If you know me, you know the only type of cookies I like are chocolate chip, and I hate any cookies with nuts in them. However, these Levain Bakery cookies changed my mind. Levain Bakery is a bakery based in NYC, and their chocolate chip walnut cookies are one of their most popular items! These … Continue Reading
A well-done vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting can never go wrong!! In fact, cupcakes are always my favorite. It is the perfect portion of indulgence and a perfect canvas to incorporate a world of elements. One of the first things I ever learned to bake was cupcakes from my mom. In fact, I even made … Continue Reading
The best brownies! Yes, I proclaim these are THE BEST brownies ever. They are rich, chewy, dense, and have a perfectly crackly top with the hint of sea salt that perfectly complements the richness of the confection. Incidentally, brownies were one of the few things I learnt to bake first in my life. And when … Continue Reading
Rasmalai Macarons are honestly the best of both worlds and belong to a world where France meets India. Rasmalai is an epic Indian sweet and a celebratory treat. If you ask me to describe Rasmalai, I would just close my eyes and imagine a cloudy mass which is subtly sweet and melts in your mouth … Continue Reading
Cheesecake & Dark Chocolate Ganache Macarons, my senior gratitude macarons. Aug 21 is World Senior Citizen’s Day! Of all the causes I have volunteered or fundraised for, senior care and children’s cancer has been closest to my heart, perhaps because of my personal encounters. I have seen my grandparents and what isolation can do to our … Continue Reading
Oreo Macarons are something that is my personal favorite. As you know, I have been quite a a macaron pro by now. I have been making about 150 macarons a week lately. Yes, that’s a lot of baking and the summer of 2020 shall forever be known as the summer that got me started on … Continue Reading
I love Corn Bread! And a Cornmeal Cake was on my list of things to try for the longest time. Now the thing with Cornmeal cake is, it by itself, may not be sufficient sometimes. You need to accessorize it if you may ask. When I make cornbread I always make a compound butter to … Continue Reading
The French Cookie Box. Mother’s Day is around the corner and what better than surprising your Mom with a gorgeous box filled with homemade cookies. My mom loves French pastries and desserts, so all the more reason to make it for my mom. With the lockdown, we are not able to do much. So, … Continue Reading
There cannot be anything more classic than Sable Breton or a French Butter Cookie. I have a huge fascination for French desserts and one of the first cookies I have ever tried or baked in my life are these Sable Bretons. They are so easy and delicious that probably someone in elementary school can also … Continue Reading
Palmier in French means Palm Tree leaf and I guess the shape somehow resembles that! It is one of my favorite cookies!! Flaky puff pastry, baked to perfection, with cinnamon sugar. When I was little, I used to call Palmier Cookies butterfly cookies because to me they looked like butterflies!! Palmier cookies, said to have … Continue Reading
