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Hi  Friends,

I would love to share this blog with all the food lovers - those who believe the FOOD is definitely LIFE!

This blog is not just about food, but it is about life, its experiences, that we share, and which many a times, culminates into a food item, which is then associated with the particular memory or experience.

If we look at it plainly, cooking is that activity, which goes on constantly, many times very mechanically, some times, with a little thought and care. But if look at life and cooking as its integral part, then we will know that food is one of the major criteria for deciding the quality of life that we live.

Life style changes happen over 20 to 25 yrs roughly. And if we were to look at the past century or so, then we will find that food has constantly evolved. New techniques, new ideas,  raw materials, new food items, keep coming from time to time.

So, if we stick to the same old routine through the years, without incorporating any changes in our food, then we tend to become rigid in our thoughts in life, and more rigid towards towards life also.

There is so much fun, so much happiness in cooking! Even everyday cooking could be made special with some special touch!

Cooking is a challenge as well! Sometimes, you have to accept challenges from Time, from occasions, and from people. As you are confronted with a challenge, your senses become sharper, respond to the given situation, fast, and to the mark, thus fulfilling your challenge and giving a sense of achievement to yourself!

Cooking is an ongoing process, which for any homemaker, is as good as any other corporate job, albeit without the fat pay packet! But the joy on the faces of your folks, a word of appreciation from your friend, from your boss, a pat of those wrinkled hands from your elders is more than a fat paypacket could offer in terms of happiness!

So friends, as a foodie blogger, I start off with a sweet dish, to instantly connect with all my friends. This receipe is worth trying and since it has chocolate in it, rest assured, it will be an uplifting experience!

CHOCO CUTIES:   

Take 100 gms of crumbled Christmas cake, or Christmas pudding, or Plum cake, or chocolate cake, whatever is easily available. Add 2 to 3 tsps of rum or red wine, as per your taste and preference, And now add 50 ml of golden syrup which is easily available in supermarkets, or regular sugar syrup made at home.  Now, mix 75 to 100 gms of melted dark chocolate, or cooking chocolate. Mix together, and roll into small walnut sized balls, and keep in paper cups in the fridge for an hour. Remove the cups onto a tray, and pour a big drop of melted white chocolate over it. Now stick some red and green tutti frutti, or coloured cherries pieces on the white chocolate. Serve these choco cuties as After dinner cups or for birthday parties, or just any time! Literally any time! They will vanish before your very eyes in no time.