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One more year comes to an end! This year has been very special. I took wedding vows with an amazing guy, had a beautiful holiday in New Zealand, gave my readers interesting recipes. It has rather passed fast. It's time now to ring in new year with friends and family. While some like to party at a plush hotel, I enjoy doing a house party with friends.  Back in Bhilwara, Minal di's family would invite me over for new years. We would chit chat, laugh, gather around bonfire and dance till wee hours of morning. Isn't that the idea? I mean to just enjoy and have a good time with company of good food. Be it any celebration or a party, people gather around food as soon as it arrives. Food brings everyone together :) In case you are wondering which appetizers to make for new year party, I have put together 3 of my favourite crostinis/burschetta to accompany alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and get the party going. Brushcetta/crostini is an Italian appetizer which comes...

Christmas is just a day way! Wondering which dessert to make for Christmas party? Thinking of a Christmas gift for your friends? Choose from my easy selection of egg-less desserts which tastes divine and at the same time requires very less effort too! Stawberry- Brownie Christmas Trifle  because nothing is as soul satisfying as chocolate and strawberries together! Fruit and nut Chocolate bark because it is fun to make your own chocolate bark for kids. They are going to love it when chewy raisins stick to their teeth! Wrap these barks to gift to family and friends. Dark Chocolate & Walnut brownies This highest viewed recipe on my blog is my favorite gift to give to friends on their birthdays and anniversary. I have got overwhelming response from my readers for these brownies. Since these stay good for 2-3 days, you can make in advance :) Dark Chocolate Cupcakes My absolute favorite dessert! These moist egg-less chocolate cupcakes are topped with c...

Trifle is an English dessert which is typically made by layering cake, fresh fruit, whipped cream and custard. Its a tradition to make Trifles on Christmas. Chocolate and strawberry is a combination which never fails.This trifle incorporates bright red strawberries with fudgy chocolate brownie and smooth chocolate ganache. Fresh strawberry coulis on top gives a tang to the trifle and jazzes it up. I love desserts in small glasses. Its so much fun to experiment and add layers of your choice. We celebrated Christmas in my society this Sunday. I was more than happy to make chocolate cupcakes and brownies for kids. Just when I was wondering what trifle to make, I came up with this dessert  and used left-over brownie and chocolate ganache to make it.  There is no better way to celebrate Christmas than strawberries and I anyways have a weak spot for them. Like mangoes, I am always finding a way to add strawberries in anything that I eat. That red hue of...

When I started blogging I had little idea about blogging, let alone photography. As time passed, I realized how important it is for a photo to look appealing. Photos make connection with readers first, then comes the writing and recipe part. In my free time, I go through numerous blogs to understand the art of photography.  Few of my favourite bloggers are Kankana Saxena , Tanvi , Sneh , Kulsum , Sukaina , Hina , Erin ...I go through their blogs everyday! You must check out their work...it is exceptional! Inspired, I painted my wooden backdrop blue for this post and my my, does it look awesome or what! Those bright red strawberries on blue board!! We made a weekend trip to Panchgani in the month of July, by that time monsoon had started. Panchgani is a hill station in the state of Maharashtra and is one of the major cultivation sites of strawberries in India. Strawberry being a delicate fruit doesn't thrive well during rains. I was lucky I managed to relish some...