Hello again !



A big ‘THANK YOU’ and tons of smiles to all of you for visiting this blog and keeping in touch while I was away. Everything went well, and we are almost settled in our new place. I hope I will be able to get back to my routine blogging schedule very soon. I have a lot of catching up to do, so many interesting new blogs, even more fantastic posts from the bloggers I know ! I am just so glad to be back.

74 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello, good to see you again. Love all your cakes, so well decorated.

Nirmala said...

Hi archana,
I love your photographs and all your blogs and a regular reader. This is the first time I am posting a comment. I was wonderfing what happened for such a long break but was hesitating to ask anybody! Am so happy that u're back. I have recently started my own blog. Do visit it and send me your comments. Expecting all nice posts from u :)

Anonymous said...

Great to see you're nearly back! Missed your gorgeous photos and recipes :)

Sia said...

girl, ask me how glad i am to see ur post:) cant wait to see what u gonna come up with:)

Anonymous said...

delighted to have you back, Archana! what better way to greet us than with those beautiful strawberries:)

arundati said...

Archanaaaaaaaaaaaaa ...am so glad you're back!! :) ....

arundati
http:arundati.wordpress.com

indosungod said...

Welcome! Sure missed you.

Anonymous said...

Yes, missed your presence. Glad your back. And this is a strawberry cake as well? I think I see the icing? Or is it a basket with strawberries. If cake, lovely then.

R

Anonymous said...

Welcome back, Archana. Hope you are enjoying the new place. That cake looks fabulous. Was that baked recently?

Bong Mom said...

Good to see you back again :)

FH said...

Great to see you back Archana.Good to hear that your move was successful.now time to blog!:)

Anonymous said...

welcome back ;)
catch up with my posts first
just kidding
btw luv the pic
www.talimpu.com

Mishmash ! said...

hmm...good that you made a an entry back with a strawberry basket....waiting for more :)

Shn

Sumitha said...

Phew!I heaved a sigh of relief!

Suganya said...

YAYYYYY!! (Whistle).. Archana is back everybody!!! Now.. Where are the cakes? :)

How is yr new place? Do you have a bigger kitchen?

Revathi said...

This is not at alll fair.. Why did you not respond to the comments :(

I was worried. Glad to see you back - Ok you have a whole ton of catching up - no not other blog posts but the cakes that you gotta make for us !!

Unknown said...

Hi Archana,
Welcome back, missed your recipes and beautiful pictures.

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Shivapriya said...

Hey Archana
I'm really glad to see u back in action. I was waiting for updates from ur blog. BTW I tried ur rasam from Rasavada, and it turned out awesome.I served it with Idly. I make rasam similar way but never tried with garlic as i use very little garlic in my South Indian cooking. Thanks for sharing delicious recipe.

Anonymous said...

Hi Archana! So nice to see you back and smiling -- happy to hear things are well. Look forward to more of your delectable delights! :)

மதி கந்தசாமி (Mathy Kandasamy) said...

Missed you. :)

Anonymous said...

About time, too! Welcome back, Archana. Now, get cracking and post some fabulous recipes! Hugs to you!

Anonymous said...

hi archana,
i am not a blogger but a regular mallu reader from s'pore . of all the blogs yours was my most favorite one .............soooooo glad to see u back

Coffee said...

Welcome Back!!! :)

At first glance that pic looked like a basket of strawberris to me! Upon reading Gini's comment and getting a second look I realised its a cake!! :) So am I expecting a recipe of that soon?? :)

Prema Sundar said...

Very nice to see u again Archana... Will be waiting for ur posts.

zobars said...

I visit your blog everyday to see if you have posted anything and boy did you surprise me today. I am so excited to see you back. I know you don't know me and all but I still think that i am entitled to welcoming you back. what a nice way to end my day....

Foodlovers said...

its nice to see u have come back....will visit soon

zobars said...

Welcome back and thanks for visiting my blog. You know I am in Oregon too. I just saw your profile and found out that you are in Oregon so just wanted to shout out a Big Hello to you neighbor.

archana said...

Amelia
Thank you, glad that you liked the cakes.

Nirmala
Thank you for letting me know that you are here. I did not really mean to be away for this long. Thank you for thinking about me.

Shammi, Sia,
Thank you, nice to see you girls!

Latha
You got it! Thank you.

Arundati
Thanks a bunch.

indosungod
I missed you folks too.

R
Yes that basket is a cake. I am delighted that you did not feel that way.

Gini
Nice to see you too Gini, I somehow feel that I am still floating around in this new kitchen, might settle some time soon. This cake was made for a friend’s surprise B-day party a month ago.

Sandeepa
Thank you dear.

Asha
I am happy to see you all again. Asha, I might take couple of weeks to catch up with your new posts, as always your each post is a feast!

Anusharaji
Thank you. Oh, yes I am coming over right away. Welcome aboard.

Mishmash
Thank you dear.

Sumitha
Hugs!

Suganya
Yippeee, Thank you, you are making my head spin. I do have a bigger kitchen now, but I miss my old nook too.

Revathi
I am so sorry Revathi, I never meant to be away for this long. I was just postponing things for one simple reason or other. Thank you so much for thinking about me. I am going to jumpstart my oven now !

Madhu
Thanks Madhu.

Shivapriya
Thank you so much. I am glad that you liked rasavada, I am sure it went well with idlis.

Linda
It feels so good to see old friends, I am happy that I am back. Thank you.

Mathy,
I missed you all too. Thank you.

Manisha
Thank you dear. I am all set to go with your lemon pickle, but Oregon summer has not kicked in yet.

Anonymous
Thanks a bunch, I am so thrilled. How’s everything in Singapore?

Coffee
This cake is frosted with an ordinary chocolate buttercream, I will include the recipe soon. Thank you.

Prema Sundar
Good to see you here Prema, thank you.

zobars
Thank you. Where do you live neighbor? May be we could talk some time soon. I am in Beav.

Foodlovers
Thank you.

Vanamala Hebbar said...

Hi,

Wow nice to see your cake well decorated. This is the first time iam posting a comment. Do visit my blog few months back i have started.

zobars said...

Hi Archana, I am in Beaverton as well. I replied back to you on my blog as well. I would love to know a blog celebrity like you :)

Nirmala said...

Hey Archanna, how long will u take to blog again ? Everyday dissapointed checking u're blog...

Inji Pennu said...

Whos is this? ;)

arundati said...

i've added you onto my blogroll.....i hope you dont mind

Nabeela said...

Welcome back! I'm sooo gald to see you here again Archana.....missed your gorgeous pictures!

zobars said...

Hi Archana,
Looks like you are busy again. Well still waiting for your next post and missing you. Take care.

Suganya said...

Hi...
Nice to see u back...Gorgeous cake..Love it.

Sudha said...

Ha, archana..Its really nice to see you back ..now im sure we are going to get good treat..yum yum...

Anonymous said...

Hi archana,
good to see you.Waiting for your posts from a long time.This is the first time i'm posting a comment on your blog.Your cakes are really superb , fantastic.I do decorate cakes but not as perfect as u do.I'm having a doubt on your apple blossoms cake.How did you transfer those buttercream apple blossoms on to the cake.I had a bad experience with that.Those look very soft.Can u please share with me?

Anonymous said...

does that cake look gud or what ? very neat n looks so delish :)

Anonymous said...

hello archana , i am also planning to start blogging, can you please give me some tips on taking food pictures , yours look stunning :)

Mrs. K said...

ayyada! njaan kandillallo vannathu?
Great to see you back! Enjoy your new kitchen.

Anonymous said...

we missed you. welcome back!

Bharathy said...

Me too a recent blogger,havent commented you online(NERITTULLA ATTACK):)Great to see you back..Hope Saffron hut too comes back soon...miss her soooo much..Welcome to our blogs as well,archana...

Bharathy said...

Warm warm welcome to my place,Archana...I am honoured!!!.so prompt!!
..Looking forward to all those yummy cakes,well decorated and well phtographed..:D

Anonymous said...

Hi Archana, I have been checking to see if you are back soooo many times, I have lost count. I am very fascinated by ur photographic and cake decoration skills. have u considered working for a magazine? you are surely talented.

zobars said...

Hi Archana, Just checking to see if you have posted something over the weekend. Hope you had a good one.

Shah cooks said...

great to see u back.. so where did u move to.. missed u.

Anonymous said...

Helllloooo! evide ayirunnu? where did you move to? Btw, Archana, good to have u back. Was missing your gorgeous cake recipes and pics.
Rg.

Nirmala said...

Archana, how long should we wait for your posts ? I am seeing your comments every where but no posts :(

archana said...

Vanamala
Thank you for stopping by, thank you for liking my cakes too. I cannot find a link to your webpage from your profile; will you help me out with it?

Zobars
Ahaaa, another Beav, may be we will see each other someday.

Nirmala
I am having two hectic weeks in a row, but will have to do something about posting in the blog soon. Thank you for checking.

Inji Pennu
Ayyo enne ithra pettannu marannooo?

Arundati Rao
Not at all. Thank you Arundati.

Nabeela
Good to see you back and blogging too. Icecreams !!!!

zobars
Thank you dear, I will have to get myself going now, no excuses.

Sukanya Ramkumar
Thank you so much.

Sudha
Thank you dear, same here too. It is always a pleasure to see my old friends back and blogging .

Anonymous
Thank you for stopping by and letting me know that you are here. I always pipe the butter cream blossoms on to parchment paper squares and freeze it for at least 1 hour ( Doing it the day before you decorate the cake, saves a lot of time and energy) . Now you can transfer the flowers with out any problem, and the flowers will gradually thaw sitting on the cake.

Rahin
Thank you.

Anonymous
Could you please email me, I am glad to help.

RP
Mhhhh, enne nokkathathu kondallae ? I feel so good to be back too.

Anonymous
Thank you.

Bharathy
Thank you for letting me know about your blog, you a have a great one going already. I hope Saffron comes back soon to, can’t wait to see more of her fabulous photos.

Tina
Thank you, I am flattered, that sounds good. Well, no one asked me so far.

Mallugirl
Good to see you too. I am just 10 miles away from where I used to live.

Nirmala
Just a little while more Nirmala, I will be back with a post soon. I think there are at least three Archanas in the blogosphere now, so definitely you will see one of us in all blogs !

Anonymous said...

Hi archana,

You are such a really nice person.
Thanks for helping me with that apple blossoms.

Inji Pennu said...

pinneyallaandu post idaathore okke njangal marakkum...jaagrathai! :)

J said...

Good to see you back Archana!

zobars said...

Hi Archana,
thanks for your response. Hope you are doing well. Maybe sometime we will meet. Let me know when you get back blogging. Can't wait for your posts. Please be back soon.

Anonymous said...

Have visited your site a couple of times, love the cakes. Did you take cake decorating classes before? The decorations and usage of color is excellent.

Rajni

Poonam said...

Hey, Nice recipes and pictures...You are on my list...-Poonam

Unknown said...

Hi
I am a big big fan fan of your cooking especially the cakes. I just wonder how you learned all this. Could you please tell how and where you started the cake decoration. Please suggest a cookbook or ypour precious tips for just a minature beginner cook like me.
Hirashree
hirashree@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Good to have you back Archana! Can't wait to see you weave magic with your baking.

Mamatha

Anonymous said...

Hi Archana,

I just happen to go through your blog for the first time... the cake decorations are awesome. I am also interested in cake decorating.. i usually do that for my friends.. but i am still a amature at this art. I wanted to know if u have taken up any classes and if so the info about those classes. Thanks in advance

Anonymous said...

Hey Rekha here again... please do mail me the details of the classes if u have taken up to rekhapawar@yahoo.com

Priyanka said...

Hi Archana,
jumped onto your blog through a blogroll. you have got a great blog here and amazing recipes. Keep it going.

Anonymous said...

Hi Archana!
your cakes are tooooooooooo........... good.I visited your website some time back and I thought you had u cake collection and looks like a professional baker's blog.But then,again when wanted to take a peak I forgot which blog I checked those beautiful cakes,after long time again i got chance to visit those beauties again.I loved your basketweaved strawberry cake.can u pls put your cake recipes too.Now i have bookmarked your blog and Iam not going to miss those eye candies again.

Chandrika said...

Yippee!! Archana is back! We missed u!!

Meena Kandlakuti said...

HI Archana,
happy to see you back.I was just wondering where you have vanished girl??...Anyways its all out of curiosity.Its happy to know that you will blog now again...welcome back and enjoy blogging:-)

Purnima said...

Hi Archana,
First timer on your blog..now wd b regular to drool on the pics of lovely cakes that u've posted!they r stu-pennndoussssss!
how do u manage this???!!!!!

Shubha Ravikoti said...

thats one amazing blog archana.... loved all ur cakes..... u know what i have never baked many cakes.... would try ur recipes... once iam okie with this baking maybe i can follow ur step in decorating them..... just amazing cakes... i loved them...

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Anonymous said...

Wonderful blog.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Wonderful blog.

Anonymous said...

Magnific!

Anonymous said...

Dear Archana, Great pictures of strawberries! Looking absolutely luscious and red! Looking forward to some more posts from you.

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