The Great British Bread week

So it was ‘Bread week’ in The Great British bake off this week. It started with fresh looking Mel and Sue, as enthusiastic as ever, asking all the bakers to make a Quick Bread. These are breads without yeast made with baking powder or bicarb, which sounds more like a cake to me! Anyways they all start swiftly. Matt and Nadiya … Read More

Caramel Sauce

This is a very easy, quick caramel sauce to make at home, perfect for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, ice-cream, cheesecakes! The possibilities of using this gorgeous caramel sauce are endless.

Here come the biscuits!

Biscuit Week! It was Week Two and that meant Biscuit week on the Great British Bake Off. For the first challenge of the week they were asked to make biscotti. I love biscotti and was really looking forward to what flavours the bakers would come up with. Alvin chose jackfruit, unusual to use in biscuits. I love jackfruit and the … Read More

Strawberry Hazelnut and Chocolate Mini Pavlovas

These light mini pavlovas are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside with Nutella and Hazelnuts running through them. These are topped with cream and fresh strawberries, and finished with Nutella sauce. Enjoy! Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel Food with Chetna for exciting recipes and ideas every week.

The week of Cake!

So finally Series 6 of The Great British Bake Off went on air last week. It has been really busy since the trailers and hype around the new season started. I was reminded of how popular the series is once again. I watched the first episode with great interest and lots of nostalgia. It was cake week and I thoroughly enjoyed … Read More

Lemon, White Chocolate and Raspberry Cake

This cake is sandwiched with citrus lemon curd and sweet fresh cream , and topped with raspberry for a sharp finish. One of my all time favourite cakes.

Vada Pav

Vadas are spicy fried potato balls which can be eaten on their own or with buns called Pav.

GBBO is back!

It seems unbelievable that a year has flown by since The Great British Bake Off 2014  went on air! The GBBO class of 2015 were announced to the public last week. It was really exciting and strange to see the new bakers. I can still clearly remember the day when our names and pictures were released to the public last year. … Read More

Garlic and Coconut Chutney

This is a lovely and spicy Garlic and Coconut Chutney. It is perfect for burgers, sandwiches and wraps, or even with rice and a curry.