I get asked a lot about my journey as a food blogger. Where did I start, what are the challenges I faced? This article on ‘8 things not to do as a food blogger’ is for all of you who want to start a food blog. While food blogging may look fancy and glamorous, a…
Tips, Tricks & Hacks
How To Make The Perfect Butter Cream Frosting
Not that a cake is any less delicious naked, but the perfect frosting adds that oomph that will take your cake from an eight to a perfect ten! A well frosted cake is the star of every party and is surprisingly not even that difficult to whip up! In this article, I’ll share with you…
HOW TO BECOME A BETTER BAKER
The kitchen has always been a magical place for me. Its amazing how you can create such scrumptious dishes from few basic raw ingredients that are easily accessible. All cakes have three basic components- flour, fat and sugar. It is how you use these ingredients and what you add to it that determines what comes…
BLOGGING TIP OF THE WEEK – BE REGULAR
One of the toughest challenges we all face as bloggers is to be regular. While it is difficult, it is also very essential to churn out content regularly. Now that requires a lot of effort and dedication but getting your blog to grow without being regular is very tough. This holds true also for your…
HOW TO MAKE PERFECT TARTS
A tart is the easiest, most delicious and versatile dish that one can prepare in no time. It goes well with both sweet and savoury fillings. Whether it is custards, lemon curd, or cream cheese filling, you just need to put on your thinking caps and go where your creativity takes you! So many you…
BEST CHOCOLATE FOR BAKING – COMPOUND OR COUVERTURE
The variety of chocolate available in the supermarket can often be overwhelming. From compounds to couvertures, from 55% cocoa solids to 80% cocoa solids, there is a wide range of delicious stuff to choose from. Since many beginners may not know which chocolate to go with for their baking adventures, that’s where I come to…
BAKING WITH CHOCOLATE & WHERE TO FIND COOKING CHOCOLATE IN INDIA
Remember the article on melting chocolate properly? A lot of you found it useful and I realised we all have a lot of questions regarding which chocolate to use for baking and cooking? Where can I find cooking chocolate in Delhi? Which chocolate brands are available in India? I’m going to try and help you…
HOW TO MELT CHOCOLATE PROPERLY?
In this post, we will tackle one of the most common problems faced when making our most favourite dessert; the problem of melting the chocolate right. Chocolate unfortunately cannot be made to melt like every other frozen liquid that we know of. With too much heat, we can end up burning it, or with too…
