Berry Crumble

I love a good crumble, the goodness of butter and toasted flour, the sweetness of the berries underneath and the overall package of decadence, though it can all be healthy... I was reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver and saw a recipe for Crumble, and bingo. What I thought was a complicated dessert was actually a very simple one.

The recipe mentioned in the book uses white flour, and more sugar. I used this recipe, developed from various sources on the internet and this worked.

I ate the crumble a day after it was baked. The tartness in the raspberries was all gone, and it was delicious.

When I do this next, I'll not be using Raspberries or blackberries, though. Both these berries have seeds in them, which change the texture of the crumble. May be just Blueberries, apple or strawberries from the next time.

Zucchini Casserole

Healthy & Skinny Lasagna

What has melted, almost-roasted cheese on top and makes your heart skip a beat and your mouth drool a bit? Yes, that's right, Sherlock! Its a Lasagna. :-D And vegan one, if you want it to be!

Are you one of those who doesn't try out a lasagna because of all the fatty ingredients in it? Do you think putting up a lasagna is a lengthy process and the result is often something that sits on your hips?

Creamy, easy Tomato & Broccoli Casserole

Creamy. Cheesy. Chunky .Crusty.
Roasted cheese and tomatoes. Spicy & Served warm.
And its a casserole.
Need I say more?

When I think of a pasta casserole, I think of something in red sauce. Not being a fan of white sauce myself, I don’t generally attempt to make anything with white sauce in it. But now, that’s gonna change.

Good friends, great weather and some good conti food

 

We had invited S, her husband and her beautiful daughters over for lunch over the weekend. S was working and came in a bit late, but her husband and the girls came over a little early. The weather was just perfect. It wasnt raining thankfully(after the endless rains over the past few months, this was a welcome break!) and it wasnt sunny either. It was this perfect mix of clouds, no humidity and cool breeze. The guys had settled down in the balcony, and I was shuttling between the kitchen, the balcony and the bedroom where the girls were playing. Kitchen because I was making bruschettas as appetizers, balcony was to catch a bite or two of them as they were fast disappearing and bedroom coz I loved playing with the girls. Thankfully I had prepared lunch and apple muffins (for the girls) much earlier and the dish had finished baking also, so when S came back from work we just talked and talked and talked. It was 4 by the time we had our lunch, but we kept our stomachs and legs busy with the bruschettas, and running behind the girls, in that order. :)

While browsing for one-dish bakes, I came across this wonderful recipe of au gratin. Since au gratin was something I had never heard of, I wanted to try this one out. And since this one was full of veggies, I thought this would be a healthy dish for the girls too. Semolina was something I got interested in, but I wasnt comfortable with the eggs in the dish. Moreover, I wasnt sure how to make the white sauce. So I browsed some more and bumped into this recipe

So there it was. I made my first ever au gratin, and followed the recipe pretty much to the T. We ate it with some fresh focaccia bread from Sweet Nirvana and burped! :)

We wrapped up the day with some more chocolate muffins that I baked freshly in the evening. I and the husband somehow managed to keep some place in the tummy aside to dine at MasterChef Nandita’s place. She had made great Pav Bhaji, and we had a good time chatting late into the night.

All in all, it was an awesome weekend spent with great friends and good food. What else does one need! :)