Chocolate art with Morde

It all started when I grumbled to a friend about the non availability of a good brand of locally made couverture chocolate that could be used in confectionery and pastry. Imported ones are available but cost an arm and a leg. That friend was L. Nitin Chordia, India's only certified Chocolate Taster. Within the next 10 minutes, I got a call from Morde Chocolate, Mumbai, telling me they would send...

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The Madras Wok at Green Meadows

We found him!! The biggest surprise was that he was just a street away from our home. I'm talking about Chef Shivajee who makes hungry and homesick Singaporeans feel a little less hungry...and homesick! He tells me he's got all the authentic Asian ingredients in his store cupboard and what he cannot bring in a package or in a bottle, he grows in the little garden adjoining the restaurant. Green...

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Burritos for a brand new year

Wow!! Where did the last year go? Which also made me realise it's been ages since I posted a recipe. December '14 was a bake crazy hectic time that took me right up to New Year's eve. Here's some of the stuff I did... Rich fruit cake, pineapple tarts, mushroom puffs, chocolate date cakes, iced Christmas cake, coffee-misu tart,  chocolate truffle cake, chicken mushroom rolls, cut out Christmas...

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