Lemon Basil Posset Tart
I have this habit of going grocery shopping and not remembering what I have at home and just buying things just in case I don’t have it. Well, that is how I ended up with 2 bags of lemons and no clue what to do with it. Last year I made a lemon rose cardamom […]
Mango Cardamom Cream Puffs
The based of these mango cardamom cream puffs is Pâte à choux, which is to be the most versatile dough in baking. It’s the base for profiteroles (aka cream puffs), eclairs, gougères, and french crullers. The dough is simple to make, just use two parts eggs and water to one part butter and flour by weight. […]
Mini Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Nielsen-Massey Vanillas Last month we celebrated Elara’s 4th birthday during quarantine and she specifically requested a vanilla cake with pink frosting. Her wish was my command! I decided to make a mini 4-inch layer cake so it would be the perfect size for our small family celebration.
Samosa
OK, when Badal reached out to me to write-up a samosa recipe for her Samosa and Mimosas campaign I immediately hit up my mom. I gave her a quick call to ask her for her samosa recipe and of course, like a typical Indian mom, she started spouting off rough measurements and a long list […]
Indian-style Banh Mi
I feel like I’m on a Vietnamese roll right now. I’ve been diving deep into the food from Vietnam since I’ve always been a big fan but always had to make most of it at home since most of the menus in NJ did have many vegetarian options. But when I moved to SF I […]
Vegetable Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
I think we are officially heading into that part of the quarantine where we all have reached our limit in carbo-loading with pasta and now just want to eat something healthy. Well..at least I am. My favorite go-to healthy meal is fresh rolls, aka Vietnamese spring rolls, and I ate these obsessively when I was […]