Friday 23 August 2013
Beans thoran and Mooru kachiyathu
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Friday, August 23, 2013 9 comments
Labels: beans thoran, Kerala Cuisine, moru kachiyathu, Onam, sadya, South Indian, spiced buttermilk, Very Veggie
Friday 16 August 2013
Chocolate and hazelnut laddoo (truffles)
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Friday, August 16, 2013 14 comments
Labels: chocolate and hazelnut laddoo, chocolate and hazelnut truffles, cook book, Delectable Desserts, devnaa, Food Review, indian inspired sweet, Party Knick Knacks, product review
Sunday 11 August 2013
The New Finish Quantum TV advert
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Sunday, August 11, 2013 25 comments
Labels: finish ad, finish advertisement, finish blogger ad, finish dishwasher tablets, finish quantum, new face of finish ad, television ad
Thursday 8 August 2013
Sponsored review: Twinings Moroccan mint tea mojito
I received a couple of boxes of Twinings tea to review and after enjoying some with our biscuits and cakes, I decided to try something new. I had never made a cocktail with tea, and my love for everything cocktail made me try this Moroccan inspired mojito. Its such a cool recipe..i mean it combines my favourite mint tea with rum and really, what's not to like about that?
I also absolutely love the whole Afternoon Tea idea. I find it incredibly romantic, to dress up and go to a fancy hotel for some tea. I have been wanting to throw a tea party at mine for a long time, but haven't had the time to do it. But I did whip up some macarons for an afternoon tea-ish session with friends beginning of summer. I served them with Twinings Earl Grey (my favourite), English Breakfast and Assam tea- all great tea's. The English breakfast makes a mean mint tea as well. But be careful to not let it steep too much, or else your mint tea is gonna taste bitter. I have wasted waaay too much tea with that mistake.
Recipe adapted from here (Makes 2 to 3 glasses)
Twinings English Breakfast- 2 bags
Boiling water- 1 1/2 cups
Cardamom pods- 20, crushed
Sugar- 3 tbsp (adjust accordingly)
Mint leaves- 10 to 15
Lemon juice- 3 tbsp
White rum- 3 oz
Ice
Into a measuring cup put in the tea bags and bruised cardamom pods.
Pour enough boiling water to make 1 1/2 cups of liquid in total.
Seep for about 2 to 3 minutes, remove the tea bags, but not the cardamom and store in the refrigerator till ready to use.
Meanwhile, muddle the mint and sugar together in a cocktail shaker and keep aside.
When ready to serve, add the tea mix to the cocktail shaker, followed by lemon juice, rum and some ice cubes.
Shake away and then pour into individual glasses, top with a sprig of mint, a lime wedge and some ice and you are good to go.
Notes: The drink was not sweet at all, so the second batch i made, I used sugar syrup (1/4 cup) instead of sugar and added it to the tea mix when it was still warm. The mint leaves were muddled on its own.
Add more rum if you want it super boozy :)
With thanks to Twinings for the samples
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Thursday, August 08, 2013 2 comments
Labels: afternoon tea, Cocktails and Drinks, macaron, moroccan mint tea mojito, party drink, product review, Review, summer drinks, tea, twinings
Friday 2 August 2013
Caribbean Jerk marinated poussin- a post in association with Schwartz
Caribbean Jerk marinated poussin (Recipe adapted from here)
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Friday, August 02, 2013 10 comments
Labels: Caribbean, caribbean jerk marinated chicken, caribbean rice and peas, chicken, Food Review, Non Vegetarian, Rice, rice and beans, schwartz recipes, sponsored post, Very Veggie