christmas celebration at home 2013

I wanted to write this before the year ends,since past few months life has been very hectic so i was not getting time to update my space today i thought of stealing some moments from my chaotic life and ,...
had written the above two lines in December but thanks to my chaotic life  and the sudden breakdown of the  computer I couldnt complete this post ,so today while jotting down my new year resolution in the journal I thought of completing this post first day of the year itself :-)
sharing some moments of the christmas party

 which I hosted for Advays friend at home
advay helped me with the decoration

 and ya i made him read the christmas story which I had written two years back

 baked some cookies,iced them too ,recipe inspired from here 

 baked christmas cake for the occassion too,recipe inspired from here 

ya guys this one was my dream again

which I lived up this year ,it does feel great when we fulfill our dream

btw this year I did something which was in my bucket list since long more on it will come soon,...:-)
thats all friends wish you all great year ahead
take care and happy blogging.

Roundup of Its time to Jingle Again Christmas event

I truly enjoyed hosting the event Its time to Jingle Again 2010 and it wouldnt have been possible without your support friends, thanks a ton friends for sending such yummy entries for the event,we have everything here cookies,christmas cake,eggless cakes too,scones,gingerbread house,and so many other things,sit back and enjoy the round up with a mug of warm coffee,..:-)
to start the roundup

Swapna of Swapnas Cuisine has joined in with Snowball Meringue Cookies and
 Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Cookies.Both the cookies are new for me and i gonna try them soon,..

PJ of Seduce your tastebuds has joined in with christmas goodies prepared in microwave ,Microwave Eggless Chocolate Brownies with Banana and  Microwave Eggless Date Cake.

Ria of Rias Collection has joined in with Betty Mama Christmas Cake, luv the name of the cake  makes it sound so delicious.

Swathi of Zesty South Indian Kitchen has joined in with Dates Mascarpone Olive Oil Anise Cookies nice combo of ingredients  and Christmas Fruit Cake .

Akheela of Torview Toronto has joined in with Scones ,which looks perfect for the season.

Ramya of Hot From My Oven has joined in with  decked up Christmas Yule log , luv the chocolate glaze on it.

Sumathy of Sumis Kitchen has joined in with  cute looking Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting and tempting  Apple almond cake.

Preeti of Isingcakes has joined in with  awesome Gingerbread House ,Christmas Ornaments and cute
 Christmas Parcel prepared from fruit cake .

Sameena of Easy to cook recipe has joined in with  nutty and crispy  Cashew Cookies and the evergreen  Plum Cake 

Aliena of Recipes for the everyday woman has joined in with  healthy version of  Christmas Cookies,as  the cookies are prepared from wholewheat flour.

Sudha of Malaysian Delicacies has joined in with tempting goodies Lemon ginger bar, Pumpkin cookies and crustless quiche.

Deepika of my life and spice has joined in with Buckeyes which in her words is Chocolaty peanut butter goodness.

Ajitha of The Saji has joined in with Gingerbread house which she has deked up with candies and gingerbread man .

Danny of Oh taste n see has joined in with Pound Cake  and  Christmas Sugar Cookies , i luv the addition of orange zest and almond extract in the cookies.

Srivalli of Cooking for all Seasons has joined in with  tempting Eggless Butterless Rum Fruit Cake , do drop in at her space for the step by step pictorial.

Mehnaz of Chef Naaz has joined in with colourful  Chocolate Cupcake with strawberry Frosting

Padhu of Padhu Kitchen has joined in with mouthwatering  Brownies , topped with chocolate sauce.

Meenakshi of Random Pondering of a Mom has shared Christmas tree Pic and her baking experience with her son.

Chitra of Chitra Ammas Kitchen has joined in with Rose Pudding , name itself says it all .

Jayashree of Spice and Curry has joined in with Eggless Walnut and Date Bread which looks perfect with a mug of hot coffee .

My entries Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Jam filling, Christmas Sugar Cookies,
Chocolate Sugar Cookies and Christmas tree pic.
Year 2009 roundup can be seen here
Thats all friends ,thanks a ton again for sending the entries for the event
see you all soon,happy blogging,:-)

Round up of Its time to Jingle again Christmas Event

Hello Frens,thanks a ton for Participating in Its time to Jingle Event and making it a great success,i am really sorry for the delay,was busy with my exam so thanks for bearing with me,coming back to the roundup,i got to see so many varities of cakes,cookies,and other christmas goodies .

 and to begin with we have

1. 
   
   Glutenfree Eggless Oat and Almond Cookies from A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine,which looks so christmasy perfect with  red and green cherries and Eggless Gluten free Oat and almond ginger bread cookies they looks so perfect
2. 
   
    Laura of Little chef and i and has joined in the event with Frosted Crescents and decked up christmas tree
3. 
   
    Renu of Renus Kitchen has shared recipe of Eggless Oatmeal Walnut Cookies and Spice Persimmon Cake
4. 
   
    Aquadaze of Served with love has shared Snowman Cake which looks perfect for the season
5. 
   
    Cham of Spice club has added colours to the festival with delights like Dryfruits and Nuts Ball and Chocolate Balls
6. 
   
    Christmas is incomplete without fruit and nut cake and we have eggless one here from Divyas Space,and another one shaped like Christmas tree
7. 
   
    Talking of Fruit Cake there is another one with frosting from Rias Space
8. 
   
     Bindiya of in love with food has joined in the event with christmasy Christmas Date and Chocolate Cake
9. 
   
     Bangalore Baker has sent lotz of cookies for the event there is Chocolate chip cookies, Ginger spice cookies ,Coconut  Macroons,Cranberry white chocolate chip bars.
10. 
    
     Simi of its all about food has sent yummylicious Swiss rolls  and thy look so yummy...
11. 
    
     Sweatha of tasty curry leaf has added jingles to the event with two yummy entries Sugarplums for Christmas and Bon Bon Cookies
12. 
    
     Divya of dilse has sent merry looking Christmas Fruit Cake
13. 
    
    Radhika of Soup and Dessert has joined with Snowy White Coconut Cake
14. 
    
     Sheba of Fork,boot and Palette has sent colourful Christmas Cookies which look so cute
15. 
    
     Swathi of Kitchenswathi has sent Plum Cake for the event which is one of the christmas delight
16. 
    
     Kokila has sent Festive looking Fruit and nut Cake another traditional christams cake
17. 
    
     For Pomegranate lovers theres Pomegranate Shortcake from Nishas Kitchen
18. 
    
     Sowjanya of Ruchikacooks has sent yummlycious Apple and Date Cake 
19. 
    
     For Fruit and Nut Cake lovers theres another one to try from Romas Kitchen
20. 
    
     thers Vanilla and Chocolate Muffins to try from Lavis Space
21. 
    
    Lotz of snow and decked up tree thats what Split personality has sent
22. 
    
    Kavya of Kavya Kitchen has added zing to the event with this lovely christmas decoration and awesome looking Ginger Bread Cookies 
23. 
    
    Nithi of 4th Sense Samayal has shared some lovely clicks and beautiful Christmas Kolam
24. 
    
    Shama of Easy 2 Cook Recipes has sent christmas feast pic
25. 
    
    Priya of Easy and tasty recipes has sent varities of cakes and cookies many thanks priya ,for cake lovers theres

 Christmasy condensed milk and dry fruit cake, chunky apple chocolate yogurt cake,chocolate yule log cake,french king cake and

 Crunchy cornmeal cookies.

26.Sayantani of Homemakers Dairy has joined in with Christmas Rich Fruit and Nut Cake 

27. Cilantro of Cilantro Recipes has sent decked up Fruit Cake and Christmas tree pic 

28. Pari of Foodelicious has sent aromatic Coffee less coffee cake

29. Homecooked has sent simple and elegant looking christmas cake 

Entry from my space- Eggless Christmas Cake

                              Christmas tree pic 

Thanks a ton again friends for making the event a great,enjoy the delicacies will be back soon,..:-)

take care and happy blogging.

Celebrating Christmas and Birthday with Eggless Christmas Cake

With nani around i had to bake eggless christmas cake for everyone ,while i was baking she was pretty excited how the cake would taste,as she is very fond of such things which were rare during her days,she liked eggless banana muffin,mexican cinnamon cookies too ,i goona post them soon as this whole week i will be on with Recipe Marathon hosted by Nupur of One Hot stove ,this is first recipe marathon which i gonna participate so i am pretty excited so guys u gonna cee posts whole week on asankhana i dont know how i goona do that :-) coming back to todays post i gonna share recipe of my first eggless christmas cake which i baked today ,

recipe source cake book
recipe name Eggless Christmas Cake
preparation time one hr
baking time 40 mins\
baking temperature 150 degree centigrade
ingredient needed
75gm golden raisins
75gm raisins
75gm currants
75gm glace cherries
50 gm mixed peel
250ml apple juice
25gm toasted hazelnuts
30ml pumpkin seeds
2 pieces preserved stem ginger
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
120ml milk
50 ml sunflower oil
225gm self rising/wholemeal flour
10ml mixed (apple pie)spice
45ml brandy or dark rum
apricot jam for brushing

Preparation Soak the sultanas ,raisins,currants,cherries and mixed peel in the apple juice overnight
Procedure
Preheat the oven to 150degree centigrade ,grease and line cake tin and keep aside
In a mixing bowl transfer the soaked fruits,add hazelnuts,pumpkin seeds,ginger and lemon rind to the fruit.
Stir in the milk and oil ,sift the flour and spice into another bowl,then add to the fruit mixture with brandy or rum.
Combine thoroughly
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tinand bake for 40 mins or until the cake is golden brown and firm to touch.
Cool on wire rack

With the left over batter i prepared cupcakes or muffins whatever they look like in small muffin pan this is how they looked .
Eggless Christmas Cake is off for Show me your cake event hosted by Divya of dil se
and to Its time to Jingle Event hosted by me .

one another look guys :-) wish u all merry christmas ,and ya dont forget to wish me back its my birthday today,,,,:-)tk cre,..and merry christmas again