butter also) in it. I got this really good recipe for a granola here , from Meeta at What's for lunch, honey? . Oh yea, I did tweak the recipe here and there to suit our tastes. I am giving here the final version of the recipe that I usually make when we want a good museli at home. These are what you need to make a hearty granola, 5 cereal mix, rolled - 400 gms Cranberries, raisins, apricots and dates - 145 g...

Quite a simple baking challenge but a tricky panna cotta challenge ! This month's daring baker's challenge was hosted by  Mallory of  asofainthekitchen . After much thinking, I tried to give it a go. Since I am trying to avoid baking (regularly) as all that is showing of on the waistline !!!!! I tried making a really low fat vegetarian version of panna cotta (a trial which did not work so well as in the texture) and I also reduced the amount of butter and sugar in the florentines. So here is a quick post on the ridiculously low fat panna cotta and perfectly sweet and lacy five cereal florentines. Vanilla Blanc battu panna cotta (vegetarian) Milk (2.5 % fat) - 250 gms Blanc battu (0.2 % fat) - 200 gms Agar agar powder - 8 gms Sugar - 50 gms Vanilla sugar - 20 gms 1. In a pan pour in the milk, the sugar both varieties and the agar agar powder. Stir well till there are no lumps. 2. On Low heat bring this mixture to a boil and let it boil for 2 mins. 3. Take of the heat...