Crepe with Chocolate sauce

Who wouldn't like to have a hot breakfast served to them in the morning. It just makes my day. I have heard of people skipping breakfast, which is something I really can't think of. Breakfast is one of the most important meals of my day. I love it when you don't have to rush to somewhere in the morning but just enjoy your breakfast at peace, something which has not happened to me in a while now :).

I love to make these crepes. Super simple to make on a busy morning and is liked by all equally. We love to combine it with some chocolate sauce. So you know, having chocolate early in the morning has to make your day a good one :).

Croissant

I just looooove croissant. Every visit to Starbucks is when I have it, because at the stores they sell it in large numbers and I would not want to unnecessary swallow up extra calories at one go. Yes, I can eat all of them at one sitting. Oh my god, what am I, a zombie :) ?

I always wanted to make these at home and hence gave it a try finally. But with the guilt in me of having too much butter, I kind of cut short the amount, which resulted in not so fluffy croissant. However, the recipe includes the correct amount of butter that should ideally go into these and so if you follow it, you are definitely gonna get fluffy croissant.

Bruschetta

Who loves to munch the juicy and cute little grape tomatoes ? I do. And if it is to be combined with some roasted garlic and olive oil, to top it on toasted Baguette slices... hmm gets even more lovely.

I love making it. Ofcourse, because of the ease of making it. At the same time, I love the smell of the garlic roasted in olive oil. Ohh, that aroma itself is so mouth watering.

Palmiers / Elephant ears

I have always loved to have Little Heart biscuits. This is one thing that neither have I ever procrastinated my decision to buy and indulge in these crispy heart shaped cookies nor have they ever lasted to be stored to have later. Yes, I was addicted to them :).

Weekly grocery shopping calls in for a tour of the bakery section. All throughout the tour, my inner self would be yelling out to me - control Anupa, control ! But I have disobeyed many a times. One such time was when I fell for Palmiers. They reminded me of Little hearts (my weakness).

Verrine ~ A Blend of Cream and Chocolate

As a kid, I had a bad habit of wasting food. My mother would scare me saying if I waste food, satan is gonna come and grab my leg and take me off. The days I would waste food, I happen to meet satan (the one in Onida ad) in my dreams, who would drag me off, mercilessly.

But now, I do make a conscious effort to not waste food and to cook/eat that is enough for us. I had some mascarpone cheese and whipping cream left over after I made the Tiramisu and Black Forest Cake. While in a hunt to figure out how I could use them to make another variety dessert, before it hits the expiry date, I came across the French Dessert called Verrine. Verrines translate to glasses in french. Originally from France, these are made by forming layers of ingredients in a glass. Since these are made in transparent glass, the highlighted colors of the ingredients gives a tempting look. Moreover, we can customize a verrine with ones own recipe.

Bruschetta & Baguette - Buon Appetito !

Do not go by the jazzy words. I just wanted to make the post sound sophisticated with Italian and French. I recently saw the movie - Julie and Julia. Though Beef Bourguignon (BB) was the highlighted dish in the movie, I got fascinated with french cooking. But I guess BB is a tough dish to conquer altogether. I don't think I am ready to try it out yet. But hopefully one day I would give it a try.

Anyways, I came across Bruschetta during a sampling event. I don't know whether it was the taste or the name itself, that piqued my interest. Somehow the complexity of the name reminded me of the Bourguignon from Julie and Julia. I mistook Bruschetta to be French but the mighty Google tells me - It's Italian. So Italian it is :).