Smoked Clove and Orange Sable Cookies
A few months ago I was at my cousin’s wedding in Florida. One of my cousins has learned a trick using cloves from her Punjabi friends to get her henna/mendhi darker. She added a few cloves to an empty skillet over high heat and roasted them and toasted her hands over the cloves. The entire […]
Masala Pasta
*This blog post is sponsored by Barilla, all recipes and opinions are my own* Growing up, the rule in my house if I didn’t want what my mom made for dinner, I had to cook my own meal. And growing up in Northern NJ, I always wanted pasta. But while I’d cook pasta, my mother […]
Gulab Jamun Cake Truffles
Back with another semi-homemade dessert, just in time for Diwali! Gulab Jamun Cake Truffles made with box cake mix! There is no shame in using boxed cake mix. It’s how I started when I initially started baking! This recipe makes quite a bit of Gulab Jamun cake truffles and it would be perfect for your […]
Pistachio, Rose and Cardamom Croissants
I know making desserts can feel a little bit intimidating, but when I first started- I actually started with lots of semi-homemade desserts! And believe it or not, these pistachio rose and cardamom croissants are semi-homemade! I used some stale/day-old Costco croissants to create these delicious, and slightly fancy-looking pistachio rose and cardamom croissants! They […]
Eggless Banana Bread
This is probably one of the most requested recipes I have ever gotten. Everyone has their own go-to banana bread recipes and I wanted to create one that was eggless! For some reason, banana bread seems to be the gateway to baking from scratch for most people and I am all for it! This eggless […]
Tropical Orange Smoothie
Disclaimer: This post has been sponsored by Florida Orange Juice, as usual, all opinions are my own. It has been HOT these past couple of weeks and when Elara comes home from school, she wants a cool drink to enjoy. She’s been into fruit smoothies lately, which she loves to help me make. For fruit […]