Daring Bakers: Graham Crackers and Nanaimo Bars

The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and www.nanaimo.ca.

Lauren says, Nanaimo Bars are a classic Canadian dessert created in none other than Nanaimo, British Colombia. In case you were wondering, it’s pronounced Nah-nye-Moh. They are extremely rich and available almost everywhere across the country.

The Challenge was to make graham crackers from scratch and lauren insisted on using the gluten free version. I made mine with whole wheat flour and All-Purpose flour. The result was amazing and the crackers were a big hit!

Nanaimo Bars have three layers : a base containing graham crackers, cocoa, coconut and nuts, a middle custard layer, and a topping of chocolate.

Mutton Fry

The weather is very dull and depressive for the past few days. There has been storm warning everywhere and it has been raining heavily. Nothing much happening in the kitchen since last week because of the weather. It feels so good to be under the warm covers the whole day with something hot and spicy to munch on...
This mutton dish is such an spicy dish that feels good for the cold weather.

Happy Pongal

      
            அனைவருக்கும் என் இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் !

Cauliflower Stir fry

Cauliflower is an delicious vegetable low in fat but high in vitamin C and folate. Both cauliflower and Broccoli are the same species and have similar structures, cauliflower replaces the green flower buds with white...[ source: wikipedia].
This stir fry is an simple and easy dish with lots of flavour in it. It can served as an side dish with breads and rice.