But what if it has crystallised ginger and a good handful of chocolate chips thrown in? Yes. Just as I thought – you will sit up, take notice, and quickly bookmark this recipe.Or you won’t. Crystallised ginger in banana bread? Uh, no way!

As a child, I remember spending time in the kitchen helping my grand mom cook. I’d chop the parsley or pass the spices and look into her cooking pot with much awe. She makes the best Indian food. As for baking, my inspiration is my OH who along with sweet tooth, has a discerning palate. ...

The last time I made biscuits I was quite taken aback by the results. How could biscuits be soft on the inside? Here, cookies = biscuits so I just could not fathom why biscuits elsewhere would be any different. ...

The brownie batter (the baked recipe, nothing less) is topped with a generous dose of cheesecake batter and swirled for the happy marbled effect, and then finally scattered with a good handful of semisweet chocolate chips. ...

For the past one week I’ve been scouting the supermarkets for rosemary. They’ve got everything else- thyme, parsley, basil, marjoram, chives; but no rosemary. Either it’s out of stock or its too dead to be used. ...

A few days ago my dad brought the most juicy pears home. They were small and so full of flavour that after downing as many as I could fresh, I decided to make a pear cake I'd been meaning to try ever since I saw the recipe in a cute little Marks and Spencer baking book my cousin gifted to me.

As soon I Stumbled Upon the step by step photos on making Pop Tarts on Chez Pim, I knew I'd have to give it a thumbs up. With my 5 y.o. cousins who’s always happy to bake with me, this would be perfect, given that he’s not a fan of chocolate (I know!).

It should be illegal to put all of those gorgeous food photos on one page! Your photos are amazing... Love the photo archive!

I love collecting books on food and I’m also pretty darn proud of my collection thus far. And it is something to be a little reverent about, especially for someone living in Bombay where the David Lebovitzs and Ina Gartens continue to elude the bookstore shelves. ...

A few months ago when a friend requested I make mushrooms for an office potluck, I was instantly reminded of a recipe I had from my rounds at the city’s chic restaurants where the chefs demonstrate recipes, let you sample some and give you copies of the recipe. ...