Love and Calories!!

As soon as I got up from my bed after that extra hour of sleep (thanks to the end of the day light saving), I wanted to have a nice cup of hot English tea with some cookies. My biscuit tin was as usual empty so I quickly browsed through my baking bible and found this quick and instant recipe. As my hubby waited for his breakfast, I gave priority to my biscuits first...  :P Scottish Shortbread...mmmm...those buttery goodness that is baked to perfection and when put in mouth melts instantly. And it is so so easy to bake. You just need those three basic baking ingredients to get going...Flour, Butter and sugar. I just added some orange juice for that slight variation!! Ingredients: 175 g plain flour 100 g butter 50 g caster sugar zest and juice of 1 orange Method:   Heat oven to 180 degree Celsius. Line a couple of baking sheets with baking parchment. I normally use a non stick baking tray so I avoid the sheets. Sift the flour into a bowl and rub in the bu...

Fish make a quick, easy yet delectable dish with the ingredients readily available in your pantry. Haddock fillets came to my rescue on a Saturday night when I was tired of the general weekend routine. The dinner was done and dusted within twenty minutes and it looked like a Michelin  star restaurant dish. Arun was ready with two glasses of wine while I served him a great looking and delicious dinner!! Saturday was well spent at home. Ingredients: 2 fresh haddock fillets  handful of cherry tomatoes (I used the normal ones as I didn't have cherry tomatoes) 2 tbsp mayonnaise 2 cloves of garlic (peeled and grated) 1 cup of breadcrumbs (I used Japanese penko crumbs, you can use the normal ones too) juice of 1/2 lemon handful of fresh parsley or 1 tbsp of dried parsley 1 tbsp olive oil salt and pepper to season Method:  Preheat the oven to 220 degree Celsius. Lightly oil a large baking tray, then lay the haddock and tomatoes alongside each other. In a s...