Studded with pistachios, chunks of pears and chocolate, and flecks of orange zest, everything about this cake is plain perfect. This is my go to Christmas cake recipe. The flavor combinations are unique and absolutely delightful. I first came across this combination here and then modified the recipe to make it lower fat by subbing out half…
A naturally sweetened dessert, with no added fat or sugar, this khajoor mewa burfi is an easy to make crowd pleaser! The recipe was inspired from this recipe over at myheartbeets and another one found in Mallika Basu’s book Masala.
When your garden produces a ton of ghost peppers, you are bound to have some unconventional experiments in your kitchen. This dark chocolate and nuts burfi is the result of one such successful experiment.
This Besan Barfi is my go to for when my heart craves some Indian dessert indulgence. The combination of cardamom with chickpea flour is to die for! This can easily be made into besan laddoo (fudge balls) if you have the patience to stir it on the stove for a little longer so it dries…
White chocolate and nuts burfi is an easy and quick Indian flavored dessert.
I’m a big fan of authentic chicken shawarma — a classic middle eastern style street food. Traditionally, to make shawarma, meat is cut into thin slices, stacked, and roasted on a slowly-turning vertical rotisserie. But, at home, in the absence of a vertical rotisserie, I use skewers and the grill. This recipe is very quick…
Here’s a fall twist to the refreshing summer margaritas! I made it with spiced cider from Trader Joe’s and Del Maguey Vida Mezcal. On the rim I added just a hint of habanero pepper powder to the cinnamon sugar for some added kick to the otherwise smooth and sweet cocktail. It’s a hit in my home!
These dinner rolls are inspired from this Pumpkin Yeast Bread recipe from King Arthur Baking. I substitute fat free cottage cheese for the oil, add in some potato flakes and use only egg whites instead of whole eggs. The result is a set of extremely soft, delicious, fat free dinner rolls that are worthy of any Thanksgiving…
This recipe was inspired when the world was going crazy for the Baked Feta Pasta on Tik Tok. With a block of feta cheese in it, it surely was not something I was going to try to make. But the summer of 2021 has been exceptionally generous when it comes to tomatoes in our garden. So,…
This is a gin and orange juice cocktail, named after my friend who is very picky with her drinks. On her recent visit to Albuquerque, I got a chance to experiment with her to find the right mix of ingredients to curate a drink that she can enjoy anytime. After much trial and error, we…