Loved Januaryhow was it for you ?

Hello Friends,
How was January for you ?
For me it was fabulous finally after such a long time was able to blog continuously without any break didn't read much because I wrote a lot in my blog and on twitter .Wrote some poems too on this blog which can be read here
Started a new series on the blog letter for Advay my son which I am really loving writing  & maybe because now he can read its fun to see his expression when he is reading the letters.
.Have started following some daily prompts for short poems & verses on  twitter which I am loving doing Will be sharing the poems in the other blog soon .Started studying French again and the painting class is on so ya this month has been very productive for me &; a happy one too.
For the January post on AsanKhana check here
what about you guys ? How was the month for you ? were you able to follow your resolution ?
Do share with me in the comment section

sharing a precious moment of Ganesha Chaturthi 2014 pic taken at my Singapore home .
& ya that painting of Ganesha is done by me .
Awaiting your replies
notyet100

Kopi ,Kaya toast and a good book,..;-)

Sometimes i crave for the Kopi paired with Kaya toast and soft  boiled eggs ,

this picture was taken few days back
when driven by my craving
I went to  this kopitiam

just to sip coffee ,eat kaya toast and read a good book
and enjoy my me time :-)
this picture is joining

Black and White Wednesday - A Culinary Gallery Week #46 hosted by
 Susan of The Well Seasoned Cook.
Linking this to
The Weekly Story week 90 hosted by Colours Dekor.
take care friends,..see you all soon

If I had a girl,....

If I had a girl ,this is the cake
which I would bake for her special day.

Maybe some two decades back
this is the cake which i would
love to cut on my  birthday.

But just because I don't have a girl
or that I am three decades old
it didn't deter me to bake and decorate

this pinkilicious chocolate cake ,
as this one is for a sweet little girl
of my friend,..

thus, I had a wish   to bake and decorate
something like this for a sweet little  girl
and I am so glad that
I could do,......:-)

I baked this eggless chocolate cake for my friends daughter
iced it with strawberry butter cream  icing
and then deocrtaed with sprinkles,edible silver ball and pink pearl balls.
recipe of the cake is blogged here 
recipe of icing inspired from joy the baker and blogged here
replaced the vanilla essence with strawberry essence and add few drops of pink colour.
with the same  cake as base decorated as Angry Bird Cake 
blogged here and here .

linking this post to
the weekly story week 90 hosted by Colours Dekor.
the kids delight event hosted by  Ribbons to pasta event started by Srivalli 
thats all friends,wish you all happy week ahead,..
take care and Happy Blogging.

Vanilla Cupcakes for A decade has passed we bake to remember 11-09-2001

10 yrs back i was not that mature
10 yrs back i didnt realise what happened
on 11th September 2001
when twin towers were attacked by two planes in Newyork
first i thought that it was an accident
then later heard that it was deliberate attempt

Now its gonna be  10yrs since that incident
10 yrs back i was in first year of my college
i had my own problems ,my own inhibition
i was to busy to realise what was happening
i was occupied with so many other things
10 yrs back internet was just used to exchange mail
or to connect with friends
but now things have changed
i am glad with time i have become more aware
and more mature
Marla of Family Fresh Cooking
has asked us to Bake a Cake

or a cupcake or muffin
in rememberance of 9/11

I baked simple Vanilla Cupcakes
baking temperature 100 degree centigrade
baking time 5 to 7 mins
yield 12 mini cupcakes
INGREDIENT
all purpose flour one cup
salt pinch
sugar half cup
baking powder one tsp
butter one fourth cup
vanilla essence half tsp
milk one fourth cup
egg one
Preparation
Line a muffin tray with liners ,keep aside

Procedure
In a mixing bowl mix all purpose flour,salt ,sugar and baking powder
add butter,vanilla essence and milk and mix everything together for a minute
add egg and mix with hand blender to a smooth mix,
scrape the sides of the bowl with spatula
spoon the mixture into the cupcake liners
bake for five to seven minutes
remove the cupcakes and place on wire rack to cool
once completely cooled ,ice or decorate.
For decoration
Royal icing
red colour
sprinkles
tea recipe blogger here

Thats all guys ,wish you all happy week ahead
take care and Happy Blogging .

Recipe Marathon Day 2 Cheese Bread

Yesterday evening was full of surprise for me ,i was not told anything but everyone else knew including my hubby ,...;-) ya guys i was given surprise birthday party by my sisters and bil at Pallavis place,just like last year this year too there was blueberry cake

 the only diffrence was the place everything else was same,some times it feels so blessed to be around with luved ones isnt it;-) i had dressed Advay as little santa

 who was busy feasting as u can cee in the pics another big surprise for me was hand written poem by my father which i will be posting soon in his blog,i couldnt control my tears when Pallavi read it aloud,i guess this was the best birthday celebration i ever had

thanks Pallavi ,Neha and Suyash for planning and making it so special for me,

Coming back to todays post i gonna post another eggless baking recipe of Cheese Bread  from my bread book,

 I guess December is the perfect month for baking with cold breeze out and chill inside plate of warm oven fresh bread with some broth is all we need ,and that’s what we had for dinner one cold evening, Neha prepared Mushroom soup while I baked bread and together the meal was so comforting

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Recipe Name Cheese Bread
Recipe Source Bread Book
Baking Recipe

Baking Temperature 200-190 degree centirade

Ingredient Needed

15ml active dried yeast

250ml warm milk

25gm butter

425 gm strong white bread flour

10ml salt

90gm grated mature cheddar cheese

Preparation

Combine the yeast and milk in asmall bowl,stir and leave for 15minutes to dissolve and for yeast to become frothy.

Melt the butter and cool it.

Procedure

Mix the butter with yeast mixture and keep aside.

In a Mixing bowl mix the flour and salt together

Make a well in the central and pour in the yeast mixture

Mix well to form a rough dough.

Transfer to a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic

Return to bowl and cover and leave to rise in warm place until it doubles in vol.

(this will take aprrox two to four hrs)

Grease a loaf pan and keep aside

Punch down the dough and knead in the cheese to distribute it evenly

shape it into loaf shape ad place in the prepared tin

leave in the warm place until the dough rises above the rim of the tin (approx.one and a half hr)

Preheat the oven to 200degree centigrade bake the bread for 15mins lower the heat to 190 degree centigrade  and bake until base sounds hollow when tapped approx 30 minutes.

CHEESE BREAD is my second entry for recipe marathon hosted by Nupur of one hot stove

for first day entry of all the runners of the marathon please click here

Christmas tree Pic  is my second entry for the Jingle Event on at my blog

take care and happy blogging frens cee u all soon,..

Fresh Veggie Pizza,...

These days when Advay gets bored playing his toys I have to distract him with something new so few days back when I was busy preparing Pizza I told him to play with his dolls, I had one small toy bottle so taught him to feed the dolls,

Thanks to INA market of Delhi I am never out of stock of the exotic veggies like zucchini, broccoli and fresh parsley name it and u have it, everything is available in this market..i feel so happy when I go there for veggie shopping, these exotic veggies are available in the near by malls but not as fresh as in INA,..INA market is paradise for foodies, …I guess i am drifting away ,...;-)

Coming back to Pizza recipe its very simple..

N Ingredient needed –

N Chopped Onion

N Chopped tomato

N Fresh Parsley leaves

N Chopped Zucchini

N Sliced Baby corn

N Sliced Green, Red and Yellow capsicum

N Salt as per taste

N Pepper

N Mozzarella cheese

N Italian Herb

Procedure- Apply nutralite on the base, place the veggies on the base, followed by grated cheese and fresh parsley, sprinkle salt, pepper and Italian herb and place in preheated oven at 220 degree centigrade and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.

Metro work is going just opposite to our building and I guess by next year we will have the metro station ready ,..in the below pic station can be seen,..i guess commuting gonna be very easy in few months,..:-) what a relief for us,...isnt it...

I am leaving for Singapore tomorrow for two weeks...bit tensed about travelling with Advay,..i hope u guys remember what happened last time:-) will be back soon with a post from Singapore,..till thn cee u guys,,,u all tk cre,.;-)

so for some two hrs Advay was busy playing this new game

while I baked Pizza,. .and this is how did,i had stock of fresh veggies in my fridge ,mozzarella cheese,and store brought pizza base