Archives of BAKING

Zucchini and Thyme Pizza

One of my favourite things to eat is a simple zucchini pizza with a sprinkling of thyme, doused in really good olive oil. Add a few slivers of marinated artichokes, and that’s even better. I’d invariably buy pizza at La Renella that would have these two ingredients as toppings in abundant quantities. Back home, I […]
13 years ago

Kouign Amann

Last week, I was at Paris des Chefs – an event that had the best chefs and designers collaborate on creating food together. Watching them at work was awe inspiring. I was particularly influenced by Alain Passard’s approach to food and his irreproachable knife skills. My favourite workshops were, of course, those that required oodles […]
13 years ago

Upside Down Caramel Apple Cake

Whenever I spot an apple recipe in a book, it gets bookmarked. Especially lately. I’ve been consuming apple desserts as if they’re the only kind available: apple tart, apple strudel, green apple sorbet, apple cake, apple bread. Anything at all made with apple is picked up without a second thought. I’d bookmarked this recipe in […]
13 years ago

Chocolate Filled Chocolate Cookies

I go through cookie phases. I don’t make them for months at a stretch, but when I do, I can’t seem to stop. With cookies showing up all over the blogosphere this season, I got sucked into the madness as well. First, it was the walnut-rosemary that sat in a cookie tin on my desk. […]
13 years ago

Rosemary, Walnut and Brown Sugar Cookies

It’s weird that just when I get pots of fresh herbs, I stop using them in my cooking. Suddenly, I  don’t need them all that much. And when I don’t have them, I keep getting smacked in the face, recipe after recipe that calls for ‘a sprig of thyme’ (which doesn’t warrant buying an entire […]
13 years ago

Quince Crumble

This is an extremely simple recipe where you poach the quince with some spices until it's soft, then slice them up and place them in a dish, and top them with crumbled biscuits - cinnamon loaded like Speculoos or the spicy gingersnaps.
14 years ago

Nutella Cake

I have three huge bottles of Nutella sitting on my shelf. My mom would be furious if she knew; but then, that’s my excuse for not making unnecessary trips to the supermarket. After having my fill of Nutella slathered on toast and straight from the jar, I decided I’d bake some of it into a […]
14 years ago

Almond Florentines

These golden hued disks of sliced almonds are crisp, shiny and supremely addictive. What’s a Florentine you ask? It’s an Italian cookie that gets its name from where it originated, Florence, and is generally made with almonds and hazelnuts (the most abundantly used nuts in the region). Dried and candied fruits are also added sometimes. […]
14 years ago

Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread

Cinnamon, sugar and butter between slices of dough and baked to a warm hue. How can you resist? It looks all fancy schmancy, but it’s really simply to make. It’s the basic plain white bread dough. You just do a little bit of rolling, spreading and slicing. Shove it into a loaf pan, and then […]
14 years ago