Cooking With Kids

Black Magic Cake

June 2, 2012

Black Magic Cake – A moist and deliciously chocolaty sheet cake with a simple ganache on top – perfect for a picnic or a quick chocolate craving fix..! . . Life always comes a full circle. If not today, tomorrow, all your wishes will be fulfilled. It is a matter of working towards it, slow and steady. … I know that sounds quite philosophical,but that is what I learnt in the last few months. I have been a home maker for the last 10 years, a dutiful wife and a concerned, caring mother. Having gotten married when in college, I never worked a…

Orange Bombs and a first time ..!

May 21, 2012

Cute orange shells enclosed with delicious orange flavored ice cream – a perfect way to beat the heat with the kids..! I am a softie for presentation. Any kind of food dressed appealingly is a WOW for me. Looking good just cannot be ignored. You eat primarily with your eyes, smell the aroma with your nose, feel the texture with your touch and taste the food with your tongue. And that is the ultimate truth of food. . . Looking good is not always restricted to your plate. The ambience of the room you eat in, the courteousness of the people serving you,…

Hi Hat Cupcakes for trips, birthdays and more..!

April 26, 2012

A delectable tower of amazing chocolate cake, a white marshmallow kind of filling and a lovely chocolate topping, these hi hat cupcakes do not disappoint..! . . It has been a long time since I have blogged. NO , it is not my writers block time, in fact I had to pack my bags and travel to India on a family emergency. The clutches of a deadly illness had caught one of our family members in its grips. The days were tense and time passed in a very apprehensive and worrisome state. A surgery was necessary and inevitable. However by God’s…

Stained Glass Cookies

March 1, 2012

A delicious, soft crumbly cookie with a well of melted candies in the center, Stained Glass Cookies – What more can kids ask for, seriously..? . . Well, today my first blog event has officially concluded. And it has been fun..! When I started off with this event I was not sure as to what to expect. Would it be just work on top of work? But no. It has been a very new experience. More than that it has been a highly informative and enriching experience. I came to meet so many new bloggers and got a chance to…

Chinese Fortune Cookies

February 8, 2012

Chinese Fortune Cookies are almond or vanilla flavored biscuits which have a piece of paper inside them with a supposed wisdom, prediction or prophecy written on it. . . There is nothing Chinese about a Chinese fortune cookie. In fact these cookies originated not in China but in America and are a take on the traditional Japanese tsujiura senbei, a food which is associated with New Year festivities at Shinto Shrines. The tsujiura senbei contains a tsujiura (a writing that tells one’s fortunes) inside a senbei (Japanese crackers). Traditionally these senbei was not sweet. The fortune cookies that we know today were…

Oreo Mc Flurry & Oreo Milk Shake – its Oreo time..!

January 23, 2012

. . Who does not love Oreo cookies? Not many I suppose. Oreo – twist, lick, dunk.! This jingle is doing the rounds on the television and has been primarily responsible for the vanishing stacks of Oreo cookies at home. The advert is well takken, simple to understand and very appealing in its simplicity. Recently I came across this line , A friend will share his pack of Oreo cookies, but a best friend will share his last Oreo too. It made me think that Oreo cookies have somehow built a cult status among cookie lovers, especially my son. He…

Nutty Chocolate Molten Lava Cake

January 20, 2012

A hot chocolate volcano cake which erupts in a delicious explosion, causing tasty, molten chocolate magma to ooze out, and makes you lick the spoon and your fingers afterwards..! . .. What can celebrate a celebration better than chocolate?? Yes, I know that a celebration means to celebrate.. but have you ever celebrated the reason to celebrate..? That is what I am doing nowadays. I am on seventh heaven. All you great bloggers and darling friends have joined me in my first blog event and many have already sent in a great deal of variety dishes. Every post was a…

White Chocolate Rocky Road Bars – G.ONE style ..!

December 10, 2011

Another delicious take on the rocky roads – a white rocky road and a lesson to learn..! Alright, I know it is a stupid thing to ask .. but how many of you watched ShahRukh Khan’s movie RA-One or how many of you have kids who go G-ONE whole day long?? Most of you right? Yeah, I have one too. And Ben 10 just lost his SUPERHERO mantle to G-ONE. After weeks of begging, promises and exams we finally took the kids for the movie. The movie was good, can be enjoyed by video game freaks and is also…

A CARS movie Cake for a Birthday Boy..!

November 29, 2011

A Cars 2 movie theme birthday for an adorable son.. and yet another test for poor old me.!! Yup.. Its my adorable son Ryan’s Birthday. And he has grown … Oh My..!! Any Mom would agree with me if I told them that the biggest reality check comes when you look at old photographs of kids and then look at them standing in front of you. The rate at which they grow is amazing. Every year its the same person you know, but in a different package, years gone by and lots of memories left behind. This year Ryan has…

Rocky Road Crunch Bars

November 23, 2011

Mini Marshmallows + Rich Biscuits + yummy chocolate = delicious Rocky Road bars..! There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles. No, I did not say that, but yes.. those are my sentiments exactly. Who would not or rather could not love chocolate? I love it and have used it to make a bad day better, an aching heart lighter, a passing moment memorable, a sleepless night passable, bribe a very naughty child and also used it as a dip to make a fussy eater to start eating carrots. So, I would be…