Simplicity Coimbatore , Mince pies are delightful Ever since I was a little girl , old enough to read a story on my own ,I have had a fascination for pies. The pictures showing the golden dome of flaky pastry filled with the promise of delicious ingredients was, for me ,the most extravagant of treats. […]
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Baum Kuchen – Cake on a spit
Hindu metro plus , Baum kuchen The Germans are well known for their kafee and kuchen indulgence at te time. Coffee and cake tempt passersby at the smallest of coffee shops and a visit to Germany is incomplete without treating yourself at least once. It makes me feel quite to the manor born to have […]
Mulled Wine
Hindu metro plus , A vat of mulled wine this Christmas ? Where do I begin with this one ? Let’s start with the delicious process of making a mulled wine . Take a shiny deep bottomed brushed steel pan. Shake in a mound of snow-white fine castor sugar . Next ,scatter in broad […]
Christmas baking and Santa colours
Hindu metro plus , Christmas cookies Growing up with varied interests has a lot to do with the kind of books one was exposed to as a child. The number of stories that I’ve read all through childhood of Christmas and the midnight chimney visitor is what I hold responsible for my fascination with Santa […]
Holiday Hot Chocolate
This one just ticks all the right boxes for me. It was number 1 on my indulgences. What makes it even more special was ,that, I had no idea what I was getting and the way it was going to be packaged !!! Picture this ,it was a cold Sunday morning in Bangalore. It could […]
Weinacht Stollen
While we are talking about all the things we love at Christmas,I must mention to you the one other delicious loaf of cake/bread that finds it’s way to my table every December…I know it by it’s German name, Weinacht Stollen…It’s a loaf of bread made for winter filled with dried fruit and rum…to help keep […]
