Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

Peanut butter chocolate chip cheesecake bars

  I have a problem. I hoard cookie dough. Like a lot of cookie dough. Like I might have 4 lbs of cookie dough in the freezer. My problem stems from the fact that I only bake one sheet of any cookie dough I ever make. I’m too lazy to bake the rest of it, so […]

Strawberry Tangerine Lemon Curd

strawberry tangerine lemon curd

  It’s finally spring! It’s been weirdly warm out here in SF so I haven’t really felt much of the freeze the rest of America has been feeling. I’m so ready for spring! Flowers, fruits, berries, gardens…seriously the best. I decided to celebrate by making this yummy fruity strawberry tangerine lemon curd. This is one […]

Mesir Wat (Ethiopian Red Lentils)

  Ethiopian has to be one of my favorite cuisines in the world. There is a huge Indian influence on Ethiopian cuisine due to the the spice trade between both countries throughout history. Trade between the state of Gujarat (where I’m from) and Ethiopia was so frequent that the Ethiopian word for tobacco is surat– the […]

Vegetable Manchurian

vegetable manchurian

  My husband is OBSESSED with Indo-chinese food. Indo-Chinese cuisine is basically Chinese food thats been adapted to suit the taste buds of Indians. It’s spicy, sweet, sour, and nothing like curry. Vegetable manchurian takes a Chinese inspired sauce and pairs it with Indian-inspired vegetable koftas. Manchurian is purely made up by Indians and is […]

Bourbon Candied Orange Peels

  Every once in a while my husband gets  bottle of EtOh as a gift. This time it was bourbon. I planned on making some vanilla essence with some of it and these orange peels with the rest. It’s my take on an Old Fashioned cocktail which is usually bourbon and bitters that’s garnished with a […]

Thai Green Curry Noodles

Thai Green Curry Noodles Vegetarian

  I’M BACK! I took a quick hiatus to focus on a super awesome project and transition to a new career. Now that things are back to normal, I can start consistently posting again! YAY!