Until some years ago I used to do small bake sale fundraisers, alone with my super-small 18 litre oven. And I was happy. I would barely raise any funds – but I could raise awareness. And that was enough. It is still enough. After being able to bake with a community of generous bakers, who…
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Things we love doing & Gluten-free Biscuits ( no white sugar either!)
If you were to share the top two things that you enjoy doing the most what would those be ? For me they are writing and baking in that order. With reading as a close third. If I could spend all my days doing just these , I would. And that’s the thought that crosses…
Kids who go everywhere & Gluten-free Quinoa Dark Chocolate Cake
I met a friend for lunch today. We do some freelance work together, which her firm leads and one of the things she asked me while we chatted was about where we leave our children when we want to go out, just my husband and me. My reply ( almost too quickly!) was “We don’t…
Giving it one last shot & Gluten-Free Jowar Coconut Almond Cookies
Sometimes all it takes is perseverance. Nothing else works. As a mother, I persevere each day to find pockets of calmness that I can then share with those around me. As a working woman who needs to work from home, I persevere to keep looking for those who realize that one’s life phase of motherhood…
Dwell in the past and Baked Gluten-free Quinoa-Amaranth leaves cutlet
Why do we dwell in our past? I recently started doing a series called Ovenderful Mise-en-Place, which essentially is nothing but a collection of ingredients that I plan to work with on that day – cook or bake. And I place them as-is or in a random assortment of containers onto this 100 year (…
Of Sons and Daughters, and Gluten-free Seed Cookies
Some weeks ago we were standing outside a shop in a market at Chandigarh. A lady (who I suppose believes in the power of small talk) came over with her grand daughter and asked me if the baby in my lap was my son or daughter. I replied that it was my daughter. Her response…
Experimental baking & Gluten-free Walnut-crusted Baked Fish Fillets
There is a lot of scepticism when it comes to unusual , different , experimental flavours in baking. Especially if you have those in the traditional bakes – the cakes, the cookies, the pies and tarts, the breads. And because I am a healthy and inclusive #baker a lot of my baked stuff is viewed in the…
Places that bring tears & Baked Vegan Cutlet
Sometimes there are places that bring tears to your eyes when they are being spoken about – tears of joy, of memories, of belonging, of streets known, of hidden bylanes unknown. Do you have such a place that means that to you? For me it is the place where there once sat a vendor selling…
Unsung Heroes & Gluten-free Buckwheat Flour Chocolate & Banana Cake
Bangalore, April 2012. We had just moved to a city we didn’t know anyone in. Mala Didi, 60+ years old came to our home, asked if I wanted help with cooking and since I hadn’t hired a cook before, I was a bit uncertain. But I had also discovered that day that I was pregnant…
Being “in the moment” & Gluten-free , Butter-free Spinach Caramelized Onion Quiche
Every so often one thinks and over-thinks how to manage a crazy schedule with two little kids – who are little enough to find joy in the most ordinary things in life together. Yet a little apart in age to move onto different things that hold their interest. My son is now in the phase…
Sunday evening conversations & Gluten-free Pizza topped with barbecue chicken
Mondays are not the most exciting days unless you truly enjoy what you do for a living. Sometimes it becomes better because of conversations that you have had the previous evening just as the weekend was winding down. One such conversation while I sipped my #tea was with my 5 year old. I usually try and ask…
Sports Days & Gluten-free, butter-free Brownies ( Millets-Amaranth)
For the first 12 years of my school life , I went to a school that did not have its own field. It was the best school that I could have gone to – inclusive , close-knit, encouraging and warm. But we didn’t have a field that we could call our own – our Sports…
