Baking without Oven

How to bake without Oven? It has been the MOSTTT popular query now a days!! This post has been in drafts since a loooong time.... But I was so lazy to write until I promised one of my blog readers, that my next post will be baking without oven. So, I had to fulfill my promise now lol :P

I tried Chocolate Marble cake recipe without oven on stove-top, couple of months back.. and it was just PERFECT by grace of God!! Light, fluffy, with a beautiful texture as shown in pics. And the thing I love about baking without oven is that it takes less time compared to oven :)

Lets see how it goes :)

Wedding Anniversary Cakes & Sweets Event Round up

First of all, I would like to thank all the participants for taking part in my & Monu's 2nd combine event "HM Besties Event Series"- "Wedding Anniversary Cakes & Sweets", We got 33 sweet blogger entries & 1 non-blogger entry =)

With so many wonderful entries it was really difficult for us to decide 3 winners! I & Monu has tried our best not to do injustice to anyone! And select the 3 best & attractive recipes :)

Simple Butter Cookies

This recipe is one the perfect recipes to bake simple butter cookies. Enjoy!

Coconut Cake

Coconut cakes recipe was on my list since ages. Lets move onto the recipe :)

Butter-cream Icing - Frosting

Butter-cream Frosting is one of the the best kinds of frosting/icing that can be used for decorating cakes!

Wedding Anniversary Cakes & Sweets - HM Besties Event # 2

This is the second time I & Monu Teena of  Recipes Passion are hosting a combined event- "HM Besties Event Series". Actually this is our kind of event! We don't have any idea how this HOST system of blogging is all about.. so we thought of hosting it in our own way lol... In our 1st event which was "Meat Lovers Event", Monu was hosting this event, and now its my turn :)

As we had our wedding anniversaries in the previous months.. So we have decided to keep the theme of our event about it! Monnu celebrated her 4th wedding Anniversary on 25th September . And I celebrated my 2nd one a couple of days back.. on 3rd November Masha Allah. May God keep us both happy with our hubbiess :) We will call our event as " Wedding Anniversary Cakes & Sweets". Aim of this event is to share some healthy, finger licking and attractive recipes that Wives will love to make on their anniversaries :) Soooo.. Lets beginnn =) Hope we get a good response :)

Chocolate Marble Cake - Birthday special!

Chocolate Marble cake- Marble cake - Vanilla & Chocolate marble cake ... what ever u call ;) I have got so many requests asking "How to make a marble cake?"

Yesterday was my birthday.. 1 more year passed in a glimpse :( So, I thought of sharing marble cake recipe with u.. hope u will love it :)

Coconut Cupcakes

Hope ur eid is going great. Today is 3rd day of eid & enough of meaty dishes so I thought of sharing some delicious coconut cupcakes. Lets move onto the recipe :)

Almond Cake

Almond cake is one of the healthy n yummy version of cakes.. I just loveee to bake it :)

Flag Butter Cookies - Defence Day Special

Today is the day when soldiers of Pakistan laid down their lives to save the frontiers of this country. This day is celebrated across the country to pay a tribute to the brave men of this nation who sacrifice their today for tomorrow of the nation. I dedicate today's recipe to celebrate defence day of Pakistan.

I took out some time for baking and planned to make simple butter cookies in shape of flag of Pakistan yesss!! Lets move on to the recipe :)

Chocolate frosted Swiss Roll recipe

Guest posts have always been an important thing among bloggers... and so is mine. And I love to have guest posts.. This is the 3rd time I invited my bestieee Monu Teena from Recipes Passion. Before, I gave her the recipe of  Shahi Tukra/ Royal Toast and Pom - banana Smoothie as a guest post to her. And she gave me Vanilla Muffins & Punjabi daal makhni. Thanx Monu!! Am soo happy to have another recipe of urs on my blog :)

Lets see what Monu Teena has to say to us <3

Wow, being a third time on Haffa's Blog, again a great experience for me. She is a dearest friend of mine. Her cooking is awesome, everyday with something innovative and creative. She requested me for some baking stuff for her space. Although i still call myself a learner. I have done with the Chocolate frosted Swiss Roll recipe. Actually it was made on special occasion at my home, it was my sister in law's birthday.Love to share party click along with the post :)

Plain Cake - Double Celebration: 1st Blog Anniversary & Independence day Special

Today is a very special day for me. As happiness and celebrations are two fold fore me today. 14th August is the Independence day of Pakistan. And secondly my cute little blog was born today =)) 365 days agoo... yeaaaaa!!! I am soo happy!!! To celebrate I took out some time for baking and planned to make a really simple Plain cake!! Lets move on to the recipe :)

Zebra Cake

Zebra Cake?? Ehh?? Sounds weird naaa...

This is the cake which I always wondered how can it be made at home?

I tried this with my sis in law :)

Believe me its not at all difficult. U just have to make a batter.. then divide it into two. Add cocoa in one.. And then pour them in a cake pan alternatively.. :) and bakeeee...

Details below:

Baked Chicken Drumsticks

Today again m gonna discuss main meal for diet, which is the 6th recipe for Diet Week.. 

Baked Drumsticks

Chicken is one of the important and wonderful meal u can have for diet.. there are different ways for cooking chicken. Deep frying- of course forbidden during diet. Grilling - allowed. Pan fry - allowed.. u can use 2tsp/person olive oil for frying. But today I am going to discuss how to bake chicken-drumsticks. 

Before I have discussed with u the following recipes during diet week.

Diet Tea

Half Fry without Oil

Chicken and Lentils soup - Diet Haleem

Strawberry Smoothie
Baked Fish

Baked Drumsticks

Chickpea salad

Chickpea Chaat

Iceberg Salad

This recipe is both for diet and non-diet frnds :)

Serves : 4 ppl on diet lol. Yes on diet ppl can have only 1 drumstick per meal, of course accompanied by healthy salads :)

Dulche De Leche Bundt Cake (Guest Post by Rafeeda)

Hello and salam my dear friends!! Today I am going to share with u a Guest Post by my sweetest lovely friend Rafeeda. She is currently blogging on The Big Sweet Tooth. It is one of the lovely friendships I have received through blogging. She recently went to Saudia for Umrah. Its one of her blogs that truly impressed me, when I started blogging.. as she mostly shares few words related to our religion too in her most posts. I recently asked her to guest post for me and to her greatness she agreed :) And now, she has done this guest post for me!! Thanx Rafeeda!! Am soo happy to have this recipe on my blog :)

Lets see what Rafeeda has to say to us <3

It is always a pleasure to be writing guest posts to my fellow bloggers. In fact, I love the idea of guest posting as it improves virtual relationships between bloggers and makes it a place for some friendly competition and co-existence. I would like to thank Haffa for considering me to be a part of her little lovely blog!

Starting with an introduction, my name is Rafeeda and I blog at “The Big Sweet Tooth”. A working mother of two little girls, a Keralite Indian by heart but UAE-ian by growth, I take to cooking as a perfect stress buster from my otherwise packed life schedule. True to my name, I love sweets of all kind and could indulge in them without much control, however am forced to control my intake to ensure that I do not add more onto what I already have! 

Even though Haffa’s blog is quite young, I love the variety of recipes that she has on her blog. I am a big fan of Pakistani food and love to eat them whenever we are out. I have already bookmarked some recipes to try when I get the chance to, like Sooji Ka Halwa and Chapli Kebabs. I sincerely wish Haffa many many more months and years of successful blogging ahead…

After quite a thought, I decided to share this awesome cake that I had prepared as a “thank you” gesture to my elder daughter, Rasha’s friend’s mom, who used to take care of the kids in the absence of my umma. Since I wanted to make something that she would have never tasted before, I went for this cake, which is so caramelly in taste because of the dulche de leche (DDL). DDL is nothing but milk caramel which is used in cooking especially in South American countries. Had I not been blogging, I would have never got introduced to this delicious ingredient which can take your dessert to the next level. I have already made Mexican Flan, Banoffee Pie and DDL Icecream with this wonderful product. I sent half the cake for her, bought a few slices for my colleagues who absolutely loved it and the rest little piece was eaten up by the kids, my B and HD – not even sparing a single piece for me!!! Hmm… Off to the recipe…

Strawberry Poke Chocolate Cupcakes

Hello and Salam my dear friends!! Today I am going to share with u a Guest Post by my sweetest lovely friend Ainey. She is currently blogging on AinyCooks. It is one of the lovely friendships I have received through blogging. Its one of her blogs that actually impressed me, when I started blogging. Her blog is among one of the famous blogs in the world of blogging. She is always available to help and is just soo friendly <3 I recently asked her to guest post for me and to her humbleness she agreed :) And now, she has done this guest post for me!! Thanx Ainy!! Am soo delighted to have you as a guest on my blog :)

Lets see what Ainy has to say to us <3

Salam, I am Ainy from over at AINYCOOKS where i share my passion of cooking, creativity and adventurous experiences of my life. It was both an honor and a thrilling experience for me when Hafsah asked me to write a guest post for her, She is not only a lovely new friend of mine but also one of the most ambitious and enthusiastic bloggers I know and puts a lot of effort into her blog and recipes...

It was very hard to select a recipe for her blog , I wanted something I thought she and her readers may like and that somehow fits into her repertoire. So i have selected a very easy but delicious cupcakes recipe .I love to make cupcakes and this recipe is a little bit different from my other cupcake recipes.

Hope you will like this recipe. Now lets start making these yummilicious :

Orange Cake

Today I am going to discuss with u rather a simpler variety - Orange cake. Orange cake is one of the favorite cakes of mine. The natural orange taste in it makes it really special. Although old fashioned but still its best to have as a snack. It has more of a texture of a pound cake. Rich, moist and incredibly mouth-watering light fluffy dessert, which I love to bake. It has light yellow color due to the fresh orange juice added in it. This citrusy cake brings warmth and flavor to its utmost. This was one of the easiest & best cakes u can have which is extremely soft and have a powerful flavor of orange. The timing is really tricky while u r planning to bake a cake. Always remember to use ingredients at room temperature and do not over-mix + over-bake it. This might result in a dry & messy cake. Follow the instructions word to word and you will find yourself on the perfect side in baking a cake. 

This is a strictly NO vanilla extract recipe. Why waste the taste of fresh oranges? 

To bake a cake at home is not a difficult task! Here is an easy recipe. Don't think! Just get up to try :)

Vanilla Muffins with Raisins

This is a guest post by Monu.

Meet me I am Monu Teena. Thank you so much my Haffa, darlingoO babes for inviting me for a guest post at your place. Feeling like such an honor given to me. As I have already mentioned in my last Post she is a very close and best friend of mine. Few days ago she did a guest post for me Shahi tukray. In Return today i am going to share a guest post for her. Thanks a bunch again for giving me space. Love you my dear ~ Well today guys, i am going to come up with a simple Muffin Recipe along with some Black raisins. You can have it with your tea, easily baked and ready to serve with in 20 to 30 minutes. If your guests are coming in a very short time. The only thing you have to do is to prepare these muffins, serve your tea with these simplest muffins. What I did I had these along with some Hot Coffee. It turned out too moist and delicious. I must say you should try the recipe. The different thing I have done with the muffins I used the both Oil + Butter. The recipe experiment turned out good. Leaving the softness & moist texture to my muffins. I don't know there may be many recipes with the use of both of Oil and Butter. But it was the new experiment for me at least. You can use any dried or fruit nuts, But I like the black raisins most. So that's why I went for this combo. So the recipe makes about 10 to 11 muffins. Enough for 6 to 8 members; With out wasting any of your time lets move to the recipe ingredients along with the steps and the procedure to be followed:

Classic Lasagna

Typical lavish & tempting Lasagna,  is a traditional dish, filled with minced meat, white sauce & loads of cheese, that appeals to people of every age. It is simply outstanding & marvelous.

Lasagnae are a large, flat pasta like & perhaps one of the oldest types of pasta. They originated in Italy. The word also refers to a dish prepared with numerous layers of lasagnae sheets alternated with sauces & a variety of other ingredients.

Lasagna has been my cold weather favorite recipe! Ah! Home made lasagna. Can anything else be better than this? yumm... Its scrumptious layers of cheesy goodness always warm me up in cold rainy nights!! This dish is simple enough to impress ur family and of course friends in any party. Lasagna sheets piled huge, towering & layered full cheese to go along with the perfect mingle of meaty & zesty & ketchup/tomato pasta sauce. 

Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate brownie is a flat, baked, rich, moist and incredibly delicious, bar/square shaped dessert which I love to bake. Brownies come in different varieties. It is a cross between a cake and a cookie. Depending on their density, they are either fudgy or cakey. They can be topped with nuts, cream, chocolate, chocolate chips, ice cream etc. This was one of the best chocolate brownies I’ve ever made, with accurate quantity of sweetness and had a powerful flavor of chocolate. The timing is really tricky while u r planning to bake a chocolate brownie. Always remember to use contents at room temperature and not to over-bake it. This might result in a dry & messy brownie. Follow the following instructions word to word and you will end baking a perfect brownie.It is best for special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries and festivals like christmas etc.

To bake a brownie at home is not a difficult task! Here is an easy recipe. Don't hesitate to try :)