DIY craft: Diaper Motorcycle & Diaper Baby Carriage

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These are the cutest things you could make and give to a new mommy to be as her baby shower gift.

Every mom needs diapers (the rate at which babies poop, every mom needs plenty of diapers!), so you know it would be a much needed and useful gift. But if you take a little time out and get together a few other baby items, you can put together a really sweet and thoughtful baby shower gift.

Saturday, we threw a couple baby shower for one of our Indian friends who is expecting a little baby girl. It was supposed to be a surprise for her husband and her and am glad we managed to pull it off as such.

I remember seeing a motorcycle diaper cake on pinterest (or was it craftgawker;I forget where I saw it, either way both are such inspiring sites!). And I thought it was the cutest thing ever.

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Streusel filled sour cream coffee cake cupcakes

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We have been talking too much savory around here on the blog. It’s time to get the sweet stuff out!

I saw this cake on Foodgawker (those sinners, corrupting the minds of us who are always struggling with our weight) and well, I just had to make the cake. Alison just describes it so well, that I knew the recipe had to be tested out.

But I didn’t want to make cake.

I wanted to make cupcakes.

Why?

Well, because they are just fun.

Fun to look at.

Fun to eat.

And fun to share!

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Garam Masala Tuesdays: Pepper Chicken Chettinad

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I generally cook north indian food (mainly with a Punjabi touch) at home but absolutely love south Indian food.

Northern cuisine has been greatly influenced by the Mughals with the rich butter laden curries, but it is in the cuisine of the south that you can see the use of the spices that India is famous for. Probably because it is in the south that these spices are actually grown.

South Indian cuisine is quite different from the cooking of Northern India. The cuisine of the Southern Indian states – Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on the east coat, Karnataka and Kerala on the west coast – use such old cooking techniques that are still widely practiced, with contemporary refinements, today.

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