Celebrating the first showers of Monsoon in Gurgaon

Hi All, My kettle is whistling again. So why are you waiting? Join me for a cup of steaming Makaibari or Margaret’s Hope Tea Gardens. By the way this tea kettle from pepperfry is a recent gift.

But ,What do you serve with tea? Honestly, it varies from region to region. British tea as a concept was elaborate, cookies, crackers or the heavier scones, and tea cakes and savoury tidbits make teatime a well set celebration. This is a recent addition to my crockery...waiting eagerly to get filled up, when you join me for tea-time adda.

In Kolkata, tea always comes with a plate of biscuits at the least. Biscuits come in plenty of forms, taste and structure. But it always makes us so nostalgic to remember the lero biscuit. The low grade local bakery product available in the tiniest of the local tea or grocery shops.

Even today, Kolkata can proudly boast of the best cake shops and now baking studios. Today’s new gen bakers are doing wonders with cupcakes and macarons, cake pops, scones, tarts to name a few.

Though I am just a basic lapsed baker, it makes me so happy to see a dear friend baking storms with here the Ethereal Desserts in Bangalore. I am already floored, am sure you will love them as well.

But come what may , on such rainy days, the Makaibari or Margaret's Hope will give way to the kadak, sweet and milky tea and the crunchy steaming and obviously not so healthy samosas from Alwar sweets. So choice is yours, samosa or scones, macarons or cupcakes , tea-time adda is must to breath in fresh air, and smile and face a brand new 24 hours.

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