Spice Up Your Life
Happy Diwali! I loveeeeee milk based sweets, aka Indian Mithai! And if you haven’t had any, you are missing out! The past few years I started experimenting with rose water and making all sorts of different rose flavored dishes. This rose barfi is my favorite …
Wow! Third times the charm! This is the third batch of ravioli I have made with my mom and by far the best batch yet! I love seeing and tasting improvements with my cooking! We spend our Saturday afternoon making ravioli and ended up with …
This is my go to homemade pizza dough because you only need 6 ingredients and about 10 minutes! Most of these ingredients, if not all, are always in stock in my pantry. Usually, I make the dough around lunch time, and let the dough rest …
This Rose Cardamom Chai Tiramisu idea came to me a few days ago. I took the traditional ingredients from Italian tiramisu and made a few substitutes to add an Indian twist into one of my favorite desserts! This eggless dessert is perfect for Diwali or …
Fafda is a very popular Gujarati snack often enjoyed during the holidays, especially during Dussehra, Navratri and Diwali! It is a crispy crunchy chickpea flour based cracker flavored with spices including turmeric, black pepper and ajmo (carway seeds). The fafda dough comes together pretty quickly. …
If you know me, you know I love anything with eggplants! Recently I made baba ganoush for the first time, and I can’t stop making it! It’s perfect for falafel wraps or just to each with pita. I personally love to dip the baba ganoush …
Last summer, a year ago from today, I spent about 24 hours in the magical region of Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera! There are 5 (cinque) villages (terre) that make up this area – Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. These fishing …
This might have been the best eggless banana bread I ever made! This loaf is on the less sweeter side, since I didn’t add any additional sugars, aside from the ripe bananas and chocolate chips. I didn’t have any baking powder, so I improvised with …
These Dabeli Pinwheels are so simple and perfect for Diwali! This is my take on the popular street food in India. While Dabeli is usually served in a sandwich bun, this recipe rolls the filling in between a flakey puff pastry sheet! The dabeli masala …
These tandoor paneer ravioli are one of my favorite recipes I’ve ever created! The fusion dish is perfect for Diwali! It blends the delicious tandoori spiced paneer filling in pasta dough and I pair it with a masala tomato based sauce. To make the tie …
Summer is almost over, and this pie is perfect for the end of berry season! Simply combine all of the pie filling ingredients, layer onto premade pie dough, and bake for 50 minutes! The Summer Berry Pie can be ready in an hour and will …