Foodstuff (31 entries)
On a recent hunt for the perfect baby announcement gift for a friend, I discovered a fantastic store in Bandra. Candylicious had me from the start – What a yum name! On display are gorgeous chocolate bouquets that are so pretty your heart breaks as you bite into a piece of smooth Belgian chocolate.
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This year at the Trade Fair I happened to visit the Kenwood Home Appliances stall. It was a delightful experience. I was thrilled to discover the Breadmaker which makes much more than just bread. It’s a smart piece of appliance which has several pre-programmed options for making different kinds of breads: wheat, multi grain, French [...]
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Food is a sensitive issue with most kids, at one age or another. They always want to snack and you mostly want them to have proper meals. Unfortunately, there are very few locally available brands of healthy kids’ snacks, so we have to rely on imported stuff like cereal bars and other munchies from Gerber, [...]
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For this one, lay your hands on a fresh uncut loaf of white bread. Get a sharp long knife or a baker with one. Get the loaf cut into long horizontal slices instead of the regular vertical small ones. Take one slice and evenly spread butter on it.
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Velvet is the name of a new brand of homemade fine chocolates and we were lucky to sample some of the products at a party recently. Created out of the kitchen of Mrs. Pallavi Ved, come the most delicious, smooth chocolates in flavours that have my mouth watering as I think of them: Hazelnut and [...]
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If you are always on the lookout for organic food options, you are going to LOVE this place. “Down to Earth” has been around for almost two years now, but appeared recently on my radar. I walked in and was bowled over by the well laid out, brilliantly stocked store.
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I almost want to break out into a few halleluiahs after my recent visit to Kitab Khana. Let it not be said anymore that Mumbai moms are only subjected to workbooks, educational books and storybooks with the worst grammar on the planet anymore.
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Apologies for sounding out of breath, but this one is for those of you up for swinging your schedule around tomorrow, March 17th. The Farmer’s Market, an initiative that brings organic farmers across Maharashtra in contact with healthy beavers like us is holding a one such tomorrow, March 17th from 3pm – 9pm at the [...]
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Editor’s Note: Two MKB moms tried out the Sipahh and have slightly different takes on it. Read Priya’s review here. Well, it’s that time in our life for that dreaded W word. Wean from the bottle! Argh! Even thinking about it sends chills down my spine and my instant reaction is to escape, procrastinate, postpone – [...]
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Editor’s Note: Two MKB moms tried out the Sipahh and have slightly different takes on it. Read Priyanka’s review here. Sipahh is a flavoured straw and what a cool idea it is. A friend recently drew my attention to this small packet in the grocery store and we picked up the strawberry and cookie & [...]
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