Events / Contests

Bakes, Desserts Roundup – part 3 @ Valentines Special Event ..!

March 8, 2012

. Moving on to the last part of this round up… the remaining wonderfully creative, delicious and enchanting entries are as follows..!! . A good friend, a wonderful person and blogger, Teena Mary @ Teenz’ Yummy Delights whipped up a delicious Choco-Strawberry Jam Bar. Tasty and yummy.! . She also baked some delicious Raspberry Jam Tarts. . And she did not stop there. She went one step ahead to create her masterpiece Strawcolate Ecstacy. The name says it all. . Great blogger and baker, Kokila Karthikeyan @ Foodies Nest sends in Banana-Brown Sugar Plum Round Cake . . She also created a unique combination of flavors with…

Drinks, Snacks, Main Course Roundup Part 1 @ Valentines Special + Giveaway winners..

March 8, 2012

Dear friends, readers and fellow bloggers. The first event that we hosted @ Anzzcafe has officially concluded. I was amazed at the entries that I received and I cannot thank you guys enough for the effort that you have taken to make this event a success. I was initially planning to give out a single book as the giveaway, but then I was at a loss to choose. There were so many entries and so many bloggers who participated in the event. I wished I could give each and everyone of you a book. But that is not meant to be. So…

Was it yesterday, or is it today? + my Semiya Payasam ..!

March 5, 2012

Musings from a childhood long gone and a sweet dish that has stayed back from then – Semiya / Vermicelli Payasam. . . It had been a long, tiring flight. After traveling all through the night, our home in India was a welcome sight. The front door was wide open and the familiar smell of breakfast simmering away on the stove came wafting through. The car glided to a slow stop and I stood there looking up at the house where I grew up, memories flooding my mind, overpowering my senses and bringing a painful lump to my throat. The…