tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post4820639912890565565..comments2024-03-16T06:57:34.250-04:00Comments on Bong Mom's CookBook: Condensed Milk Pound Cake with Chocolate SwirlsBong Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-69236360481844205122011-01-28T13:55:48.377-05:002011-01-28T13:55:48.377-05:00I tried this cake second time mixing some ground p...I tried this cake second time mixing some ground peanut in the batter and coating the top with that too.. This gives a very presentable look to this cake even before cutting it.. (after cutting it anyway is such a surprise..! )Sohinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338721981854499485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-75566028885432159482011-01-28T13:54:05.963-05:002011-01-28T13:54:05.963-05:00This blog is a life saver for me.. Being married j...This blog is a life saver for me.. Being married just one year and trying to set up everything from scratch here in US is such a task I realized. A never-cooked-before bengali girl grown up in delhi, married to a kolkata bangali, trying to do everything on her own is finding this blog space very useful specially during bangali socializing (here in US seems higher than in Kolkata or delhi),friends ask for a potluck with authentic bengali dish.. OMG.. the only rescue is this blog.. and recently I am also trying to impress them with some baking tricks.. this choco twirl cake seemed to put them to AWE..!!! Thanks a lot Mashi / Didi.. !Sohinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338721981854499485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-89623266067673498632010-09-29T04:10:54.320-04:002010-09-29T04:10:54.320-04:00For all the foodies out there, I request you to pl...For all the foodies out there, I request you to please let me post information about my book 'The F-Word' which is an experiential writing on food. I'd be grateful and look forward to your response.<br /><br />'The F-Word' is a madcap account of a working woman juggling family, friends, long distance phone calls and food. How do you serve a nutritious yet delicious meal to a large family of individuals of varying ages and with extreme differences in taste? What is the trick to adapting a great tasting but swimming-in-oil restaurant special so it keeps the punch and loses the grease? What does a woman do to keep them all - partner, children, in-laws, pals - healthy and happy without quietly going out of her mind? A culinary romp with unexpectedly tender moments interspersed with seriously good recipes to suit every taste.<br />‘The F-Word makes the entire experience of enjoying food incredibly sexy! Lip smackingly good. A literary “bhojan” to be enjoyed with friends, lovers, and yes... family, too!’ – Shobhaa Dé<br /> <br />‘A feisty, fun journey into food world. 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She is the founder and CEO of Siyahi, a literary consultancy where she doubles up as a literary agent along with conceptualizing and directing literary events. <br /><br />Thank you,<br />Warm regards,<br />Mitamitakapurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-25240869560442385432010-05-20T00:37:55.894-04:002010-05-20T00:37:55.894-04:00Perfect and beautiful slicesPerfect and beautiful slicesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983455890138961433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-13370509696729392802010-03-09T23:01:06.106-05:002010-03-09T23:01:06.106-05:00Beautiful pictures Sandeepa and loved the look of ...Beautiful pictures Sandeepa and loved the look of the dense pound cake.<br />I listen to NPR too while driving, but then switch back to old hindi music and become nostalgic.Red Chillieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447416220756850109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-14995324140140155402010-03-09T13:45:10.062-05:002010-03-09T13:45:10.062-05:00Condensed milk pound cake sounds wonderful, tooths...Condensed milk pound cake sounds wonderful, toothsome' very tempting pictures, infact.Malar Gandhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16586988066440083113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-87298379545589310012010-03-09T08:43:58.230-05:002010-03-09T08:43:58.230-05:00LOL, tell me about the blaring speakers dishing ou...LOL, tell me about the blaring speakers dishing out all those songs. I can still hear the somewhere :-) <br /><br />A very pretty cake with a pretty tea set to go with it :-)sunitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176577177334401747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-54684601874498222192010-03-08T16:58:39.291-05:002010-03-08T16:58:39.291-05:00hello sandipa
Love reading your posts and recipes....hello sandipa<br />Love reading your posts and recipes...:) the tea set looked so cute!! Loved your cake recipe but I'll try it with half cup butter (1 stick) & half cup milk....Will feel less guilty but hey nothing better than butter.....:) keep writing!Jayatinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-49654740310437066192010-03-08T13:56:02.965-05:002010-03-08T13:56:02.965-05:00Hi Sandeepa, could you suggest a substitute for hi...Hi Sandeepa, could you suggest a substitute for hilsa in Doi Ilish? My local grocer doesn't carry hilsa. There is a speciality store near by which carries large variety of seafood. I will check there but, incase I can't hilsa, which fish would u suggest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-48288904882431194112010-03-08T01:42:21.063-05:002010-03-08T01:42:21.063-05:00My next door church switches on the loudspeakers e...My next door church switches on the loudspeakers every sinlge monrning from 5 to 7 am :( Even police complaints don't work. I have once made this condensed milk cake sans the swirls and I could understand about the temparature and time for this. Till end it stayed little goey but hardened once cooled. Yah but it tasted great! BSS's tea set is the prettiest of all the bowls I see here!Nirmalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208705843959737265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-89081787574441611692010-03-07T16:33:46.334-05:002010-03-07T16:33:46.334-05:00Am I invited to this tea party? :)Am I invited to this tea party? :)Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-76524820623652289982010-03-06T11:17:34.604-05:002010-03-06T11:17:34.604-05:00Condensed milk is a favorite ingredient of mine, I...Condensed milk is a favorite ingredient of mine, I am going to try this today I think :)Dorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264576743630783877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-3185891788445311562010-03-06T04:55:05.485-05:002010-03-06T04:55:05.485-05:00looks so perfect 'n soft... nice clicks!looks so perfect 'n soft... nice clicks!Fathimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011829342615500313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-23732950290446602952010-03-05T20:35:34.587-05:002010-03-05T20:35:34.587-05:00i make this but without the choc. you have just gi...i make this but without the choc. you have just given me a nice idea :Damnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065092085963619873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-71557380239376030132010-03-05T15:40:51.383-05:002010-03-05T15:40:51.383-05:00That looks so tempting and i love the chocolate sw...That looks so tempting and i love the chocolate swirl. Btw, my daughter has the exact same tea set and adores it :)Laavanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778057550064849231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-43295308201174105872010-03-05T09:39:09.322-05:002010-03-05T09:39:09.322-05:00BWM
Sottiy bolte ki amar meyer tea set etc. te bi...BWM<br /><br />Sottiy bolte ki amar meyer tea set etc. te bishal kono interest nei. Ota oke keu gift korechilo :-)Bong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-68270112982213259142010-03-05T09:18:49.399-05:002010-03-05T09:18:49.399-05:00Hi Sandeepa,
As usual the post is brilliant and n...Hi Sandeepa,<br /><br />As usual the post is brilliant and nostalgic. Cake dekhte toh daarun hoyechhei, 1 cup butter must have done its wonder in taste as well.<br /><br />But I am moved with the sight of the tea set. Isshhhh.... meye thaakle kato maja. You can at least re-live your childhood, and take care of all unfulfilled wishes of your childhood.<br /><br />Happy Holi to all of you and specially to BSS for sharing the tea set with all your blog readersBongHomeChefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709497824813140021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-66946112344236437472010-03-05T09:17:33.881-05:002010-03-05T09:17:33.881-05:00Kausum
Ki shoubhagyo. Ki khobor tomar ? Anekdin po...Kausum<br />Ki shoubhagyo. Ki khobor tomar ? Anekdin post nei, dekha nei ?<br /><br />Ramay<br /><br />Thank You :)<br /><br />Cham<br /><br />Aww you should start hearing them more :)<br /><br />Lavanya<br /><br />Strangely I do not remember a single loudspeaker from my stay in B'lore for 2 years. We lived in a quiet neighborhood and I thought Loudspeakers were passe in whole of Southern India.<br /><br />You are right about songs from the 60's and 70's, even late 90's are turning out to be good. It was the 80's and early nineties that had movies I would not dare to see for most part<br /><br />Ann<br /><br />Yeah, those were a respite in pre-MTV days<br /><br />Sayantani<br /><br />Hyan Double bite mone ache, amar half pink, half white ta khub bhalo lagto. Eita kintu ektu dense hobeBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-41081494918679053542010-03-05T09:10:55.751-05:002010-03-05T09:10:55.751-05:00Aqua
Thanks for the tip, will follow that next ti...Aqua<br /><br />Thanks for the tip, will follow that next time. I will update the post with your tip soon<br /><br />Asha<br /><br />Kumar Gaurav !!! You were a fan :-)<br /><br /><br />Kalyan<br /><br />OMG, you are too funny. I couldn't recall the "deem parooti" and asked D. He sang it with the "deem Parooti" echo and I am humming while writing this ;-) Didn't ever dare to watch Sajan<br /><br />Priya<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Shankari<br /><br />Oh my, thanks dear :)<br /><br />Indo<br /><br />The butter and the sugar really kills me. And because I am a novice, I need to eat the cake half way through to make sure that it tastes right ;-)<br /><br />Jaya<br /><br />Ha, ha ekhono loudspeaker er chara chari !!!<br /><br />Pree<br /><br />Those swirls look pretty, right ;-)Bong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-52144308085333714222010-03-05T09:05:18.050-05:002010-03-05T09:05:18.050-05:00Kuntala
"Konthi" amader o utyakto korto...Kuntala<br /><br />"Konthi" amader o utyakto korto. Kintu sei gulo Bochore e 2-3 bar er beshi noy<br /><br />Sra<br /><br />"1942" was a movie I liked at that time, now not sure<br /><br />Suparna<br /><br />Thanks :)<br /><br />HC<br /><br />I am not too fond of celebrating Holi with colors anyway :) So that was ok<br /><br />SriLekha<br /><br />Thank You :)Bong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-59335916738896805092010-03-05T02:50:18.025-05:002010-03-05T02:50:18.025-05:00ki sundor dekhte hoeche cake ta. chotobelay double...ki sundor dekhte hoeche cake ta. chotobelay double bite bole akta bhishon crumbly cake paoya jeto akdom serom dakhache piecegulo. eta ami banabo shiggri amar bhai asche o khub bhalobase ei dharoner cake.sayantanihttp://ahomemakersdiary.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-38830414641550871322010-03-04T22:42:31.778-05:002010-03-04T22:42:31.778-05:00Oooohhh, that cake looks so good, me likey the cho...Oooohhh, that cake looks so good, me likey the choc swirl very much too! I had bookmarked this recipe from nags a while back, but never got around to making it.<br />BTW - all those old Hindi songs are sucha retro blast, I did not grow up in India, but on occassion we would viti, and that Doordarshan TV show you mentioned about movie songs were my only respite on boring evenings stuck at home. What amemory...and I can't stop laughing at AB in the Laawaris video....Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13989340321224075830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-57527485037183747022010-03-04T20:51:30.859-05:002010-03-04T20:51:30.859-05:00there was supposed to be a smiley face after my de...there was supposed to be a smiley face after my description of raja hindustani..:DLavanyahttp://purplepaperplanes.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-11436785860623916902010-03-04T20:47:11.822-05:002010-03-04T20:47:11.822-05:00Just clicked on the song and realized after looki...Just clicked on the song and realized after looking at the video that it was from Raja hindustani which was so bad that I couldn't sit through even half the movie..<br /><br />I mostly grew up on a diet of old hindi songs (old as in 1950s, 60s and 70s), so those melodies make me more nostalgic than the ones which were actually released during my childhood in the 80s and 90s.<br /><br />Ofcourse I do remember the blaring Hindi music on the streets outside our apartment in Bangalore. I also suddenly remembered these autos which had loud speakers with popular film songs dubbed over with words from political party slogans (or maybe I am mixing too many memories here..lol)Of course during festivals the whole street would be blocked by temporary platforms/stages and shamianas (and of course blaring film music).<br /><br />At one point, we lived in Madurai just next to a theatre- so every night I had to fall asleep to 'Muqala muqabula , Laila' (remember that A.R. Rahman song?) and other Tamil hits..:)<br /><br />Loved your post- generated a flood of memories..<br /><br />The cake reminded me of the Nilgiri tea cakes..Will make it sometimeLavanyahttp://purplepaperplanes.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-12139876205722633192010-03-04T16:54:01.734-05:002010-03-04T16:54:01.734-05:00We never celebrated Holi! U ve baked beautifully l...We never celebrated Holi! U ve baked beautifully love the swirl :) Mostly cakes are baked under 350, i never tried with condensed milk!<br />Haha only after marriage I hear hindi songs :) Still cannot understand a single word :)Chamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912395013740648068noreply@blogger.com