I'm scrappy, weird and goofy. I'm a snob when it comes to coffee and wine and chocolates. I laugh loud and yell louder. I love walking long walks with a hot coffee cup held tight between my hands. I have lonely eyes and a kind heart. I forgive but rarely forget. I remember the silliest of things but prone to forget important matters. I love holding books. I love to cook and drink wine. I'm still searching me.
Hello Friends!! What an eventful week it was. Busy busy busy. We launched our baby this Thursday and introduced it at SXSW, Texas. Yeah, baby!! We straight go to https://www.sxsw.com/ So, we have been busy working on this start-up for last one year or so and finally we wrapped things up and launched it. Kudos … More Chocolate Marble Cake Recipe
LOVE everything pistachio, cardamom and rose water. My most most most favorite combination of all. I combined these beautiful ingredients in this Pistachio Rosewater Bundt Cake. Two weeks ago, I made a Persian Love Cake for a friend’s anniversary and including her, everyone at the party devoured the cake to the very last piece..I mean … More Pistachio Rosewater Bundt Cake
This Garlic Peanut Chili Chutney is for you if you are a spice lover. This chutney is not for faint hearted. This simply made chutney can be used as a condiment to your otherwise boring food or can be used as a marinade as well. Bursting with delicious flavors, this is a must try chutney … More Garlic Peanut Chili Chutney
Brittle is usually made with peanuts, but, I went for pistachios instead. I prefer pistachios to peanuts any day but the best part about brittle is that, you can use any kind of nuts you prefer – almond, walnuts, peanuts. You can even mix up nuts with coconut flakes. I find brittle quite versatile. You … More Pistachio Brittle without Corn Syrup
Holi or the Festival of Color is coming up. Not a Holi person. Never played Holi in my life. Me and my dad would hide ourselves behind locked doors and would refuse to come out until we were assured that all the friends with their buckets of colored water have left. Yes, I am not … More Rose Pistachio Phirni
You can sip on this Mango Lassi with Cardamom and Pistachio as a breakfast or Brunch or Lunch or Dinner. No Kidding. This can serve as either a protein packed delicious breakfast in the morning or a delicious dessert in a glass in the evenings. This world-famous drink is filled with probiotic from the Greek … More Mango Lassi with Cardamom and Pistachio
I tried this Beet Ginger Liver Cleanse Juice at my local Wholefoods. It was a random choice. I was not really looking to cleanse my liver but I was fascinated with the beetroot. Never tasted it raw before. I know everyone is raving about its goodness and all, but I was skeptical. The only form in … More Beet Ginger Liver Cleanse Juice
And your trip to Eastern India will not be complete unless you enjoy a slice of this world famous Chhena Poda. Growing up, I was never a fan of this cake, may be, because, I used to take it for granted since I saw it plentily available. But after I moved here to the USA, … More Chhena Poda, How to Make Chhena Poda
While growing up, Mutton Potato Stew or Mangsha Aloo Tarkari was a staple Sunday lunch. We all would sit down to a big meal prepared by my Ma. She would make this Mutton Potato Stew with freshly cut grass-fed goat and cook it with freshly ground masala paste and mustard oil. Oh.., it has to … More Mangsha Tarkari, Mutton Potato Stew
Chicken Keema-Ghuguni or Mangsho-Ghuguni, is a traditional east Indian dish. Mangsho-Ghuguni is usually made with chunks of goat meat cooked with yellow peas. Anyone from the eastern part of India is familiar with the taste of this dish. Consider this as the Indian version of chili that you find here in the USA. I switched the chunky … More Chicken Keema-Ghuguni, How to Make Yellow Peas with Minced Chicken
Chocolate and Wine can solve everything, I tell you. I have been wanting to eat a chocolate cake for long. I got one from Whole Foods and it wasn’t enough. So, I made another one. I made this exceptionally rich, moist, egg free and butter free double chocolate cake to cure any chocolate cravings. I … More Egg less Double Chocolate Bundt Cake with Nutella Frosting
If you like Paloma, then consider this Spicy Grapefruit Margarita to be the spicier version of a Paloma. Ridiculously delicious. The freshly squeezed grapefruits make this cocktail unbelievably good. But yes, the star of this Spicy Grapefruit Margarita Cocktail is not the tequila.., it’s the Jalapenos. What I did was that I used both the … More Spicy Grapefruit Margarita Cocktail
You want a Fall/Autumn beverage, that’s bursting with warm yet comforting flavors? Try this Pear Ginger Honey Mocktail. Made with fresh pear juice and sweetened with honey, this is one soothing drink that you can always choose to start your days with and if you want to add a buzz to it, add a shot … More Pear Ginger Honey Mocktail
These No Bake White Chocolate Lemon Truffles are probably the easiest dessert that you can make in no time. And look at the pictures. Aren’t they beautiful? I always thought, simple is sexy and my White Chocolate Lemon Truffles prove my belief – sweetly. Not too many ingredients, yet they look so decadent and so pretty. … More No Bake White Chocolate Lemon Truffles
As the name suggests Penicillin which is supposed to cure a cold and the flu, right? Well, this Penicillin, Honey Ginger Whiskey Cocktail may not really substitute your flu medicines but it certainly has ingredients that soothe the cold and flu symptoms. This Penicillin, Honey Ginger Whiskey Cocktail got – honey and ginger in it. … More Penicillin, Honey Ginger Whiskey Cocktail
