Cranberry Panna Cotta

Cranberry Panna Cotta

Have you ever had times when you try out a recipe and it fails? Like F*A*I*L*S ! And then you just give up after the first try because you couldn’t be bothered?  For me it was the panna cotta. Not this lightly spiced, Cranberry Panna Cotta. But a different one. When I first tried my hands on a  panna cotta recipe  years ago, the cream and the milk separated while setting. The gelatin had not done it’s magic. And the  whole thing didn’t even remotely taste like what it should have.  I drowned it all into the kitchen sink, including …

Herbed Labneh

What the world knows as Labneh, I grew up knowing as Chakka which, simply put was strained yogurt cheese. It used to be a really nice treat in my school lunch box, smothered between two flatbreads with a pinch of salt and spice. The tangy, refreshing taste of the cheese with the hot smoky spices and the chewy bread was quite delightful. I used to look forward to lunch on those days, though ironically this was something my grandmother would pack me because she didn’t have time to cook an elaborate lunch. It was simple, it was humble but it …

Kale Salad with Yogurt and Mustard

  It’s Friday and we are on another episode of our 38 Power Foods Blog group. 38 Power Foods blog group  focuses on one ingredient each week taking inspiration from the book ; Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes with the 38 Healthiest Ingredients from the editors of the whole living magazine. Each week we all  come up with recipes, stories, articles to encourage eating nourishing food. Who is we all ? The following wonderful people who make nourishing food and talk about it on their blogs. Do check what they have come up with this week. Also, If you are a blogger …