Myriad Musings

Why am  I so obsessed with the number 2 these days?  Is it having two sons? Anyway July's challenge was baking egg free lamington.  Gayathri chose David Leobovitz's blog, one of my favourite dessert sources, so I did not try any hacking or adaptations of my own;  I simply made my favourite egg free sponge and then made the icing as per David's website.  The results? Awesome! the delectable lamingtons the Lamingtons deshabille ;) lovely crumb. poor fotos. BRU instant for coffee flavour the only alcohol i can stand. in milk!!! the chocolate frosting toasted coconut   One tiny change which I made and loved is adding a coffee flavour to the icing and the cakes.  Also I baked my cake in a round pan - no square pan at home. Vanilla Coffee Sponge Adapted from Sharmee's passion 1 1/2 cups maida 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup homemade curd 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 tablespoon Kahlua (hub...

I am on a new quest this month.  Making a different lunch every weekday for my son's lunch box.  No repeats for the entire month. July 2nd  Rajma, Roti Text book preparation of Phulkas and Rajma.  Both the kids love this.  Ash had it for breakfast lunch and dinner. July 3rd  Spinach Cabbage Pie July 4th   Idli+Shallots Sambar July 5th  Chickpea Burger - made into a Murtabak for the adults, I used the left over pie base for the bread July 6th  Ragda Patties - recipe from Tarla Dala l.  I used a cheese filling instead of the mint mix. \ July 9th Pizza - base from French Loaf, sauce and veggies to taste.  Lots of Amul cheese. July 10th Vada Paav with a Paneer+Sweet Potato vada to increase the protein levels, again base recipe is from Tarla Dalal;  Definitely make the Dry Garlic Chutney she recommends.  We had the regular vada paav for a evening snack. July 11th  Chinese Fried Rice + Onion Rait...