Rose Meringue Kisses
This is my last and final dessert from my Diwali dessert box collaboration with Amisha from The Jam Lab! Amisha made some gorgeous Mango Saffron Henna Macarons that are almost too pretty to eat! I’m sharing a simple meringue kiss recipe that is adapted from Dominique Ansel’s famous Mini Me’s (mini meringue kisses!) I flavored […]
Achaar Masala Crackers
Diwali isn’t all about sweets – it’s also about savory snacks had with chai while visiting family members to celebrate the new year! A typical morning in the Sheladia household consisted of bhakri (an unleavened whole wheat flatbread) with copious amounts of ghee and a sprinkle of athanu nu masalo (aka achaar masala). Achar masala […]
Orange Tutti Frutti Icebox Cookies
Here is Diwali dessert recipe number three! Yesterday I shared my Caramelized White Chocolate Peda Bark which pretty much went viral on desi Instagram and I got inundated with comments, messages and shares! Hopefully, you guys will like my eggless Orange Tutti Frutti Icebox Cookies just as much. Tutti Frutti is a beloved Indian confection […]
Caramelized White Chocolate and Peda Bark
My favorite mithai during Diwali has always been penda/peda. It’s a milk fudge made with khoya (solid milk fat), sugar and cardamom. I use a popular shortcut by using powdered milk and sweetened condensed milk for my penda/peda. ! I used some of their milk powder to make my peda/penda. Traditionally, peda/penda are shaped into […]
Upside Down Jaggery & Fig Cake
One of my biggest successes as a mom has been to convince Elara that dried figs are candy and she gets a California Dried Fig from Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid every day in her lunchbox as a treat. Growing up, my mom would incorporate dried figs into just about everything. She’d cut them up and […]
Nashville Travel Guide
Last week I got to spend a couple of days in Nashville after a press trip with The Feed Feed and Handsome Brook Farms. I ended up traveling around solo and I totally forgot how nice it is to eat and do whatever you want without having to think of toddler sleep schedules and what […]