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Milk And Cake Baking
What is the role of milk in cake making? Though milk is a common ingredient in most cake recipes, very few bakers are fully aware why it is used and how it affects the final product.
Milk…
The Slippery Slope of ‘Just Being Honest’
Have you ever found yourself wishing you could snatch your words right out of the air the moment they left your mouth?
Yeah, me too.
There’s a thin line between being refreshingly…
Acknowledging Intersectionality In Odisha’s Culinary Tradition
If we look at different culinary traditions all over the world, one will notice the areas where they are highly segregated in terms of gender, class, or title. Who is behind the stove is not…
Of Climate Voters & Party Manifestos
Climate impact is yet to be internalised even by the people who are haplessly at the receiving end. Climate change remains a buzzword and a distant theory. Not difficult to imagine, it is…
Book Review: ‘This Is Salvaged’, An Author’s Salvational Journey, Ours…
Vauhini Vara, a US-based writer of Indian origin, won the Kalinga Literature Festival Fiction Award for her short story collection This is Salvaged. Joining the awards ceremony online on 11…
Perfectly Imperfect: A Guide To Navigating Your Quirks
Have you ever wished you could hit the delete button on your specific traits?
Like seriously, if there were an app for editing personality traits, you’d be all over it, right?
We all…
Mixing Techniques For Your Cake
Understanding the techniques and art of mixing cake batter is crucial in making a light, tender and delicious cake.
Over-mixing is a common mistake that can lead to undesirable results.…
Life Upgrade 101: Ditch These Five Habits For Good
Are you looking for a life upgrade?
Do you often feel sad, discontented, upset, angry? Life’s not moving in your desired direction, and you’re troubled. You keep waiting for a miracle or…
Baking Lessons: Egg Replacer – Quite A Try
Egg is an essential ingredient in most baking items as it provides structure, moisture and leavening. But at times, eggs are replaced due to various reasons. It may be due to egg allergy,…
Finding Zen In The Chaos: My Go-To Stress Busters
Ever felt like you’re sprinting on a treadmill that’s cranking up the speed, and there’s no stop button in sight?
Or where there is no take two. One mistake and the world gets to see.…