One of the sites I visit often by way of internet 'window shopping' is Joy of Baking. This site has a treasure of cake recipes.
It was hubby's birthday and I was on the look out for a cake recipe.
I picked the Blueberry Coffee Cake (http://www.joyofbaking.com/BlueberryCake.html) only because there was a pack of blueberries in my freezer.
I followed the recipe from start to scratch and the only thing I would change is the amount of butter in the streusel. I feel using half the suggested quantity next time would make this cake a bit lighter.
The author suggested the use of fresh blueberries and had I followed the advice, a few of the blueberries wouldnt have decide to settle at the bottom.
Either way it turned out well.
Prologue
One day when I get famous and need fillers for my book, I might give this more thought ..... for now this will do.
I claim to be no expert at either travelling or cooking or the random things I write about...
But I would like to collate all my good memories (and efforts) into this space for reminiscing on those grey rainy days...
What Blog its more of a 'Brag'!!
My Thank You Speech..........
I was introduced to cooking in the early years of my life by my Aayi while I sat at the kitchen dining table while she mixed spices and vegetables to create those sumptuous dishes. My brain took in what I did not intend to learn.
My Aayi is a fantastic cook. Each day I woke up to a sit down breakfast of Idlis, Dosas, Upma, Dodak, Usli and the likes. A far cry compared to the ‘eat while you dress’ cereal we make do with these days. Any efforts Aayi made of training me in the kitchen went futile. It is hence ironic that Aayi, ‘my first teacher’ is still to taste anything cooked by my hand.
My hard core cooking days started only when I moved to UK with my husband a few years ago. My husband, like a true martyr, suffered through my numerous cooking expeditions. His encouragement, fulsome praise where due and frank critical review drives me to try something new each week. It is to these two people that I owe whatever little cooking I know or strive to know today.
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