Homemade pizza tips

 

Pizza Ingredients

Does making pizza at home seems a daunting task? 
Does the pizza from your oven taste and appear as the store bought one?

From the time I started making Pizza, I have experimented on different filling, flavors, size, crust size, etc. The recent topping I tried was with tuna bits. 

Btw, what are the type of filling do you usually use while making Pizza? 

Here are common filling

Chicken ( shredded or bits)
Mushrooms
Panner
Vegies ( capsicum, onion, etc)
Seasoning like ( basil, oregano, olives,)

Relaxed Holiday Stay at Travancore Heritage

One of the private cottages at this resort

View of the pool from buffet place

Just sharing the experience of our first stay-out trip at this resort in Trivandrum. 

Trip to the heritage Resort called Travancore Heritage

I'm not sure how many of you reading this has gone for some sort of vacation or trip in the last two years. As for me, it was almost a two year wait. 

The main reason for this short holiday is for my brother who had come down from Middle East. I haven't seen in person for a long time and this holiday season, he had come down with his family. What better way to celebrate than to go for a short trip.. 

 As I write this review cum information of my trip, we have the new wave peaking at many places. Omricon is spreading fast in many pockets of this country. And, now I hear new variant also. It makes us think whether all these virus thing will ever end.

Coming to the holiday part....

This is my second or third visit to this beach side resort called Travancore Heritage. First time I have been to this resort was the company outing which was almost a decade back. 

For this trip we were seven of us booked three rooms. Out of the three room, two rooms were adjacent rooms connected with a common balcony. The balcony passage was convenient, as family members could easily move from one room to another.

Rooms were spacious, with elegant furniture. Another highlight of the room is the large balcony space with the beach view. The cane chair on the balcony were reminiscent of the sit-out in our old house.

By sun down, even elders in the family walked to the beach. And, the kido had a good time splashing in the pool. 

The dinner spread was wholesome and content. Special thanks to the chef for the sea food platter. Loved the kalamari rings and prawns.  

Sleep came in the backdrop sound of rolling waves. 

The complimentary breakfast spread had a mix of South, North and continental items. 

So, we had our first outing since the start of pandemic and it went well with good memories and cherished moments. 

Approximate distance from Trivandrum -

Activities t do at this resort

- Go for Ayurveda massage and treatment therapy
- Be at the pool and wade all day
- Sit and read or work from the balcony space
- Walk to the beach  ( around 600 mts). Go for beach walks, jog or do yoga
- If you take cottage, then you get private mini-pool

 

Looking forward to another visit in this year and hoping that 

Fondant Figurine making Class

 

Beginners Italian Cooking Class at Trivandrum

 

Spread after the class

Italian Fav

Are you a fan of Italian dishes like Lasagna, Spaghetti, Pasta. Pasta sauce or the popular dessert Tiramisu?

If so, there are many options for you to learn how to make Italian dishes. You can check out the popular YouTube videos or buy a recipe book which details on how to make these dishes from scratch. Or, if you are looking to learn with the help of an instructor, you can check out with the culinary trainers in your locality or join for an online class. 

Italian Cooking Class at Trivandrum!

If you're in Trivandrum, then you can join for the 3 hour class where you can learn the basic Italian dishes. For outstation students, you can buy pre-recorded video of the class, which details each step and you get the proven recipe to make these dishes at home! 

Due to the pandemic, I'm not having direct classes in Bangalore. However, in 2022, I'll resume these Italian cooking classes in Bangalore. 


For people, who are looking for extensive learning on India cooking or preparing extensive dishes and  different types of food, then check out the topics covered in the online cooking class. 

A day in my life. Happy moments :)

Honey Bee Cake Decoration Class at Trivandrum

 

Photo Time with Cakes

Simple Fondant Honey Bee Cake

When it's all done!

From the time of the pandemic, I have moved most of my classes to online mode of teaching. But, with more relaxation in norms, and vaccination, I've slowly taking chances with direct baking classes in Trivandrum. 

This is one such class in 2021, where we learned how to make a bee hive look on the cake. It was a day long class at Kumarapuram, where we decorated all things from scratch and made based on each persons creative skills.