Pancakes at Mc Cafe

For those who thought I had stopped eating or cooking - Well, I haven't and I am back. Hope to get some long due posts in here, so keep checking. To start with here is something from my honeymoon trip to New Zealand.

Delicious - is not the word for this. I wish I could find something more superlative. Yummy pancakes at McDonald's coffee chain - Mc Cafe. They are supposed to be on the breakfast menu, but we managed to have the staff get one ready for us even in the evening. Thank them!

Strawberry Cake

About a week back, Mom surprised us with some dessert on a Thursday night. No such rule that NO desserts on a week-day but just you know how it feels nice to have something delicious in the middle of the week.

And I was lucky because I had got home early that evening and so dinner was relaxed and then a plateful of this cake. If there is something mom cherishes in desserts it's always been strawberries and cheese-cakes. But this is just a plain "strawberry cake". The cake was from Gaylord @ Churchgate and Mom made the strawberry cream at home.

Tomato Soup & Malaysian Noodles

A few Sundays back, I was sick - really sick. But I had spent that week thinking I would cook on the weekend and I didn't want anything to stop me. So I decided to cook something which would help me relieve my cold. Lucky me, as I was thinking Mr. Sanjeev Kapoor had already made my life easy, my giving a lovely soup recipe on that Sunday Mid-Day's edition.

Tomato & Basil Soup
This soup is an excellent choice for somebody who loves tomato soups. The extra essence of the basil and other ingredients make it very tasty. Just a bit of warning: This ain't a very simple soup to make. Lots of effort went into grinding the ingredients and give it that rich taste. But trust me worth the efforts, after all - Mom appreciated the soup very much. And let's not forget without her I am a lost soul in the kitchen. Thanks Mom!

Malaysian style noodles
I'll be honest, I dived into this one for only the egg pieces which I think were the only highlight of the noodles. I don't know, maybe I didn't do it right, but it turned out quite bland and kind of dry also. But what I mixed some Maggi Chilly sauce and it became a bit tastier. Top it all, not my choice, I like my noodles to be nice & juicy with some gravy in them. Share a recipe if you have something.