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Pane Bianco is an Italian soft white (bianco) bread (pane), and from what I understand generally refers to a country white bread. There is also a stuffed or filled version of the Pane Bianco. This is a “S” shaped Pane Bianco with sun dried tomatoes, cheese, garlic and basil. Some people add olives too. It’s…
Today’s post includes a review of Jamie Schler’s cook book Orange Appeal – Sweet & Savory and features her Navette Cookies. Orange Appeal is a cookbook that is all about sweet and savoury recipes that are centered on the orange. I’ve also got a copy of Jamie’s cookbook to give away, and the publishers will…
I’m finally back again, after a rather long break. This time I present you with An Easy Lime & Thyme Cake with Lime Icing. I’ve had a few friends ask if I have stopped blogging altogether A couple of readers have even left comments on posts saying they’re looking forward to seeing my posts again….
These are just your regular kind of pancakes except that they’re Whole Wheat, Oats, And Banana Pancakes. I’m not going to tell they’re healthy or that they’re good for you. I will tell you though, that if you do like whole wheat, oats and bananas then these pancakes are fluffy, mildly sweet and delicious. They’re…
Vada Pav is an Indian street food from the state of Maharashtra. It is particularly associated with the city of Mumbai where it is an affordable go-to snack for many. The Vada Pav consists of a “batata vada” or a spiced potato fritter and a red spicy garlicky peanut chutney powder in a “pav/ pao”…
Unnakkaya are oval/ spindle shaped fritters made of medium ripe cooked plantains stuffed with a mixture made of coconut, jaggery and sometimes, beaten rice flakes as well. Given that plantain plants (Scientifically, they’re not considered trees!) in one’s backyard was the norm in Kerala, it’s not surprising that plantains whether raw or ripe, feature a…
This month Karen of Bake My Day decided the Bread Baking Babes would bake some Ka’ak – Lebanese Sesame Topped Bread. Now Ka’ak is the Arabic word for cake but across the Middle East it is also the name for a kind of flatbread. This bread, in countries like Palestine, Syria and Jordan, generally has…
It has been a good year for mangoes. We’ve had a lot of different varities and they’ve generally been a whole lot more affordable. That said, I’ve left my mango pickle making sessions to the end of summer as I have been busy with other things. This summer, I particularly wanted to make Aam K…
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