Cooking With Taal/Palmyra Palm Fruit
One can’t imagine that a fruit that looks almost monstrous can be the source of several delicacies. And these fritters were the first that I made after struggling with the fruit and its fibrous...
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Bakewell Tart With Jamun Jam
I thought I was done with jamun or black plum for this season. Like every year, I use them in juice and in baking cakes and tarts. Something new that I tried this year...
Marbled Banana Muffins
The rainy season is when these sunset bells turn prolific. I have a small round patch in my front yard for seasonal blooms. Throughout summer it’s these pretties that occupy that space and put...
Green Chutney
Concentrating on the power of greens particularly during these times when we need to make our immunity strong. I try to include a green chutney regularly. These are all from my pots. On the...
Beet & Tomato Galette
A great way of using leftover pastry dough is to use it in making galettes. A galette is an open-faced tart with either a sweet or savoury filling. The filling is placed in the...
Turmeric Flowers
It was only recently that I learnt that turmeric flowers are edible. Over the past few years, my interest in locally-available edible flowers has grown to a large extent. And to think that turmeric...
Hung Curd & Jamun Jam Cheesecake
I do have a sweet tooth. Although the quantity of sugar in my desserts isn’t much, I enjoy a sweet treat after a meal. And when I run out of ingredients, this is one...
Bakewell Tart With Jamun Jam
From June till the early part of July is when the berries on my jamun tree ripen. The birds and I get busy. Them picking on the choicest fruits and leaving a carpet of...
Jamun Loaf Cake
It’s the season of jamun (Java plum) now and my tree is busy playing host to the birds and the bees. With the first pickings, this is what I made. A simple cake with...
Chayote Crumble Tart
The other day I was looking up on squash (chayote) recipes when I came across a few recipes of pies! To say I was amazed is just putting it mildly. The vegetable that grows...
Chrysanthemum Bread With Pesto Filling
I only had a tablespoon of dried yeast and I wanted to use it for a special bread. And ‘special’ for me is one with a filling that my boys will finish off without...
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