http://cooksjoy.com/blog A vegetarian cooking blog with recipes that tickle your taste buds and leave you craving for more !!! Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:27:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/07/gibassier-bread-french-anise-orange-flavored-bread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/07/gibassier-bread-french-anise-orange-flavored-bread.html#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:06:01 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18447 For this month’s We Knead to Bake, we are baking a French bread that has this lovely orange flavor. It is a breakfast pastry/bread that is buttery textured and shaped in a pretty way. You can also shape it as a big loaf. I did not have some of the orange flavorings given in the recipe...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/07/gibassier-bread-french-anise-orange-flavored-bread.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/komaj-persian-date-bread-with-turmeric-cumin.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/komaj-persian-date-bread-with-turmeric-cumin.html#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:59:23 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18353 For this month’s We Knead to Bake, we are baking this cute, soft Persian bread that is stuffed with dried prunes. The original recipe uses dates, but I have used prunes. The bread is slightly rich, fluffy and the pretty yellow color is from the turmeric. Cumin is my favorite spice and love that this...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/komaj-persian-date-bread-with-turmeric-cumin.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/05/petit-pains-au-lait-french-milk-bread-rolls.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/05/petit-pains-au-lait-french-milk-bread-rolls.html#comments Sat, 24 May 2014 17:19:38 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18079 For this month’s “We Knead To Bake”, we are baking these cute rolls. I have been baking a ton of breads recently and some of them are baked more often due to different reasons. This is one bread that I have baked three times in this past month and the kids keep requesting for more. The...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/05/petit-pains-au-lait-french-milk-bread-rolls.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/flaounes-cypriot-savory-easter-cheese-pies.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/flaounes-cypriot-savory-easter-cheese-pies.html#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2014 03:57:06 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17917 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake” we are baking flaounes that are savoury cheese pies baked for Greek Orthodox Easter, traditionally made on Good Friday. This is usually made with “flaounes” cheese that is hard to find outside Cyprus and instead we used a mixture of mozzarella and cheddar. A couple of special ingredients namely Mahleb...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/flaounes-cypriot-savory-easter-cheese-pies.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/melon-pan-japanese-melon-bread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/melon-pan-japanese-melon-bread.html#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2014 05:51:04 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17533 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake” we are baking “Melon Pan”. This is a Japanese bread and there is no “melon” or “pan” in this bread. This is basically a soft, rich and a slightly sweet bread covered with a layer of crunchy cookie. The dough is rich with eggs and every bite has the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/melon-pan-japanese-melon-bread.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/focaccia-caprese.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/focaccia-caprese.html#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2014 05:50:03 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17208 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake” we were given the choice to bake any yeasted bread. I missed baking the focaccia caprese last month since I could not find fresh mozarella, but baked this one instead. On a recent trip to the grocery I spotted fresh mozarella and the caprese hit my mind instantly.Who...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/focaccia-caprese.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/potato-focaccia-pugliese-italian-flat.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/potato-focaccia-pugliese-italian-flat.html#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:20:55 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16552 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake“ we are baking focaccia. I have already blogged a “no knead” version of focaccia here. The original recipe had tomato, basil and mozarella as the topping, but we had the choice to pick our desired topping as well. Since I could not get my hand on fresh cheese I...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/potato-focaccia-pugliese-italian-flat.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/bienenstich-kuchen-german-bee-sting-cake.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/bienenstich-kuchen-german-bee-sting-cake.html#comments Wed, 25 Dec 2013 02:00:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16125 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake“, Aparna decided to go festive and chose this rich delicious cake. Although the cake in itself is simple to make the lack of the spring form pan and some ingredients caused me to have cold feet. The baking group was pretty helpful and patiently answered my questions. You...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/bienenstich-kuchen-german-bee-sting-cake.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/kanel-snegle-kanelbullar-swedish-cinnamon-snails.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/kanel-snegle-kanelbullar-swedish-cinnamon-snails.html#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2013 03:35:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15508 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake” we are baking Swedish Cinnamon Snails. Cinnamon rolls have been on my list forever because the family loves them. I have not tasted them and while baking these I had the weird doubt of whether these are supposed to be on the crunchy side or soft side. I...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/kanel-snegle-kanelbullar-swedish-cinnamon-snails.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/whole-wheat-sandwich-bread.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/whole-wheat-sandwich-bread.html#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2013 01:41:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14953 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake” we are baking a whole wheat sandwich bread. I was skeptical since I have not had good results when I substitute whole wheat flour for all-purpose flour and the muffins used to turn out a tad dense and so on. After having cold feet for a while, I...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/whole-wheat-sandwich-bread.html/feed 4