I made what I call caramel apple cupcakes. Basically, fluffy cupcakes full of shredded apples, frosted with cream cheese frosting and drizzled with a homemade caramel sauce. Okay, i will give you a minute for that to sink down. Can you say “Yippee-yoo!!” That’s exactly how you feel when you bite into one! This year,…
Archives for November 2015
Blackened Spiced Roasted Chicken & Our Indo-American Thanksgiving
If you live stateside and celebrate Thanksgiving, I m sure you passed the last couple of days in a sort of food-induced stupor, right? I know we did. We had a lovely time, even though it was just the three of us at home this time. We’ve been lucky to be invited to a real…
Cranberry Thokku {Spicy Cranberry Relish}
This is my obligatory annual cranberry post. When I told my mom I was out of ideas to use cranberries this year, she gave me her thokku recipe. A thokku is a sort of spicy relish, similar to an Indian pickle or achar. The difference lies in the fact that achar usually has more oil…
Roasted Acorn Squash Salad With Maple Dressing
So, this is a new for me. I have two posts in two days, which is quite an achievement, considering the fact that it takes me ages to edit photos and write up the recipe. But I just had to share this one with you guys. It’s a healthy salad, which is also a complete…
Lemon, Yogurt & Berry Waffles
Thanksgiving break begins today. Which means I will have a nonstop chatter-box at home 24×7 for nine days, which he likes to remind me every now and then. Which also means that the early morning mad dash is put on hold. For a week, at least. Which also means that I can feed him a…
Chicken Pasta Bake
My son loves pasta. Okay, let me re-phrase that. WE love pasta. Obviously it is the carb overload speaking, but whatever! My favorite way to eat pasta is a hearty pasta bake filled with chicken and vegetables, slathered in a garlicky tomato sauce. And of course, cheese. We need that cheese, don’t we? I hate…
Gulab Phirni {Creamy Rose Flavored Rice Pudding}
If you are looking for something sweet yet light with a hint of the exotic, then this dessert is for you. That’s exactly what I craved one day. I knew phirni fit the bill perfectly. Phirni or firni is an Indian dessert from the Punjab region. It is the more exotic cousin of a traditional…
One-Pot Mexican Chicken & Orzo (And A Book – My Life Inscribed)
Now that we’re done binging on sweets and desserts at our household, I am back to sharing everyday food. Case in point, this one-pot cheesy pasta dinner. It looks like rice, doesn’t it? But it is actually orzo pasta. I wanted to do a Mediterranean orzo and chicken dish, but ultimately went in a completely…
Doodh Peda {Indian Milk Fudge}
My absolute favorite Indian sweet is the gulab jamun. Doodh (milk) pedas come a close second. I’ve always made gulab jamuns from a ready-made mix and bought pedas from the store. Never tried making them from scratch. I find that gulab jamuns made from ready-to-make dough mixes are actually pretty good. So I decided to…
Cookbook Giveaway & Avgolemono Soup Recipe
Before we get to today’s recipe, I am excited to share something with you guys. It’s a GIVEAWAY! The very first one on this blog!! Last month, the good folks at Nourish Books sent me a hot-off-the-press copy of the latest cookbook by Nisha Katona. It is called Pimp My Rice, and rightly so! It…
Shakarkandi-Sooji Halwa {Indian Sweet Potato & Semolina Pudding}
The one good thing about the approaching winter is that there are no dearth of celebrations, festival and holidays. I have vowed to make a dessert every evening from now until Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. Make that until Thanksgiving. Okay, maybe not everyday, but every other day then. Or at least twice a…
