GOIABADA,PERADA,GUAVA CHEESE -THE GOA PORTUGUESA WAY

This recipe was born outa love ....for my mom , from whom i hear the fondest stories of her grand mommy making slices of perada , and filling jars and jars with them ,
 when they were kids...

I imagine mom , with her curly locks and dimple smile ,
 grabbing two little handfuls and more of these , and as she fondly and most cutely tells me how they took lods on the quiet , not coz she didn give it to them , but coz it was never enough...

I picture , all those hours of stirring , bend over wood fires ,
 in a mud pot and wooden laddle....
  ...and the excitement of the children when those sacks of guavas from their farms made their way home,
 well knowing what was going to be there in store for them in a few days from then.

Even as i write this , at 2.14 am , there is a large pot on the flame , with the guava pulp and sugar ,simmering away on low fire.

Yeah ,i have a few tricks up my sleeve , that i can afford to leave it un attended for awhile.

+ this time , im gng to split the time , like i'll have it simmering till i go to sleep , and then continue simmering tomorrow , which actually gives a better consistency.

 If u visit Goa too , Perada is a sweet every goan store stocks on and sells well ,not the spread variety but the bar variety..

PERFECTLY FRENCH TARTS WEDDED WITH NUTELLA DREAMS e GOIABADA

Its a lazy Sunday noon , real noon , we were snuggling together ,almost asleep when we thought we'll take a break from "relaxing" and brew some cafe and we sure did , in our very fav princess cups (here), yeah they are pink:-), if u didn already guess.
And then sat down to some more cafe and tart time and after the wonderful time and some more love , went back to sleep, oh Sundays !

 Not that every sunday is the same , but these tarts i would loveee to have everyday , n never tire , and since they arent too sweet , i think they would be perfect for savory too.
And we snuggled back and slept , till now , and thats my mom and me im talking about.
And these tarts i want to talk about and Dessert wars , in the month of love.

                                                  
                                                

Oh how i loveee to say this all year thru but specially so now....                                                       

Loveee is sooo in the air * 365 and it feels wonderful.
And i loveee it to be there all year thru , to keep us warm and fuzzy and gay.
Thats not to say i aint a Valentine lover , im sure am , for me its Love's birthday , jus like mine:-) and urs :-)

CHICKEN B'STILLA -PASTELAO D FRENCH WAY

Memories created around food are immensely special if they involve ur parents , even if u werent involved in the eating and this is another one that accompanies mommies stories and memories.

 

 And when FFwD had B'stilla lined this week , i knew i simply could not afford to give this one a miss and actually i dont fancy missing any , its a wonderful feel cooking and baking the same recipes every week together.

I always make it a point to return the visit of every one who visits here , but more so when my fellow gang at FFwd does , i hop by straight away to see their goodies and say hullo too.

Now if u havent joined FFwD , do so now , u'll love to cook/bake along +no rules and which ever way ie , please leave ur blogs links below.

As a growing kid ,teenageer and young adult , almost every Goan portuguese or Portuguese wedding my mom went to, had Pastelao , which was met with excitement and an eagerness galore from all going to partake the buffet.

WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER FILLO-crunchy cinnamon vanilla sweet bites

I had some filo sheets ,all broken up , after i was done with this Pastelao , the french way.

This is a wonderfully sweet way to get something sweet , which u need , after dinner , with ur espresso...

And with the v familiar , comforting flavors of cinnamon and vanilla together ,cover tis crunchy pastry...

♥♥♥THIS CUPCAKE WON THEIR HEARTS♥♥♥WITH GRATITUDE TO THE EDITORS♥♥♥

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Am soooo thrilled to be featured in the Editors Choice for the day @ Blogjunta Editor’s choice from the blog screening as a part of BoIB 2010 poll.
Thannnxx a ton BLogJUNTA, love u guys:-)


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Ahh, and these are the cupcakes they are talking about ....oh i loved them too and i feel like sending all u readers a big tray of these , someday i will:-)

 I hope u find them cuteeee tooo.......BlogJunta , editors , these are for u , with a BIggggg Thannnkkkk uuuuuu ...

For whole recipe and all pics....here

Thannxx a ton Blog Junta and thannnxx a ton to all my pals ,U , who come here and share and leave me ur love.....

MICHEL ROSTANGS WHITE AND DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE,sealed with a strawberry nutella kiss

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I was intrigued , as much as spontaneously , i fell in love with this recipe...How could i not...
U bake a base , cool it , so it forms a little dip in the centre , and then fill some more with the same moussey batter and bake again:-)
Sure u can choose not to bake again and refrigerate it too:-)

Mine are more like Dark chocolate layer with Orange Zest and All spice and Creamy white chocolate layer , with vanilla and Poppy seeds , and with a hint of Hazelnut.

CLICK HERE TO READ FULL POST AND RECIPE

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APPLE COCONUT HAZELNUT FAMILY CAKE @ DORIE

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T'was finally my turn to chose the recipe for Baking with Dorie , ok not finallycoz i didn have to wait too long.
I didn know which week this would be when chosing this recipe , but now i think its perfect, coz after all the cookie baking here come a cake with Apple and coconut.

 Apples in everything make things good and apples in cake are as wonderful as they are ...

To add to this the recipe has coconut = lodsa moisture guaranteed, which i love.
 And ground nuts too....

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A STARTER + A TAKEAWAY , THE NIGELLA L WAY

Its the party season , and actually its always a party season aint it , different times for different pals , the world over!

And then there's the very wonderful Nigella Lawson , loved the world over , one of the first shows i saw on TLC , was Nigella L , and it was on Nigella Lawsons show that i discovered and fell in loveee with the Kitchen aid!
Precious...

Wanted to be a part of a Nigella group for awhile now , so when i stumbled , very happily on Sarah's blog and saw the announcement of Forever Nigella , i was in...

I am loving the banner , her hubby's done for her , aint it super cute....Thannnk u Sarah , for bringing together Forever Nigella.

 Since this month is Seasonal sensations , we are truly spoilt for choice , arent we?

HOW TO MAKE UR OWN VANIILA SCENTED CANDIED PEEL

 How to posts have something to them , dont they?

First of all , am superexcited about this new comment system i jus added , didn know all this while that its sooo easy to add:-)

Hope its smooth and good and if there are any niggles , will be grateful if u lemme know!

Pretty peel from France....

 Ahh ,back to the main topic , Candied peel , the later half of 2009 ,saw me feasting on some fantastic candied peel from France, i still have some left .

Since i dont live in France , i thought ,i have to make this home , and found this recipe @ KAF , that makes things even easier.

WORLD PEACE COOKIES WITH NUTELLA

World Peace Cookies and Nutella , how good is that!And throw in some Caramel too...

A tray of the World piece cookie, yeah ur rite , aint over Christmas yet , and i love it + i feel like love is soo in the air * 365....

 Dont u jus loveee the Choco chips and bits peeping thru??
I do too...

 

WHAT ARE U......WHO ARE U...

If the tittle says alot about this post , it worked , if it doesnt it didn :-)

Yeah Happy Pals , please help me with the name and info about this fruit , will be so thrilled for any info u have :-)

It new year and as i sip some cafe right now , i stare at this pretty fruit , it was actually brought for me coz its PINK , and relish the lite scent of cinnamon and the vanilla sugar with every sip!

Yeah thats what been my fav drink these days ...

Coffee ,lotsa ways...while biting into world peace cookies..

This super cute , pink and brite fruit found its way to my home and heart , somewhere before Christmas!

It excited me and got me curious , coz i have never seen or had this before!

OH TO WELCOME D NEW YEAR

 

 Hiiiiii, every body , im late , but am totally here to wish u a Brite ''Cheeryy'' Sunshine New year , and am sure u guys are having the most wonderful time!

 The Church bells Strike twelve , and there is a joyous feel to the air....and fireworks of all sorts light up the air.....

u can hear and see fireworks ,music , church bells , all around u .... oh yeah its New year , and time to rejoice some more!

I look forward to new year , with the same love and joy , but with lods more hope and expectations !

I aint the resoluting type , but i always want to reach out some more , than i ever did , with a smile , kind act or deed !
To Make sure i never miss smiling at some poor or lonely or saying something happy , coz to bring joy ,more joy ,around i want!!
Yeah , its share more love , *365 , oh yeah drops in the ocean of lovee count.....

God has been wonderful and blessed me so ,and if i can make a difference to even one life on one day , i'll be so happy to do so!