The restaurant at Empress Garden

Empress Garden is one of those old picturesque gardens in Pune with beautiful shady trees.
Take a meandering path from the nursery and you come to rest at a quiet nook.
 

This is where you can also find some grub at the only cafe for some miles around. According to its owner Mr.Bedi, this place was closed for a few months but had reopened only this week. Lucky me!

The omelette sandwich I ordered was hot, spicy and worth the 30 rupees. The tea was perfect - not too sweet and piping hot. Apart from sandwiches of different kinds they also serve buns, biscuits, cold drinks and a few other packed snacks.

A must visit if you want a leisurely snack amidst fresh air, greenery and the trill of birds for company.

Eggless Muffins

At times I find that eggs added to cake batter tend to leave an 'eggy' (what else) taste or smell. Hence cake recipes without eggs are always welcome. Came across this recipe for eggless muffins by Pamela Timms, in Mint Lounge. And - it worked well! In fact I even left out the baking powder as I had run out of it. Bowing to dietary divinities, I opted for refined oil instead of butter or Vanaspati. 

Here is the result:

The top came out firm and springy, the muff smelt good, and tasted great! Not bad, eh?

Deepavali Wishes

From top to bottom: Shankarpali, Chakli, Karanji

It's that time of the year again... a nip in the air, holidays, twinkling lights, colorful lamps, crackers,.. and most important- the aroma of Diwali Faraal.

Wishing all my readers a fun-filled Diwali!