Madhuram's EgglessCooking.com | Eggless Recipes | Egg Free Baking

I would like to thank everybody for showering me with your wishes and compliments for my blog’s first birthday. I would have never imagined such a huge response even in my wildest dreams. It was better than me celebrating my own birthday! You guys made me feel so special! I was also thrilled to know that a couple of people were inspired by me to start baking. What else can I ask for? I really feel a sense of accomplishment which I have not felt in a long time now. Like AR Rahman always tells, “Ella Pugazhum Iraivanukke” (translates as All credit goes to Almighty!)

Yes, EgglessCooking.com has turned one today. When I started it, I was not much of a baker. My baking experience was limited only to Indira’s Banana and Carrot cake. I had tried that cake a couple of times with various modifications. I would say that the continued success from trying that recipe only kindled my passion for baking. Even though I was visiting her blog regularly, at that time I didn’t know that it was a blog and there were so many other food blogs maintained by people passionate about baking and cooking. While exploring her blog I saw the food blogs list. I started visiting each and every blog in search of eggless baking recipes, bookmarked as and when I found any. While doing this I realized that there were many people out there searching for eggless recipes. One day I got this idea, why not put all the eggless recipes I have collected so far under one page so it would be helpful for others too. My husband liked the idea too.

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Do you know that flax is grown both for its seeds and for fiber? Yes, don’t be surprised. Various parts of this versatile plant are used to make fiber, dye, paper, medicines and soap. The next 30 days we are going to try recipes which use these flaxseeds as egg substitutes. Flax seeds come in 2 basic varieties, brown and yellow/golden and both these types are the most concentrated source of essential omega-3 fatty acids, so it should be a part of our diet even if it is not used as an egg substitute. I top it on both cold and hot cereals, smoothies, milkshakes and salads. Read the rest of this entry »