Upside Down Jaggery & Fig Cake

eggless fig and jaggery cake recipe diwali dessert | milk and cardamom

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 […]

Fall Flavors from Whole Foods Market and a Quick Cocktail Recipe!

This post is sponsored by Whole Foods Market. Ok, I can admit that I am basic. I love everything about fall and I definitely am the person with a cart full of pumpkin spice everything at the grocery store. Which is why when Whole Foods Market reached out to me about sharing their fall seasonal […]

Vegan Bibimbap

vegan bibimbap | Milk and Cardamom

Bibimbap is a Korean dish that is typically made with short-grain white rice, various vegetables, sliced beef(usually) and a fried egg all topped with a spicy fermented chili paste called gochujang. You can also top it with a little vegan kimchi if you can find one in your grocery store! To make my bibimbap vegan I […]

Easy Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese

vegan spaghetti bolognese | Milk and Cardamom

My lifelong obsession with pasta began early. Growing up, pasta was the only non-Indian dish my mom felt comfortable making—just boil noodles and add a jarred sauce. Simple, satisfying, and comforting. As I got older and began experimenting in the kitchen, I discovered a whole world of pasta sauces—pesto, brown butter and sage, creamy Alfredo-style […]

Broccoli Salad

Broccoli Salad Recipe | Milk & Cardamom

Ok, I am NOT a salad person but this broccoli salad is BOMB! It’s crunchy, creamy, sweet and sweet! Super simple to make and all the ingredients weirdly work together. Trust me, you’re going to want to try it. As a vegetarian, it’s always the thoughtless option at restaurants (thank god it’s gotten better over […]