Baking banana bread

On May 21, 2018 By Aruna TalapatraIn food, playLeave a comment

Nadia’s favorite snack is Banana bread from Starbucks…she doesn’t like the nuts though…so now she has decided to make her own nut-free version.

We put all the ingredients together…

She blended them…

Really well…

And here it is ready to go into the oven

Note: if this becomes a regular thing I need to buy her a bread pan.

It turned out great…showed her how to prick with a toothpick and make sure it’s all cooked.

The chef sampling her own creations and giving it a thumbs up too!

She baked enough for 2 days and saved a piece for her Baba too.

Cheers,

Aruna

Baking cupcakes

On November 20, 2017 By Aruna TalapatraIn art, food, playLeave a comment

Nadia baked chocolate cup cakes this weekend with Ms. Amanda…

Cracking the egg…

Pouring the oil…

Beating the batter and pouring it in…

Oh aren’t they heavenly…so happy

Let’s taste our own creation…

And a testimonial in hindi too!

Thank you Amanda for clicking every moment of this. Nadia loved it!

Have a great week.

Cheers,

Aruna

Summer fun in India

On June 1, 2017 By Aruna TalapatraIn foodLeave a comment

I would have loved for Nadia to spend her entire summer in India, enjoying as I did when we were young. Traveling to Kolkata, fishing, picking fruit and just wandered in orchards all day!

She had to make do with 2 weeks…

Eating a lot of mangoes…

Plucking her own mangoes…

A lot of fun and fights with her cousin brother…

Attending a wedding and eating an endless supply of ice cream in the hot night…

Some quick dips in the pool…

Staying cool for some casual dinners…

And this tops it all…spending precious moments with her great-grandmother 🙂

Here’s hoping she gets to do this every year while I swelter in the Indian heat 🙂

Cheers,

Aruna

Monkey bread

On October 21, 2015 By Aruna TalapatraIn foodLeave a comment

I am sure all of you must have seen the video that’s been floating around of a delicious recipe for Monkey Bread. Ever since I showed that to Nadia, she has been wanting to try some. So we got started. I rolled the dough and Nadia stuffed the balls with chocolate bits. We tossed it into a mix of cinnamon and butter and here they are.