Recipes From My Kitchen

IFBM organizers are making us go crazy by luring us with beautiful gifts to be won. And this time its Freedom Tree bakewares to be won. Check out their website. Their products are droolworthy, so full of life and so damn colorful!!! I can give an arm to get these goodies.  Their criteria was to bake some dish using corn. This is my entry to the Freedom Tree Baking Contest . I decided to make this delicious tart to compliment their gorgeous bakeware. This tart is very easy to bake and takes very less time to assemble it all together. If you have your pie dough ready, you could bake this in a giffy. You could also turn them into small tarts which could become a great canape recipe for a party. Ingredients: For the pastry: 375 gms plain flour , plus extra for dusting, 15 gms sugar, 225gms unsalted butter , cut into cubes, plus extra for greasing, 1 egg, 4 tbsp ice-cold water , For the filling: 1 medium sized tomato , thinly sliced, 1/4 cup fresh corn kernels ...

Frangipane is a filling made from or flavored with almonds. This filling can be used in a variety of ways including cakes, tarts and other assorted pastries. Originally designated as a custard tart flavored by almonds or pistachios it came later to designate a filling that could be used in a variety of confections and baked goods. Frangipane is one of France's many traditional foods associated with Christmas celebration. These days it is normally made of butter, sugar, eggs, and ground almonds. As you know that   KitchenAid India  has announced the  KitchenAid India Contest  in the IFBM meet , where we need to create a recipe using plums, I decided to make this tart with the Frangipane filling. Ingredients: For the pastry 375 gms plain flour, plus extra for dusting 15 gms sugar 225gms unsalted butter, cut into cubes, plus extra for greasing 1 egg 4 tbsp ice-cold water For the Frangipane 200gms unsalted butter 200gms caster sugar 2 eg...

The first ever Indian Food Bloggers Meet is just round the corner. The organizers Arundati , Revati , Aparna , & Nandita are working round the clock to leave no stone unturned to make this a mega successful event. Happening in Bangalore on Aug 1st and 2nd, this two day program covers a wide variety of topics right from blogging techniques to photography to food styling. The meet is supposed to be attended by enthusiastic food lovers who are good cooks, esteemed cook book writers, publishers, professional food photographers & stylists and social media activists from India and across the globe. It is really getting hot in here now. There is so much of excitement all around and everyone is running to the kitchen to cook up a storm. Yes, the organizers ensure that we are on our toes during these last few days to grab some exciting goodies.  KitchenAid India  has announced the  KitchenAid India Contest  where we need to create a recipe using plums. ...

Its not everyday that you get to taste the best ice creams in the world, but I am one lucky girl. I was invited for a unique tasting experience hosted exclusively for the bloggers before the official launch  Mövenpick  Ice Cream Boutique in Lavelle Road, Bangalore. This is their third outlet in India, with one being in Delhi and another one in Chennai.  Mövenpick  Ice Creams was founded in 1948, starting off as a restaurant with a vision to serve only the best. Now " Mövenpick " is a well known brand worldwide. Started by Ueli Prager, with a philosophy that - “We are not doing anything extraordinary, we are just doing simple things in an extraordinary way”.  Originally, in the 1960s, the ice cream was produced for restaurant sales only. The plant in Bursins was built in 1972, however production later was shifted to a larger state of the art unit in Rorschach, Switzerland.   Mövenpick  is now available in over 40 countries and has more ...