Cinnamon, Peach Crumble Cake

What can I say? I was getting images of this cake in my mind for a long time and finally went ahead and did it. The peaches and cinnamon in a soft cake with the lovely nutty crunchy crumbly topping………………….. My indulgence.  Came out well. Very well. Try it. You can have it with a light vanilla custard, or ice-cream, or just…

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Coconut Panacotta With Fresh Mango

What dessert can one make for Sunday lunch with friends on a hot summer day? Anything actually, but since it’s mango season and sweltering outside, I thought I’d go with something light, cooling and seasonal, so I went with a coconut panacotta, which is essentially a creamy jelly. After a heavy meal of cheesy quiche and mutton lasagna, the lightness of the…

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Mint Chocolate Mousse with Baileys Irish Cream

  Whenever I’ve made chocolate mousse for guests at a dinner party, there've been rave reviews. My family loves it, especially my husband. The recipe is so simple and one can use any liquor of their choice here, rum, kahlua, flavoured brandys. The texture of the mousse is smooth and melt-in-the-mouth and the flavour decadent. My introduction to this came from Irish T.V.…

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Rice Pudding with Date Palm Jaggery (Nolen Gur’er Payesh)

  Nolen gur, or date palm jaggery is a delicacy in Bengali cuisine as it is available only in winter and gives the most heavenly flavour to desserts. So naturally, when winter comes, anyone making any Bengali desserts with this stuff available would be hard pressed to use anything else. Bongs, slang for Bengalis, are one of the most food-obsessed communities you…

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Eggless Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Muffins

  I went on this eggless quest after finding out that out my daughter was allergic to eggs. Luckily, this lasted only for the first three years of her life and she’s now outgrown the allergy. However, my affinity for eggless cakes remained as I found they dry out a lot less than those with eggs and have a more moist and dense…

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