Happy Birthday to my partner

Today is your day(7th Nov 2018) Biju Charles We pause THIS day, to celebrate YOU. Your birth. Your journey. Your life.

You believe in other people and truly want them to succeed and achieve their dreams.You always see the positive in both life situations and in people. You always give people ‘the benefit of the doubt.’ And your ‘glass’ is always half full.

Wishing you all the best in your new ventures. Happy Birthday my partner in life.

Garlic Pull-Apart Bread and Spinach Bread

"The art of bread making can become a consuming hobby, and no matter how often and how many kinds of bread one has made, there always seems to be something new to learn". Julia Child

Homemade Garlic pull apart bread and Spinach bread, made with out any preservatives or bread improver . Love the smell of bread baking

Mom's 70th Birthday Celebrations

My mom loves blue. She loves white roses and lilies and, most of all, she really loves her family, so wanted to bring them together. My youngest brother Martinand Saritha Nippani Gomez couldn't make it and missed them for the celebration (he is her favorite son :-) still feed him when he comes home after work)

I had so much fun bringing all of her favorites things together to celebrate her 70th birthday. My mom is a women with so much of talent and creativity , what I am today is just because of her and I am not even 10 percent of what she is. I have learned all the basics from her like cooking, baking, flower arrangement, painting, tried my hands into stitching but it's not my cup of tea.

Yes, I call my Mom blessed! She is the best Mom in the World as she turned 70 years young. We celebrated her birthday on 17th Jan 2018 it was an awesome time of get together with her family and friends, were three of my cousins Linu Ajith, Rina Roynold Gomez and Beena Pereira got her the favorite dishes for the dinner and my brother Marvin Stephen Gomezand wife Renjitha Gomezcooked her favorite dish Mee goreng(Malaysian noodles) and I tried to replicate her wedding cake which was a 5 tier and was made by her dad on her big day. I made a small version of 3 tier, wish my grand father was there to see the Cake

One thing my mom used to tell me was to look to the other side, and know that my present is not going to be everything. So if I'm having a bad day, she says, 'Just imagine tomorrow. This is going to be over. This is going to be done with.'

Wishing you good health and many more Birthdays Mom

Students Potluck Jan 201

On January 21st 2018, At Menna's Delight, Trivandrum. 25 of my students got together, it is a time to come together as students and teacher, share a potluck meal, and celebrate the incredible learning community we have built together. Each students brought a dish to share and we had an opportunity to talk, eat and laugh together.

Basically it was a meet and share learning, bond, know each other and move forward in the creative field of baking.

In this event we had 2 persons to share the journey of success in there field. One person was Deepika NK the owner of Leela'S Kitchen and also the person behind the Kitchens Of Trivandrum

The other person was Jumin Jose, the Home baker who was my student, shared her journey of success from her very humble start to successful business women.

Thanks to my mom, who did a demo of vegetable carving.

Doing something for someone else in need gives a self satisfaction and fulfillment. Wishing all a year of Happiness by helping others. Happy 2018

Special Thanks for Brinda Menon who had organised this event and a very big thanks to Sujo who came all the way from pathanamthitta, Jessy from from Kollam and Neena Kottarakara

Thanks for all the lovely food you all shared today, from Salads to Payasams. A day to remember and cherish 

Kunafa - Arabian Dessert

I Met Afiya Thaha in one my fondant Icing class two years ago at Trivandrum, very creative and talented and was very much into cooking.

Afiya Thaha (lKunafa Girl)- the one in yellow dress

Kunafa 

I was never surprised when  Kunafa ( Arabian dessert) became a hit in Trivandrum City, because she was a person always looking for creative stuffs.

 Yesterday was the first time I tasted Kunafa at Eve’s Café where she had kept it for sale. It had a very subtle creaminess and a very mild sweetness in it, loved and enjoyed   every bite of it.

Wishing Afiya Thaha  many more success  in the field of baking.

Check out her FB page for more detail about Kunafa . https://www.facebook.com/thekhunafagirl/

There was an article about her in the The Hindu Newspaper

http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/afiya-thaha-is-enjoying-the-sweet-taste-of-success/article22028178.ece