Baking is my first love: Maria Goretti

Maria Goretti, who was once a popular video jockey and is now known as a celebrity chef, will return to the small screen to give some baking lessons. She says baking is her first love.

Maria will be seen giving out baking recipes and tricks on "I Want To Bake Free", to be aired on lifestyle channel Living Foodz from December 20.

"Baking is my first love! When I wanted to try my hand at cooking, I started with baking. I was always inspired by shows on television and it is great to collaborate with Living Foodz after the success of my previous show 'I Love Cooking'," she said in a statement.

"'I Want to Bake Free' is a show which makes baking aspirational, yet simple. Most Indians are fond of cooking, yet don't try their hand at baking. With our show, viewers can now experiment with baking within the comfort of their homes. I hope we inspire them to fill their homes with the aroma of freshly baked cookies or bread this Christmas," she added.

Maria will demonstrate a range of sweet and savoury dishes. It will include special episodes for Christmas and Valentine's Day and an episode dedicated to baking recipes that can be tried out with children.

--IANS

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