Chocolate chai magic cake

Chocolate Chai Magic Cake

Sometimes I scroll through Pinterest and think to myself – that can’t be real. I’ve seen magic cake recipes all over Pinterest lately and curiosity got the best of me. Three layers in one cake wit one batter?! It sounded like it was super easy, but maybe some technique is involved that might make it […]

Kesar Pista Kulfi

Kesar Pista Kulfi

Welcome to Milk & Cardamom! A few days ago I started playing with the idea of re-branding my website so it matched more with what I blog about currently. Pretty Polymath was relevant back when I was obsessed with make-up, fashion, DIY (I’m a mom now, who has time for that!) and so much more! […]

Mini Brownie Cheesecake Bites

Mini Brownie Cheesecake Bites

  I haven’t been getting much sleep lately. Mostly because I have to wake up every 3-4 hours to feed baby, but also because I’ve been dreaming about food a lot. I thought cravings ended with pregnancy, but they are back and even stronger! The only difference is before I didn’t have much space in […]

Garlic Confit

Check out this quick recipe for garlic confit that I put together for Savory Style! Garlic confit goes perfect with just about anything – pizza, pasta, bread, crackers…literally everything. I think it’s best when mixed in with mashed potatoes – so garlic-y and good! It’s quickly become a much needed pantry item in my kitchen. Check […]

Strawberry and Chocolate Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding

  I have a confession. I’ve never had bread pudding until last year when a fellow MasterChef contestant of mine, Natasha (who happened to win Food Network’s All Star Academy!), gave me a taste of her bread pudding. Until then, I always thought bread pudding was just soggy bread. Nothing about it appealed to me. But […]

Peach Galette

Peach Galette

I spent this last week in Alabama hanging out with my husband’s family in Hunstville. Any time I visit the south, I get into this “biscuits and pie” mood. All I want is good old southern comfort food; hush puppies, pie, cornbread, all that good stuff. Ever since I landed here, I’ve been craving  pie […]