Rosti – Swiss National Food and how to make it

Tasty Swiss national Dish Rosti

HOW TO MAKE SWISS FOOD ROSTI Rosti is probably one Swiss dish which can be made vegan without any difficulty. Its also the easiest dish and anyone can make it all over the world. All you will need is potatoes of the hard variety and a few simple tools which are in everyone’s kitchen. Rosti is a hot favorite among kids here, a potato dish which is not chips and a healthier option in my opinion. Scroll down for the printable version of the recipe.

Minimalist Christmas Gift Ideas

Minimalist Christmas gift ideas

Minimalist Christmas gift ideas when its maximum gifts the kids want. How do we change that ? Well since I have only one child we have been for the last 2 years toning it down. My daughter will of course wish for a maximum of Christmas gifts for herself. I personally like to give homemade Christmas gifts to my friends and a little cash for their kids. Its difficult to get gifts for our friends teenage sons, so cash is the best.

Buttery Short bread Biscuits

Buttery Shortbread Biscuits

Days leading to Christmas is hectic, cold and dark. We crave some comfort snacks around this time. These tasty buttery short bread biscuits are the perfect bakes that could be the answer to satisfy those winter cravings.

Crunchy Coconut oat Biscuits

crunchy coconut oat biscuits

We are in a frenzy in the last few days to get our Christmas bakes ready. Because I had a lot of dessicated coconut and oats in my store cupboard, I wanted to make the best use of them. So yet again, I baked another easy no frills crunchy coconut oat biscuits. And its all egg free too.

Christmas Orange Drop Biscuits

Christmas Orange drop biscuits

Baking Christmas Orange drop biscuits for presents Baking Christmas presents is something I got hooked since decades now. One of our favorite Advent bakes are these Christmas Orange drop biscuits. Its customary to bake during Advent to take our mind off the long cold and dark nights. Comfort food during winter is not something I feel guilty about.

Egg-less Christmas cake Recipe

Egg-less Christmas cake

Egg-less and Alcohol free Christmas Cake Recipe Bake this egg-less Christmas cake ahead and your dessert is sorted without any stress on the great day itself. I have been baking this egg-less Christmas cake recipe for the past 20 years. What is Christmas without a Christmas cake or pudding which is specially made for us to enjoy on this day. This is a must in our home every year for Christmas.  This cake is very much a fool proof recipe. 

Vegan Banana Muffins : Easy 3 Step method

Vegan Banana muffins

Easy 3 Step Vegan Banana Muffins Vegan banana muffins for a light snack or an afternoon tea is what I come up with for those over ripe bananas. This recipe is a favorite of mine as its so easy to bake. Since my daughter is gluten intolerant, I have tweaked this recipe with a flour low in gluten. I used spelt flour instead of the normal all-purpose flour.

November Garden tour with update

November garden update and tour

 November Garden tour November Garden and the beginning of winter garden go hand in hand. Temperatures have already dropped to below zero and many of the perennials are settling in for their winter sleep.

Low Budget Organization Hacks

Low budget Closet organization hacks

Low budget closet organization hacks I organize and declutter my closet every trip on landing in India, yet it becomes a mess by the time I fly back. On my recent trip I was determined to declutter and organize our space on an extremely low budget. My goal was to implement low budget organization hacks that would be timeless. 

Applesauce using Kitchenaid Foodstrainer

Homemade applesauce using Kitchenaid foodsrainer attachment.

Homemade Applesauce using Kitchenaid foodstrainer Homemade applesauce using Kitchenaid food strainer attachment is easy to make.  I will show you how its made in this tutorial.  I will be using simple home canning techniques. We were lucky to pick fresh organic apples ourselves straight from the tree opposite to our house end of August this year.