Fennel (Variali) Biscuit

I really enjoy the taste of fennel seeds (variali), it gives a wonderful fresh feel to the mouth, which is the reason why it is used as a after dinner mouth freshener in India. Also it retains its taste when mixed with other herbs and spices. When I was living in India for my placement...

Vegetable Buns

My father is a free mason, and when he used to go to the lodge, this is one of the more popular dishes that he would take as the vegetarian option. I remember my older sister helping our mother to make them for him to take. It is a good dish to serve as a...

Mixed Vegetable Pie

I find this dish to be one of those that has the comfort factor, fond childhood memories and something warm and spicy to eat in the cold weather. We tend to use the basic mix of vegetables similar to what is put in samosa filling - potato, carrot, peas, sweet corn, and onion, however you...

Chocolate Chip Muffins

I made these for breakfast on valentines day, thought it would be a good way to start the day - with a treat 🙂 I was planning to make some plain muffins with just blueberries, and some with chocolate. However as I was mixing the batter I saw some passion fruit which needed to be...

Yoghurt Cake

I have had this recipe since 2004 from one of my husband's aunt. She makes an eggless cake using yoghurt and it has a lighter texture compare to the other cake recipe posted earlier. My mother-in-law really likes this cake and so I thought I would try it out finally this year for her birthday....

Avocado Toast

A good filling healthy snack, that is all what we need sometimes instead of turning to the usual potato crisps or other fast foods. I made this simple recipe for Avocado Toast after a conversation with one of my cousin sisters. She had it whilst on holiday in Australia. When I was growing up in...

Ginger Cookies

This recipe was invented by my 3 year old son. A couple of weeks back, I asked him what he wanted to do. So he said "I want to make ginger cookies". I said "you mean gingerbread men", he said "NO, cookies...". So as soon as he finished his breakfast he wanted to get into...

Chinese spring rolls

My younger sister and two of my nieces love spring rolls. I have never really liked the taste of ready made vegetarian spring rolls, always preferring the home made ones.  I tend to make them in a large batch and freeze them so as they are ready to have when ever I want to make...