Posts Tagged "Romance"

Banana Walnut Cake

Posted by on Jun 12, 2012 in Culinary Journeys | Comments Off on Banana Walnut Cake

Banana Walnut Cake

The Sugar-Free ‘at-the stroke-of-midnight’  Cake (Serves a houseful of 4 adults and 2 kids): Refined flour-3/4 cup Ripe bananas,mashed-2 medium Walnut kernels,chopped1/4 cup Baking powder 2 teaspoons Salt a pinch Cocoa powder-3 table spoons Cinnamon powder 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg powder 1/8 teaspoon Cooking butter 200 grams Sugar Free- 1/2 cup(R is diabetic! Please use 1 cup of sugar,if you choose) Vanilla essence- 1 teaspoon Eggs,whisked 2 (yolks and whites separated) Milk 2 tablespoons   Preheat oven to 180° C. Grease and line the cake-baking tin. Sieve refined flour, baking...

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Foraying into 4-Oh!

Posted by on Jun 12, 2012 in Travel Tales | 17 comments

Foraying into 4-Oh!

You might ask, why this is a Travel Tale. This tale has travelled a long way! It started its journey decades back, and now lies in the custody of a foodie-wife who couldn’t think of anything better to gift him! To begin with, I have a problem (still) referring to him as my ‘husband’! Okay, don’t take this the other way around..its not a sad tale I am about to start on woes of a failed marriage or a beating-husband! I have this problem, because in all the 10 years of our absolutely rocking years of togetherness, I am yet to come across countable-worthy husband-like...

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Dancing in Europe’s Grandest Ballroom

Posted by on Sep 16, 2011 in Travel Tales | 5 comments

Dancing in Europe’s Grandest Ballroom

Venice was my first stop from London. On the RyanAir flight, I decided on a very filmy exercise..rather a Bollywood “inspired” exercise. I think it was one of the quintessential YashRaj movies which adviced that when they don’t find answers to what your heart really wants, the best way to find out is to peacefully close your eyes, and let the mind(take over from the heart) to visualise the one person/one thing that takes priority(at that particular moment). Voila! There’s your answer. So, I decided to follow suit,since I really didnt know what to expect from magical...

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The First Snowfall

Posted by on Aug 26, 2011 in Travel Tales | 2 comments

The First Snowfall

First times are always special times. And I always make it a point to remember my first-times in the most fondest ways possible.Some of them are adventurous, some of them soft and subtle and some of them, so beautiful that they should remain undescribed, locked in the alleys of your mind and heart, to be unlocked only to yourself, at times when just that one single thought or memory can bring the long-awaited smile on your face! Then, there are those experiences, for which you have no one else to thank but the bounty and grace of nature. A feisty first thunderstorm, the first dance in the...

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