Masala Cheese Fries
Disclaimer: This post has been sponsored by Better than Bouillon, all opinions, as usual, are my own. Cheese fries take me back to my teenage days, going to my favorite Jersey diners and eating my weight in fries post-dance or football game! I was feeling a bit nostalgic, so I decided to make some with […]
Pistachio and Cardamom Financiers
Financiers are probably one of the easiest desserts you can make. Traditionally financiers are made with ground almonds and brown butter. The best part is that you can use just about any nut flour for them! These Pistachio and Cardamom Financiers are made with finely ground pistachios with a touch of cardamom. They’re known for […]
Blueberry Cinnamon Shortcakes
Here is another simple semi-homemade dessert! It’s actually so easy that it’s a non-recipe! The base of the blueberry shortcakes are those sponge cake dessert shells you find in the produce or bakery section at your grocery store! The only homemade part in this is the maple whipped cream. The rest is just store-bought items! […]
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 […]