I'm not usually one for desserts. I'll happily have a starter or a side and forsake pudding. It's not that I don't like desserts, it just that usually, it's pretty hard to find a worthwhile dish.
Eating out regularly means I get to taste more than my share of desserts, and well, I'm usually left with a sour taste in my mouth. No. It's not because I ordered the lemon tart. It's that so few restaurants can nail the finale to a meal.
Do you know what makes a fantastic samosa? It's the pastry. It's all in the pastry.
Samosas live and die by their outer shells, and unfortunately through either convenience or poor taste people are crapping out on the pastry.
Have you ever eaten a samosa wrapped in filo-pastry? You have? Well that wasn't a samosa. I'm sorry to break it to you like this but there you have it.
I took part in my first fayre/market and I am still exhausted. It was fun but I have a newfound respect for street foodies everywhere.
Just to fill you in I took part in the Jersey Gardens Summer Fayre, which is a cute annual event near Osterley Park.
I teamed up with my cousin Little Miss Shortcake to run a foodie stand. She baked and sold her awesome selection of cakes and treats, while I did, well you know what I do; bake a ton of bread.
I have to apologise for my terrible ability not to write more regularly.
For us Desi folk it is wedding season, and that cuts into all the serious business of baking and cooking awesome stuff.
Spending a whole day or weekend at one wedding or another does not put you in the mood for baking.
Indeed I pushed myself to make grissini today and completely ruined the whole batch!
I am so ashamed I will not be posting any photos of my failure. Although I will get back to it and make a fresh batch soon.
While at these weddings I've wondered why we do not see more baked goodies at weddings.
Indians generally aren't that big on baking, besides the usual range of beautiful flat breads we really don't go in for all that.
Yesterdays wedding was slightly different though. We were served a selection of petit fours with tea at the close of play.
It could certainly be one trend to take on next year. What baked goods would you have at a wedding?
Mini focaccia finger sandwiches or how about bruschetta on freshly baked ciabatta?
I had a house guest and so it was the perfect excuse to go all out for a leisurely Sunday breakfast.
Belgian waffles with chocolate and strawberries followed by mini rostis. Who could say no to that?
On the news front I'll be baking some bread for my cousin's cake stand at foodie event.
I'm coming up with a selection of breads to take along. Any suggestions are welcome.
I'll probably go with about five or six different breads.
I've wanted to do something like this for a while now so this is a great opportunity to get stuck in.
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