Muffin roses

~ Roses for Mom ~

It's your birthday ,Mom So i will raise a cheer.

Without you my special,loving mom, I would not be here.

-from I owe it all to Mother by Karl Fuchs

Little ones are always finding reasons for sweet sugary

treats and birthdays are the perfect time for such indulgence.

Mom & I live towns apart hence every year birthday wishes

just happen on phone .Since little one was craving for some

sugary stuff her tiny brain started baiting for excuses.

" Momma why don't you bake some lovely stuff n

click n make it into a card for grandma" she said.I

could clearly understand her hidden intentions(once the

pics are clicked all the booty would be hers) !!!!

Still I innocently agreed to her so called wonderful

idea & baked some banana choco chip muffins in my

rose shaped muffin molds. ....the pic has turned into a card

for my mom while the muffins are waiting to satisfy her

clamoring sweet tooth once shes back from school .

Ahhh Childhood !!!

Banana & Chocochip Muffins

Ingredients- 100 gms flour, 100 gms butter , 100 gms

powdered sugar, 2 eggs, 1tsp vanilla ess, 2 mashed bananas,

1tsp baking powder, 50 gm chocolate chips.

Method- Sieve flour & baking powder & keep aside.

In a large bowl beat butter& sugar till light & fluffy .

Gradually add egg one by one. Mix in essence & gently

fold in the flour . Finally add the mashed bananas &

choco chips. Pour into muffin cups & bake in a

preheated oven at 180C for 25- 30 mins .

Cool n serve.

Spring time

~ The Call of Spring ~

Spring is the nature's way of saying , "Let's party !"

-Robin Williams

Springtime is undoubtedly the most loved time of

the year when the entire world sways to the rhythms

of the heart induced by the beauty of nature .To me

spring is all about taking in the smells of the earth &

frolicking on the lap of nature, its about breathing in

the fragrances of the different types of spring flowers.

The gorgeous fiery array of the most enchanting

conspicuous red roses,scarlet lilies,crimson poppies,

vermillion nasturtiums & dark magenta color gerberas

at a local flower show that I visited recently inspired

me to get a patch of red on my salad plate too ....

Let's paint the plate Red !!!!!!

Sliced red carrot folded as edible flowers.

Flower power

Flower Power

The thing I love most about winters is the bounty of

colorful flowers, fruits & vegetables that it brings along.

The season offers the widest choice in fleshy fruits, leafy

vegetables & colorful tubers. Bright red & purple maroon

carrots swiftly overtake the orange colored English carrot

market, the harder variety of summer guavas are replaced

by their soft n aromatic white & pinkish fleshy cousins .

The colorful scenic vegetable & fruit markets constantly

remind that spring is not too far .........

Floral Inlay Salad

(Inspired by the Indian floral marble inlay designs)

Sliced guavas & carrots on a cabbage leaf

(Using a flower shape cookie cutter cut out flowers from the centre of sliced

guavas & carrots. Replace the flowers of carrot with guava & vice versa)