There are few aromas as comforting and happiness-inducing as that of freshly baked banana bread! Right?
It just makes you want to cuddle up on the sofa with a slice of cake, maybe some coffee and a good book. It’s even better if it is cold or raining outside 🙂 This aroma itself can bring such a big smile onto my face. I’m smiling writing about it!
As you know, potatoes are my favourite favourite thing to eat. And to cook with. They are so versatile and make almost everything better!
This version of potatoes was a staple in my house growing up. By staple I mean we pretty much ate it a few times a week. At least.
Boozy desserts are delicious! Agree? Please say yes 🙂
There are so many lovely alcohol+dessert flavour combinations out there – whiskey+chocolate, stout+chocolate, lemon+tequila and so on. But my earliest memory of this beautiful fusion of flavours is Rum+Raisin! I remember seeing rum and raisin chocolates and ice creams on a few dessert menus, when we used to go fancy restaurants to celebrate special occasions. Of course, since I was a kid, I was never allowed to try these 🙂 But once I was old enough, the first thing I did try was the ice cream. And what a flavour bomb! The sweetness of both the raisins and the rum, the rum warmth and the little boozy kick at the end. YUM!
While I am yet to try making the ice cream, I did try and translate those flavours into cake 🙂
Chocolate is love. It is therapy. Happiness. Sanity. It is beautiful.
If you don’t agree, I think you need to spend some more time with good chocolate. If you do agree, hello new friend 🙂 I like you!
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There are some people I know, who don’t like peas. Call them characterless. Whyyy guys, whyyyy???
I find peas amazing in every form! My sister and I used to eat them raw, fresh from the pods when we were kids. There is a common Bihari snack which is roasted flattened rice with pan fried masala peas (ghugni) on the side. It is key to one of my favourite breakfasts – poha. Peas also add this lovely sweetness and texture to many Indian main courses – with paneer, potatoes, minced meat and so on. This recipe is all about peas and mushrooms!
My Tuck Box 