Red Velvet And That Not-So-Little Boy’s Smile

Soft as velvet, smooth as a well-aged single malt. Life gets so dreamy sometimes! After months and months of stressing and stretching, we finally found a reason to celebrate. Not like we need one anyway. As my sister puts it – “Its a party at the house of K any day”. Nevertheless, once in a [...]

Chocolate mug cake… But in a glass

A very short story today. I read about this incredible mug cake sometime back here and boy, was I hooked! The blog-owner mentioned 5 reasons to mug a cake. One look at the picture, and I din’t need even one. I just had HAD to make one for me. But all the mugs at home [...]

Birthday!

My dear M’s birthday was just around the corner. Every year (for the last 3 odd years I have known him), it so happens that we always buy a massive mousse cake for my birthday and that makes such a huge diference to both our waistlines that we decide not to eat any special cake [...]

Ways to use up peanut butter

Trust me, I am not one of those people who let glorious peanut butter rot away in the cellar. I diligently eat a PBJ sandwich every night before going to sleep, slather peanut butter on cream-crackers and biscuits and cookies, mix it into smoothies, brush it on home-made satays, use it as a noodle sauce [...]

Gooey jam hearted muffins and reminiscing…

A few weeks back, my long lost cousin paid me a visit. Its been ages since I last met him, and as I reminisced about our childhood days, hazy memories of freshly baked muffins resting on the kitchen table and the warm vanilla smell wafting through the rooms filled my mind. My mom used to [...]