Buttermilk Cake

This buttermilk cake recipe from Model Bakery cookbook is delicious, and has become my go-to recipe for cake bases. I served one of the cakes bases with a layer of canned fruits. 

1 cup unsalted butter softened at room temperature

2 3/4 cups cake flour *

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp fine sea salt

Celebrating National Canned Food Month with Peach Smoothie

Since it is the National Canned Food Month, I am celebrating it with Del Monte Canned Peaches by making a delicious smoothie. During the cold winter months, it is difficult to find fresh, economical fruit to include in our fruit and nutrient intake. Luckily, we can buy canned fresh fruits such as California peaches that have vitamins our body needs.

Team Kellogg’s™ U.S. Olympic Athletes at 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Following a rigorous season of trials and qualification events, six of the competing Team Kellogg’s™ U.S. Olympic athletes have demonstrated from great starts come great things by being named to Team USA™. With the Opening Ceremony for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games starting today Feb. 7, these U.S. Olympic athletes have earned the chance to be among those proudly representing their country. From now through the Games, fans can view the Team Kellogg’s athletes’ inspirational beginnings through a series of Start Story videos, which follow their journeys to the Sochi Games.

Making Several Papadums Without Oil Using Papadum Express

We love eating papadum, but don't make it often enough because of the hassle of frying it. Recently, I got to know about the wonderful papadum stacking utility that we can place in the microwave and make several papadums in a minute. Using the Papadum Express allows us to make papadums fast in the microwave without the need for oil. 

Easy to Make, No Bake Date Pastries

1/4 cup ghee or clarified butter

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp cardamom ground

3/4 cup flour

1 1/2 cups chopped pitted dates like Medjool

In a small saucepan melt the ghee and add the nutmeg and cardamom and leave aside. Place the flour in a heavy bottom pan and heat it in medium heat until it has toasted and has become lightly brown, stir continuously to avoid it from getting burned.

Olympic Themed Party Recipes

Women's ski jumping is debuting for the first time this year at the Winter Olympics, so it sure is a reason to celebrate! Courtesy of Lesley Stowe, lead sponsor of the Women's Ski Jumping Team, here are delicious recipes from team members Atsuko Tanaka, Taylor Henrich and Alexandra Pretorius:

Sago Coconut Milk Pudding

1 cup sago or tapioca seeds

about 4 cups water
1 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup sugar

2" fresh or dried pandan leaves optional

cashews and raisins

Spanish Potato and Onion Egg Tortilla

This Potato and Onion Egg Tortilla recipe is from the cookbook Spain. I enjoyed looking through and trying out a few dishes from this book. The author, Jeff Koehler has delicious recipes, and talks about traditions from the Verdant Hills of the Basque Country to the coastal waters of Andalucia.

Sweet Potato Doughnuts

Happy 2014 Everyone! Wishing you all the best and a healthy New Year. Thank you for being part of our family and site :)

This delicious recipe for Sweet Potato doughnuts or kueh keria is from a blogging friends's site that I had bookmarked for a while and glad I got a chance to try it. The following recipe will make about 8 so I doubled the following amounts to make about 16 doughnuts. 

Tilda Steamed Basmati Rice

Tilda was the first company to bring Basmati to the Western World over 40 years ago and has become an international food brand selling in over 50 countries. Tilda Basmati rice has been available in Canada for many years. In 2013 a new range of partly steamed products were launched to give us the convenience of cooking rice in only 2 minutes.