Norwish Recipes

I am no doubt  a Daddy's girl.....always taken my mom for granted...still do and I don't think it is going to change in the near future....My mom and me.....we are not the very expressive kind....always  at each others throat....fighting,arguing,screaming(well its just me doing all the three...my mom just ignores me and my tantrums)..... have you ever noticed....no matter how rude you are towards your mom,she is always fine the next minute( at least  that is how my mom is)....its like nothing happened, I feel god made her that way...'super special'. I may not appreciate my mom much .....I am sometimes rude to her.......I may not hug or kiss her often......I may not say 'thank you' often.......nor do I say 'I love you' often...but I know deep down inside .....she is my SUPERWOMAN and I love her and I will be happy and blessed if years down the lane ...I am at least half the person she is. Happy Birthday Mom (Please don't tell her this...I won't be...

        This one is for you  'Our lives taking turns in spite of straight paths'          from.....       'Finding hope in a hopeless place' Recipe source : Taste of home Ingredients Print this recip e Homemade Vanilla pudding/custard   or store bought  200 ml Cream 2 medium Apples (can also substitute with other fruits) 2 Snicker bars , chopped Caramel sauce to drizzle on top Method Clean and remove the seeds of the apple, chop to desired size. Whip cream till thick, add sugar if you like the salad very sweet...I skipped it. Pour the vanilla pudding into a bowl and fold in the whipped cream. Add chopped apples and chopped snicker chocolate. Transfer to a serving bowl and refrigerate till serving time. Serve the salad in individual bowls topped with caramel sauce and chopped snickers. 

Simple vanilla pudding or custard that can be served with fruits ,ice creams and cakes. Recipe Source:  All recipes Ingredients Print this recipe 500ml Milk 1/2 cup Sugar 3 tbsp Cornflour 1/4 tsp Salt 1 tsp Vanilla extract 1 tbsp Butter Method In a heavy bottom saucepan mix together milk, sugar, cornflour, and salt. When all the ingredients are well blended place on medium low flame and cook stirring often till the mixture has thickened, the pudding is done when it coats back of the spoon. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract and butter and stir till combine and smooth. Vanilla pudding is ready to be served.

How many of you fall into the category of wives who do not appreciate their husbands much??.........well I surely do........I know........I am such a witch..........well........having said that........I am still not going to appreciate my husband just because its his birthday.........coz its just not ME.......and.......there is no way I am giving him an opportunity to fly too high ( I might change my mind if my husband surprises me with a Kitchen Aid cake mixer :)........oh my god I am such a witch. All jokes apart.......Wish you a very Happy Birthday Shailesh......you know me very well to realize that I don't show much affection and you also know what is in my heart.......All I want to say is that you have given me a great gift and that is 'Patience'( I am still trying to master it).....you are a great friend ....and.......the best father ever. I recently came across this author Debby Maugan Nakos who specializes in small batch baking.... and when I saw this recipe where t...

In my Fresh strawberry mousse  post I had mentioned that it was my way of tempting my sister Devina to come down to India........if it didnt work out then my baby sister Neetu (who doesnt't look like a baby) would definitely come over......... aaaand I am happy to say it worked on her!...So for Neetu  I decided to bake gooey choco hot pots (she is my dessert partner)...... and from the picture below its very clear that she enjoyed  eating it very much and we both........ I am sure....... were successful in making Devina VERY jealous! (IN YOUR FACE!!.......Devina) Recipe Source -  Nigella Lawson Ingredients Print this recipe 3/4 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips 113 g Butter , softened 2 Eggs 3/4 Cup Caster Sugar (less if you using semi sweet chocolate chips) 3 tbsp All purpose flour Method Grease four ramekins with butter and set aside. In a bowl combine chocolate chips and butter and melt over double boil.Once the chips are melted set aside to cool down. Meanwhile ...

The aroma of apple cake being baked in the oven is just out of the world.....the house is filled with cinnamony perfume....and you can just get lost in your own world. Recipe Source:Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days Ingredients Print this recipe For sponge 60g unsalted Butter , softened 140g All Purpose Flour 100g Caster Sugar 1 large Egg 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence 1tsp Baking powder 1/8 tsp Salt 80ml Milk 1  large Apple For Streusel Topping 70g Plain flour 1/2tsp ground Cinnamon 40g unsalted Butter,chilled and diced 70g Light Brown sugar Method 1.Preheat oven to 170 degree C and grease one 8 inch round spring-form cake tin and dust with flour.Keep this aside. 2.Streusel topping :-Sift flour and cinnamon powder into a bowl, add chilled butter and rub the ingredients with your fingertips till they resemble breadcrumbs.Add brown sugar and stir.Keep this aside and make the sponge batter. 3.Sift flour,baking powder and salt and keep aside. In a mixing bowl cream together butter and sugar using...

Hummus 2 T freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/4 t salt 1 15.5 ounce garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed (low sodium) 1/2 t minced garlic 1/4 C vegetable broth (low sodium) or water to thin Place all ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth.  Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days. 1/3 C serving size, 98 calories, 4g protein. **This is adapted from Bob Harper's (trainer on the Biggest Loser) Signature No-Oil Hummus.  I find this very fresh and yummy! Not as intense as normal hummus. Very yummy with cucumbers or pita crackers. And PS. I didn't use low sodium.

Few months ago I got to know that my girl had outgrown her diary allergy.......Since I love diary- cream ,cheese ,butter, ice cream ,chocolates  it was very hard for me to keep my daughter away from such temptations.....I was so happy the day I came to know that she can have diary ......I just could not wait to try out diary based kid friendly recipes....and she loved these burritos...so did I....so did my granny.....I guess I cannot call it kids special then :) Ingredients print this recipe For Chicken Filling 1 1/4 cups cooked Chicken (250g) 1/2 cup Mayonnaise 1/2cup  Sour cream 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder 4 Flour tortilla 1 cup finely shredded Lettuce 2 small Tomatoes , chopped 3/4 cup Grated Cheese For Tortillas 1 cup All purpose flour Pinch Baking Powder 1 tbsp Butter 1 tsp salt Milk or water (enough to make a soft dough) Method  For Flour tortilla In a bowl mix all the ingredients- flour,baking powder, butter, salt and add enough water or milk to make a sof...

I have never been able to find sour cream in Bangalore (I did not search much), I know that the original way of making sour cream is by combining cream with some kind a bacteria ...cultured buttermilk...I have no idea what that is...keep it in a warm place overnight and so on......Seriously .....zero patience....so ...here is the cheat version of sour cream... and you cannot find any difference.....Perfect dip ready in minutes. Recipe Source : Some video on youtube.....I forgot Ingredients Print this recipe 200ml Cream 4 tsp Lemon Juice 1 tsp Chilli Flakes 1tsp Dried Parsley 1tbsp Coriander leaves  Salt to taste Method Transfer cream into a bowl , add lemon juice and mix well. The cream will thicken. Add in chilli flakes, parsley , coriander leaves and salt, mix. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve with crackers, corn chips, potato chips or vegetable sticks.

Have you ever felt weak at your knees....it happens when.....you experience something amazing........when you get a glimpse of someone you have been waiting to see for a long time......when you are kissed like you have never been kissed before.......oh ya it also happens when you are shit scared.......But...in my case......my knees did go weak when I had a bite of this crazzzy crazzzyyyy yumilicious  Nutella cupcake......I seriously got turned on....like seriously....or should I say in my sister Neetu's words 'My mouth had an organism' - -read it any way you want to.....If you get it- GOOD......if you don't EVEN BETTER. I think I better give this post an 'A' rating I am guest posting at Priya Sreerams fabulous blog  Bon Appetit  for this month, I felt this was the best recipe I could share with Priya and her readers.....coz these Nutella cupcakes are so ME. Iam really glad  to be doing this guest post...I would like to thank Priya for this opportunity....it is v...