‘Zarda’ is a traditional and aromatic Pakistani dessert which takes you back to its origin – ‘the Mughal era’. I wonder why it is called zarda? I asked Ali, my husband, and he lazily replied back “due to its yellow colour”, which surprisingly is true. Zarda is a Persian word which means yellow. In India Continue reading «Zarda – a Royal Treat »
I’ve been asked on many occasions what my favourite food is, and just like Garfield, it’s Lasagna! Lasagna is a no brainer when it comes to cooking and the recipe is on the box when you buy Lasagna from the supermarket.Continue reading «My Secret Recipe for Lasagna- Guest Chefling Wes Malik»
Hosting dinners for me is more like scheduling another challenge triggering event! The menu has got to be something they haven’t tasted before, something they can’t stop having more of and something they might as well insist on getting a take-away for too. Here’s something I dug up from my collection of ‘Divine Desserts’ database Continue reading «Cappuccino Mousse- Guest Chefling »
I absolutely hate doing home chores !! But the chore that I can never hate is cooking. I can cook for endless hours in the scorching heat of the kitchen and never get tired. My whole family says that I am a blessing from God. Not because I earn a lot or get good Continue reading «Fisherman Pie- Guest Chefling»
Ever heard of love at first sight? Well ask me and I’ll tell you that I fall in love at first sight everyday :p with food off course (don’t judge me!). So when I was a kid and I tried out Zinger for the first time, it was like love at first sight. Although the Continue reading «Zee’s Zinger – Love at First Sight»
So I have been asked by many of my friends for this recipe of Chocolate Eclairs. I myself tried it only very recently when me and my best friend had my place all to ourselves and decided to do some baking to satisfy our sweet cravings. It was something we had been planning to make Continue reading «Chocolate Eclairs – Scrumptious Bites»
I have always loved cooking but since moving to “PARDASE” this has become more of a compulsion then just a hobby. I love to eat healthy as that is how I like to be. “Jaan hai to jahaan hai” (Health is wealth) as the saying goes. This is a quick, easy and healthy recipe for Continue reading «Guest Chefling: Tuna Pasta- Healthy and easy»
Since I had decided to have a go at cooking, I had not tried out something from the breakfast menu. So, on one fine Sunday morning I decided to cook breakfast myself (and when I say “myself”, there’s always a bit of help coming from my wife in that ). While having difficulty in getting Continue reading «PanCakes – The Sunday Morning Breakfast»
Cooking and me? A big NAY. But then I got married! So the other day I (literally) made the first dessert of my life and you’d not believe how amazingly delicious it turned out. I was somewhere on the seventh sky because the least I expected in life was that someone would praise me for Continue reading «Guest Chefling- Sour Cream Delight – my first dessert»