This delicately sweet saffron-laced semiya kesari or meethi seviyan, an Indian vermicelli dessert, is super easy to make and makes for a festive dessert. Sweet kesari has been a staple since my childhood. Whenever we craved something sweet, or guests dropped my unannounced, or whenever the occasion called for a small celebration, mom always made kesari. Fragrant…
20 Christmas Cakes & Cookies – A Recipe Roundup
Don’t miss this roundup of 20 of the best cookies and cakes for all your Holiday baking needs. How’s your Christmas baking coming along? I have put together 20 of my absolute favorite cookie and cake recipes for all your Holiday baking needs. Here’s your one-stop blog post for cookies and cakes this Christmas. 1….
Chocolate-Dipped Almond & Orange Cookies
These easy to make slice and bake cookies dotted with toasted almonds and bright orange zest are dipped in melted chocolate and topped with coconut flakes, for an enticing Christmas treat. Winter break is here. It’s Christmas week. And baby, is it cold outside!! But, this is the perfect weather for warm cookies, enjoyed with a hot cuppa…
Gingerbread Cutout Cookies
With a slight snap on the outside, chewy insides, and the signature flavor of molasses and spices, gingerbread cookies are a Christmas classic. Here is an easy recipe for gingerbread cutout cookies that do not spread and are fun to decorate with simple icing. Gingerbread cookies – you either love them or hate them. Took me a while to cross…
Lemon Thyme Mini Christmas Cakes
Bring a spot of summer sunshine to your Christmas festivities with these cute mini cakes bursting with lemon and thyme flavor and topped with a zesty lemon glaze. How’s your Holiday baking coming along? Do you tend to bake the same recipes every year or do you like to explore new recipes? I do a bit…
Pasteli {Greek Sesame, Nuts & Honey Bars}
Pasteli, the sweet and moreish sesame seed and honey bars dotted with roasted nuts is so easy to make at home. Enjoy these bars of goodness whenever you fancy a snack or a boost of energy. They make excellent Holiday edible gifts too! Sesame seed candy is one of my favorites. In India, it is usually…
Strawberry Pound Cake
This fresh and buttery strawberry pound cake loaf is made better with the addition of sour cream to the batter, which makes it moist and incredibly flavorful. Serve it up for dessert or lightly toasted for breakfast… I won’t judge! Strawberries? In October? Well, yes! Didn’t you know they are an annual crop in sunny…
Diwali Sweets Roundup (15+ Recipes)
A roundup of 15+ delicious and colorful dessert recipes for your Diwali bash. Make these decadent sweet treats for yourself and your loved ones! Here’s your one-stop blog post for sweets and dessert recipes this Diwali. You will find easy to make traditional sweets like pedas, ladoos and burfis, twists on classics like phirni and halwa, and also…
Kesar Kalakand {Indian Cottage Cheese Fudge}
This delicious milky fudge made with paneer (soft Indian cottage cheese) is delicately flavored with kesar (saffron) and topped with all your favorite nuts, for a royal treat during this Diwali. Plus, you can make it in under 30 minutes! It is getting cooler around here and that definitely makes it feel like Holiday season. From now until the…
Condensed Milk Vanilla Cake With Nutella Buttercream
Making a birthday cake is a simple but powerful way of letting someone know how much they mean to you. This vanilla cake made with condensed milk is simple but richly flavored and frosted with a light chocolate-hazelnut (Nutella) buttercream frosting. The little guy turned 7 last week. Seven!! A confident, dashing, smart and kind…
Apple Cinnamon Cashew Nut Cake
A warm slice of this delicious and healthy apple and cashew nuts cake spiced with cinnamon will get you in the right mood for Fall. I cannot believe I am writing my first Fall post of the year already! As clichéd as it sounds, I cannot help but ask, “Where does the time go?”. It seems…
Avocado Ice Cream
Deliciously smooth and creamy, this no-churn avocado ice cream needs just 5 ingredients. Just blend, freeze, scoop & enjoy! Avocados are the real superstars of the 21st century. They find their way into everything, is full of good fat and incredibly delicious. I knew avos as butter fruit in India. They were mostly used in the most incredibly…
