baking

  • Cream Cheese Remixed!

    I had plans to bake a cheesecake this morning. Then I went to the farmer’s market and started melting in the heat. I came home with a baguette and a new plan which had nothing to do with turning on the oven. Flavored cream cheese. I halved the 8 ounce pack of plain cream cheese.…

  • Dessert-on-Demand

    What’s more fun than using your unsuspecting friends to test out a new and unusual recipe? (This is a rhetorical question; please do not answer because I suppose getting a massage, winning a lottery, going on vacation are all valid answers). Last night I rushed home from work and had exactly 20 minutes before leaving…

  • Egg Curry.

    I decided to cook Indian food last night. Such decisions are not made often enough in the Gujarathi household. Call me a stickler, but I don’t like cooking Indian food in my small apartment. The strong spices make everything smell like curry for days. The smell sticks to my bath towels in the bathroom, to…

  • Themed Dinner Night – French.

    When Devang is on-call at the hospital, I take the opportunity to watch Real Housewives of…and eat ice cream for dinner. It’s true. Sometimes I do laundry, but on most nights I just lazy around watching TV and eating whatever I feel like. For a change, I decided to be a little more productive last…

  • Pizza Night

    Devang’s favorite food is pizza. Naturally, I’ve taken it upon myself to make the best pizza he’s had, at home. The process has been an uphill battle mainly because of the crust. I always screw it up. So I did what every woman does when in need of advice – ask Oprah. Her website had…

  • Almond-Apricot Granola Bars for the Victor!

    After a stiff competition we have a winner!! Angel correctly identified the Flamingo pictured in the first official give-away contest on Anti-bland. Constructed in 1973 by Alexander Calder, the Flamingo currently graces the Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago, IL. The vermilion color of the sculptor is striking and despite its size it appears surprisingly graceful,…