All posts of Shaheen

Hazelnut Crusted Lamb Chops

The trip to Italy was filled with all sorts of fun things – visits to cheese factories and wineries, olive oil tastings, lots of food shopping and a few cooking lessons thrown in fom good measure. One such cooking lesson was held at Academia Barilla, where all of us donned chef hats and aprons and […]
14 years ago

Italy

It’s been a few days since I got back from Italy, and I’m having a hard time getting back to the grind after all the fun I’ve had. Italy was everything I dreamed of, and more. It was astonishingly beautiful (despite all the grey!) and I went into a tizzy photographing the beautiful windows and […]
14 years ago

Passion Fruit Truffles

Passion fruit truffles. Surely, when I talk about these you’re going to forget about the fact that I have posted after what seems like eons.  Or, the fact that my replies to your emails have been slow and spotty. These passion fruit truffles have grown to become my latest obsession. And why not, it’s based […]
14 years ago

Happy 2011 + New Year’s Food Resolutions

Happy new year, everyone! Thanks for reading, commenting, emailing and being nothing but fantastic. 2010 has been all kinds of delicious and I noticed some peculiar developments in terms of how my palate has changed, or as I’d like to think, evolved. Milk chocolate was always my preferred chocolate, but now I can’t get enough […]
14 years ago

Best of 2010!

Here’s a quick round up of my favourite post for 2010 before the year comes to an end. I hope you like them as much as I do! January:  Chocolate caramel tartlets February:  Chocolate and hazelnut truffles March: Buttery buckwheat nibby cookies April: Marshmallows (yes, you can make them at home!) May: Jerry and Elaine’s […]
14 years ago

Buttery Lavender Shortbread

December has got to be the best month for a food blogger, with the season being perfect for rich breads, lots of cookies and elaborate meals. And that makes me feel really bad because I haven’t done justice to the month. While the weather in Bombay has been nothing but charming, and perfectly conducive for […]
14 years ago

Announcement: Bake Sale!

Popping in here really quickly to let you know that I’m having my first ever bake sale this week! It’s a part of the Mumbai Ishtyle Bazaar where you will find a bunch of budding businesses participate: right from colourful home ceramics to Turkish clothing and cute stationery (who doesn’t love stationery?) I’m going to […]
14 years ago

A Foodie’s Gift Guide

Get some holiday foodie gifts for your loved ones! [slide include=”3162, 3163, 3164, 3165, 3166, 3167, 3168, 3169, 3170, 3182, 3184″]   I’ve been coming across way too many adorable things – be it stationery, ceramics or jewellery. With the holiday season coming up, it’s only apt for me to share these discoveries with you […]
15 years ago

Poached Pears in Red Wine

There are some things that are so easy to make, and yet look and sound incredibly fancy.  Poached pears fit right into that category. With a bottle of Merlot and happy looking pears at hand, I set out to make some poached pears. Within minutes, the whole place was filled with the aroma of cinnamon […]
15 years ago