I had to wait till Christmas to make these cookies. I searched high and low for almost paste but the stores only seem to sell it around Christmas time. So 330 days after coming across this recipe in a cook book, I finally got to make it. I tried buying almond paste online, but all … Continue reading Pignoli almond cookies

Normally I make fancy biscuits for Diwali or for family functions. The last time I made a chocolate covered cookie was for my mother’s late cousin and never again. Not because they are complicated to make, they are just time consuming. My family are not very patient people when it comes to eating and waiting … Continue reading Love bites

If anyone told me that I would not have the urge to bake or cook, I would laugh at them and tell them they are so wrong. But alas here we are, coming up to my uncle 2 month anniversary and if I have baked 3 times in those two months, then it has been … Continue reading Ginger biscuits

What is the first thing we do when we are sad? We seek comfort in things that are familiar to us. For me, that would mean paging through my grans cookbooks and looking at her recipes, her notes and more importantly looking at her writing. This recipe, screamed at me and I could not wait … Continue reading Chocolate wheels with nuts

Who doesn’t love a good cookie with a delicious cup of java??? I love cookies by themselves and with java. In our household there always has to be a tin of cookies in the pantry to go with our evening tea. My family likes to nibble on cookies throughout the day so whatever cookies that … Continue reading Coconut scraps

In our household there must always be a cookie to go with the last hot drink of the evening and there has to be some cookies in the cookie jar for those midnight cravings of the cookie monster. I came across this recipe in Lisa Clark’s “The cookie Jar” recipe book. All it required was … Continue reading Snowball cookies

In our household, the only time you can bet your last dollar on, that there will be naankati biscuits in our house is Diwali time. My mother says it isn’t real naankati biscuits until there is a crack on the top. No crack means that these little biscuits are fake and not Indian at all. … Continue reading Pistachio, orange zest and date naankati biscuits

I have seen these biscuits made over and over again on Instagram and facebook. Whenever I watch these videos, I am  in awe of them and wonder where on earth I am supposed to get these crushed sweets to make these biscuits. Someone told me to use boiled sweets… never heard of those, another told … Continue reading Stained glass biscuits

I never use custard powder to make anything. If I need to use custard, I buy the ready made cartons from the store. With that being said, I still managed to find a tub of custard powder in the pantry. Not sure who put it there or how it even got there, but it was … Continue reading Custard biscuits