Posted in Cakes and Muffins, Desserts, Picnic Food, Starters and Snacks, tagged cake, dates, dessert, walnuts on October 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Loaded with soft dates, this cake has a special, really delectable taste.
I almost did not buy the creme anglaise to go with it, when I decided to make it for dessert last Saturday, but then I was glad I did because everyone seemed to enjoy the combination !
Date Cake
1 egg
1 and ¼ cups of chopped [...]
Posted in Desserts, Starters and Snacks, tagged angel hair pasta, dessert, kheer, sevai, vermicelli on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have not had any cooking to do today, since we are invited to eat at the home of a friend this evening.
So I decided in the afternoon that this would be a good opportunity to make some kheer for the girls’ gouter. They often have a glass of milk when they come [...]
Posted in Cakes and Muffins, Desserts, Picnic Food, Starters and Snacks, tagged cake, chocolate, cocoa, dates, dessert on September 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
As I put together the ingredients, earlier today, for the cake that I took as dessert to the home of friends that we ate with this evening, I realized that this is the third time this month that I am baking the same cake. I made it for Indira’s birthday when we invited all our [...]
Posted in Desserts, Picnic Food, tagged carrots, dessert, halwa, Indian on July 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I started this blog by talking about the shakkarparas and gajar ka halwa I made for Diwali last year.
So I am back to write about the halwa, a dessert that Indira and her father just love.
Though it is in my mother’s kitchen that I first learned to make it myself, I still remember watching my [...]
