What is it about a sphere of chocolate that is so alluring, seductive, enticing! I am speaking about the good old chocolate truffle and it’s captivating charm. Is it the fact that it is made from chocolate? That would be reason enough for me to be,(ahem!) hooked to it. Or is it that it resembles, in the looks department, to the epicurean truffles from Périgord? Or is it because at some point in History both the chocolate and the lumpy little fungi have been associated with being an aphrodisiac? Is it all of the above? Chocolate truffles originated in …
Bienenstich Kuchen – Bee Sting Cake
“The measuring and mixing always smoothed out her thinking processes – nothing was as calming as creaming butter – and when the kitchen was warm from the oven overheating and the smell of baking chocolate, she took final stock of where she’d been and where she was going. Everything was fine.”
― Jennifer Crusie, Maybe This Time
Bean and Quinoa Chilli
“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait.” Paulo Coelho It has been a long pause on the blog. Off late that seems to be norm than the occasional break. Since many of you asked what was going on, I thought I will do something that I have never done before – share what’s going on in life with all of …
Kanel Snegle/ Kanelbullar (Swedish Cinnamon Snails/ Rolls – # We Knead to Bake 11
So another confession. I have never eaten a cinnamon roll. Yes! One more confession and one that I am not even ashamed to admit. I mean no disrespect to the American Cinnamon roll, but I just am not someone who can take in that much of sticky sweetness and then endure all that sweetness. I just don’t have a sweet tooth. My teen on the other hand loves the sticky sweetness but not the cinnamon so much. So we never had to have the conversation about making the American Cinnamon rolls in our house or buying them from the …
Creamy Polenta & Stir
A few weeks ago, my friend Barb from Creative Culinary invited me to join her for a culinary adventure at Stir. “Would you like to join me for a Bacon and Booze class at Stir?” she asked. As if she needed to ask anything after the words Bacon and Booze and Stir! I love all three. Bacon and booze for obvious reasons and Stir because it is one of the most professionally run recreational cooking schools in Denver. The vibrant décor, hands on cooking experience, professional kitchen assistants, well designed kitchen menus and a whole lot of fun! On the …
How to Make Paneer
Making paneer at home is a bit of a process. But it is worth all the time you will need to put in. The resulting paneer is a soft and creamy deliciousness. Be warned though, you might end up eating this deliciousness before you get to making a dish out of it. I don’t have memories of making paneer at home. No one in my family did it – Ever. It was simply bought from the local cheese shop along with milk and yogurt. If one needed more than a couple of pounds of paneer, the cheese maker had …