All posts tagged: Food

Indulge In Love: Ricotta & Raspberry Parfait

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Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and I was looking for a quick and delicious dessert to put together for the family. And with a V day dinner planned a day before the actual day, I decided to indulge in a easy dessert that celebrates love and sweetness in the best possible way. I had some leftovers of a lemon pound cake and repurposing this along with some creamy whipped ricotta cheese, tangy and vibrant raspberries and some peanut brittle seemed to hit the perfect balance of flavours and texture. Tips For Whipping Ricotta Cheese: Whipping ricotta cheese for desserts can elevate its texture and create a lighter, creamier consistency that is perfect for a variety of sweet treats. Here are some tips I like to follow to achieve the best results when whipping ricotta cheese for desserts: Do follow these simple and effective tips and your whipped ricotta could turn out every bit creamy and delicious! Whether you’re celebrating with a significant other, friends, or family, a dessert can add a touch of magic to your …

Goa In The Rains Is Magical

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Travel It Makes You Speechless…Then Turns You Into A Storyteller..   Goa in the rains is just magical. The color green takes on a brilliant  hue and turns the lush landscape into a plush carpet.Coconut palms swaying in the breeze and the emerald green contrast of the rice  fields is a breathtaking sight indeed.

Goa…Spice Farms, Food Markets And A Recipe

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  This past summer has been a busy one with our dear  son visiting us and keeping me busy in the kitchen too. Bless him.While it’s sometimes a daunting task coming up with new recipes that whet his appetite,it keeps me on the look out for new interesting one’s like this Goa Sausage curry I made up for him and the hubs.It was absolutely wonderful having a houseful again. Now we did  managed to get away on a family vacation to Goa, primarily also to beat the sweltering heat in Mumbai.It’s been a dry monsoon here with hardly any rains,besides Goa in the rains is magical indeed. The quick escape to the land of beaches, sunshine and lush greenery did wonders for the soul and for the food obsessed traveller that I am.As any new journey kindles an excitement brought about by new cultures,cuisines and experiences. The Goan Hubs was thrilled to visit his own country as he often calls it.His family is originally from Goa,however moved away decades ago and now live in Mumbai. …

Goan Prawn Curry: A recipe from My Mum-in-laws kitchen

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The kitchen is the heart of your home. Now if you love cooking just the way I do I’m sure you would agree with this. It is your space to recreate a magical recipe or experiment with another or perhaps follow one that has been handed down from one generation to another. A very warm welcome into my kitchen dear readers and here is a recipe for a Goan Prawn Curry.A recipe handed down by my mother-in-law and one that I treasure. It has over the years become my to go Curry and a family favorite too. I I learned to cook fish with my Mother in-law patiently explaining me the process while she cooked, while  I hurriedly jotted  down the notes. Now this was a couple of decades ago when I was a newly wed. I still have all those yellowed notebooks with hand written recipes. Most of them seem na o brainer now as I seem to have mastered the art of Goan Cooking, being married to my through breed Goan husband and a …