About Nazeeha Khan

I have started this blog to share my love of creating all things sweet and savoury. An entirely Self trained and taste buds-taught amateur chef turned professional baker, food writer, Food instructor-conducting culinary classes in Karachi Pakistan under the brand of My Secret Bakes-Nazeeha Khan, Recipe and Menu developer; learning as I go through various culinary books and a tremendous amount of trial and error, mentored by my passionate drive to create the original, fuse the existing and embellish the old with innovation as per my imagination. My two great loves have always been literature and the culinary arts. I still read and write but my journey into the food world has changed my relationship with the execution of my own imagination. Writing all about food and orchestrating such symphony of pleasure for the palate so you may be able to sense the associations of tastes and textures of each of my recipes. I took my inspiration from several chefs around the world, who left their un-fading mark on the history of the art. This blog offers my carefully created selection of original recipes and adaptations of the best from the web, cookbooks and those of my family, friends and some of the finest pastry chefs and chocolatiers. I strive to combine my creativity and inspiration to overturn traditions and explore new horizons.
28 08, 2014

10 Amazing Hacks for Baking and cooking

By |2014-08-28T19:18:39+00:00August 28th, 2014|Tips & Techniques|Comments Off on 10 Amazing Hacks for Baking and cooking

Ever wonder how that smooth cake texture is formed, or why sometimes your results are amazing and other times a total disappointment. Here are few hacks and tricks to help you in achieving excellence in baking 01 Make amazing frosting by just putting a large marshmallow on your cupcakes for the last five minutes of [...]

17 08, 2014

10 Baking Hacks to help you bake to perfection

By |2014-08-17T17:57:05+00:00August 17th, 2014|Tips & Techniques|Comments Off on 10 Baking Hacks to help you bake to perfection

1 Use a syringe filled with frosting to expertly decorate cookies and cakes. 2 To keep cookies moist, store them with an apple wedge. The cookies will absorb some of the apple’s moisture, keeping them soft and ready-to-eat for much longer. 3 Make this DIY cake-release mix and your cakes will never stick to the [...]

13 08, 2014

THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE CUPCAKE COSTS $900

By |2014-08-13T15:00:59+00:00August 13th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE CUPCAKE COSTS $900

Lisa Sanguedolce was on a mission. A customer had hired the owner of Toronto’s Le Dolci bakery to create the most extravagant cupcake possible. So Sanguedolce gathered the fanciest ingredients she could acquire from around the world – 24-karat gold flakes, limited-edition Courvoisier cognac, sea salt from Carmargue, France, and some of the finest chocolate [...]

10 08, 2014

Useful charts for common kitchen science

By |2014-08-10T21:20:00+00:00August 10th, 2014|Tips & Techniques|Comments Off on Useful charts for common kitchen science

Here are some interesting charts to help you with your cooking science and maths. Use them and spread the knowledge via sharing them with your cooking experts and learners. Volume Conversions Mass and Volume Equivalents Cooking Methods Mixing Methods Eggs chasingdelicious.com

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