…commitments. This time I was excited that I would be participating in the festival. It was fun being there and here’s a bit of my experience at the fest this year… The ABC Farms Cheese Festival was held on 24th& 25th November,2012 at Koregaon Park, Pune. There was an impressive turnout on the 25th& a great response to the festival. I saw a wide variety of cheese… the regular Cheddar, Mozarella, Gouda, Parmesan etc… the old fav…
…celebrated in Maharashtra, Goa and in some parts of India. In Goa, Ganesh festival is celebrated in a grand way. Schools and colleges have about 10 to 12 days of holidays; beginning from the day the idol of Lord Ganesh is installed and until the final farewell (visarjan) which is after nine days of celebration. Throughout the nine day extravaganza, worship (Pooja) and celebratory pomp and splendour many sweets and savouries are prepared as offeri…
…and freeze. To Freeze Pesto: Pour the pesto sauce in ice trays, top with olive oil, cover with cling film and freeze. Once frozen, remove the cubes, store in a zip loc bag, label with date and the weight of each cube of pesto and re-freeze. Thaw the required cubes of pesto when ready to use….
…shapes for my Christmas platter and can be found listed under Christmas / Festival Specials. I usually prefer the cooked marzipan recipe even though it is painstaking and tedious to get the perfect texture for the Christmas moulded shapes and Easter Eggs. The uncooked marzipan comes handy only when I need to get the marzipan in a jiffy, when I am running out of time or I have a lot of things to catch up on my to-do list. But I always use the almo…
…l Diwali is just around the corner and I think it is time to celebrate the festival of lights with this beautiful Singhar Jhi Mithai. Make it a part of your sweet platter this Diwali and / or gift a box of this lovely Sev Barfi to your loved ones during celebratory occasions, return mithai gifts or as holiday gifts at Christmas, New Year, Dassera, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi or at festivals. If you are busy working and hard up for time to make elaborat…
…nd milk shakes. We were lucky on that day to get to enjoy their strawberry festival with unlimited fresh strawberries to relish and so many special activities which were lined up to engage and treat their customers like royalty! 🙂 Besides, the beautiful Mapro Garden is a photographers’ delight! Special care is taken to create spots where you can click awesome photographs and have a collection of memorable moments and memories to cherish. There are…
…ver leaf which makes the Beetroot Barfi spectacular. Celebrate Diwali… the festival of lights with this Beetroot Barfi. Let it bring warmth and love in your hearts and that of your loved ones. Let your sweet table sparkle and may the sweet taste linger throughout the festive season.J Here’s some more barfi/ burfi which you could consider for your sweet table and / or for gifting… Sev Barfi (Sindhi Singhar Jhi Mithai) Shahi Gulab Barfi (Microwave)…
…Serve and gift a combination of traditional and modern ladoos and make the festival of lights extra special… 🙂 Look at these spectacular bright orange Carrot Coconut Ladoos which are so dainty and prettily decked in pristine white coconut lace. Does it remind you of snowflakes? Kids who are not fond of carrots will surely want to eat these beauties. J Brighten and light up your sweet platter this festive season with Carrot Coconut Ladoos and Beetr…
…e this exquisite mishti/mithai to celebrate Durga Pooja during the Dassera festival. It can be prepared during all festive occasions. The folding of the rolled disc into an envelope is interesting and unique. Sealing these little packets or envelopes with Lavang which means “ Clove “ is a neat way of enjoying and relishing the soft, melt in the mouth sweet delight. The outer covering is crisp but softens after soaking in the sugar syrup. When you…
…/sweets are popularly prepared and served during celebratory occasions and festivals. Indians make time to prepare various mithai at home as offerings to deities especially at Diwali, Dassera, Ganesh Chaturthi, etc. Most mithai is prepared by dedicated homemakers for consumption at home and take pride to prepare as offerings. With the growing trend of working women and life being hectic with hardly much time to make these delicious but laborious s…