Recently a young friend, Aiswarya Prasad, followed one of my recipes to bake a cake. This was her first attempt at baking and I am honored that she followed a recipe from my blog. She messaged me asking some questions about it. I had written the usual recipe with beat butter and sugar till light…
Category: Easy Hacks and Techniques
A Hack to keep Sticky Ingredients (like Honey and Peanut Butter) sticking to your Measuring Spoon
This happens a lot while baking. You need honey to make granola or peanut butter to make cookies. You pour the honey into your measuring cup to measure 1/2 a cup and then pour into our ingredients, half the honey sticks to your cup. You then spend precious time scraping out the honey; the same…
How to Peel a Tomato
When I make tomato sauce, I usually remove the skin of a tomato. Here is a simple technique to do it. Cut a shallow sit in the shape of a cross (+) on each tomato Place it in a bowl. Pour boiling water on the tomatoes. Make sure it covers the tomatoes fully Keep another…
Chai With Preethi 