Kale Pizza on Whole wheat crust

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Kale pizza on whole wheat crust with a basil kale pesto sauce and double cheese topping. A healthy yet delicious take on pizza.

I have mentioned in a previous post, one of our main finds of this lockdown has been Kale. I previously shared a recipe of Kale and quinoa salad. That post has in detail the benefits of kale, where to source it in Delhi and more.

Another favorite way of using Kale during the lockdown and subsequent unlockdown has been this Kale Pizza on whole wheat crust.

I tried the Kale Pizza recipe for the first time during the first week of lockdown. That time Anubhav’s brother was also staying with us, and unanimously it was agreed that the pizza was a flavor bomb. This coming from people who order meat lovers pizza ALWAYS. Since then I have made this recipe for Kale Pizza a couple of times, and each time we have enjoyed it.

This Kale Pizza would give any non vegetarian pizza topping a run for its money. I got the idea of the kale pizza from here. The drizzle of balsamic vinegar on top, the sweetness that the oven roasted cherry tomatoes lend, plus the creaminess of the goat cheese and mozzarella combined with the earthiness of Kale, makes this Kale pizza so so good!

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Roasted Strawberries

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A super easy recipe for oven roasted strawberries, that are great as toppings for ice cream, panna cotta, yogurt, pancakes, waffles, cakes and more.

Roasted Strawberries

Growing up I was always fascinated with strawberries. It was not something that was easily available fresh, and mostly available either in jam or ice cream form, that too the synthetic kind. Its not that India wasn’t producing strawberries, but the Indian palate had not taken to the sour taste of this bright red colored fruit, hence the fresh kinds were limited to supply to a few regions. Luckily now, fresh strawberries are easily available good part of the year, and without breaking your bank.

This year I plan to grow some strawberries, my unfortunate brown thumb permitting of course. I also do plan a herb garden, but let us see how all of it goes!

Coming to today’s recipe of roasted strawberries, its a super easy and delicious way to use strawberries, besides straight up eating them. I stumbled upon the recipe on Deeba’s site years ago and since then have used these roasted strawberries in tonnes of my dessert recipes. Roasted strawberries have made way as a topping on my panna cotta recipe here, in strawberry ice cream here and even in cakes. In each dessert they have been a hit, and so thought it is only fair that they get a post of their own.

The last time I made these roasted strawberries, I added a bit of orange blossom water too and love the combination. You can choose to omit it if you don’t have any on hand, or try a squeeze of orange juice instead. Adjust the sugar in the recipe according to how sweet or tart your strawberries are. Hope you get to try the recipe and in case you do, let me know how you used them. Comment here or tag me on your creations on instagram or facebook.

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Smooth Creamy American Buttercream Recipe

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This is my favorite recipe for american buttercream. It is creamy, not gritty and not overtly sweet. People confuse it for swiss meringue buttercream because of the gloss and shine  and velvet like texture it has and also the taste. Its the only american buttercream recipe I use.

American Buttercream recipe

Over the weekend, I hosted my first ever food styling and photography workshop in Chandigarh. When I started food photography I never thought that I would reach a stage where someone would like to learn from me. It has taken years of practice and even now there is so much to learn, but since so many people kept asking me to do a workshop, I decided it was time. With the help of my friends at Eighty.Tribe and Madras Prop Store, I set Saturday April 7th, 2018 as the date for the workshop.

As soon as I posted about the workshop on my instagram page, panic struck as to would any one even register. Luckily, people did and we had a full house. While I think everything went smoothly, there is always room for improvement especially if its the first time you are doing anything. For one, I should have taken more photographs of the space, the behind the scenes and should have at least taken one group shot with everyone! Well, that was a learning.

Another learning was I should not take on everything. There is so much work for a workshop. Between planning for the presentation and live styling sessions, I also decided to make the treats that would be served for the participants. Which meant staying up till late, the night before the workshop baking cupcakes, cookies, sandwiches and pound cake. And also, wrapping the small takeaways I had made for everyone attending the workshop (a hand painted board and napkins)

All that effort did pay off, since everyone loved the treats and the gesture at the end. A few people asked if the recipe for the buttercream frosting I used on the chocolate cupcakes was in the blog archives. That’s when I realized I hadn’t posted it.

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