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 […]
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 […]