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Around the world, Seafood dishes, Spanish

Around the World #1: Discovering Spain with an authentic Paella recipe

When I decided on doing the ‘Around the World series'(see my earlier post on this), Spain was one of the countries that I definitely wanted to learn more about.  Spectacular natural landscapes, such diverse history, home of flamenco and bull flighting, marvelous architecture, and of course its varied, colorful foods …made Spain first on my list of […]

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Introducing ‘Around the World’ series

When I started my blogging journey a year ago I wasn’t exactly sure about many things.  Wasn’t sure whether I should do a separate blog for Kerala recipes, whether I should blog about the different Indian cuisines too since I cooked that also on a regular basis. And then there was my other motivation of exploring […]

Desserts

Mango Ricotta Ice Cream ( Mango Ricotta Kulfi)

  So what if we are in the midst of winter with sub-zero temperatures…hey ice cream is welcome anytime 🙂 After the holidays I was left with this large tub of ricotta cheese in my freezer.  Had planned on making stuffed shell pasta but somehow didn’t get to it or rather didn’t need to  with so […]

American, Desserts

Double Chocolate Marbled Cheese Cake

A thing of beauty is a joy forever. A cheese cake that has two types of cheese – cream cheese and mascarpone and two types of chocolate – swirls of both white chocolate and milk chocolate …mixed gently and baked slowly to get a perfectly looking cake! Now that’s what I call a thing of […]

Appetizers, Desserts

Happy Holidays and Strawberry Santas

Although winter is my least best season, I really love December.  There is so much to do! Holiday shopping starts early with not only shopping for gifts but also clothes and kitchen items since everything seems to be on sale! Even if I don’t end up buying anything for myself or the home ultimately, I still need […]