This traditional spiced buttermilk drink is old-school but brilliantly effective in the summer heat. Spiced buttermilk or yogurt drink is known by many names throughout India (sambhaaram, morum vellam, majjige, masala chaas, mattha) and is a healthy way to beat the heat. We are in the middle of a heat wave with heat indices well into the 100s….
Banana Bread With Buttermilk, Brown Sugar & Walnuts
Need I really say anything more to convince you? Good ol’ banana bread… that ingenious way to use up overripe bananas. How lovely art thou when baked with buttermilk, brown sugar and chopped walnuts?! I am waxing eloquent about this humble snack/dessert/breakfast bread, because it’s been a while since I baked banana bread. You see,…
Simply The Best Chocolate Cake
There is a certain kind of craving that can only be satisfied by a rich chocolate dessert. There is something in that dark product from cacao beans that is scientifically known to induce a state of happiness in man. I read in one of Good Housekeeping’s dessert books that unsweetened cocoa powder is the best…
